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Here Endeth Another Term
Mar. 26th, 2021 05:14 pmTwo weeks ago the Brownies made slime - supervised by parents. The results were predictably messy, but enjoyable. They also did a quiz based on various tools, asking what they were called and what they could be used for.
Last week we didn't meet. Doodles (the leader) was ill. Peacock, a nurse, wasn't back from work. And Flamingo's laptop had dug its heels in and refused to work. So, since we have to have at least two leaders present for a zoom meeting, we had to cancel, which was sad, but unavoidable. (It also proves we are in no position to go back to face-to-face with all the restrictions that would bring.)
This week I led an activity on how to know when a car is going to turn and other road codes for cars. Which involved pretending to be driving a car, which they all enjoyed. I followed on with how to be safe when crossing a road. Doodles then took over and the Brownies looked at various items and said whether they were a need, or a want, and they had to estimate how much they cost. Generally they had little idea about the latter, but were clear about things which they needed, eg school uniform, bread, milk and what they wanted eg chocolate (the leaders agreed afterwards that this was really a need!) and fizzy drinks.
Having completed all these activities, they have now earned their Brownie Live Smart badge.
In the past we have worked for Stage 3 badges (as Brownies they can do either Stage 2 or Stage 3), which provide a bit more of a challenge for the older girls (9-10 years) and we provide a bit more help to the younger ones (7+ years). This time we went for the easier challenges, which gave the Brownies a chance just to relax and be slightly silly (in a regular meeting they wouldn't have wanted to pretend to be driving a car, last night they thought it was fun).
Last night one of the mothers (a single parent) messaged to say how grateful she was to the leaders for running Brownies, because for her daughter the Brownie meeting is the highlight of the week. It makes it all worthwhile.
Last week we didn't meet. Doodles (the leader) was ill. Peacock, a nurse, wasn't back from work. And Flamingo's laptop had dug its heels in and refused to work. So, since we have to have at least two leaders present for a zoom meeting, we had to cancel, which was sad, but unavoidable. (It also proves we are in no position to go back to face-to-face with all the restrictions that would bring.)
This week I led an activity on how to know when a car is going to turn and other road codes for cars. Which involved pretending to be driving a car, which they all enjoyed. I followed on with how to be safe when crossing a road. Doodles then took over and the Brownies looked at various items and said whether they were a need, or a want, and they had to estimate how much they cost. Generally they had little idea about the latter, but were clear about things which they needed, eg school uniform, bread, milk and what they wanted eg chocolate (the leaders agreed afterwards that this was really a need!) and fizzy drinks.
Having completed all these activities, they have now earned their Brownie Live Smart badge.
In the past we have worked for Stage 3 badges (as Brownies they can do either Stage 2 or Stage 3), which provide a bit more of a challenge for the older girls (9-10 years) and we provide a bit more help to the younger ones (7+ years). This time we went for the easier challenges, which gave the Brownies a chance just to relax and be slightly silly (in a regular meeting they wouldn't have wanted to pretend to be driving a car, last night they thought it was fun).
Last night one of the mothers (a single parent) messaged to say how grateful she was to the leaders for running Brownies, because for her daughter the Brownie meeting is the highlight of the week. It makes it all worthwhile.
