I've spent probably 24 hours customizing worksheets and letters to our program's use. I found an old dart board in our house that with the help of some yarn and a staple gun became a green spider's web. Perhaps while the Brownies and Daisies do a Values Treasure Hunt, the Juniors will make bead spiders that my Junior found in her Highlights magazine today (talk about coincidence)... maybe they can label each spider they make with a different value.
The hours of preparation have been worth it so far. I seriously hope they remain useful and the program doesn't tank. I've adapted a number of worksheets that would be nice if we didn't have to use (I loathe worksheet-based activities)... hopefully they can be sent home to use as a home-session connector or to use at the beginning while everyone is showing up.
I also figured out a "fun" way to give out most of the Brownie Quest Keys. The first one will be attached to a star that has the appropriate chant typed on it (these will be printed on cardstock). These will be stapled to the triangle-shaped key award and then hidden around the park where we will be meeting. The girls will be set loose to find them, and when they find one, they read the chant loudly and keep the one they find... it'll be up to the girls whether they look individually or as a group (definite pros to each way). For presentation of the second key award, I took a picture of the new Brownie Elf and set it up so on the reverse side the appropriate chant is typed. These will be printed on cardstock and laminated; then they'll have a hole punched in them and a ring put through... making a key chain/holder... then we'll attach the award to the ring using a safety pin. I haven't figured out a "fun" way for the third key award yet... I have a graphic of a heart with wings and the appropriate chant typed over it, but I don't know what we're doing with it yet.
As for the Daisy Flower Garden awards, we're going to put the background pieces in individual plastic bags and bury them in the potting soil the girls will use for planting their garden/flower. I can envision putting the watering can in a plastic baggy with a marble to weight it, and then submerging them in the watering cans the girls will use to water their garden/flower. Golden Bee and Amazing Daisy awards... don't know yet. Any ideas?
The Junior Power awards are lagging sorely behind. I think the Power of One could easily be made into a spider for presentation. The Power of Team and Power of Community?? No clues yet.
Hopefully the people working with the GS Daisy and Junior groups can come up with something creative and "fun."
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