As the girls arrived, each Patrol was asked to make a list of ideas for Good Turns (ones they have done and ones they could do if the opportunity arose).
We then had our usual opening, followed by a Patrol-led active game, and then discused our theme for the evening by learning a bit about Norway and Guiding there, as well as a brief introduction to St George.
Next we used wooden shapes and paint to try Rosemaling. Rosemaling means "decorative painting" in Norwegian and the term is used to describe a form of folk art that originated in rural Norway in the mid-1700s. It is characterized by stylized flowers and scrolls, made by blending colours, and is used to decorate walls, trunks, bowls, cabinets and other furniture.
As girls began to finish their painting, we read the Legend of St George aloud, and then asked the girls to illustrate part of the story. The version of the legend we used can be found at http://projectbritain.com/stgeorge2.html.
Once all the painting was completed, we played a game from Norway called "Sti Heks", or "Sticky Witch". This game is very similar to Frozen Tag - The
player who is it is the “witch” and she “freezes” players by tagging them. When
a player is tagged, they must stand still with their arms and legs spread out
until another player crawls under them.
While everyone caught their breath, we talked about the Knight's Code of Chivalry found in Scouting for Boys, and compared it to our Guide Laws.
The girls then worked on their illustrations until the end of the meeting, which concluded with Taps.
