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HISTORICALLY
SPEAKING JULIETTE LOW PATCH PROGRAM Example: Requirement #5 talks about art. If you complete a painting the first time. The next time you can create pottery or draw a portrait. #16 states to celebrate her birthday. You can complete that annually to earn another patch in the series. Please
note: We
have limited edition patches each year that will only be available for a limited
time. In 2010-2011 it was the 150th birthday patch. The patches are dated with
the current year. The Limited Editon available for 2011 is Juliette Low's
first troop in Scotland [1911-2011]. 1. Find out more about Juliette Low. When and where was she born? What were the name of her parents and siblings? What was her maiden name? [Juliette Low#2, is age 10 of her in front of her Birthplace] 2. As a child, Juliette Low enjoyed using her imagination to create games. Her favorite pastime was writing and starring in plays or skits. Some common games of Daisy’s time period were: Blind man’s bluff, tag, bubble blowing, biographical nonsense (madlibs), tic-tac-toe, and solitaire. Create a skit or play a game from this time period. 3. When Juliette Low, Daisy, was a child, what types of toys did she play with? Most of the toys were homemade, consisting of wood, and still played with by children today. Play a game or toy from this time period: Jump rope, graces, hoop and stick, marbles, tops, yo-yo, Jack straws, (pick up sticks), nine-men’s morris, cat’s cradle, jacks, and thaumatrope. [Juliette Low Series #5 at age 8 playing with her doll in her backyard.] 4. Did you know that Daisy created a children’s magazine in which everything including all the articles and illustrations were completed by children? Create a collage of the things Juliette Low enjoyed, create a timeline of her life, or complete the book available in our kit. [All the Juliette Series depict her timeline of life] 5. Daisy enjoyed painting, sculpting, drawing and designing. Some of her artwork is displayed at her Birthplace, in Savannah, Georgia. Create an art project. Examples include: watercolors, pottery, clay sculptures, design a room, or draw portraits. The choice is yours; art is an expression of the creators feelings or enjoyments. [Juliette Low Series #11, depicts Juilette Low, age 17 near a waterway in Savannah, GA creating an artistic painting of nature.] 6. Daisy married William Mackay Low in 1886. They both enjoyed adventures. Find out what tragic event happened during their wedding, where they live after the wedding, where did they move to in 1887? For extra, you may also, find out more about other countries she traveled to. 7. On March 12th, 1912, Juliette Low started the first scouting program for girls. This organization was so important to her that she sold her pearls to keep the program running. Where was the first troop formed and how many participants were there? What did the first uniform look like? Complete an activity or game from a historical badge book or any current scout award book. Refer to our vintage scouting skills patches for activities to complete. Some examples are: Kim’s game, charades, go camping, make flags out of colored paper, practice or make a first kit, make cocoa, prepare a meal or sketch a bird. [Juliette Low#4, is her in in her scout uniform". The daisies on the side represent her nickname "Daisy ] Click here for link of Vintage Scouting Skills. 8. Daisy’s childhood home has been restored with furniture she had during her life. Special events at her house are also offered to scouts including tea parties; manners; art and cross stitching. Visit her home, referred to as the Birthplace, send a craft to them for the gift shop, or complete an activity (such as a tea party, research Savannah Georgia, view websites and books with Victorian furniture and accents or tour a Victorian house in your area). [Juliette Low Series 1 - Savannah GA, in her Garden] 9. Daisy believed that everyone should be a friend to animals, be cheerful, and active citizens in the community help others. Complete a community service project that will help person, places or things. Some examples of projects she completed were caring for children, helping at hospitals, sewing, landscaping and teaching something new. 10. Spring in Savannah is full of flowers and budding trees. Complete a spring activity or activity that Juliette Low may have completed. Examples include: Planting flowers, tissue flowers, landscaping, spring cards and baskets, and egg hunts. [Juliette Low Series 10- Spring strolling down a cobblestone walk in Savannah, GA] 11. Juliette Low encouraged all girls in scouting to be well-rounded individuals. She created a handbook in 1913 to aide them in becoming leaders, explorers, artists, and teachers. The program was built to enrich their body and mind. Some examples of activities were: Outdoors Camping, bird watch, nature studies; Health: Exercises, cooking, games; Art: Sculpting, woodcarving, music, painting; Science: Career study, stargazing, Morse code; Traveler/patriotism: Flying, pathfinder, and patriotic songs. Complete an activity representing one of the five categories. Refer to our vintage scouting skills patches for ideas on things to complete. 12. Daisy grew up in the Victorian period. She wore beautiful gowns with bustles in the back, carried a fan and a parasol. She once had stand in line to visit the Queen. It was such a long wait that she placed her bouquet of flowers on the bustle of the girl standing in front of her. One her favorite pastimes was creating paper dolls. Research this time period’s clothing or scouting uniforms (through books or the internet), create a design of your own or make a paper doll. Paper dolls are located in the kit of Victorian clothing and scouting uniforms. [Juliette Low Series# 3 is in front of Buckingham Palace waiting in line to be presented in the court of London England.] 13. Today, there are girls in scouting all over the world. In the United States, there are over 3 million. In every state there is a council and many troops, therefore giving every girl the opportunity to join. There are also four world centers that are located in four different countries. Find out where they are located, what their names are, and one thing about the country they are located in. [Juliette Low Series 15 - depicts Juliette holding a globe in front of alps, Switzerland, Big Ben and double decker bus, England, Taj Mahal, India and Mexico.] 14. On January 17, 1927 Juliette Low died of breast cancer. She was buried in her scout uniform at the Laurel Grove Cemetery located in Savannah Georgia. Later that year the World Friendship fund was established in honor of Juliette Low to promote scouting through the world. Create breast cancer ribbons, donate to the gravesite restoration, participate in any related community service project pertaining cancer, such as cards for cancer patients, change 4 change, or any other project that supports the cause. [Juliette Low Series #7 - depicts Juliette Low and breast cancer awareness.] 15. Juliette Low attended Mesdemoiselles Charbonniers, a French finishing school in New York City when she turned 18. At school, she learned how to speak French, sit properly, dance, curtsy, and become a well mannered young lady. Learn a few words in French OR practice your manners for tea time or social gatherings. [Juliette Low Series 8 - Winter in New York City attending school] 16. Juliette Low was born on October 31, Halloween, in 1860. Celebrate her birthday by having a Halloween party, masquerade ball, tea party, picnic, scout ceremony, special event OR by decorating cookies or cupcakes. For extra, design your own festive cake. [Juliette Low Series 9- Fall theme patch or Limited Edition 150th birthday patch] 17. Thinking Day was created in 1926 to join together all the girls in scouting around the world. On this day you can learn about different scouts or guides, their culture and games that are unique to their country. Every year you will explore another area, therefore bringing you closer to new cultures and ideas. Participate in an International event, complete one of our country patch programs, get pen pals from another country, learn another language, or eat an international food. [Refer to our country programs and manuals with assistance in completing this requirement. We also offer a Thinking Day patch] Click here for countries and manuals. Click here for Thinking Day patch and kit. [Juliette Low Series 15 - depicts Juliette holding a globe in front of Switzerland, England, India and Mexico landmark symbols..] 18. Daisy enjoyed creating crafts and giving to others. During the Victorian times valentines were decorated with lacy dollies, ribbons and scrap pictures. Common pictures that were used were angels, hearts, flowers, children, kittens, and cupids. Create a craft or activity representing Valentines Day. [Juilette Low Series #14- Valentines themed patch] 19. Juliette Low enjoyed the outdoors. As a child Tybee Island was not that far away from her birthplace. Create a craft or activity that represents the summer, marine life, sea shell art, sand art, or learn more about the marine life or Tybee Island. [Juilette Low Series #12-on Tybee Island gathering seashells] 20. Juliette Low lived during the Victorian times and many families would decorate their houses with wreaths, evergreen garlands, gingerbread houses, and handmade ornaments for the holiday season. Create a craft or activity representing the holidays. Examples include: Bake and decorate gingerbread cookies, string popcorn for garland, decorate a candle, create star shaped paper garland, pinecone oranment with ribbon and glitter glue, or homemade wrapping paper by stamping or coloring images on butcher paper or brown paper bags. [Juilette Low Series #13-festive holiday patch] 21. Juliette Low met Lord Baden-Powell in 1911. He told her about the scout program for girls in Scotland ran by his sister Agnes. She decided to start her first troop in Scotland of seven girls. They created tea parties for fundraisers. Have a tea party, learn more about Scotland, or have a celebration with a Scotland theme. [Limited Editon, Juliette Low 1st troop patch] 22. Juliette Low was born in Savannah, Georgia. It has many historical buildings to visit or take pictures of. Learn more about one of these buildings or create a gingerbread house of your own. You can view them in books, websites or in person. Some examples are: Juliette Gordon Low Birthplace, Kehoe House, Andrew Low House, Davenport house, Wesley Church, and several cottages patterned after the classic Gingerbread house. 23. When Juliette Low visited her Grandparents in Chicago for the first time there was shortage of sugar due to the war. She had never seen snow before so when she saw the white dust falling from the sky she ran to her mom and said, "We should gather all the sugar for the south it falls from the sky here". Complete a winter activity, create something with sugar sprinkles, or a winter craft. Examples include: Paper snowflakes, cookies or cupcakes, hot cocoa, snowman building, sledding, or holiday celebrations. Celebrate her birthday or the scout birthday annually to earn another patch in the series. [Juliette Low-Series 6 celebrating her birthday at her birthplace]
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