Monthly Archives: March 2014

Meeting #24: Curling (Guest Blog)

Posted on March 28, 2014 by elizabeek

“Hurry,” ” hurry hard,” “real hard,” “sweep,” “brush,” “whoa!” Not the average sounds of a Guiding unit meeting. As you might have guessed, that’s curling talk but it’s not just curling, it’s Olympic curling, at least floor style. The Olympic season … Continue reading →

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Cookie Time!

Posted on March 27, 2014 by elizabeek

Cookies have arrived and we somehow managed to fit all 54 of our cases into our small Yaris!

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10 Things we learned at our Ranger CHOCOLATE Sleepover

Posted on March 24, 2014 by elizabeek

1. Chocolate chicken is interesting…   2. Don’t overcook chocolate fondue! (But if you do, close your eyes and eat it anyways :)) 3. Chocolate icing makes great glue. 4. Kit Kats were some of the oldest chocolate bars we found, … Continue reading →

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Meeting #23: Weaving

Posted on March 22, 2014 by elizabeek

After a few very packed meetings, we decided to take it a bit easier and do some weaving to finish up our Heritage Home Skills Badge. Using ideas found here, we gave each girl a styrofoam tray (bought from our … Continue reading →

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Girl Greatness Sleepover (Day 2)

Posted on March 18, 2014 by elizabeek

You can tell that we have great girls because any of them who woke up early in the morning stayed nice and quiet. We had cereal, toast and fruit for breakfast and packed up all our stuff to free up … Continue reading →

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Girl Greatness Sleepover (Day 1)

Posted on March 17, 2014 by elizabeek

We had about half our Guides over for a Girl Greatness themed sleepover at the Church where we meet. Through games, videos, discussion and fun we covered topics like self-esteem, bullying and friendship. We had access to the church basement where … Continue reading →

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Thinking Day Thoughts

Posted on March 16, 2014 by elizabeek

I’ve been meaning to write about Thinking Day for a little while now (yes, I’m a tad behind with my blogging). I thought about writing one of those “all the ways Guiding has positively impacted my life” posts because, of … Continue reading →

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Meeting #22: St. Patrick’s Day

Posted on March 14, 2014 by elizabeek

Since I have been taking Irish dance lessons since I was seven, we thought it might be fun to teach our girls a simple step for St. Patrick’s Day. I brought in my wig, shoes and dress to do a … Continue reading →

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