To all our wonderful volunteers that give their time to Girl Scouting – here is a “Thank You” in song form!
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Yours in Scouting!
Posts Tagged ‘gs songs’
Song: Penguins Attention
2012
10.18
10.18
Can’t get enough of silly songs! You’re in luck! This week is another silly song. The words just repeat over and over, the motions change – and get sillier! Which is why the Daisies & Brownies love this song!
Penguins Attention, Penguins Begin
Have you ever seen
A penguin come to tea
Take a look at me
A penguin you will see
Penguins Attention, Penguins begin
The first time through the song, there are no motions. The motions are added with each time you sing the verse.
Right arm flapping
Left arm flapping
Right leg flapping
Both feet marching
Head bobbing
Spin in circle
Stick out tongue
The last time the verse goes like this:
Have you ever seen
A penguin come to tea
Take a look at me
A penguin you will see
Penguins Attention, Penguins dismissed.
Here is a video that does a great job with the motions. They announce what the motion is before they do it. You can add that to the song, or leave it out.
Yours in Scouting,
Song: 3 Blind Jellyfish
2012
10.11
10.11
Girls love to sing songs that are silly and have some kind of motion to them! Leaders love to teach these songs because, well there isn’t a real tune usually and you can’t mess it up! 3 Blind Jellyfish is a fun, silly song that girls will pick up quickly.
3 Blind Jellyfish
3 (hold up 3 fingers)
Blind (cover eyes with hands)
Jellyfish (arms make jellyfish motion)
3 (hold up 3 fingers)
Blind (cover eyes with hands)
Jellyfish (arms make jellyfish motion)
Sittin’ on a rock, woo (hands up in the air)
Sittin’ on a rock, woo (hands up in the air)
One fell off – awww! (sad faces)
2 (hold up 2 fingers)
Blind (cover eyes with hands)
Jellyfish (arms make jellyfish motion)
2 (hold up 2 fingers)
Blind (cover eyes with hands)
Jellyfish (arms make jellyfish motion)
Sittin’ on a rock, woo (hands up in the air)
Sittin’ on a rock, woo (hands up in the air)
One fell off – awww! (sad faces)
1 (hold up 1 finger)
Blind (cover eyes with hands)
Jellyfish (arms make jellyfish motion)
1 (hold up 1 finger)
Blind (cover eyes with hands)
Jellyfish (arms make jellyfish motion)
Sittin’ on a rock, woo (hands up in the air)
Sittin’ on a rock, woo (hands up in the air)
One fell off – awww! (sad faces)
No (hold up 0 fingers)
Blind (cover eyes with hands)
Jellyfish (arms make jellyfish motion)
No (hold up 0 fingers)
Blind (cover eyes with hands)
Jellyfish (arms make jellyfish motion)
Sittin’ on a rock, woo (hands up in the air)
Sittin’ on a rock, woo (hands up in the air)
None fell off – yeah!! (happy faces)
This video was taken at one of my council’s camp properties (which now being sold – sad face!). They do a great job with the “sittin’ on a rock” part! It’s hard to describe that! I had also forgot about having 3 girls leading it and them “leaving” as a jellyfish “falls off”!
Yours in Scouting,
Songs: Top 10 Girl Scout Songs – Traditional
2012
10.04
10.04
Leaders always tell me they would love to teach their girls to sing … but. And then the but is usually followed by excuses like, “I don’t know the songs”, I have a terrible singing voice”, etc. I used some of those same excuses in the beginning also. I had found song books that had the words and the music, but I don’t play a piano (and who has a piano in their meeting space anymore!). I did find CD’s that had many of the songs. I would play these and the girls & I would learn the songs together. I never focused on the “I have a terrible singing voice” part of it. I like to sing and I’m sorry if I miss a note occasionally! It happens! The girls (especially if they are young) don’t really care if you are on key or note. They get their confidence from you!
This is my list of the top 10 traditional Girl Scout songs everyone should hear and maybe learn – one time in their GS life!
Because everyone should know that it’s ok to make friends all along the way!
A great homage to our Girl Scout Promise. (Confession time: I will sometimes get weepy with this one!)
This song my oldest (23) learned this when they were Juniors. They used to have fun making up hand motions for it!
If you’re a Brownie, you need to know this one! It makes you smile!
This one is perfect at a campfire or around a lake. Many girls today don’t know this one, but it is beautiful!
Again another great one for the campfire!
7. Whene’er You Make a Promise
This one was great to teach the girls when they had to learn how to sing a round. It also is a really pretty song!
This one is new and a lot of people don’t know it very well yet. I have seen a few flash mobs done to this song and they get me a little teary eyed!
This song is how we closed our meetings from the time they were Daisies until Juniors. It’s a great transition song to go from the craziness of meeting time to going home with the parents! Also if you use the hand motions, it puts you right into your closing circle for the Friendship Squeeze!
This one is very beautiful and simple. This would be great at a service unit/association event. It would be another great closing or wind down song!
And because I couldn’t stop at ten (I couldn’t leave these two out!) – Bonus Songs!
I just like this song! It’s fun!
This one I hear every time I pick my daughters up from summer camp. It’s their closing song as part of the closing ceremony for parents. If I could get away with it (ie not embarrass my daughter’s too much) I would be crying buckets during this song!
What is your favorite traditional Girl Scout song?
Yours in Scouting,
Song: Peel the Banana
2012
09.27
09.27
Action Songs are some of the best songs to teach girls! The words are easy and there are motions to make it fun & silly!
Peel the Banana is a song that the girls can also change and change to make it their own silly song!
Peel the Banana
Form banana
form, form banana
Form banana,
form, form banana
Peel banana,
peel, peel banana,
Peel banana,
peel, peel banana.
Then you go, bananas
go, go bananas
Go bananas,
go, go bananas.
Variations (change out the words above in italics with the words below):
Potato
Peel potato
mash potato
Corn
Shuck corn
Pop the corn
Orange
Peel orange
Squeeze the orange
Here’s a video with the motions:
Has your troop added any unique fruit or vegetable to the song?
Yours in Scouting,
Songs: Fred the Moose
2012
09.06
09.06
When my girls were Brownies and even Juniors, they loved songs that they could move to! Fred the Moose is a great song with lots of action to it! It’s also a “repeat after me” song so it’s easy for the girls to learn and teach others!
Fred the Moose
There was a great big moose! (put hands on top of head like moose antlers)
Who like to drink a lot of juice (drink a glass of juice)
There was a great big moose (put hands on top of head like moose antlers)
Who like to drink a lot of juice. (drink a glass of juice)
(Chorus)
Wayoohoohooh!
Wayo-wayo-wayo-wayo
Wayo-wayo
Wayo-wayo-wayo-wayo-wayo
The moose’s name was Fred (put hands on top of head like moose antlers)
He liked to drink his juice in bed (pretend to be in bed)
The moose’s name was Fred (put hands on top of head like moose antlers)
He liked to drink his juice in bed (pretend to be in bed)
(Chorus)
He drank his juice with care (drink carefully)
But he spilt on his hair (spill juice everywhere!)
He drank his juice with care (drink carefully)
But he spilt it on his hair (spill juice everywhere!)
(Chorus)
Way up in Canada (point north)
There is a sticky moose (put hands on top of head like moose antlers)
Way up in Canada (point north)
There is a sticky moose name Fred. (put hands on top of head like moose antlers)
Here’s a video with the music and words. The words are a little different, but you get the idea!
I found a video with the motions – some are different from what I am used to seeing, but you get the idea!
Yours in Scouting,
Songs: We Change the World
2012
08.30
08.30
There is no question that if we want the world to change, the women of the world need to step up and make their presence known! Songs can help inspire us to be the change we need to see! This song – “We Change the World” helps girls see their potential!
You can head over to Melinda Carroll’s website – Music for Girl Scouts – to download the music and lyrics.
We Change the World
words and music by Melinda Carroll
Chorus
Change the World, come with me,
Time to let our dreams fly free.
And it comes so easily, that is our way.
Every moment we’re alive, it’s our love that will survive!
In the Girl Scouts, together, We Change the World!
1st Verse
Sisters of every color, friends from everywhere,
We all make the difference, when we show the world we care.
The Girl Scouts are our family,
And they show us what we can be!
And I believe, together, We Change the World!
Chorus
2nd Verse
In a world with many faces, Girl Scouts find a way
To help in many places along the trails we blaze.
We light the light and do our share,
Reach out your hand and someone’s there,
And I believe, together, We Change the World!
Chorus
Here’s a video of the music and lyrics together.
Yours in Scouting,
Song: Peace of the River
2012
08.02
08.02
Singing around the campfire involves a lot of different kind of songs: silly, repeat after me, loud and calming. This is a great campfire song to get the group to calm and quiet down before the walk back to their campsite for the night.
Peace of the River
Peace I ask of thee, O River,
Peace, peace, peace
When I learn to live serenely
Cares will cease.
From the hills I gather courage,
Vision of the day to be,
Strength to lead and faith to follow,
All are given unto me.
Peace I ask of thee, O River,
Peace, peace, peace
Here is a video from Music for Girl Scouts that gives you the music for the song. It’s a beautiful song and sounds great around a campfire!
What is your favorite campfire song?
Yours in Scouting,
Song: Johnny Appleseed (Grace)
2012
07.26
07.26
My daughters learn most of their Girl Scout songs at camp and some have stories that go along with them. This song – “Johnny Appleseed” was banned from our troop using it for a while. At camp, every time the campers sang the grace “Johnny Appleseed” it would rain, not the slow gentle rain, but big thunderstorm kind of rain! So if your area of the country needs rain and your troop is going camping, try singing “Johnny Appleseed” to see if you get some rain. Don’t say I didn’t warn you!
Johnny Appleseed
The Lord is good to me
And so I thank the Lord
For giving me the things I need
The sun, the rain, and the apple seed
The Lord is good to me.
And every seed I sow
Will grow into a tree
And someday soon will apples bear
For everyone in the world to share
The Lord is good to me.
Here is a video I found from Music for Girl Scouts with the music. They have the second verse which I had never learned/heard. It’s really pretty also.
What is your favorite Girl Scout grace?
Yours in Scouting,
New Troop Year Event Kick Off – Songs
2012
07.20
07.20
The last part in my series on a New Troop Year Kick Off event involves the closing of the event.
Our original plan was to close our event “campfire style”. We were going to have a fire pit and the girls would gather around it singing songs and having “s’mores”. Since we were anticipating close to 100 girls/adults we didn’t think it would be possible to gather everyone around a fire to roast marshmallows and have s’mores. So we came up with an alternative – s’mores in a bag! In a Ziploc bag we put miniature marshmallows, chocolate chips and Teddy Graham crackers. Instant s’mores! The Teddy Graham crackers were kind of expensive so if we did it again, I think we would just break up regular graham crackers. We did not gather around the fire pit because our day was colder than expected and the girls did not dress properly for the weather. So we moved the closing inside the gym.
Campfire Songs
For our closing campfire songs, we asked each troop attending to bring a song to sing/teach the group. Each group got in the middle of the big circle and led their song. We had everything from: Make New Friends, Thunderation, Brownie Smile Song, Boom Chica Boom, Fred the Moose, and more. We finished with Day is Done and a friendship squeeze.
What is your favorite campfire song?
Yours in Scouting,
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