What is a SWAP
A SWAP is a little remembrance that one Scout gives another. SWAPS are handmade, thus the girl is giving a part of herself to show friendship. SWAPS are exchanged at National Conventions, Council events, Wider Ops, SU or neighborhood events, troop meetings and most frequently at Day Camp. They can have a tag attached with the event name and date or the Troop number, Council name or State. In some countries SWAPS are called hat crafts. Swapping promotes friendship and encourages girls to talk to other people. SWAPS are great mementos of a good time as well as a great way to share something about where we live and what we do.
Many, many years ago when Tab was a girl scout we made swaps out of soda bottle tops. Not the plastic twist top but the kind that you use a bottle opener with. I remember when we painted black and then painted red wings and black dots to make Lady Bugs. We also painted some dark green and used yellow paint to write GS and our troop number. Lastly, we flipped some over and painted the inside silver, added a drop of glue, and then sprinkled some gold glitter. These we called Gold Pans. Cute, cute, cute.
Purchase bottle caps here - we collected ours for free
More Bottle Cap SWAP ideas - no pictures but they will give you ideas
Many, many years ago when Tab was a girl scout we made swaps out of soda bottle tops. Not the plastic twist top but the kind that you use a bottle opener with. I remember when we painted black and then painted red wings and black dots to make Lady Bugs. We also painted some dark green and used yellow paint to write GS and our troop number. Lastly, we flipped some over and painted the inside silver, added a drop of glue, and then sprinkled some gold glitter. These we called Gold Pans. Cute, cute, cute.
Purchase bottle caps here - we collected ours for free
More Bottle Cap SWAP ideas - no pictures but they will give you ideas
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