A score keeping reminder for infrequent bowlers A spare adds 10 plus the next ball (i.e., a spare followed by an 8 is 18) A strike adds 10 plus the next two balls (i.e., 3 strikes count as 30 points)

Frame 1	Give it your best shot - no trick shots required this frame. But... Since this year is the 85th anniversary of Girl Scouting in the US, if any girl bowls an 8 or a 5 on her first roll, it will count as a strike. (Girls with an 8 or 5 may go ahead and throw their second ball but it will not add points).
Frame 2	Since this is a partner event, let's try bowling between our partners legs this frame. Safety-Wise is the national reference manual on Girl Scouting safety procedures. Let's be safe (and silly) today....non-bowling partners should face their bowler and keep their heads up. (Safety-Wise Note Facing the pins and looking back through your legs to see if the ball is coming is not safe bowling.)
Frame 3	We are part of the Girl Scout Council of Greater St. Louis. GSCGSL is one of over 300 councils nation-wide. We are currently the largest council in the country with over 44,500 registered girls. Since we live in the gateway city to the west, one partner must get down on all four's or make an arch of some sort. The bowler must sit on the floor facing "the arch" and push the ball down the alley (now the Mighty Mississip') using his/her feet. (Another Safety-Wise Note: Be sure not to kick your "Arch." We spare national treasures here)
Frame 4	The Greater St. Louis Council has it's own special Brownie Try-It badge called, Disability Awareness. Girls that work on this badge learn to navigate their way in wheelchairs, eat cereal or tie their shoes while their thumbs are taped down, try to learn Braille, or talk with a mouth full of marshmallows. Many troops also get a visit from the Support Dogs. This frame, disable yourself and bowl with your opposite hand. Righties bowl with your left, lefties with your right. (Sorry, I didn't bring any marshmallows for this one!)
Frame 5	A primary goal of Girl Scouting is learning cooperation and teamwork skills. Help your partner rack up the pins. As one team member to another, give your partner some good advice on how to throw the ball in the absolutely craziest way imaginable. Anyone caught not being wacky will receive a big, fat zero score for the whole frame (don't be a party pooper). (A special note to the girls imagine your partner bowling like a ballerina or a bunny. Now put on your Thinking Beanie and come up with something funnier!)
Frame 6	A favorite activity of many Girl Scouts is making and giving S.W.A.P.S. For those visitors out of the loop, around here S.W.A.P.S. stands for Some Whatchamacallit Affectionately Pinned Somewhere. Since we didn't bring our craft supplies or safety pins, we're going to wing-it and swap balls with our partners instead. (Another special note to the girls Be careful with those 16lb balls. They're attracted to little toes in ugly bowling shoes)
Frame 7	Girl Scouting levels for elementary school students are broken up into 3 areas Daisies (K), Brownies (grades 1 through 3), and Juniors (grades 4 through 6). The Daisy program is celebrating it's 10th birthday. Daisy Girl Scouts are usually the shortest...remember, these girls are between the ages of five and six years old. Let's do a special tribute to the Daisies by scrunching ourselves up on our approach so we look really short. And since most bowling balls are too heavy for a lot of the Daisies, everybody has to use both hands when rolling the ball from the foul line. Daisy scouts are fortunate little girls and may bowl in whatever way comes natural.
Frame 8	Girl Scouting levels for those who survive primary school are also broken into 3 areas Cadettes (middle school grades), Seniors (high school grades), and then Adults and Campus Scouts. The highest awards in Girl Scouting are community service based. Cadettes earn the Silver Award for service within the Girl Scout organization. Seniors earn the Gold Award for service outside of Girl Scouts. As we begin to wind up our activity, make a promise to your partner to do something nice for them after you leave. But before we go, you have to bowl this frame by holding your partners ball in place at the foul line while they push it with one foot (like a football game field goal but don't kick it!).
Frame 9	Learning First Aid skills is something that reappears in the handbooks provided for each Girl Scout level. Pretend you've sprained an ankle on a hiking expedition around one of the three council camps. A trained Girl Scout has bandaged you well, but now you can only hop to finish this frame. Be sure not to put any weight on that foot when you throw your ball. (Camps Tuckaho, Cedarledge, or Fiddlecreek all have excellent summer resident camp programs with friendly medical staffs. You should have received your summer camp catalog in the mail this week. If you have any questions about these programs or the local daycamps, please ask a leader).
Frame 10	It's been a long game full of crazy stunts. Now you can take a break and throw your last ball while sitting in a chair. Line up the chair and your toes just behind the foul line. (Our last Safety-Wise note Avoid whacking a hand on a front chair leg -- throw the ball with two hands straight in front of you. Happens every time...)

Event Organizers

Please note that you should request bumpers for the lanes you use. With younger girls and two couples on a lane, this event usually takes between 60 to 90 minutes to complete. Many lanes will offer a per person rate for one or two games, shoe rental, a soda, a hot dog, and chips. Our event ended up being $2.50 for food and $3.00 for one game and shoes per person. An additional $1 was collected for each girl to receive a GSUSA bowling event patch. In the past, we have also purchased flowers for this event when used as a Father-Daughter Sweetheart Bowl on Valentine's Day. Everyone always has a good time and it provides an excellent way for the fathers to socialize and get to know the girls.