I'm so sorry, i've been terrible at keeping up to date recently! We've had a few meetings since I last wrote, so here is a quick overview of our programme and experiences since coming back from Easter!
We are doing the World Traveller and World Issues badges over this half term so we're 'visiting' a different country each week.
16th April
This week was an 'introductory' evening into the badges. Here we covered the sections about going on a trip. We started the evening by making our own passports and including the type of information that would be needed and we talked about the different stamps you may get.
We then split the girls into smaller groups and they were all given one of three different types of holiday (Hot, Cold, Rainy) and they had to plan and make an outfit for the trip... The difference? All they had were different coloured bin bags! This activity went really well, the girls really thought about their holiday and how they might need shorts/coats/umbrellas and also about what they would take in their suitcase with them. The activity encouraged them to really work together in smaller groups (We worked the groups so there was a range of ages and Guiding experiences in each one!) After planning and making their outfits, they 'presented' them to the rest of the Brownies and Leaders.
We like to run this activity, as it kinda runs itself. We gave the girls over half an hour to make it, and they would have happily continued doing this for longer!
We finished the evening with some games!
23rd April
This was a bit of an unusual evening, but it was something I had wanted to do with Brownies for quite a while - although it was a bit of a shame that we had four girls away on a school residential!
This evening we went to South America, and had a Zumba session! I made contact with a Zumba instructor via Facebook (Who also used to be one of my school teachers!) and asked her if she would come along.
All the girls and all the leaders (Apart from Ginger Owl who is rather pregnant) took part in the session! We did 6 or 7 different routines, of varying difficulties with lots of drinks stops in-between the routines!
I was really proud of all the Brownies for getting involved and no-one asked to sit out (Like they sometimes do when we're doing other activities) and they all put lots and lots of energy into it! They were great advocates for the unit to someone from outside of the Unit and it's definitely something I would do again... But maybe not when it's as hot outside!
30th April
Tonight we went to Italy! When we asked the girls for their ideas on what they would like to cook at Brownies, a lot of them said Pizza!
We split the girls between two tables and first of all they had to cut all of their ingredients and grate cheese etc. The food we provided them with were;
We had lots of leaders on hand to supervise the chopping, but for some girls it was the first time they had ever been allowed to chop food like this. After all the food had been prepared, girls were given pitta breads and tomato pure to build their pizzas and when finished, we wrapped them up to send them home! (We made the decision to send them home uncooked as we have limited grill/oven space and it would take a long time to cook 20!)
The Brownies were really giggly and a little bit silly tonight so this activity took much longer than I had expected, and I had other games and activities planned (At least they can be used another evening!)
We are doing the World Traveller and World Issues badges over this half term so we're 'visiting' a different country each week.
16th April
This week was an 'introductory' evening into the badges. Here we covered the sections about going on a trip. We started the evening by making our own passports and including the type of information that would be needed and we talked about the different stamps you may get.
We then split the girls into smaller groups and they were all given one of three different types of holiday (Hot, Cold, Rainy) and they had to plan and make an outfit for the trip... The difference? All they had were different coloured bin bags! This activity went really well, the girls really thought about their holiday and how they might need shorts/coats/umbrellas and also about what they would take in their suitcase with them. The activity encouraged them to really work together in smaller groups (We worked the groups so there was a range of ages and Guiding experiences in each one!) After planning and making their outfits, they 'presented' them to the rest of the Brownies and Leaders.
We like to run this activity, as it kinda runs itself. We gave the girls over half an hour to make it, and they would have happily continued doing this for longer!
We finished the evening with some games!
23rd April
This was a bit of an unusual evening, but it was something I had wanted to do with Brownies for quite a while - although it was a bit of a shame that we had four girls away on a school residential!
This evening we went to South America, and had a Zumba session! I made contact with a Zumba instructor via Facebook (Who also used to be one of my school teachers!) and asked her if she would come along.
All the girls and all the leaders (Apart from Ginger Owl who is rather pregnant) took part in the session! We did 6 or 7 different routines, of varying difficulties with lots of drinks stops in-between the routines!
I was really proud of all the Brownies for getting involved and no-one asked to sit out (Like they sometimes do when we're doing other activities) and they all put lots and lots of energy into it! They were great advocates for the unit to someone from outside of the Unit and it's definitely something I would do again... But maybe not when it's as hot outside!
30th April
Tonight we went to Italy! When we asked the girls for their ideas on what they would like to cook at Brownies, a lot of them said Pizza!
We split the girls between two tables and first of all they had to cut all of their ingredients and grate cheese etc. The food we provided them with were;
- Cheese
- Mozerella
- Peppers
- Chorizo
- Pepperoni
- Mushrooms
- Onions
- Tomatos
We had lots of leaders on hand to supervise the chopping, but for some girls it was the first time they had ever been allowed to chop food like this. After all the food had been prepared, girls were given pitta breads and tomato pure to build their pizzas and when finished, we wrapped them up to send them home! (We made the decision to send them home uncooked as we have limited grill/oven space and it would take a long time to cook 20!)
The Brownies were really giggly and a little bit silly tonight so this activity took much longer than I had expected, and I had other games and activities planned (At least they can be used another evening!)
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