Activity Description: Youths give thoughtful compliments to each person in the group.
Items Needed:
- None (just the group and their creativity!)
Instructions (Estimated Total Time: 10–15 min):
- Give compliments around the circle (10–15 min)
- Sit in a circle as a group. Make sure everyone can see and hear each other.
- Youth #1 says their name and compliments the youth on their right.
- That youth says “Thank you” and repeats youth #1’s name.
- Then they say their own name and compliment the next youth on their right.
- Continue until everyone has both given and received one compliment.
- (Optional) Give time to think of compliment ideas before starting.
Optional Reflection:
- Reflect together (5–10 min)
- Youth think about how it felt to give and receive kind words.
- Remind youth that positive words help everyone feel seen and valued.
- (Optional) Ask youth to share one compliment they liked or a time someone noticed something kind or unique about them.
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Info Needed for Considerate and Caring: Practice being considerate and caring with friends.
- Fulfills Step 2 of GSUSA Daisy Petal – Considerate and Caring badge requirements.
Info Needed Friendly and Helpful: Practice being friendly and helpful at Girl Scouts
- Fulfills Step 2 of GSUSA Daisy Petal – Friendly and Helpful badge requirements.
Info Needed for Uniquely Us Requirement: Recognize that everyone has unique strengths.
- Fulfills Step 2 of GSUSA Junior Uniquely Us badge requirements.
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Info Needed: Read the Scout Law AND show how you can be trustworthy, helpful, or friendly.
- Fulfills Step 2 of Lions Bobcat Lion requirements.
- Fulfills Step 3 of Tiger Bobcat Tiger requirements.
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- Girl Scouts of the U.S.A. “Volunteer Toolkit Explore.” Girlscouts.org, my.girlscouts.org/content/girlscouts-vtk/en/vtk.explore.html. Accessed 8 Dec. 2025.
- Scouting America. “The Compliment Game.” scouting.org, 2024, http://www.scouting.org/cub-scout-activities/the-compliment-game/. Accessed 19 Dec. 2025.
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