Jan
29
So the 4D Challenge includes doing something crafty every month and earning a badge. This month I designed the SS12 camp badge and earned my Postcard Exchange patch. The SS12 badge was easier than past years as it was a very clear vision of what we wanted (there is a biscuit theme to the camp …
Jan
26
Clair shared her badge tab a wee while ago and it got me thinking about what can it tell someone about of your Guiding life? I think it can tell you a lot, so I thought I might share mine to prove my point. Straight off you can tell the section someone works with by …
Aug
20
Alas this is not a big gay craft session, rather one for the upcoming SS11 event I’m involved with. As in the past couple of years, I’ve been assigned to the crafts and so I’m having to try things out. I started with the rings from Mollie’s Makes vol.3: but I decided that for a camp …
May
05
So for Easter Clair gave me a ‘Hello Kitty shop bought egg but much to my joy she wrapped the chocolate egg! Even better between the layers were some suitable awful Easter jokes – genius! My favourites were: What would you get if you crossed a rabbit with a Girl Guide? A rabbit that helps …
Mar
27
This month’s Senior Section Lones newsletter featured the exciting ‘Surprise Egg’ as a goodie. I thought I’d share a quick how-to. You need: Strips Crepe Paper (1/2 inch wide and as long as possible) Glue Stick Plastic egg (I used the inner bit from a Kinder Egg) Goodies – confetti, stickers, fluffy chick… How to …
Mar
26
Book 22. Dr.Seuss on the Loose!: a collection of rip-roaring rhymes from the master of verse by Dr.Seuss was one of The World Book day titles this year. Only £1 means it is positively a bargain as it is brilliant. I read it twice! (it is short so this wasn’t a major challenge). A collection of excerpt …
Feb
06
I hung out with my God-daughter and her sisters last weekend and we completed The Wonderland Challenge Badge all the challenges are loosely linked with Alice in Wonderland. Created by the Leaders of the 10th Coulsdon Guides the money raised goes to the unit and the best thing has to be the badge! Lucky for me my God-daughter …
Jan
24
As an adult there is no excuse not to join in the badge fun and Best Of GuidingUK offers a range of interest badges for adults (i.e. over 26 so not eligible for Senior Section) . Now as it is peer assessed, based on sharing with their yahoo group what I’m posting here is what I did …
Jan
20
Well I am not managing a book every 3.5 days so this might be a struggle to mange the 100 in 2011 but I have managed one every 5 so it’s going ok so far. Plus I’m reading another 5 currently. Finished were the two tv tie-in books written by the fictitious Richard Castle. On …
Dec
02
The snow day continues so a chance to do some craft albeit all for Senior Section Lone fun. First to be done is the penguin for Lones. This was a kit from Crafty Little Bugs so it was easy and quick to do. From bits to penguin in about five minutes. Second on the list …
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