WORKSHOP

This past weekend we had a Workshop going on at my house.

The Council offers Journey Workshops for the three littler Troops but not for Cadettes.

Our GS Troop decided against doing Journeys at our Meetings. We do badges only and encourage them to go to the Journey Workshops offered by Council. However, since there are no workshops for Cadettes and they need a Journey in order to do their Silver Award....I decided to put a Workshop on for them.

Our Brownie Leader Carolen, wanted to do some "Extra" Badges with her Troop because there is no way to get through all those badges. So, Brownies joined us.

It worked out perfectly.

The Journey we did was Breathe: It's Your Planet- Love It!

I did half of the Lessons with the girls on Sound and Scents.....we did some noisy activities and relaxing activities and had scentsy stations set up to smell. We made our own lotion for smell and a bath bag with natural herbs to put into our bath water to relax.

 My husband who is the air expert...took over the second half of the Lessons doing science experiments and teaching them about the air and why it does what it does.

 While we were working, the Brownies worked on their Snack Badges and made the Cadettes snacks and the most delicious punch. Then later they also decorate cupcakes for us and milk. Which was perfect since our workshop was three hours long.

Brownies achieving their Snack Badge. 

 Aren't these cute?

 Brownies also worked on their Senses Badge.

Here they are blindfolded smelling things...!

 For the Cadettes LIA {Leadership In Action} they had to teach the Brownies a skill or work with them on a project.

Since it was Groundhog's Day, they got to show them how to make a Groundhog's Day Treat to take home.

 

 

 

My Junior...she lives with me so she got to make a Groundhog {smile}

Carolen's daughter is Junior also...so they got to hang out. They put a sign on the bedroom door that said "Juniors Only!"

Honestly, this was one of the most fun days I've had with my girls. It was on a smaller scale then I'm used to with 42 girls in our Troop...it was more intimate. We got to use a kitchen and just have fun.

I liked it alot. I am hoping to do the other 2 Journeys with them as well...! Didn't want to promise anything ahead of time in case the Workshop didn't work out.
Thank you to all who attended. Thanks to Leader Carolen who planned and organized and bought alot of this way cool stuff...!