Summer Checklist for_____________________________

Summer Checklist for______________________________ Troop #_______________

Get Outdoor Challenge! – Summer Activities

Make your own mini boat and

race them with friends

Play hide and seek outdoors

Learn about cicadas!

Make friendship bracelets

Attend a parade – march or

watch!

Make a time capsule

Bake cookies for a neighbor

Watch for fireflies at dusk

Use foil or clay to create

sculptures representing

things of nature

Go fishing!

Put on an outdoor play or skit

with your friends

Identify bird calls in

your neighborhood

Make cloud or snow slime

Try photography outdoors!

Use finger paints or

water colors to create an

outdoor summer scene

Stargaze and learn about local

constellations

Draw or write about what

you see while watching a

summer storm

Make a tie dye shirt

Go for a swim in a pool or lake

Learn what plants can help

pollinators

Attend a Girl Scout camp

or program

Make a suncatcher

Visit a zoo or animal

sanctuary

Celebrate national

S’mores Day (August 10)

Build a shelter out of natural

items

Build a brownie or fairy

garden

Make a nature collage

Go on a scavenger hunt

Sing camp songs while going

on a walk with your family

Make homemade

lemonade

Have a dance party in your

yard with your neighbors

Read for 30 minutes outdoors

Draw with chalk

Visit a fair

Make unpopable bubbles or

giant bubbles

Spend a day screen free

Learn about the history of your

town

Play water games with your

friends

Celebrate your first troop

meeting of the school

year!

Get Outdoor Challenge! – Summer Activities continued

Hike at a State Park!

Have a picnic outdoors

Go back to school

shopping

Make a bug hotel

Watch the summer sunrise

Make your own

popsicles or ice cream

Help with yard work

Family campout! Visit a

campground, camp in the

backyard, or camp in your

living room.

Help wash a car

Build sand castles

Ride bikes to the local

playground

Make your own trail

mix.

Host outdoor relay races with

friends or family

Earn a Girl Scout

Multicultural patch of your

choice

Make paper airplanes

and let them sail outside

Soak up the summer sun

Watch fireworks

Help grill or cooking

over the fire

Dance in the rain

Visit a farmer’s market

Earn your Eco Badge for

your Girl Scout level

Number of Activities Required Per Grade Level

Daisy

Brownie

Junior

Cadette

Senior

Ambassador

From June 21, 2024 to September 20, 2024, complete as many activities as possible from the list above. Once

you have finished the required number of activities for your grade level, hand this form into your troop

leader and/or parent. They will make arrangements for you to receive your Get Outdoors Challenge

participation patch.

Center patch cost is $2.00

Seasonal rocker patches cost $1.25

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