We decided to do a wee bit of a LOVE week.
I spent last Saturday making salt dough, cutting out heart shapes and then baking them for about 3 hours.
The girls then used paint to paint them and we lifted our ban on glitter. The ban will return as it took us another while to clean it up. Tawny Owl found some pipe cleaners so we used these as I'd forgotten to buy ribbon.
The girls then made their valentines cards. I'd made one out of love hearts of different sizes to make an owl. But some of their creations were much more superior to mine!
We're on holiday for a week and then we will be doing Thinking Day.
Saturday, 15 February 2014
Saturday, 8 February 2014
Circus Skills Workshop
Val introduced herself from Aviatricks and started with a Traffic Light Game to do with circus tricks.
then started with some balancing of feathers. The girls were taught how to hold them and where to concentrate on. I was impressed at how many girls were able to balance the feathers so easily.
We moved on to plates and how to balance and 3 ways of spinning them. At one point we had to walk with the plates and balance on one leg. I felt like I should be Mary Poppins.
We then moved on to spinning sticks which looked easy but was quite hard. Trying to get the balancing from your sticks to a partner's sticks was very tricky.
The next stage was some juggling with scarves. That was very hard.
Bouncing on a Lobo Ball (don't do this if you have weak pelvic muscles), hula hooping and Diabolo spinning.
The final part of the night was some acrobatic moves. We ran slightly late but the girls all appeared to have fun, everyone participated and have all achieved their circus skills badge! Well done girls!
I can fully recommend Aviatricks for anyone in the Edinburgh and Lothians area.
then started with some balancing of feathers. The girls were taught how to hold them and where to concentrate on. I was impressed at how many girls were able to balance the feathers so easily.
We moved on to plates and how to balance and 3 ways of spinning them. At one point we had to walk with the plates and balance on one leg. I felt like I should be Mary Poppins.
We then moved on to spinning sticks which looked easy but was quite hard. Trying to get the balancing from your sticks to a partner's sticks was very tricky.
The next stage was some juggling with scarves. That was very hard.
Bouncing on a Lobo Ball (don't do this if you have weak pelvic muscles), hula hooping and Diabolo spinning.
The final part of the night was some acrobatic moves. We ran slightly late but the girls all appeared to have fun, everyone participated and have all achieved their circus skills badge! Well done girls!
I can fully recommend Aviatricks for anyone in the Edinburgh and Lothians area.
Wednesday, 5 February 2014
Chinese New Year
We were supposed to do some Chinese New Year and some Burns. But we made dragons which took longer than anticipated. The girls had strips of paper to decorate and then we made them into a concertina effect and glued 2 lollipop sticks, 1 on each end and then the girls drew a dragon head. They were very effective and good.
They played chinese whispers while we set up. One brownie announced "I don't like chinese whispers, so we'll play Chinese Jungle on Fire!" She didn't get her way. After the dragons we got chopsticks and Malteasers and set up 2 tables and the girls had to take the chopsticks and carry the malteasers across to the other table. I loved the way they took the time to help each other and work as a team. As we had 10 brownies and unequal sixes, we decided just to have 2 random teams.
They got to eat the malteasers and some shortbread, before Rainbow Owl, one of our young leaders, taught them a few new songs which she had learned at a camp for The Senior Section. The girls are loving what she has been teaching them. Herman the worm is another favourite that they now ask for every week.
This week we have a Circus Skills Workshop for the Circus Skills badge coming along. We're very excited about this and can't wait!
They played chinese whispers while we set up. One brownie announced "I don't like chinese whispers, so we'll play Chinese Jungle on Fire!" She didn't get her way. After the dragons we got chopsticks and Malteasers and set up 2 tables and the girls had to take the chopsticks and carry the malteasers across to the other table. I loved the way they took the time to help each other and work as a team. As we had 10 brownies and unequal sixes, we decided just to have 2 random teams.
They got to eat the malteasers and some shortbread, before Rainbow Owl, one of our young leaders, taught them a few new songs which she had learned at a camp for The Senior Section. The girls are loving what she has been teaching them. Herman the worm is another favourite that they now ask for every week.
This week we have a Circus Skills Workshop for the Circus Skills badge coming along. We're very excited about this and can't wait!
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