Welcome to our Girl Scout SWAPS Library!
Here you will find pictures, a list of materials needed and directions on how to make all different kinds of Girl Scout SWAPS.
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"Sew" Much Fun
Materials Needed:
Package of mini wooden thread spools, clear contact paper, glue, jewelry craft pin, printed tags (you make on your computer)
Directions:
Type out tags: "Its SEW much fun being a Girl Scout!" Print and cover tags with clear contact paper and cut into strips. Glue end of strip on the back of the spool, along with a pin back. You may cover the spool with colored paper if you choose or decorate with markers.
Package of mini wooden thread spools, clear contact paper, glue, jewelry craft pin, printed tags (you make on your computer)
Directions:
Type out tags: "Its SEW much fun being a Girl Scout!" Print and cover tags with clear contact paper and cut into strips. Glue end of strip on the back of the spool, along with a pin back. You may cover the spool with colored paper if you choose or decorate with markers.
Troop Number
Materials Needed:
Craft foam, number beads, tacky glue, jewelry craft pin,
hemp, wooden or plastic beads
Directions:
Cut a trefoil out of craft foam. Glue troop numbers on to trefoil. Decorate with hemp and beads. Glue pin to back.
Craft foam, number beads, tacky glue, jewelry craft pin,
hemp, wooden or plastic beads
Directions:
Cut a trefoil out of craft foam. Glue troop numbers on to trefoil. Decorate with hemp and beads. Glue pin to back.
Rainbow Seeds
Materials Needed:
Mini bag, sticker tag, pony beads, crystal bead, safety pin.
Directions:
Put the beads in the bag. Stick on the tag, add the safety pin and tag with your troop number, ect.
The tag inside the bag reads:
Rainbow Seeds Plant after a shower. Also included: 1 cloud seed
Mini bag, sticker tag, pony beads, crystal bead, safety pin.
Directions:
Put the beads in the bag. Stick on the tag, add the safety pin and tag with your troop number, ect.
The tag inside the bag reads:
Rainbow Seeds Plant after a shower. Also included: 1 cloud seed
Scrapbook in a Bag
Materials Needed:
mini bag, bits of scrapbook paper, buttons, beads, ribbons (anything
but the glue!), safety pin
Directions:
Put some scrapbook items in the bag, add the safety pin and tag with your troop number, ect.
mini bag, bits of scrapbook paper, buttons, beads, ribbons (anything
but the glue!), safety pin
Directions:
Put some scrapbook items in the bag, add the safety pin and tag with your troop number, ect.
Christmas Cookies
Materials Needed:
Tan fun foam, assorted colors of felt, mini cookies cutters, glue,
safety pins, assortment of seed beads, sequins, and glitter mixed together.
Directions:
Trace the cookie cutter onto the foam and cut it out. Cut the felt smaller than the foam to look like frosting for the cookies and glue it onto the foam. Put the mixed assortment of beads, sequins, and glitter onto a paper plate. Spread glue onto the felt and turn the "cookie" upside down onto the bead mixture. Attach the pin and tag with your troop number, ect.
These can be made from any cookie cutter shape.
Tan fun foam, assorted colors of felt, mini cookies cutters, glue,
safety pins, assortment of seed beads, sequins, and glitter mixed together.
Directions:
Trace the cookie cutter onto the foam and cut it out. Cut the felt smaller than the foam to look like frosting for the cookies and glue it onto the foam. Put the mixed assortment of beads, sequins, and glitter onto a paper plate. Spread glue onto the felt and turn the "cookie" upside down onto the bead mixture. Attach the pin and tag with your troop number, ect.
These can be made from any cookie cutter shape.
Halloween Ghost
Materials Needed:
Cotton balls, glue, googly eyes, mini bags, safety pins
Directions:
Glue the googly eyes onto a cotton ball and place in mini bag. Add safety pin and tag with your troop number, ect.
Cotton balls, glue, googly eyes, mini bags, safety pins
Directions:
Glue the googly eyes onto a cotton ball and place in mini bag. Add safety pin and tag with your troop number, ect.
Candy Corn
Materials Needed:
safety pin, 3 white pony beads, 7 yellow pony beads, 11 orange pony beads and some yellow or white gimp.
Directions:
You will need to cut about 18 inches of gimp. String a safety pin onto the gimp. Fold it in half and tie an over hand knot to form a loop with the safety pin in the center of the loop. String the beads on according to the picture. Tie off on each end and you have a candy corn swap. Attach tag with your troop number, ect.
safety pin, 3 white pony beads, 7 yellow pony beads, 11 orange pony beads and some yellow or white gimp.
Directions:
You will need to cut about 18 inches of gimp. String a safety pin onto the gimp. Fold it in half and tie an over hand knot to form a loop with the safety pin in the center of the loop. String the beads on according to the picture. Tie off on each end and you have a candy corn swap. Attach tag with your troop number, ect.
Felt Canoe
Materials Needed:
felt, tacky glue, marker, safety pin
Directions:
Draw a canoe shape onto a piece of felt. Re-draw it, connecting
the bottoms. Cut out the two halves together, and fold them in half,
matching the edges. Glue the sides together, leaving the top open. Mark "G" and "S", attach a safety pin and tag with troop #, ect.
felt, tacky glue, marker, safety pin
Directions:
Draw a canoe shape onto a piece of felt. Re-draw it, connecting
the bottoms. Cut out the two halves together, and fold them in half,
matching the edges. Glue the sides together, leaving the top open. Mark "G" and "S", attach a safety pin and tag with troop #, ect.
Bandana
Materials Needed:
3-inch square piece of fabric (any color or pattern),
pony bead (any color), safety pin
Directions:
Cut a 3-inch square piece of fabric. Fold the square in half, forming a triangle. Fold in half again. Pull the end through the pony bead to hold. Attach safety pin and tag with your troop number, ect.
3-inch square piece of fabric (any color or pattern),
pony bead (any color), safety pin
Directions:
Cut a 3-inch square piece of fabric. Fold the square in half, forming a triangle. Fold in half again. Pull the end through the pony bead to hold. Attach safety pin and tag with your troop number, ect.
Bedroll
Materials Needed:
1 piece of felt (any color) cut 2 inches wide by 4 inches long
2 pieces of thin yarn, about 6 inches long, Elmer’s glue, 1 safety pin
Directions:
With the shorter side facing you, roll the felt up (jelly roll style). Spread a little glue along the end of the felt to secure it. Tie each side of the roll with the yarn, making a bow. Trim yarn to desired length. Attach the safety pin and tag with your troop number, ect.
1 piece of felt (any color) cut 2 inches wide by 4 inches long
2 pieces of thin yarn, about 6 inches long, Elmer’s glue, 1 safety pin
Directions:
With the shorter side facing you, roll the felt up (jelly roll style). Spread a little glue along the end of the felt to secure it. Tie each side of the roll with the yarn, making a bow. Trim yarn to desired length. Attach the safety pin and tag with your troop number, ect.
Fall Wreath
Materials needed:
25 autumn color tri-beads (red, yellow, orange, rust)
Yellow chenille stem
Small piece of raffia
Safety pin
Directions:
Slide tri-beads onto yellow chenille stem alternating colors. Add safety pin and twist ends to hold. Tie on a piece of raffia. Hang from safety pin and tag with your troop number, ect.
Girl Scout Colors
Materials needed:
Safety pin
Ribbon (1/16 inch wide) or embroidery floss of every color in the poem below.
Poem below (optional)
POEM: Here is a pin that is special you see. A better Girl Scout it will help you to be. From true blue to sisterly green, Here is what each color means:
Blue – honest and fair
Yellow – friendly and helpful
Pink – considerate and caring
Red – courageous and strong
Purple – responsible for what I say and do
Orange – respect myself and others
Silver – respect authority
Brown – use resources wisely
Green – make the world a better place
Gold – be a sister to every Girl Scout
Directions:
Attach each color of the embroidery floss to the safety pin using an overhand knot, attach the poem and a tag with your troop number, ect.
Safety pin
Ribbon (1/16 inch wide) or embroidery floss of every color in the poem below.
Poem below (optional)
POEM: Here is a pin that is special you see. A better Girl Scout it will help you to be. From true blue to sisterly green, Here is what each color means:
Blue – honest and fair
Yellow – friendly and helpful
Pink – considerate and caring
Red – courageous and strong
Purple – responsible for what I say and do
Orange – respect myself and others
Silver – respect authority
Brown – use resources wisely
Green – make the world a better place
Gold – be a sister to every Girl Scout
Directions:
Attach each color of the embroidery floss to the safety pin using an overhand knot, attach the poem and a tag with your troop number, ect.
Girl Scout Shapes
Materials needed:
Fun foam in assorted colors
Small Ziploc bag
Scissors
Hole Punch
Safety pin
Directions:
Cut and/or punch out various shapes such as hearts, triangles, circles, etc. from different color fun foam. Place shapes in a small Ziploc bag. Make a label that says “Girl Scouts come in all colors, shapes, and sizes.” Add troop number and town, if desired. Insert label in Ziploc bag or attach to the outside of the bag with a small safety pin. Add tag with your troop number, ect.
Fun foam in assorted colors
Small Ziploc bag
Scissors
Hole Punch
Safety pin
Directions:
Cut and/or punch out various shapes such as hearts, triangles, circles, etc. from different color fun foam. Place shapes in a small Ziploc bag. Make a label that says “Girl Scouts come in all colors, shapes, and sizes.” Add troop number and town, if desired. Insert label in Ziploc bag or attach to the outside of the bag with a small safety pin. Add tag with your troop number, ect.
Girl Scout Stars
Materials needed:
1 coiless safety pin (1-18 inch)
Small brightly colored beads
4 mm jump ring
Foil star (1/2 inch)
Small Safety pin
Directions:
Using the coiless safety pin, put enough beads on to fill one side (about 7 beads depending on size). Put a jump ring on the star, close and slip the jump ring onto the safety pin (should be in the center of the rounded part of the pin). Then fill with more beads, leaving enough room to close. Pinch with pliers so the pin won’t open. Put a small safety pin through the top and add tag with your troop number, ect.
Hearts Across America
Materials Needed:
Red fun foam
White fun foam
Red, white and blue ribbon (3/8-inch wide)
Elmer’s glue or hot glue
Safety pin
Directions:
Cut heart from red fun foam (about 1 ¼ inch wide). Cut smaller heart out of the white fun foam (about ¾ inch wide). Glue white heart onto the red heart. Next cut a piece of ribbon about 6 inches long. Loop the ribbon over as shown and glue together. Next glue the foam hearts into the center of the
ribbon. Hang from safety pin and add tag with troop number, ect.
Red fun foam
White fun foam
Red, white and blue ribbon (3/8-inch wide)
Elmer’s glue or hot glue
Safety pin
Directions:
Cut heart from red fun foam (about 1 ¼ inch wide). Cut smaller heart out of the white fun foam (about ¾ inch wide). Glue white heart onto the red heart. Next cut a piece of ribbon about 6 inches long. Loop the ribbon over as shown and glue together. Next glue the foam hearts into the center of the
ribbon. Hang from safety pin and add tag with troop number, ect.
Make New Friends Pin
Materials needed:
silver or gold metallic pipe cleaner 6 inches long
6 silver pony beads
6 gold pony beads
Tag, Clear contact paper, Hole punch, Safety pin
Directions:
Slide alternating silver and gold pony beads onto the pipe cleaner. Type out tag: “Make new friends but keep the old, one is silver and the other’s gold.” Cover tag with clear contact paper. Cut out paper strip and punch a hole at one end. Attach by twisting ends of pipe cleaner – fold to back. Attach pin and tag with troop number, ect.
silver or gold metallic pipe cleaner 6 inches long
6 silver pony beads
6 gold pony beads
Tag, Clear contact paper, Hole punch, Safety pin
Directions:
Slide alternating silver and gold pony beads onto the pipe cleaner. Type out tag: “Make new friends but keep the old, one is silver and the other’s gold.” Cover tag with clear contact paper. Cut out paper strip and punch a hole at one end. Attach by twisting ends of pipe cleaner – fold to back. Attach pin and tag with troop number, ect.
Trefoil Pin
Materials Needed:
One 1 1/8 inch coiless safety pin
Nine #0 (7/8 inch, 22 mm) safety pins
Green seed beads
Yellow seed beads
Directions:
Using the 7/8-inch pins thread the beads as follows:
Pin 1: 9 green seed beads
Pin 2: 9 green seed beads
Pin 3: 3 green, 3 yellow, 3 green
Pin 4: 2 green, 5 yellow, 2 green
Pin 5: 1 green, 7 yellow, 1 green
Pin 6: 2 green, 5 yellow, 2 green
Pin 7: 3 green, 3 yellow, 3 green
Pin 8: 9 green seed beads
Pin 9: 9 green seed beads
Thread all 9 pins onto the 1 1/8 inch coiless safety pin, add tag with troop number, ect.
One 1 1/8 inch coiless safety pin
Nine #0 (7/8 inch, 22 mm) safety pins
Green seed beads
Yellow seed beads
Directions:
Using the 7/8-inch pins thread the beads as follows:
Pin 1: 9 green seed beads
Pin 2: 9 green seed beads
Pin 3: 3 green, 3 yellow, 3 green
Pin 4: 2 green, 5 yellow, 2 green
Pin 5: 1 green, 7 yellow, 1 green
Pin 6: 2 green, 5 yellow, 2 green
Pin 7: 3 green, 3 yellow, 3 green
Pin 8: 9 green seed beads
Pin 9: 9 green seed beads
Thread all 9 pins onto the 1 1/8 inch coiless safety pin, add tag with troop number, ect.
Triple Heart
Materials Needed:
Pre-cut foam hearts, three different sizes and colors
Elmer’s glue
Safety pin
Fine point permanent marker
Directions:
Glue three graduated size hearts of different colors together. Insert safety pin in corner. Add tag with troop number, ect.
Pre-cut foam hearts, three different sizes and colors
Elmer’s glue
Safety pin
Fine point permanent marker
Directions:
Glue three graduated size hearts of different colors together. Insert safety pin in corner. Add tag with troop number, ect.
Valentine Heart
Materials Needed:
Red and white fun foam
1/8 inch wide satin ribbon (pink or white)
Elmer’s glue, Hole punch, Safety pin
Directions:
Cut heart shape out of the red fun foam. Cut smaller heart shape out of the white fun foam and glue in the center of the red heart. Make holes around the outside of the red heart with the hole punch. Run a piece of ribbon through the holes and tie a bow at the top. Attach safety pin and tag with troop number, ect.
Red and white fun foam
1/8 inch wide satin ribbon (pink or white)
Elmer’s glue, Hole punch, Safety pin
Directions:
Cut heart shape out of the red fun foam. Cut smaller heart shape out of the white fun foam and glue in the center of the red heart. Make holes around the outside of the red heart with the hole punch. Run a piece of ribbon through the holes and tie a bow at the top. Attach safety pin and tag with troop number, ect.
Girl Scout Kisses
Materials Needed:
Brown and White fun foam
Small red pom pom (5 mm)
Black wiggly eyes (7 mm)
Fine point permanent Sharpie marker (black or red)
Safety pin
Directions:
Using brown fun foam, cut out the shape of a candy kiss. Glue on 2 wiggly eyes, a small red pom pom for the nose. Draw on a smile with black or red fine point sharpie marker. Cut a strip of white fun foam and write your Troop number on it. Hang from a safety pin.
Brown and White fun foam
Small red pom pom (5 mm)
Black wiggly eyes (7 mm)
Fine point permanent Sharpie marker (black or red)
Safety pin
Directions:
Using brown fun foam, cut out the shape of a candy kiss. Glue on 2 wiggly eyes, a small red pom pom for the nose. Draw on a smile with black or red fine point sharpie marker. Cut a strip of white fun foam and write your Troop number on it. Hang from a safety pin.
Fun Foam Flower
Materials Needed:
Precut fun foam flowers
Precut fun foam centers
Elmer’s glue
Safety pin
Directions:
Use precut fun foam flowers and centers. Glue together as desired. Hang from a safety pin. Add tag with troop number, ect.
Precut fun foam flowers
Precut fun foam centers
Elmer’s glue
Safety pin
Directions:
Use precut fun foam flowers and centers. Glue together as desired. Hang from a safety pin. Add tag with troop number, ect.
I Love USA Key Chain
Materials Needed:
One 16-inch piece black 2mm satin cord
1 split ring 25 mm
9 Red pony beads
9 White pony beads
9 Blue pony beads
Plastic ABC beads (square)
Plastic heart bead (square)
Safety Pin
Directions:
Fold satin cord in half. Attach split ring using overhand knot. Next thread on nine pony beads using red, white and blue pattern. Attach the letter A, then S, then U, the heart, and the I. Thread on remaining nine pony beads again using red, white, and blue pattern. Go back through the last bead a second time and make a knot to secure. Add safety pin to split ring and add tag with troop number, ect.
The colors and bead letters can be changed to a Girl Scout theme also.
One 16-inch piece black 2mm satin cord
1 split ring 25 mm
9 Red pony beads
9 White pony beads
9 Blue pony beads
Plastic ABC beads (square)
Plastic heart bead (square)
Safety Pin
Directions:
Fold satin cord in half. Attach split ring using overhand knot. Next thread on nine pony beads using red, white and blue pattern. Attach the letter A, then S, then U, the heart, and the I. Thread on remaining nine pony beads again using red, white, and blue pattern. Go back through the last bead a second time and make a knot to secure. Add safety pin to split ring and add tag with troop number, ect.
The colors and bead letters can be changed to a Girl Scout theme also.
Silver and Gold Beads
Materials needed:
1/8 inch wide satin ribbon (10 inches long)
1 metallic gold pony bead (or heart)
1 metallic silver pony bead (or heart)
1 small safety pin
Directions:
Fold ribbon in half. Make a small loop at the top using an overhand knot. Attach pin through the loop and tighten ribbon. Put 1 silver bead and 1 gold bead through both strands of the ribbon. Next take one strand of the ribbon and feed it through the gold bead from the top and out the bottom. Tighten ribbon. Trim ends of ribbon to desired length. Add tag with troop number, ect.
1/8 inch wide satin ribbon (10 inches long)
1 metallic gold pony bead (or heart)
1 metallic silver pony bead (or heart)
1 small safety pin
Directions:
Fold ribbon in half. Make a small loop at the top using an overhand knot. Attach pin through the loop and tighten ribbon. Put 1 silver bead and 1 gold bead through both strands of the ribbon. Next take one strand of the ribbon and feed it through the gold bead from the top and out the bottom. Tighten ribbon. Trim ends of ribbon to desired length. Add tag with troop number, ect.