Vi the Violet (Violet), Be a Sister to Every Girl Scout Petal

I'm always on the lookout for new places for Tessa to go and things for her to do, so when I stumbled upon the Missouri History Museum's free badge workshop for Vi's petal, I signed her right up. Other girls from our troop were in the middle of deciding whether they wanted to attend too when a neighborhood event cropped up. It ended up just being Tessa, which was just as well because we had major car problems this morning and coasted in just in time for the workshop. Since we missed most of the extra non-badge activities, we'll probably go back this fall when Tessa is a Brownie.

By the way, this was Tessa's last Daisy petal!! Crazy, eh? (We also ordered a Museum Fun Patch from patchfun.com.)

What We Did - At the Missouri History Museum

• Listened to and discussed a reading of "Vi's Story: Friends Around the World" from The Daisy Girl's Guide to Girl Scouting.
• Toured the "The 1904 World's Fair: Looking Back at Looking Forward" exhibit. Discussed the people and countries who attended the fair.
• Colored "postcards" from around the world and then created a mini mural with them.
• Crafted a paper Chinese dragon.
• Enjoyed the rest of the museum.

Tessa listened to a reading of "Vi's Story" with girls from another troop on a giant map of the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair.

After touring the World's Fair exhibit, the girls colored "postcards" from various countries around the world and then taped them onto a sheet of butcher block paper to fashion a mini mural. Since Tessa was the only girl from her troop, she got a mural all to herself.

Tessa also crafted a paper Chinese dragon while earning her Vi petal at the Missouri History Museum.

Looking for more Vi the Violet petal ideas?

Check out my My Daisies Memory Book - Girl Scout Daisies - "Vi - Violet Petal" (Step 3) printable scouting helper.