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Last week was oh so easy - we played games: pink knickers, the colour game (in which I tell a story and if I mention your colour you run - works brilliantly, no winners, no losers), port & starboard, wink murder (Brownies, please die if the murderer winks at you, it would help if you looked in the right direction) and fishes (or big cats: tiger, leopard and panther).
But this week, because a number of the girls had wanted to do some sewing we decided to try. We had little kits for making material cup cakes. We soon remembered why we don't do sewing. Having split the Brownies into three groups (one group per leader) we sat down and began. Success - the ribbon was attached to one piece of material. This gave us false hope. Then thread the piece of wool onto the needle (plastic needle with a large eye). And start sewing the two pieces of material together.
With my group of five I knew three would need assistance. They did, but they all managed to produce something more or less recognisable. With some encouragement and the occasional 'let me undo that bit and resew it for you' or a bit more insistance that it was done bit by bit with me checking every bit, they got there - and were pleased with what they had accomplished. Always a plus.
One can sew and enjoys it, so with a bit of initial help got on leaving me to concentrate on the other three. The fifth, because she normally rushes through things, got frustrated when she couldn't do it first time and then didn't want to wait for me to help some of the others first. Fortunately she had help from the sewer in the group and also managed to finish. It's not easy, trying to help everyone, and I felt the two 7 year olds deserved a bit more of my time than this particularly demanding almost 10 year old.
Next week, I have been assured we are doing an easy craft.
But this week, because a number of the girls had wanted to do some sewing we decided to try. We had little kits for making material cup cakes. We soon remembered why we don't do sewing. Having split the Brownies into three groups (one group per leader) we sat down and began. Success - the ribbon was attached to one piece of material. This gave us false hope. Then thread the piece of wool onto the needle (plastic needle with a large eye). And start sewing the two pieces of material together.
With my group of five I knew three would need assistance. They did, but they all managed to produce something more or less recognisable. With some encouragement and the occasional 'let me undo that bit and resew it for you' or a bit more insistance that it was done bit by bit with me checking every bit, they got there - and were pleased with what they had accomplished. Always a plus.
One can sew and enjoys it, so with a bit of initial help got on leaving me to concentrate on the other three. The fifth, because she normally rushes through things, got frustrated when she couldn't do it first time and then didn't want to wait for me to help some of the others first. Fortunately she had help from the sewer in the group and also managed to finish. It's not easy, trying to help everyone, and I felt the two 7 year olds deserved a bit more of my time than this particularly demanding almost 10 year old.
Next week, I have been assured we are doing an easy craft.
