Brownies 2020

[smallhobbit]

We started back at Brownies last week.  Doodles was ill, but Flamingo and I were able to cope since we'd decided we'd have a games evening.  We had lost five Brownies by the end of last term (one to Guides, one to Scouts, two moved house, and one moved to a smaller pack), so we had five new girls who were due to start.  Fortunately only two came and we were able to involve them quite easily. 

I also presented the UK Parliament Week badges which we had finally received.



This week Doodles was back and the other three new new girls started.  We began to work for the Stage 3 Explore badge, which will help towards the Brownies Have Adventures theme badge.  They began with learning how to protect themselves from the sun: slip, slap, slop plus: shade, slurp, slide.  After which they played a game based on the life cycle of a butterfly - which they enjoyed, particularly crawling around the floor pretending to be a caterpillar, saying 'chomp, chomp'.

Flamingo commented on how well the new girls were fitting into the pack, and how it was a good reflection on the pack as a whole, that they were able to bring them in so well.

Comments

[stonepicnicking_okapi]

Great to hear what the Brownies are up to! Sounds like a lot of fun!

[smallhobbit]

Thank you. It is fun.

[adafrog]

Pretending to be a butterfly sounds fun.

[smallhobbit]

They enjoyed themselves.

[moth2fic]

I always enjoy your Brownie posts - this one was no exception!

[smallhobbit]

Thank you very much. I'm delighted you do.

[luthienberen]

Busy yet fun start to 2020! It is lovely how the nrw girls have settled in so well. I can understand why the butterfly game was so popular, creative & full of facts while fun while:)

[smallhobbit]

Thank you very much. It's been a good start to the term.

[scfrankles]

Flamingo commented on how well the new girls were fitting into the pack, and how it was a good reflection on the pack as a whole, that they were able to bring them in so well.

It's a useful and important skill, being able to make others feel welcome and that they belong there ^____^ Well done, Brownies and their leaders!

[smallhobbit]

I think it shows that the Brownies have come to accept that there are ways to work together, and that we have certain standards, which makes it easier to bring new ones in. I also think it helps that we have girls from eight different schools, so very few of them know each other, or only by sight if they're at the same school but in different years/classes. There's much less opportunity for pre-established groups.

[rusty_armour]

I'm glad the Brownies were able to receive their UK Parliament Week badges. I hope the pack enjoys working on their Stage 3 Explore badges. Again, I think they're learning some valuable information, such as the need to protect themselves from the sun.

It's nice to know that the new girls have fit so well into the pack. I think you're right about it being a good reflection on the pack as a whole. :-)

[smallhobbit]

Ironically, we were teaching them about sun safety on a day when it was cold and pouring with rain, but it was an easy topic to start with. And hopefully the ideas will stick.

I think we're a good pack, the girls are enthusiastic, but also do look after each other.

[debriswoman]

Sounds like a good start...particularly caterpillar imitation:-p

[smallhobbit]

It was. The Brownies were very good crawling around saying "chomp, chomp"!

[mafief]

“ protect themselves from the sun: slip, slap, slop plus: shade, slurp, slide.”
I can guess what some of the s words are referring to, but not all. Any hint for slurp?

[smallhobbit]

Slurp your drink - the importance of staying hydrated.