Have you ever heard of Flat Stanley? It’s a wonderful program for kids of all ages. In the book, Flat Stanley, by Jeff Brown, Stanley is squashed flat when his bulletin board falls on him while he’s sleeping. He and his family discover he can visit friends all over the world very cheaply - by being mailed wherever he wants to go.
Each girl makes a paper doll - for the Girl Scouts/Girl Guides it will be Flat Stacie. They each begin a journal about Stacie, and write a letter to whomever is receiving their Stacie. Then these will be sent to another troop. Each can go to a different city. Have a map for the girls to see where their Stacies are! Once they are sent, Flat Stacie is treated like a guest, and the journal is completed. Flat Stacie could attend meetings, special events, community service activities - anything the troop does. When Stacie and her journal are returned, also included would be pictures of her with the troop she visited, activities they did, postcards of the cities, landmarks, parks, famous monuments (anything to teach the girls about the area Flat Stacie visited). Maybe that council has a special council patch, pin, t-shirt, etc. that would be included. If anyone would like a pen pal, either e-mail or snail mail, that information would be sent. While your Flat Stacies are out visiting, you'll have some visitors to your troop.
You wouldn’t believe the great time the girls have when their Flat Stacies come home!
Visit the Flat Stacie site for a more detailed explanation of the program and how to participate.
Download Flat Stacie templates.
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