Hey there y’all! Today we talk about the greatest American Institution, SWAPS. Ok maybe not the GREATEST, but still an amazing Girl Scout tradition that is seeing a resurgence! We love SWAPS and enjoy creating them with our girls.

What sort of SWAPS have you made? Share recipes and photos with us at thegirlscoutwaypod@gmail.com

Shout out to the Girl Scout History website!! https://gshistory.com/

Links for SWAP ideas:

https://www.gssc-mm.org/content/dam/gssc-mm-redesign/documents/SWAPS.pdf

https://www.pinterest.com/girlscoutsrv/swaps/

https://www.pinterest.com/modernmedieval/girl-scout-swap-ideas/

https://www.gscwm.org/content/dam/gscwm-redesign/documents/Simple%20Crafts%20and%20SWAPS.pdf

Juliette Gordon Low SWAP

Material for 1 SWAP:

1 green button
2 skin tone pony beads (i drew a face on 1)
1 white tri-bead (the bead with the 3 lobes)
6 green tri-beads
1 green pony bead
Embroidery Floss

Assemble:

String 1 skin tone pony bead on the floss and then fold in half so the bead holds the others in place
String the 6 green tri beads on the doubled up floss
String 1 white tri bead on the doubled up floss
String 1 skin tone pony bead on the doubled up floss
Separate the 2 halves of the floss, and string one half through one hole of the button and one through the other hole in the button to make a hat that sits straight on JGL’s head
String the single green pony bead on the two halves of the floss, creating the top of the hat
Tie the string to a safety pin