IT'S RUDOLPH THE RED-NOSE REINDEER!

You'll Need:  red paper circles, about 2 inches in diameter for older girl scouts, 3 or 4 inches for younger girl scouts; dark markers with fine tip.

- Invite everyone to join you in singing "Rudolph the Red Nose" then ask:
"How do you think poor Rudolph got his shiny red nose?" (Reveal the secret: he's allergic to snow!)
- Ask: "Have you ever been picked on, teased, or called names because of something that wasn't your fault? Then you probably know how Rudolph felt." [Did he - or you - feel sad? Angry? Embarrassed? Scared? Vengeful?]
- Ask: "Did you ever wonder how Rudolph felt when the other reindeer suddenly loved him and cheered for him?" [Was he happy? Excited? Proud? Angry because they hadn't liked him before? Confused, because he hadn't changed - they had?]
- Ask: "If you hurt someone's feelings, what can you do to make things better?"  [Apologize; do something nice for that person...]
- Say: "Did you know? We ALL have 'red noses'! We all have things that make us special, unique, and individual." Hand out 'noses' (circles of red paper) and markers or pens.
- Say: "On one side of your 'red nose' I want you write down at least one thing - it can be more - that makes you, YOU! What makes you a special, one-of-a kind, no one else exactly like you person?  Your friends would know it's you because of...."  [give girls a chance to write]
- Say: "On the other side of your 'nose,' I want you to write down at least one skill or talent or ability you have. What are you really good at? What do other people ask you to do because you do it so well? Or maybe it's a secret talent that no one else knows you have!"
- "Everybody hold up your noses! We're a unit of Rudolphs - how lucky is that? I like being me, so I'd like to share my 'red nose':  [share]
Invite anyone else who would like to, to read either or both sides of their "nose."
- Say: "Isn't it great? We all alike enough to get along and have fun together, but different enough to have all kinds of skills and abilities to share. Put your noses with your other camp keepsakes so you can remember how great it is to be uniquely YOU!"
- Say: "Let's close with a Friendship Circle...In Girl Scouts, we to do our best to be friendly and helpful, considerate and caring, and to respect ourselves and others. We don't laugh or call people names because they are different from us. We invite them to join in our games. As I start the Friendship Squeeze, think about ways you can help girls who are different from you be part of your circle of friendship."

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