WAYLAND GIRL SCOUTS AND DECORATED TREES
Since at least 1982, it has been a Wayland Girl Scout tradition to provide decorations for the Wayland Museum, run by the Wayland Historical Society, during the annual Wayland Center Community Open House. Russell’s Garden Center donates a tree every year and after the Open House, the tree is donated again, this time to a needy family in Wayland. The decorations are donated to the Wayland Food Pantry to be included with food donations.
Every year, each troop is invited to design and make decorations based on a common Girl Scout theme. This year’s theme, Famous American Women, honors the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment granting American women the right to vote. This is an opportunity for the girls to learn about women’s accomplishments and contributions to history. Below are trees from past years.
2019 Outer Space
The girls honored of the 50th anniversary of the first moon landing and dreamed about space travel while creating such things as constellations, shooting stars, nebulas and rockets.
2016 Around the World
The girls learned about another country and explored the idea of travelling to new and far off places such as Italy, Egypt, India and Madagascar.
2013 Wayland History
As part of the Town-wide celebration of Wayland’s 375th year, the girls made decorations honoring Wayland’s history including Native Americans, the Cochituate shoe factories, farming and the Sudbury River.
2018 Board Games
The girls reflected on some of their favorite games and shared their enjoyment for playing such games as Candyland, Clue, Scrabble, Twister and Monopoly.
2015 Animal Kingdom
The girls celebrated their love of animals from every day animals such as dogs, cats and horses to the more exotic like zebras, flamingos and peacocks.
2012 Girl Scout Centennial
The girls honored the 100th year of girl scouts by celebrating things that turned 100 years old such as Oreos, LifeSavers, Julia Child and the Red Sox.
2017 How Does Your Garden Grow?
The girls shared their love of gardens and nature, and learned about flowers, vegetables and pollinators such as sunflowers, marigolds, corn, carrots and bees.
2014 Children's Books
The girls shared their love of reading and some beloved books, authors, and characters such as Little House on the Prairie, Dr. Seuss, Harry Potter and Charlotte’s Web.