Elizabeth's Guiding Corner

 A couple of weeks ago was the first year anniversary of  me starting this blog! I created it with the intention of sharing the at-home activity books that I'd created for my Brownie Unit, and it has been a great place for me to share all my ideas and the resources I've created. I've loved hearing from other Guiders and Girl Assistants that my blog is useful and a great place to come for ideas. Some fun facts: This blog has been viewed 9.7 thousand times This is the 54th post I've made The month with the most views was January 2021, with 2341 views The browser that this blog was viewed from the most was Google Chrome The operating system that this blog was viewed from the most was the iPhone operating system The top nine countries that this blog was viewed from were:  Canada United States United Kingdom Australia France Russia Bulgaria Portugal New Zealand  I never imagined when I started this blog that it would have a global reach, but I am so happy that you have al...

Hi there! The holidays have really snuck up on a lot of us this year, so here's a list of winter/holiday themed activities that you can do at your virtual holiday party that don't require a lot of preparation. Paper Snowflakes : Super easy, and all you need is scissors and paper. You could make it an upcycling craft by using old newspaper 3D Paper Snowflakes : I learned how to make these in Brownies and I still love making them. All you need is paper, scissors, and tape or a stapler. Like the paper snowflakes, you could use old newspapers as well Have a pajama party! Everyone could show off their favourite pajamas/comfy clothes and introduce their favourite stuffed animal Make decorations for new years eve, You could use these  printable new year party hats  or just make your own decorations with whatever supplies you have on hand. While you make them you can talk about your wishes for the new year Winter bingo : This card in particular has a lot of winter clothes on it, ...

This year for Remembrance day we learned about how Girl Guides contributed to the war effort, and we made poppies. The Dad of one of our Brownies is in the Army, so he came and spoke briefly about what he does and why he joined the Army. For some of the Brownies this was their first time seeing a soldier in "real life" (through a computer screen), and I think it helped them better understand what remembrance day is all about. Next we moved on to what Girl Guides did during the wars. I showed them some pictures of Girl Guides doing first aid, handing out clothing to displaced families, making supplies for soldiers, and acting as messengers. I took the photos from this blog post and put them into a slideshow:  https://owl-and-toadstool.blogspot.com/search?q=remembrance+day . When we were looking at the photo of the air ambulance I asked the Brownies how much they thought an airplane costs, and one of them said "Probably a lot, like twenty dollars!". Finally we moved o...