Tag Archives: crafts

A positive egg-sperience in responsibility

Posted on February 16, 2017 by Girl Guides of Canada Blog

Warning: Some eggs may have been cuddled in the making of this post The theme for one of our recent unit meetings was understanding responsibility. The girls brainstormed ways to be responsible in Guides, create kit lists and set goals for … Continue reading →

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Girl Guide cookies + green activities = a sweet combo!

Posted on April 21, 2016 by Girl Guides of Canada Blog

It’s that time of year! Yes, our chocolate and vanilla Girl Guide cookie season is underway… and with it comes the cardboard boxes and cases taking over meeting spaces, basements, and garages. As we approach Earth Day (April 22), many … Continue reading →

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What does it mean to be an Arts Adviser?

Posted on February 18, 2016 by Girl Guides of Canada Blog

As Guiders, we get a lot of emails about volunteer opportunities within Guiding. We often scan them and look at the deadline but that’s about it. Last spring, one position in Nova Scotia caught my eye – Arts Adviser. So … Continue reading →

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How do you organize all your Guiding ‘stuff’?

Posted on August 27, 2015 by Girl Guides of Canada Blog

Maybe you have one. You probably know a Guider who does. The Guide closet. (Or storage bin, or room, or basement?) I didn’t have one at first. At first, all I had was an expandable folder. And I thought that … Continue reading →

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Throwback Thursday: Are you a Swap-a-holic, too?

Posted on July 2, 2015 by Girl Guides of Canada Blog

We know our members are a little, ahem, ga-ga for swapping. As many Girl Guides gear up for summer camp, we’re re-posting one Guider’s confession.   Hat crafts. Traders. Swaps. You can call them whatever you want. I call them … Continue reading →

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Designing T-shirts

Posted on May 2, 2014 by Girl Guides of Canada Blog

It’s finally – finally! – almost T-shirt weather across Canada. And while we know that nothing beats the Girl Guide uniform T or your favourite camp shirt, there’s something pretty awesome about girls designing their own T-shirts. As we head … Continue reading →

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“Loom-y” for Girl Guide Cookies!

Posted on April 11, 2014 by Girl Guides of Canada Blog

A lot of the kids I know are caught up in the loom bracelet craze. My daughter, her friends, the girls in our unit – all of them love making and trading them. So I thought:  “Why not combine two … Continue reading →

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Friendship Bracelets: World Record Attempt

Posted on June 28, 2013 by Girl Guides of Canada Blog

Girl Guides – New Brunswick Council is hosting an all branches provincial camp this summer called Bridging Friends Forever (BFF).  Some people go to the beach or visit Paris on vacation … but lots of fantastic women (a lot of … Continue reading →

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In Defence of Crafts

Posted on June 19, 2013 by Girl Guides of Canada Blog

A few weeks ago one of my fellow Guiders was telling me about her latest Guide meeting.  One comment struck a particular chord:  “Last [night] one of my Guides was stressed that she hadn’t finished her craft. When I offered … Continue reading →

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Are you a Swap-a-holic, too?

Posted on April 15, 2013 by Girl Guides of Canada Blog

Hat crafts. Traders. Swaps. You can call them whatever you want. I call them “my addiction”. My name is Alana, and I am a swap-a-holic. It started innocently enough. When my daughters were Sparks, a fellow Guider showed up at … Continue reading →

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Make Your Own Wordle Shirt

Posted on April 3, 2013 by Girl Guides of Canada Blog

I remember the year they introduced the wordle shirt. That shirt WAS Guiding. It was perfect. I remember thinking… finally there is a piece of clothing that is cool. I would wear mine to camp, to the gym… even to … Continue reading →

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Key to Brownies: Getting to know you with a Beaded Bracelet

Posted on January 4, 2013 by Girl Guides of Canada Blog

How To: Beaded Friendship Bracelet (Thanks to Guider Janice for this idea!) Supplies: Pipe cleaners and pony beads (one kind of bead for each girl in the Unit) Opening activity – make beaded friendship bracelet.    (Each girl will receive a different … Continue reading →

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Sparks Support Sick Kids

Posted on December 10, 2012 by Girl Guides of Canada Blog

I recently read an article about a Unit that regularly visited their local hospital once a month and did crafts with some of the kids who were in the hospital.  I absolutely LOVED the idea.  Since I work for two pediatricians … Continue reading →

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Craftastrophy

Posted on October 17, 2012 by Girl Guides of Canada Blog

If you ever looked up the word “craftastrophy“ in the dictionary, I imagine you’d find a photo of me with my hair glued in chunks, paint dripping off my shirt, stickers randomly stuck on my face and my hands covered … Continue reading →

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Guiding Someone Through “Collecting” Versus “Hoarding”

Posted on April 18, 2012 by Girl Guides of Canada Blog

I’ve been a Brownie leader for nearly 10 years, and for almost every one of those 10 years, I have been “blessed” with many craft supplies. Although I’ve kept many (fewer recently), that doesn’t make me a “hoarder” – a … Continue reading →

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The Crafty Cluttered Guider

Posted on March 9, 2012 by Girl Guides of Canada Blog

I’ve been a Brownie leader for nearly 10 years, and for almost every one of those 10 years, I have been “blessed” with craft supplies. Not supplies that I’ve bought, but supplies that have been donated to me. I have … Continue reading →

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Girl Guides’ Thinking Outside the Cookie Box Contest Winners!

Posted on December 9, 2011 by Girl Guides of Canada Blog

Girl Guides are crafty! So we decided to ask people to think outside the cookie box and develop original crafts made out of Girl Guide cookie boxes and/or the cookies. Kids and adults of all ages met and exceeded the … Continue reading →

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Beads vs. Floam: The Ultimate Nasty Craft Material Debate

Posted on August 8, 2011 by Girl Guides of Canada Blog

In celebration of the official launch of GGC’s Crafty Tuesdays resource page with  program-related crafts, we had to allow two of our staff bloggers, Talya and Mary, to dissect the (un)merits of two crafty materials their children use! What is … Continue reading →

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Too Much Art?

Posted on May 16, 2011 by Girl Guides of Canada Blog

Question, dear blog readers – what do you do with all the art your kids bring home from school, Girl Guides and so on? This is the question I’m currently grappling with as the two little artists in my home … Continue reading →

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Friendship Pins for Japan

Posted on May 13, 2011 by Girl Guides of Canada Blog

Look what one girl can do! Faith is a Brownie who was concerned about the situation in Japan, so she decided to make her own friendship pins to raise funds. In her words: “When I heard Japan had a tsunami I … Continue reading →

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