Winter Solstice Hike!

In honor of the First Day of Winter, we hiked in a local county park. It was a nice day, with some sun and a high of 54F! Much milder weather than the past couple of weeks when the highs were in the 20s and 30s with three snowstorms!

The trails were snow and slush covered, and many parts were under inches of water due to thawing. There was no ice on the rocks, so climbing was easy.

We saw and heard birds and saw a squirrel on the ridge. There was a report of a rabid raccoon on one of the trails that we were going to hike, so we changed our route to avoid the animal.

Public Speaker Badge

1. Get a feel for performing solo.

Read aloud three poems or one short story.

2. Focus on body language.

Get a group together and play charades.

3. Find your voice.

Tell your own story, from birth until now, in 60 seconds.

4. Choose or create a piece to perform.

Pick an existing piece.

5. Get onstage!

Create a theater in your own home.

LiA Award

Today we completed the requirements for the Leader In Action (LiA) Award. It is a mentoring award that is earned by assisting a Brownie group on their National Leadership Journey. The Journey series we mentored was It's Your World - Change It! 

We shared our organizational skills, used special talents, taught Brownies something special from their Journey, and reflected on the experience.

Special Agent Badge

1. Investigate Investigation:

Host an "Identity Crisis" party:

We fingerprinted everyone and discovered that some of the fingerprint types included:
tented arch
plain loop
double loop

The most common types are the loop and whorl. The arch is less common, and having the tented arch is a rare fingerprint! We created a collage of the fingerprints.

We also had "finger food" for more fun : )

2. Reveal Reality:

Try the eyewitness challenge:

3. Try the science:

Forensic biology:
We did the "Extracting DNA from a banana" experiment.

4. Key into body language:

Research body language:

5. Practice the art of detection:

Create of re-create a spy scenario and design a disguise:

Fall Hike #3

Our hike today was at a state forest. It was a day with great weather and beautiful scenery as the leaves continue to change!

Archery

Today we had an archery session. It was fun! We learned about scoring in archery, and worked on our aim.

Fall Hike #2

Fall Hike #2 was at a local county park today. It started out really foggy, but cleared up by the afternoon. The trail was scenic with the changing leaves, and we had some rock scrambling along the way. One part was a rock cave that the trail went through!