tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23556213133997396362024-03-14T09:51:10.762-07:00Brown Owl's Adventures in Guidingrcsadlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01032572014141267297noreply@blogger.comBlogger82125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2355621313399739636.post-22959750392060290782018-08-08T18:13:00.002-07:002018-08-08T18:13:13.125-07:00Presenting Brownie Badges <span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">I love badges. I love earning them and sewing them to my blanket. My Brownies also love badges and looking at all of the pretty patches that they've earned for all of their hard work. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">I try to make handing out badges special. I like to present them in a way so that the girls can see all of the badges out and presented but also a way that is easy for me to see whose badges are for who. Below are some ways that we've handed out badges to the girls in the past. Maybe you'll see something that inspires you. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">This method is probably my most polished and most used look. I primarily hand out badges like this for Advancement and Enrollment so the girls have something really pretty they can hold in front of them for pictures. One year I coloured in Owls and Laminated them for Enrollment. They looked amazing but were a TON of work (and didn't hold that many badges in the end) so I probably won't do them again. </span><br />
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rcsadlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01032572014141267297noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2355621313399739636.post-50997570711966206072018-04-09T05:10:00.000-07:002018-08-09T05:53:57.913-07:00Welcome To Spring! Seasons and Weather<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA6VOVvN1QiCyt9oC4AUoElpPd_JfmtutnWxWn79Co8XuPLEaz3HDnF9YZM93qL5gsKz6ktw1xw7Epmg62VNCC1GCUIYHEN1Z365s3CsWARDkIGGAPPKfobG7zw63TN9Ejgr86t01sqQ/s1600/br_live_weather.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="112" data-original-width="113" height="198" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA6VOVvN1QiCyt9oC4AUoElpPd_JfmtutnWxWn79Co8XuPLEaz3HDnF9YZM93qL5gsKz6ktw1xw7Epmg62VNCC1GCUIYHEN1Z365s3CsWARDkIGGAPPKfobG7zw63TN9Ejgr86t01sqQ/s200/br_live_weather.jpg" width="200" /></a><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">It's April and that means that it's Spring! Here in Toronto it's been rainy, sunny, snowy - all sorts of weather changes. We are currently working on our "Key to the Living World" and thought it would be really fun to work in the Weather Tracker Interest badge. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">After our opening circle we talked a little about the weather and the changing seasons. Then it was outside to play a game of Brown Squirrel/Grey Squirrel. This is a game that I learned at a recent OAL training. and this is how you play. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Divide your group into 2 teams, half are red squirrels and the other grey squirrels. Give each girls the same amount of "food" about 10 pieces. I like to use glass gems from the dollar store so if some get lost/left behind its not bad for the environment. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Give the girls a few minutes to go store their food. then call them back. Tell them its now spring and they have to go out and bring back 2 pieces of food. The food can come from anywhere but if they aren't back by the time you count down from 15 they might not last the winter. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">As the game goes on it will be harder and harder to find food and get back. Girls who don't make it back can become bluejays. They steal food from squirrel's hiding places but only have to bring back 1 food each time. Continue until there is 1 squirrel left or the game peters out. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">One of my favourite activities to do with the Brownies is building with tools. While we do a lot of crafts and art with the girls but there is something about creating with wood, hammers and nails that I just love. I feel like often kids, especially girl's don't get chances very often to develop building and construction tools. As a result they tend to get really excited when we pull out the hammers and safety glasses. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Alison found these amazing picture frame kits on sale for $5/piece. They came with all of the wood pieces (precut and drilled), nails, finishings, even the clear plastic covers to act as glass. This coupled with some borrowed hammers and safety goggles from the school that I teach at and we had a meeting. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">The girls worked in partners sharing a pair of safety goggles and hammer. Before we started building we all chatted about safety and the different kinds of tools we'd be using. The girls were so careful and took great care in assembling their picture frames. I'm happy to report there were no injuries just a lot of smiles.</span><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq3m8MxjEh_CNeuaxoVoT6avC0A5BvakzBjeWMX-37hrwSFxM6atqIG46kKUMSZODsunNNM3yqRmqmOM6pwp85Q3YRRF-8wGeUrhcQnG7BePgHtViQ1tMSencUyc10y_EicvP8hJ639g/s1600/savingplantsanimals.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="305" data-original-width="305" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq3m8MxjEh_CNeuaxoVoT6avC0A5BvakzBjeWMX-37hrwSFxM6atqIG46kKUMSZODsunNNM3yqRmqmOM6pwp85Q3YRRF-8wGeUrhcQnG7BePgHtViQ1tMSencUyc10y_EicvP8hJ639g/s200/savingplantsanimals.jpg" width="199" /></a><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">We are always looking for fun overnight opportunities for the girls. While I LOVE camping, it is a ton of work and we can usually only manage 2-3 camping trips a year. This year we thought we'd try out a sleepover at a local reptile house. The girls were able to cover off some of their "Key to the Living World" programming as well as complete their "Saving Plants and Animals" interest badge. We also used this sleepover as a bridging opportunity matching up with a spark/brownie unit as well as a guide unit. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">First up was some crafts and and arrival activities. We had a lot of kids and a lot of gear so it took awhile to get everyone arrived and settled. Luckily Reptilia has a ton of party rooms which were were able to quickly dump our stuff into and get right down to the fun. After everyone had arrived we went to the Reptilia theatre to watch the animal show. The girls got to see a wide range of animals - focusing mostly on Canadian turtles and reptiles. They loved getting to see the creatures up close and touch all of them. </span></div>
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rcsadlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01032572014141267297noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2355621313399739636.post-27781174947971692952018-03-05T18:34:00.000-08:002018-08-08T18:39:44.454-07:00Library Visit and Reading Badge<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">We have a fantastic relationship with the church where we do our meetings. We've had Sparks/Brownies/Guides units in the church on Monday nights for over 30 years so we are well established and connected with the church staff. Most of the time our meeting space is available with no conflicts but every so often we will get a short notice email that we can't use the space. Just such a call happen this week as 5 hours before the meeting we had to find a new space and meeting topic. Flexibility is something we talk about with the girls all the time so we packed everyone up and went on a trip to the local public library. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">This was a pretty low-key meeting. We looked around at the different parts of the library - front desk, different sections for books, meeting rooms, computers, etc. Most of the girls were very familiar with the space as this was their local library branch. Then the girls worked away through their reading passports. All were able to finish and received their reading interest badge at the next badge night!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">This year we were so excited to be picked as a test unit for some of the new Girl's First Activities. I LOVE the new program and am taking every opportunity to jump in and share the new stuff with my Brownies. This year we were completing our "Key to the Arts" so of course we were delighted when the test activity we were sent aligned with our planned out meeting focus. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">At first I was skeptical of this activity. I didn't think it would be exciting enough to interest the girls. However I have to admit I was so, so wrong on this one. The Brownies LOVED this activity. They liked the novelty of being given new stickers to work with and I think it really stretched their thinking. It also provided a unique activity for sharing. Since no one had done something like this before there was a more relaxed feel. The girls didn't compare their art work to others in a judgemental way of seeing which was "best". They just love to see what everyone came up with. </span></div>
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rcsadlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01032572014141267297noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2355621313399739636.post-66119739493525991572018-01-22T15:08:00.000-08:002018-07-25T15:08:36.739-07:00The Awesomeness of Resuable Dishes!<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Just a short post to talk about my newfound love of reusable dishes - primarily my IKEA plates/cups/bowls & cutlery. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;">So now after each event my dishwasher is a sea of rainbow plastic. Its really not that hard to take home a plastic bag of dirty plates and they store quite nicely in my basement. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">I'm a guider who loves to craft. I love crafting tiny little things at meetings and camp to add to hats and backpacks. Making and trading crafts is a big thing in our guiding circles. Any little thing you can make and trade is called a SWAPS (Small, Watch-a-ma-call-it, Affectionally, Pinned, Somewhere). </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">After we talked about healthy and non-healthy food we talked about different celebrations and what each of the girl's traditionally do to celebrate their birthdays. Lots of things were similar - they have a party, open presents, have cake. We talked about how they thought kids in other parts of the world might celebrate too. In the UK, in China, etc. We have girls from many diverse backgrounds so it was really neat to hear about some of the traditions they knew. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Last year our group decided to complete the Brownie Pen Pals interest badge. Since I'm a member of a few UK Girl Guiding Facebook pages I thought it would be great to find some pen pals to do a swap. In no time at all we had three units lined up for a swap. My unit made crafts, sent pictures and badges - they were really excited. </span></div>
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In the summer I posted the story onto one of these Facebook pages to see if there was any other way to contact these groups. I was then overwhelmed by the response of people who wanted to send us something to make up for these other units. </div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">We're heading into December now and working to finish up our program area - Key to I Can. The girls have been super eager to try their hand at cooking and some wanted to work with tools so we thought we'd do a meeting that incorporated both. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">We had a great discussion with the girls, played some emergency preparedness running games and finished off with a plasticine craft about natural disasters. Below are some of the girls Emergency Preparedness artwork!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Every year as a unit we complete several interest badges in addition to the program keys. Typically the girls get to choose which interest badges they want to complete together and then my co-leaders and I pick a few more to round out the other badges we are doing. Now that its my 5th year leading a Brownie group I've pretty much done every interest badge with my girls. There are however a few that have always been tricky to accomplish as they require going somewhere specific. </span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpfGERYTDnABgozPAMUM85J1bwTYzsE25j5AL51L4KMHAndPyNotINngkzbaAKmkAicnNMMTS33cJAMQiuN7v7fpRy7XTU40jvx2ul_7_4XotlG-IHEYBtZT3ZPKe6cMbYLoT5F-rvvA/s1600/flat%252C800x800%252C075%252Cf.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="294" data-original-width="800" height="117" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpfGERYTDnABgozPAMUM85J1bwTYzsE25j5AL51L4KMHAndPyNotINngkzbaAKmkAicnNMMTS33cJAMQiuN7v7fpRy7XTU40jvx2ul_7_4XotlG-IHEYBtZT3ZPKe6cMbYLoT5F-rvvA/s320/flat%252C800x800%252C075%252Cf.jpg" width="320" /></a><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">In early October I got a call that our meeting space wouldn't be available that week due to a large church function. I was worried we would have to cancel as its often hard to find a meeting space - especially in a time crunch. Luckily with come quick thinking and a great community partnership led to the perfect idea. A Trip to Mountain Equipment Co-Op!</span><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7q6-2sGHXFoPlWxnVvm9PlNbMNx8-64opXHpKK8wHgDtzXYTSv0F89XaZtxDK_XpKYPfs0HU7_pc27ATP9Q-thgfu8i_VegSE9Q27Q3x3EA0ESBeEym50fvEAoif8tcTkX1b9xfcrOg/s1600/br_camp_camping.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="113" data-original-width="113" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7q6-2sGHXFoPlWxnVvm9PlNbMNx8-64opXHpKK8wHgDtzXYTSv0F89XaZtxDK_XpKYPfs0HU7_pc27ATP9Q-thgfu8i_VegSE9Q27Q3x3EA0ESBeEym50fvEAoif8tcTkX1b9xfcrOg/s1600/br_camp_camping.jpg" /></a><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">When I called up our local MEC store and asked if i could bring a bunch of rowdy 7 & 8 year olds to run around their store for an hour and a half I wasn't sure what the were going to say. The gentleman I spoke to was AMAZING and said not only that the girls could come to tour the store but what programming did he want them to provide? I sent him the requirements for the "Go Camping" interest badge and he said not to worry he would plan something awesome for the girls. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">All of the Brownies loved the "tiny things" you could take camping with you. Collapsable water bottles, tiny flashlights, etc. were all super exciting to the girls. </span><br />
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rcsadlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01032572014141267297noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2355621313399739636.post-41475002486782388492017-10-15T20:34:00.000-07:002018-03-04T09:50:49.604-08:00Key to Brownies Camp 2017!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">So every year I have this great idea to take the Brownies camping right away - Like 5 weeks into the guiding season. I think camp is a pretty magical thing. Something about being at camp brings the girls together so much faster then just sharing weekly meetings. For the second year in a row we've bridged with the 374th Toronto Brownies for a Fall residential camp at the Girl Guide property </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">This year we were able to rent the Barn which was great because we had a FULL house. Every bed was full and only 1-2 Brownies did not attend. We use this camp as a way to complete most of the requirements needed for the girls "Key to Brownies" and to start building the camp skills they will need throughout their time at Brownies and once they go off to Guides. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">The girls arrived Saturday morning brimming with excitement. This year we opted for a one night camp (girls arriving Saturday morning vs. Friday evening). This worked out WAY BETTER then we could have ever imagined. Not only did it give the leaders a full evening to prep for the girls and settle in to the building space, but it allowed the girls to get a good Friday night's sleep in their own beds, unwinding from the school week on Friday and being ready for camp on Saturday. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">After the trail mix was divided up we split the group in half to teach trail signs and to work on a service project. While Guider Wendy worked with the girls on building trail signs I worked with them to collect rocks and sticks from the field so it could be mowed and relocate river rocks from the space beside the Barn. Of course we had to work in some time to roll down the Ma-Kee-Wa hill!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">After these activities it was time for a hike to the Fairy Forest. Before the girls came we leaders worked some fairy magic and created cards for each girl stating which fairy circle they were a part of. It was so magical to see the girls wander into the forest and one by one realize that there was a card from the fairies with their name on it! Inside the fairy forest the girls found their groups, learned their fairy circle songs and learned how to do the grand howl to thank the fairies for their generous gift. It was so fun to watch them explore the forest, looking for signs of magic!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Before dinner we thought it might be good to get some of the girls energy out so Guider Kate ran a mix of tag games with the girls. Hospital tag, freeze tag, everybody is it tag. I've never seen the girls run so fast!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">After tag it was time for parachute games! The girls loved the games cat and mouse and of course under the toadstool!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">The rest of the night was filled with dinner, night games and campfire (all of which I sadly didn't get pictures of). The girls had a blast and actually got to bed at a really decent hour - which NEVER happens at Brownie camp. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Since they went to bed at a good time the girls were up EARLY - like 5am early. The leaders eventually gave up trying to get them to be quiet and decided it would be a great time to finish off that Brownie Hiking Badge.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">While some guiders stayed to make breakfast the rest of us took 25 girls for a morning hike around the property. It was pretty wet with the morning dew but we got to see all sort of different plants, birds and animal scat! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">After breakfast the girls packed up their things and we had some free time to play outside. Parents started arriving around 10:30 and soon everyone was headed back to the city. We had an AMAZING time at this fall camp - can't wait for next year!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Every year on October 11th we celebrate International Day of
the Girl.The day aims to highlight and address the needs and challenges girls
face, while promoting girls' empowerment and the fulfillment of their human
rights (UN.Org). <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<!--StartFragment--><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">This year I had an opportunity to work with Girl
Guides from across Toronto to create a TV segment for CP24. During the TV
segment we talked about the importance of this day and worked on a mural piece
to show a girl "just being a girl". It was great to hang out with so
many empowered women - girl and adult members. Such a great thing to be a part
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rcsadlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01032572014141267297noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2355621313399739636.post-56701998839901410642017-09-24T20:41:00.000-07:002018-03-03T20:42:15.396-08:00Canada 150th Celebration at Doe Lake!<div style="text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje_vCyuPd1ZqqmAE8oSOo_vpo9jmWz0JZofrGP-Zext4riPaZHVfwDkbKeL-PUQS_ygz8uozg78s8CUNDtZEDsXCA2FyS_MHEFBb4XarJ3LykOoIgpBet5gFk8wEHVeBmZM7DJPJ6A7g/s1600/IMG_1795.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje_vCyuPd1ZqqmAE8oSOo_vpo9jmWz0JZofrGP-Zext4riPaZHVfwDkbKeL-PUQS_ygz8uozg78s8CUNDtZEDsXCA2FyS_MHEFBb4XarJ3LykOoIgpBet5gFk8wEHVeBmZM7DJPJ6A7g/s640/IMG_1795.jpg" width="640" /></a><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">To celebrate Canada's 150th Girl Guides of Ontario organized an amazing event that took place at every GGC property across the province. I had never been to the Girl Guide Camp Doe Lake so I was really excited to volunteer at this event. My friend Alison decided to come along as a "Brownie Unit of 1" bringing along her Brownie daughter. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">The event was an amazing experience and Doe Lake is a very beautiful site - especially in the Fall. So happy we could share this event with so many other girls and guiders! Happy Birthday Canada!</span></div>
rcsadlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01032572014141267297noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2355621313399739636.post-81945378698099090622017-09-19T19:24:00.000-07:002018-03-03T19:26:00.983-08:00Brownie Binders and Glue Gun Permits<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">One of the first things we do in our unit is get the girls comfortable with how to earn an interest badge and how to use a glue gun. They seem like strange skills to spend a whole meeting on - but believe me having the girls fluent in both makes a HUGE difference. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">The girls enjoyed colouring in their name and owl for their binder cover. After they had all finished this we went over what was in their binder (Brownie notebook & interest badge slips). As a group we went over what their Brownie notebook was and how we use it in interest badge earning. Some of our second years shared their notebooks from last year showing the girls all of the things they did to earn badges. To say this got the girls excited about badge earning was a big understatement!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">So i'm always coming up with these crazy ideas. Things that I think will make Brownies run smoother, better and more organized. It first started with our Brownie notebooks, then last year the Brownie Hiking backpacks. This year its binders.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">A few years ago I took a look at how the girls earn interest badges. I was finding that the girls all wanted more badges but had a hard time understanding <b>how</b> to complete them on their own. We introduced the Brownie notebook and that helped a lot but I still found the girls didn't know which ones they've already completed and which ones they have left to do. Introducing the Brownie binder - used in conjunction with the girls notebook hopefully it will help the girls keep track of everything. And of course it will live in their Brownie backpack, coming back and forth to meetings with the girls.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">I'm not going to lie, this next bit took a while. When I first started the notebooks I wrote up all of the interest badge requirements on these little slips. I find it works really well when the girls attach one of these slips to ther notebook page and then do the badge work below. We stress to the girls that badge work can be drawings, photographs, writing or making something to bring it. However, we do ask that any badge work that is in paper form get glued into the book. That way things dont get lost.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">As always after about 6 weeks of doing nothing Girl Guide related I jump right into project mode and work on some new fun things for the year ahead. Last year it was some things got our fairy circles as well as my Girl Guide Peg People. This year i had some other things in mind</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Enrollment is always a big deal for us. I have a soft spot for tradition and all things to do with Brownie fairies, toadstools and wise old owls. We typically stick to an enchanted forest theme for enrollment but I feel like our decorating often falls flat. In the past we've just had a mirror on the floor for a magic pool, last year i got fancy and put out a big emergency blanket. Neither option i was particularly happy about. They didn't really capture the magic I was going for and they looked oh-so-crappy in pictures.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Made out of felt and a shaped emergency blanket this little pond i think will add to the atmosphere of the enrollment ceremony in the fall. There is a little stone path for the girls to walk up and the emergency blanket provides a shimmery reflection. I'm really happy with how it turned out.</span><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjihdAvpo8SNwr-Sw7pGyuBYmEpC2jJlQaSuZnlxSupZdVrBGrmEeBdE7CyPaUqk0feJ7GJaZhRn4tNuODawXbHMtk_060Kdcnc8PWhHDkAXwFLXFDkEUx0OxgIdoXRKyouq2SISy9Ohw/s1600/IMG_1430.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjihdAvpo8SNwr-Sw7pGyuBYmEpC2jJlQaSuZnlxSupZdVrBGrmEeBdE7CyPaUqk0feJ7GJaZhRn4tNuODawXbHMtk_060Kdcnc8PWhHDkAXwFLXFDkEUx0OxgIdoXRKyouq2SISy9Ohw/s400/IMG_1430.JPG" width="300" /></a><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">The second project I wanted to work on this summer was a place to keep all of my SWAPS crafts. I have a backpack and a camp hat that i keep most of my SWAPS on but they are getting so full that things are starting. I decided I wanted a central place to keep all of my SWAPS that could show them off but also take them on and off easily. This is what i came up with.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Made out of felt its a pretty simple design. I just took a rectangular piece of felt and sewed the end to a point. Then I folded over the top of the fabric and sewed it to make a sort of sleeve. I ran a dowel through this sleeve and attached a ribbon to act as a hanger. Then you just fill it with all of your SWAPS. Easy, simple and pretty - a great project for a weekend.</span><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV8De8UH7j-mha2WUQNiueILbZYcFsSPZiOR2Qd3SK-w4SfAlytKDpnooSTpYIHCvl6wHY-HlOFHT1NgpHUWsj0XlHLqfRaUEExzhsWyKplMqB80BZ261aQaw9_a038kTTpvJAFJBxpQ/s1600/IMG_1431.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV8De8UH7j-mha2WUQNiueILbZYcFsSPZiOR2Qd3SK-w4SfAlytKDpnooSTpYIHCvl6wHY-HlOFHT1NgpHUWsj0XlHLqfRaUEExzhsWyKplMqB80BZ261aQaw9_a038kTTpvJAFJBxpQ/s400/IMG_1431.JPG" width="300" /></span></a><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">We are very lucky to have a crafts cupboard at our meeting space. Unfortunately as the year goes by it gets very, very messy. Things don't get put away properly and craft stuff gets out of control. This year I got together with our Sparks leader (who happens to be my mother in law) and spent the afternoon sorting, purging and reorganizing everything. The final result was awesome. We were both able to clean out some GGC supplies from our own houses and fit it into the cupboard and overall it looks much cleaner then it did before. I just wish i had remembered to take a "Before" picture!</span><br />
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actually fully committed to taking the girls out in tents. We’ve done camps in
buildings, sleepovers at different establishments and camping at sites where
some of the girls chose to sleep in a cabin and some in tents just outside. I
think I just worry a lot when the girls tent camp – will they be cold, what if
it rains, what is the girls are scared, what about bathrooms, what about
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trainings (both tent and residential). I had all my questions answered and we
decided to book a campsite for mid-June at camp Adamac – Rainbow Ridge site.
This is a great site for Brownies. It has an indoor kitchen facility, dining
and an indoor shelter in case of bad weather. The tents are all in a row with a
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never do anything small at camp we decided that we would complete the entire
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the sun (at 4:30am) so we started activities right away. First was a pirate
scavenger hunt around Nova Scotia. The girls worked in teams to decipher clues
and then going to a Nova Scotia landmark they thought matched. At the end of
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along the Canada tour. We taught the girls a traditional dance from
Newfoundland, which we then set to several Great Big Sea tunes. The girls
really enjoyed these circle dances – dancing with a partner and then as a whole
group. We then moved onto Ontario and PEI creating two more crafts for the
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The weather was threatening rain and thunderstorms and the bugs continued to be
terrible. No matter we were going to have fun anyways. After the crafts and
dancing we decided to get in a hike to the fairy forest. Camp Ademac has my
favourite fairy forest complete with a hiking story called the Wiskin’s Way
trail. The girls absolutely LOVE doing this hike and we took turns reading the
story signs and looking for fairies. Don't you just love the hiking backpacks!</span><br />
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celebrated all of our girls with upcoming summer birthdays with a cake. Following
cake the girls had some rest time in their tents to relax and recharge.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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activities but that’s when the sky decided to open and bring out the rain. No
matter we all bundled into the rain shelter and worked together to make horses
for the upcoming Calgary stampede. Using pool noodles and some other craft
supplies the girls all created hobby horses. They were all very unique and once
the rain cleared away we decided to have a Calgary stampede barrel race. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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cleared – Boo. So we decided to play a game from New Brunswick called Washers!
Being from New Brunswick I know this game very well. We have a tournament of
Washers every year at my family summer party. The game is pretty simple. Teams
of 2 complete, one member of each team is at each box. Two wooden boxes are
placed a distance away from each other. The boxes are square and they have a
tube in the middle of them. Teams take turns throwing a set of washers towards
the other box. If the washer lands next to the box you get 1 point, in the box
2 points and in the tube 3 points. Usually you play until 21 points but with
the girls we just played until ten. I was amazed at how into this game the
girls were considering the small space and that only one group could play at a
time due to space constraints in the shelter. It was a great activity.</span><br />
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outside. While I ran a t-shirt tye-dye with some of the girls the other leaders
were running the Calgary stampede and working on dinner prep. These activities
were a great way to spend the late afternoon, super relaxed and fun – the way
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">After dinner the weather started to take a turn for the
worst. As we were cleaning up many people started showing up in the parking
lot, we soon found out other tent sites were evacuating due to the weather. We
took a look at the reports and it turned out that there were bad electrical
storms coming our way and warnings of tornados passing by as well. We have some
girls that are <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">very</b> sensitive to
noise- thunder particularly and a few not feeling very well (VERY tired & bug bite riddled). As the
weather got worse and worse it became clear that we would unfortunately have to
send the girls home early.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">The girls weren’t all that happy about going home but they
did understand the reasons. I think its important to show the girls that in
dangerous weather the best thing to do is to make sure everyone is safe. With a
few tents that were leaky and the threat of a possible evacuation at 3am (we
would be required to evacuate to the basement of the building on site if the
weather reached a certain level which would have been in the early morning) we
decided it was best to call parents. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">But what to do now? It had briefly stopped raining so one
leader supervised the girls packing up all of their stuff and bringing it to
the emergency shelter. While they did this our other two leaders rigged up a
giant white tarp in the shelter and with the laptop and projector I happened to
have in my car we rigged a Brownie drive in movie theatre! Content with a movie
and snacks the girls awaited their parents to pick them up. As the girls
enjoyed the film us leaders were running around the site pulling down tents and
securing things from the wind. Our brownie parents were so understanding. They
were really happy that we called them for pick up rather then try and stick it
out with unhappy, sick girls. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">The leaders and their girls ended up staying overnight and
witnessed a WICKED electrical storm. It was SO LOUD in that emergency shelter
and the flashes of light were intense. While we probably could have squished
all 20 of us in the tiny building it was probably for the best that the girls
were picked up. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">This camp definitely had its challenges. The bugs were
TERRIBLE - all the kids went home looking like they had chicken pox (despite
being doused in bug spray). <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Cruddy
weather: rain, thunder, lightening added to the difficult situation. These conditions,
in addition to their excitement about camp led to a sleepless night for many of
the girls which made it hard. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">However, despite all this we had great spirits and a
fantastic time. All the girls said that they had fun and that they would come
to camp again! I feel like this experience showed me that even when things don’t
go as planned the event can still be fun. I think all my worries about tent
camping with Brownies proved to have some truth to them. That said I’m still
so, so glad that we took the girls. I now know that the girls can have a great
time, no matter what happens and can definitely handle anything that comes
their way. Brownies going tent camping – Yes We Can!</span><o:p></o:p><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">P.S. We got these for the girls and mailed them out after camp. Certinatly was a "Mosquito Camp" If ever I saw one. The girls earned It!</span></div>
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