Snowshoe Romp

Although we did not have much snow, the girls were troopers and wore their snowshoes the entire time!  They were up for the adventure!

                                                                                

                                     LUNCH

                      

Making paper logs for the fire (a trick I learned many years ago from my Dad)!     
Sorry we didn't get a photo of the completed log.... this was the halfway point.

Rebecca heated up some hot chocolate and cider.  Andrea, taught the girls the 3 types of wood used for building a fire.  Ask your Brownie if she remembers what they are!  (Answer below.)

Snowshoe relay race with hats made by Jean!  Fun!

• There are three different kinds of wood needed for a successful campfire:
• Tinder – small twigs, wood shavings, dry leaves or grass, dry needles, bark or dryer lint. This should start to burn immediately with a lighted match.
• Kindling – small sticks 1″ around or less
• Fuel – larger wood that keeps the fire going
• See  http://www.lovetheoutdoors.com/camping/how_to_build_a_campfire.htm  for more info!

Jazzercise

On our January 16th meeting, we were lucky to have Janalee and Diane join us from Jazzercise Barre Fitness Center for part of our dance badge.  The girls first formed a circle to each share a dance move to warm-up.  We then were taught a fast-paced dance to "Call Me Maybe" by Carly Rae Jepsen.  It was challenging and tiring, but the girls worked hard to keep up!  We had some technical difficulties with the music equipment, so we made do with an iPhone.  Thank goodness for technology!  The girls then did a freeze dance and cooled down before the night came to an end.

Here are some videos of your girls!  Enjoy and keep dancing!


                                                                            Call Me Maybe

                                                                           Freeze Dance 1

                                                                          
                                                                          Freeze Dance 2

Brownies cancelled tonight (2/13/14)

Hi all,

All after school activities are cancelled in Montpelier, Barre and East Montpelier.  Rebecca and I feel it's best to follow the UES school schedule, so for the safety of everyone tonight, we will not be meeting.

See you all next week on the 20th!

Brownie Meeting on 2/13/14 - same night as Father Daughter Valentine Dance

Brownie Parents:

Please email me directly at Laramerchant@gmail.com to let me know if your daughter will be attending the Brownie meeting or not on Thursday, 2/13/14.  This is the same night as the Father-Daughter dance and I understand there are some girls attending that.  We will still hold our meeting, but it would be good for us to get an idea of numbers for the night so we can plan accordingly.

Thanks!
Lara

Cookies. Investiture/Rededication Ceremony date set

Hi parents!

Last week, Diane and Janalee from Jazzercise taught the troop a dance to the song, "Call Me Maybe".  The girls worked hard, (as was evidenced by all the sweat and needs for water breaks)!  This was a fast-paced dance, but the girls did a great job keeping up!  Janalee also fulfilled a request to do a "freeze dance" with the troop.  There was a cool down at the end and the troop formed a huddle to shout out a loud "THANK YOU!" to Janalee and Diane.  I suspected you had some tired out girls by the end of the night!  

This week we will be having a visit from Libby, from the regional Girl Scout office to discuss selling cookies to our troop.  We will also be practicing for our Investiture/Rededication Ceremony that will be held in the UES cafeteria on Thursday, the 30th from 6:00-7:00 pm.  Please be sure to have your girls bring their sashes.

See you all soon!

Hi all!

Here's an update to what your Brownies have been up to....

The girls wrote a lovely "thank you" poster to Chloe, a cadet Girl Scout who has been helping us out in our meetings.  Chloe's troop recently dissolved due to girls moving on and graduating, so Chloe had the idea to donate their funds to our troop and to the Junior troop.  We are incredibly grateful, as this money will help us with rent, badges, pins and other materials we may need.

The girls worked hard to complete their sewing badge!  The 2nd graders sewed parts of their sashes, all girls used an iron to iron on some patches and all girls used a thread and needle to sew some shapes onto fabric.  Jean brought in a sewing machine so all girls had an opportunity to get a feel for what it's like to sew with a machine! 

Your Brownies are now working on their dance badge. The first step of the badge is to learn to warm-up by dancing to some music.  Rebecca randomly called out some dance moves for the girls to do during the song.  There were lots of smiles and giggles through this meeting!  Last meeting, the girls pretended to be a Girl Scout from the 1930s.  They learned how to stand properly, how to walk and how to curtsy!  I had to practice the curtsy before I was able to show the girls how to do a simple curtsy, then a deep curtsy (also called  a court curtsy), as it isn't easy!  Have your girls teach you how to stand, walk and curtsy!  (No slouching or dragging your feet!)  This "how to" can help!  http://www.wikihow.com/Curtsy

The following YouTube video will teach you, parents, how to do the Macarena (if you didn't already learn it in your college days)!  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vlzwuFkn88U   This was a dance the girls quickly learned at our last meeting.  Girls also shared dance moves they have learned.  There was ballet, modern dance, Jazzercise and line dancing!  We have such a great group of talented girls!

We are meeting in the cafeteria for our next meeting on 1/16.  Janalee and Diane from Jazzercise will come to teach the girls another dance! 

Look forward to information about our Investiture Ceremony, which we hope to schedule for the 23rd of this month.

Keep dancing!
Lara

Welcome to Brownie Troop # 30345's Blog!  This will be a place where you can see and read what your Brownies are doing.  Photos will be posted, however, names will not in order to respect the privacy of our girls on the Internet.  Enjoy!