Bridging Ceremony

Tonight was our bridging ceremony. I walked over the bridge and got a Junior vest. It was fun to Fly-Up. Finally Juniors! I got Junior badges that I already did, a Bridging Certificate, the membership disk and star, Brownie Wings, and the Bridge to Junior Girl Scouts Award. After that we had ice cream!

Final Brownie Meeting and Thank You

Yesterday was my last Brownie meeting. We did the try-it Let's Pretend. At the end, we got the patches we needed. I loved my Brownie semester - it had a lot of cool try-its and I met a lot of new people. Plus, now I know how to make S'mores!

Thank you, leaders!

Junior Badges

I've been reading parts of the Juniors Handbook and the Badge Book. There are so many cool badges I want to do! The first one I defininitely want to do is "Stress Less." It has a picture of a hammock on it and the activities are relaxing.

Let's Pretend Try-It

1. Be A Mime (Fri. 6/4/10):

We learned what mimes are and how to do it. I liked it but don't want to be a mime.

2. If You Were...(Fri. 6/4/10):

We made a train, a computer, a washing machine, and a dryer : )

3. Dress It Up

4. Act It Out (Fri. 6/4/10):

We did "Hansel and Gretel" and I was the witch. I was born to be the witch!

5. Louder, Please!

6. Tongue Twisters (Fri. 6/4/10):

We tried tongue twisters "Rubber Baby Buggy Bumper," "She Sells Sea Shells," and "Toy Boat." Toy Boat always messes me up!

7. Putting Your Best Foot Forward

Wave the Flag Try-It

1. Flag Facts:

2. Show it Off (5/29/10):

I made a poster for Memorial Day and another project about the American flag.

3. Celebrate (5/29/10):

Today we went to the ceremony in our town. They raised the flag to half staff. After that, they said some prayers and speeches. The speeches were about why we were really here celebrating Memorial Day. The reason is to honor the soldiers who served in the wars from long ago and today. After that they placed wreaths. Individual people or groups came up and placed the wreaths on racks and flowers on the pretend grave. Then they did a gun salute and the trumpet players played Taps.

Then we went to see the parade. In the parade they had everything, from the Shriners to the local string band to what I like to call the "humorless" clowns.

On Memorial Day, I marched with the troop in another town parade. It was about one mile (roughly), although it seemed like forever because it was going slowly. We had candy that we threw out to the crowd.

4. Check It Out (5/25/10):

We went to our community garden and park and saw plaques from WWI, WWII, and the Vietnam War. There was also a flagpole with the American Flag and a POW-MIA flag. There were some flowers in red, white, and blue. In the other park we saw a plaque for a person who served in the Army and helped rescue prisoners of the Vietnam War.

5. Through the Years:

6. Do Good (6/3/10):

I am collecting items for the Marines and will donate the items at a Flag Day program. I hope the Marines will like them.

Outdoor Adventurer try-It

***All requirements for this Try-It were satisfied at the GSNNJ program "Get Ready to Camp" on Sat. 5/22/10***

1. Dress for the Weather Relay (Sat. 5/22/10):
We had a relay race with backpacks and things we would take camping like water bottles and sit-upons.

2. Sleep Out!

3. Day Hike (Sat. 5/22/10):

We took a hike and observed things in nature. We saw some things that matched our color crayon, and other interesting colors that occur in nature.

4. Build a Shelter (Sat. 5/22/10):

We built a shelter out of sticks and a rain poncho. It was my favorite activity!

5. Touch, Smell, Listen (Sat. 5/22/10):

We got a safari sheet with different activities we could experience with our senses. Some of the things were to feel something pointy, hear birds singing, smell something like pine or a flower, or hear an aminal running. It was fun.

GirlSports Try-It

1. Stretching Action (Sat. 5/15/10):

We tried these stretches for 20 seconds each:

Thigh Stretch

Back of Thigh Stretch

Calf Stretch

Chest and Shoulder Stretch

V-Sit

Back Stretch

Some of these stretches we do in dance class.

2. Throwing Skills (Sat. 5/15/10):

We threw the beanbag - it was fun! We kept backing up after a few throws and we still got it.

3. Catching Practice (Sat. 5/15/10):

We practiced catching - it was fun.

4. Kicking Fun (Sat. 5/15/10):

We used a playground ball for this activity instead of the balloon because we were out of balloons. It was fun.

5. Volleying

6. Striking with a Paddle or a Racket (Sat. 5/15/10):

I hit the ball over the fence with my friend Mikala. It was hard but fun.