Girl Scout Cookie Season

Girl Scout Cookies. Who doesn’t love ‘em right?  Simply Cute Creations puts it clearly in black and white on a hand painted wooden sign.

Which are your favorite Girl Scout Cookies? See how others favor them:

The best selling Girl Scout cookies are:

• 25% Thin Mints
• 19% Samoas®/Caramel deLites®
• 13% Peanut Butter Patties®/Tagalongs®
• 11% Peanut Butter Sandwich/Do-si-dos®
• 9% Shortbread/Trefoils

If your Girl Scout cookie stash is dwindling and no Brownies or Girl Scouts are in site, never fear the internet is near and a new supply can be ordered with a simple click.

Not by your computer? Use your iPhone, Android or other smart phone and download the FREE Cookie Locator App. Here’s how it works: Dial **GSCOOKIES to download.

About Girl Scouts of the USA

Founded in 1912, Girl Scouts of the USA is the preeminent leadership development organization for girls with 3.4 million girl and adult members worldwide. Girl Scouts is the leading authority on girls’ healthy development, and builds girls of courage, confidence and character, who make the world a better place. The organization serves girls from every corner of the United States and its territories. Girl Scouts of the USA also serves American girls and their classmates attending American or international schools overseas in 90 countries. For more information on how to join, volunteer, reconnect or donate to Girl Scouts, call (800) GSUSA 4 U (800-478-7248) or visit girlscouts.org. For more information on “It’s Your Story – Tell It!” Visit girlscouts.org/itsyourstory.

The History of Girl Scout Cookies

Girl Scout Cookies are a familiar part of American culture. For more than 80 years, Girl Scouts, with the enthusiastic support of their families, have helped ensure the success of local Girl Scout Cookie activities. From its earliest beginnings to its current popularity, the sale of cookies has helped Girl Scouts have fun, develop valuable life skills and make the world a better place by helping to support Girl Scouting in their communities. Girls are proud that their efforts provide resources for their local Girl Scout councils and for their own Girl Scout troops/groups.

SOURCE Girl Scouts of the USA

Dollhouse Bake Shoppe makes these cute Girl Scout no bake cookie pops and shares the 411 so that you and the kiddos can make together.

Please Lend Me a Hand

Please Lend Me a Hand.

This handy Science Saturday’s experiment is from Preschool Powl and we found to be quite fascinating and easy to do.

You can learn about safe acids and bases you have around the kitchen.  What combination bubbles the most?  What combination fills the glove the fastest?  Common acids include vinegar, pickle juice, lemons, and lemonade.  Common bases include baking soda and antacids.  Baking powder and Alka Seltzer have both an acid and a base that mix when the powder/tablet dissolves.

Supplies:
gloves
water bottle(s)
tape
vinegar
baking soda

Procedure:
1.  Carefully tie the fingers of the glove into a loose knot.
2.  Let your preschooler spoon about 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda inside the glove.
3.  Fill the bottle about 1/3 full of vinegar.
4.  Without letting the baking soda fall in the bottle, tape the glove to the opening of the bottle.  Make sure the connection between the glove and the bottle is air-tight!  Use your helpers to make this part easy!
5.  Let your child dump the baking soda into the bottle, and watch the “magic!”

** Put your bottle in a tub or near the sink to catch any spills! **

Explanation:
When baking soda (a base) and vinegar (an acid) touch each other, they react and make carbon dioxide.  Carbon dioxide is a gas that bubbles up the bottle and fills the glove.

Wordless Wednesday

Last Minute Valentines Day Gifts

Cupid’s Arrow has always been our “go to” for Valentine’s Day. If you need a quick and easy last minute treat, here you go…
All you will need is a bag of pretzels and some jelly hearts. Pop over to Poppies at Play for a pictorial to learn how quick and easy this is to make for your Valentines.

We at Totally Kids fun furniture & toys wish all of our friends near and far away a very Happy Valentine’s Day.