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Catnip Mice
by Nicole Blasenak Shapiro
Girl Scout troop leaders are experts at entertaining packs of kids. We reached out to Girl Scout volunteers across the nation, asking for their best group activities. A flood of inspiring stories and ingenious ideas came in from hundreds of troops. Here's one of our favorites.
TROOP: Junior Girl Scout Troop 1332
HOMETOWN: Littleton, Colorado
LEADER: Yvonne Davidoff
What They Did: For a community service project, the girls sprinkled catnip in socks and decorated them to look like mice, then they donated their creations to an animal shelter.
Why They Love This Idea: Adorable cat toys: What's not to love? And making the mice, says Lori Kennedy, mom to scout Victoria, also helped the girls to appreciate others and community service. "The girls learned that everyone has a different level of creativity, that it's okay to be different. And they saw that they have the ability to do something to help homeless animals."
- Materials
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- Dried catnip
- Small child's sock
- Fiberfill
- Yarn
- Permanent marker
- Felt
- Nontoxic glue
- Instructions
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Place a pinch of dried catnip in the toe of a small child's sock. Insert a handful of fiberfill, add more catnip, then tie the sock closed with yarn. -
Draw a face with permanent marker and stick on felt ears with nontoxic glue.
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