In October we began by learning and reviewing the Promise, Law and Motto, holding Patrol Leader Elections and planning the Hallowe'en Party. At the next meeting we celebrated the first annual International Day of the Girl by learning about issues that affect girls around the world. This meeting was followed by two weeks spent earning the NEDIC Challenge, which focuses on body image and self-esteem. The month ended with our annual Hallowe'en party, with each patrol leading an activity.
We began November with our Enrolment Ceremony where we welcomed 5 new Guides into our unit and presented Membership Pins and Badges to all of the girls. The following week we earned the Plants and Animals Badge and the week after learned all about Girl Scouts in the USA in honour of their 100th Anniversary. The last meeting of the month was our Happy Unbirthday Party where we played party games, had cake, and collected items for the Birthday Box Project undertaken by the Pathfinders. In mid-November our 3rd Year Guides volunteered at the annual Church Bazaar. They served soup and sandwiches, refilled milk jugs and relish plates, and cleared tables.
December was short but busy! The first meeting was a Newspaper Challenge. The girls had to design and create a hat to wear for the evening, dress a member of their patrol in a newspaper outfit, use teamwork to travel across the room using two sheets of newspaper, and go on a scavenger hunt in the newspaper. Our final meeting of the year was our annual craft night. This year we made beaded snowflakes, fimo pins and layered cards. December was also the time for our annual sleepover. This year we worked on the Fashion Badge and the girls learned how to use a sewing machine to make their own hooded camp blanket.
