GGC Resources: Finding Units

Guiders get asked all the time about different units in their area and, outside of my little part of the world, my knowledge is pretty limited.   Here’s what we’re meant to tell parents – and if you’re a parent of a Brownie (or girl in other Guiding unit) looking for information, here’s what to do: The Join [...]

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Craft Ideas: Paper Flower Pop-up Card

Scroll down for paper flower craft mentioned in the title…  Time Suck Alert: I’ve found StumbleUpon.com.  It is a great service that really does find super neat and very appropriate things for me.  It is a huge time suck (such interesting stuff!) … you’ll sit down to Stumble and find yourself an hour later wondering where the [...]

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Brownie Camping: Headbands

You know how on Survivor they have Buffs that designate each team?  Well, when we go camping with Brownies I have been known to try to re-create the idea with dollar store head scarfs, hair bands or scrunchies for the different patrol groups.   But these headbands (Tutorial: Sew a fabric headband from //Between the Lines//) would work beautifully – [...]

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Brownie Camping: Crafts that Work at Camp

I guess a lot of these will suit meetings too, but here are some things we’ve tried at camp (mostly inside). Independent Crafts We usually introduce an independent craft at the beginning – something that, once taught, the girls can pick up and work on when there’s time. Corking or Spool Knitting.  Video. Hint… get [...]

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What I would tell a new Guider…

When you’re a new Guider who will be joining a Guiding unit in the fall, you are full of enthusiasm (or trepidation) and want as much information as possible.   You want to get going just when the Guiding machine is slowing down for the summer.  Here are some things I would tell you… 1. Welcome … We’re [...]

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Brownie Camping: Saying Thank you (Grace before meals)

Sitting down to dinner together is part of the ritual of camp and we need to balance the need to be thankful with the need to be consious that not everyone says Grace. In our unit, we have taken a non-denominational approach to Grace (or Thank You) at Brownie Camp.  We usually pick a sung [...]

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Craft Ideas: Craft Camp

I’m looking forward to seeing what the people at Skip to My Lou (Sept 18/11 updated with new link) come up with.  They’re promising 30 days of 30 crafts for kids.  The first one (by Zakka Life) looks like a sewing craft that Brownies could do (Key to I Can – Sewing Magic, or Key [...]

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Welcome

Yesterday was a big day for my little site about Brownie meetings.  I made it onto the GGC Facebook Crafty Tuesday list and went from around 30 hits per day to almost 300 yesterday and around 70 today already.  Phew.  Now that you’re looking at me, I can kind of feel the pressure.  Welcome new friends.  [...]

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