The Senior Section Unit of our Division came along to brownies. They organised handmade invitations for the girls to come along and bring a friend to Grow Guiding.
We had 6 friends come along which was pretty good and a couple of parents asking if there were spaces for after Easter which is good.
Tawny Owl was travelling with work, but having The Senior Section unit meant we had a lot more help.
They played some games, organised an Easter Egg hunt, did some colouring. The girls did a great job. The funniest moment was when I said the people dressed as rabbits or dressed in Turquoise were in charge and one Brownie went "Nooooo not Rabbits!" and another announced "But they don't speak our language!"
The Senior Section did a fab job. Quite a good few future guiders in there.
We're finished for the term as some schools are on holiday from today. So a bit of a longer break but I can guarantee my guiding hat will still be on.
Friday 28 March 2014
Wednesday 26 March 2014
A Surprise
We did a surprise last week. It was a quiet week as all our Young Leaders were unable to come, a couple of the girls were unable to come too. But we got on with the surprise. We also agreed to play Jungle on Fire for the first time in a few weeks. It wasn't an exciting meeting but it was enjoyable to sit with the girls and just chat. We made a card for one YL who was poorly and another one who's grandad passed away.
The Senior Section are coming along for our next meeting to run it. Quite looking forward to it.
The Senior Section are coming along for our next meeting to run it. Quite looking forward to it.
Saturday 15 March 2014
Star Quest Evening
Our county were running a Star Quest at the National Museum of Scotland.
Lothian buses were fantastic. They provided each unit with free transport and allowed us day savers to get there. Our unit went on a very early bus. Tawny Owl and I arrived rather early at the bus stop so we nipped into the Carvery for a hot drink before we met the Brownies and bumped into our sort of finished Division Commissioner and my daughter's Rainbow Leader. They caught their bus and we had our tea and hot chcolate before meeting the girls.
2 were outside when we came out so some banter with the mums about us needing dutch courage. Having all the girls and our YL. We jumped on the bus where we should have met Little Owl. But Little Owl wasn't there. Turned out she had just missed a bus, and our bus was a late earlier one. But fortunately she managed to meet us in town.
We took the girls to McDonald's for their tea. But not before Tawny Owl was chatting up the bus driver. Poor guy must have been thinking all sorts! Anyway we got seated in the food court and got the orders and Little Owl appeared. Tawny Owl and I were good and got a baked potato.
Then we walked 1219 steps up the bridges to the museum. We were a bit early with being there at 6pm. But they showed us right in. We found a space, got our registrations and got sorted. The girls were waving as friends went past. We were meeting friends and aquaintences.
Each of the girls got a bookmark type thing and we had to go and find the stars and get a letter from each star to make a word. I bet you can guess it made BROWNIES.
We went along to the silent disco. Met someone I've worked with, my neighbour who hadn't realised I was back in Guiding and many girls from our shared pack holidays who all called me Daffodil.
Then we were guided upstairs for a craft activity. A lovely mask in the shape of a star then they decorated it with stars.
Then we returned to the trail. Bumped into more friends on the way round and we had some fun at the exhibits.
Then it was pick up the snacks and drinks and find somewhere to eat them and watch the entertainment of drumming, dancing and acrobatics. Then a big campfire with everyone. The whole of the museum singing Brownie Bells was just emotionally beautiful. Then it was time to be called to get our coats and party bags and heading for our buses. We tried a sing song on our bus and realised the other unit wasn't interested in joining us, so we sang our wee hearts out instead!
It took me til 1am to settle as I was buzzing from such a fabulous night.
Happy Birthday Brownies!
Lothian buses were fantastic. They provided each unit with free transport and allowed us day savers to get there. Our unit went on a very early bus. Tawny Owl and I arrived rather early at the bus stop so we nipped into the Carvery for a hot drink before we met the Brownies and bumped into our sort of finished Division Commissioner and my daughter's Rainbow Leader. They caught their bus and we had our tea and hot chcolate before meeting the girls.
2 were outside when we came out so some banter with the mums about us needing dutch courage. Having all the girls and our YL. We jumped on the bus where we should have met Little Owl. But Little Owl wasn't there. Turned out she had just missed a bus, and our bus was a late earlier one. But fortunately she managed to meet us in town.
We took the girls to McDonald's for their tea. But not before Tawny Owl was chatting up the bus driver. Poor guy must have been thinking all sorts! Anyway we got seated in the food court and got the orders and Little Owl appeared. Tawny Owl and I were good and got a baked potato.
Then we walked 1219 steps up the bridges to the museum. We were a bit early with being there at 6pm. But they showed us right in. We found a space, got our registrations and got sorted. The girls were waving as friends went past. We were meeting friends and aquaintences.
Each of the girls got a bookmark type thing and we had to go and find the stars and get a letter from each star to make a word. I bet you can guess it made BROWNIES.
We went along to the silent disco. Met someone I've worked with, my neighbour who hadn't realised I was back in Guiding and many girls from our shared pack holidays who all called me Daffodil.
Then we were guided upstairs for a craft activity. A lovely mask in the shape of a star then they decorated it with stars.
Then we returned to the trail. Bumped into more friends on the way round and we had some fun at the exhibits.
Then it was pick up the snacks and drinks and find somewhere to eat them and watch the entertainment of drumming, dancing and acrobatics. Then a big campfire with everyone. The whole of the museum singing Brownie Bells was just emotionally beautiful. Then it was time to be called to get our coats and party bags and heading for our buses. We tried a sing song on our bus and realised the other unit wasn't interested in joining us, so we sang our wee hearts out instead!
It took me til 1am to settle as I was buzzing from such a fabulous night.
Happy Birthday Brownies!
No Electricity Night
Our night in the dark started with us doing the register, handing out glow sticks for the girls to wear. Then the young leaders ran GLOW Stick bowling. It seemed to be popular. Then we moved on to writing stories by torchlight. Then we had the campfire where we toasted vegetarian marshmallows and sang some songs. We missed out some of our activities so we would run another one as we ran out of time.
Pancake Day
Tonight we did some team work games. Then some new songs. Before starting some advertise brownies posters. Then what we all had been waiting for Pancakes!!!!!
We were short on numbers this week, so we split up the sixes and did a mixed group for the team games.
We were short on numbers this week, so we split up the sixes and did a mixed group for the team games.
Thinking Day
Sorry for the lack of updates. I've been non stop at work since I last posted.
Anyway, a few days after Thinking Day, we celebrated it at Brownies.
Thinking Day started with the girls thinking about what they want to be when they were older. Then they acted it out and the others had to guess what it was. Then they coloured in some thinking day colouring sheets and made a card for 67th Brownies in Newcastle
Our FaceTime failed but we made a video and sent it to them and they sent one back. We read the story of thinking day and watched the video.
A card arrived from the brownies in Newcastle too. They received ours too.
My friend and I did laugh at the difference in our units. Ours were just off the walls with excitement while hers were all working beautifully and seemed pretty calm. Sort of goes with both our personalities the way our units were hehe.
Anyway, a few days after Thinking Day, we celebrated it at Brownies.
Thinking Day started with the girls thinking about what they want to be when they were older. Then they acted it out and the others had to guess what it was. Then they coloured in some thinking day colouring sheets and made a card for 67th Brownies in Newcastle
Our FaceTime failed but we made a video and sent it to them and they sent one back. We read the story of thinking day and watched the video.
A card arrived from the brownies in Newcastle too. They received ours too.
My friend and I did laugh at the difference in our units. Ours were just off the walls with excitement while hers were all working beautifully and seemed pretty calm. Sort of goes with both our personalities the way our units were hehe.
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