As the girls arrived, they had some time to work on their Collections & Hobbies posters before we had our usual opening followed by an Active Game.
Our first activity was a Costume Show while everyone's costume was still intact. After showing off their outfits, each girl got to vote for their 3 favourites, who received a prize at the end of the meeting.
Our first game was Graveyard - played in the dark, where the girls have to keep moving as long as the lights are out, but freeze when they are turned back on.
We then did a Mad Libs puzzles as patrols - which were then read aloud to the group. This was followed by a Skeleton Relay Race (patrols had to gather all the pieces for their skeleton and then put it together in the right order).
Our craft for the evening was Day of the Dead Skulls. We learned a little bit about the Day of the Dead (Dia de los Muertos), a Mexican public holiday that focuses on gatherings of family and friends to pray for and remember friends and family members who have died. Our skulls were made from Styrofoam plates and decorated with markers.
While the Guides were working on their skulls, pairs of girls challenged each other to eat a donut off a string. Our final activity was a group Mad Libs, with each Guide contributing at least 1 word.
On a sparkly orange October night, Charlotte and I decided to go trick-or-treating. Charlotte was dressed as a cucumber and I was dressed as a McDonalds. After walking 100 miles, we saw a spooky house in the distance. We exchanged looks and I exclaimed "Eek! What if there are cows in there or, even worse, bacons?" My friend let out a purple laugh. "Don't be a shoe! The worst thing that could be in there is a water bottle. Besides, we need to get more candy! It's almost 12.34am." We quickly jumped toward the door of the house, but before we could knock, a figure pulled the door open. "Hola!" said the figure. I was so scared that it felt like there were chocolates running around inside my butt! Then the door opened the rest of the way and I saw that the figure was actually a person dressed as a Grace! the house was not haunted at all. It was a Halloween party complete with butterflies and banana twins. The person at the door offered some delicious-looking bananas. My friend and I each took one, then waved goodbye and set off for home. What a crazy night!
We ended the meeting with treats (rice krispie pumpkins and chocolate covered worms), followed by Taps.
