Brownie Camping: Space Camp?

Brownies are going to Loblaws Cooking school tonight and I’ve been given the night off (to pack).  The girls love cooking school and the Guiders really love it because we can sit back and watch.  Not a bad activity near the end of the year. I saw this post about a jet pack craft on Been [...]

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Neat Idea: DIY Jewelry Stand

I saw this tutorial on www.ebot.com (via http://craftzine.com/) this morning: How to make a pretty jewelry stand from 2L Pop bottles and some hardware. This is probably more suitable for a Guide unit or higher but it could work into a Tool Girl type of badge – requiring safe use of snips, using unfamiliar tools, listening to instructions, [...]

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Key to I Can: Teaching Brownies to Knit

I will say from the beginning of this that I am a knitter and I’m on a bit of a crusade to get kids interested in knitting – or any needle art.  But I’m not crazy either.  From experience, most kids don’t have the motor skills and coordination for knitting until they’re eight or nine [...]

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Owl Crafts: Toilet Paper Roll Owl Box

Are you on Pinterest?  I found this link to toilet paper roll treat boxes  from http://cleanandscentsible.blogspot.com… and one of them is shaped like an OWL!  This is a DIY way to get boxes for the Key to Brownies: Owl Craft from June.  Cool!

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Key to the Arts: Printmaking for all ages

This looks pretty cool.  The artist wraps yarn around wood blocks to make interesting patterns to stamp paint on paper.  Pretty cool.

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Brownie Mountain

One of the major perils of being a Guider of any level is the stuff that you accumulate. The thrifty attitude that we were taught, and which we hope to instill in the girls, is the very thing that gets us into trouble. There are always going to be extra supplies left over. And, if [...]

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Key to STEM: CD Hovercraft Craft

Have you ever made your own hovercraft!?  The folks at http://www.thechocolatemuffintree.com/2011/06/cd-hovercraft.html have posted a neat tutorial for one that looks like loads of fun.  It probably would fit into STEM Caboosh, or Building up.   As well as Key to the Living World: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle! The big thing will be to give the girls balloons that they can [...]

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Neato! Make your own Scratch Off Cards

I’ve been stumbling again and found this from Martha Stewart!.   She says to combine one part dish soap with two parts metallic acrylic paint to make your own scratch-off cards – read the post for specific instructions.  Her post is for a Save-the-date card for a wedding (which is a sweet idea), but this could [...]

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Back From Camp

I am still composing my thoughts about camp – but it was a true joy to be there and I will write a full post on it.  For now, I’ll post links to my most Brownie relavant learnings. Edelweiss – Did you know that this beautiful song has ACTIONS!??  It does!  How did I not know this? [...]

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Key to Me: Character Building

52 Character Building Thoughts for Children http://kellybear.com/TeacherArticles/TeacherTip52.html is something I found through www.stumbleupon.com.  I can see using it as part of Key to Me: I feel Proud and Respecting Others.

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