World Thinking Day 2019

This week the Sparks, Brownies, Guides, Pathfinders and Rangers in Caledonia got together for our annual World Thinking Day Event. The program was planned and run by the Pathfinders and Rangers, assisted by the 3rd Year Guides. 

As everyone arrived, they were directed to the appropriate part of the room for their Unit. We provided colouring sheets and wordsearches, as well as supplies for Guiders to make name tags dividing their Unit into three groups. Each Unit performed their usual opening ceremony, followed by a brief introduction to the theme of Leadership. We had four activities and each group worked through them with a Pathfinder/Ranger and 3rd Year Guide leading. 

Dance With Your Past
In this activity, each person is asked to think of their favourite song and dance while singing in their head. They are then asked to talk about how easy or hard they found the experience and if they would have done the same thing two years ago.
 
Hey, That's Not Right!
It's 1908 and your brother just got a new book for his birthday called Scouting for Boys. It's about learning life skills, camping and making new friends. It sounds really fun and you want to take part, but people say that camping and adventure are only for boys. You don't agree and get together with some of your friends to let people know that girls can do anything!"

Each group split up into smaller groups of mixed Sparks, Brownies and Guides to create posters about all the amazing things girls can do!
 
Spot the Leader at Kusafiri
"Kusafiri World Centre held an event in 2017 called Arts4Change in Madagascar. Participants explored ways to use creativity to build leadership skills. Leadership doesn't always have to be seen or heard, sometimes it can just be felt!"

Players stand in a circle. One person leaves the room and another is secretly chosen to be the leader. The leader makes an action, sound or movement and everyone else in the circle has to copy them. The leader can change their actions at any time. The person outside comes back into the room and stands in the centre of the circle. As the rest of the group continues following the leader, the person in the centre has three chances to guess who is the leader. 
 
In 2119, Can You Imagine?
For our fourth activity, we asked everyone to think about what it might be like to be a Girl Guide in 2119, 100 years from now by drawing a 22nd Century Guide. The twist to this activity was that each drawing would be completed by three people. The first person drew the head and neck, then folded their part over and let the next person draw the torso and arms, this part is also folded over so only the bottom third of the page is showing and the third person draws the legs and feet.

Lost in Time Activities
As each group completed the activities on their own within the time frame of the meeting, we also planned some no-equipment activities from the Lost in Time section of the Activity Pack. 

• You've encountered some Scouts from the past on their way to Brownsea Island, teach them a song for their campfire.
• Can you name the 5 World Centres? (Pax Lodge, Sangam, Our Chalet, Our Cabana, Kusafiri)
• You meet a group of Girl Guides from the future who speak a language you don't recognize. Find a way to say "Happy World Thinking Day" without using words.
• Try to say the Spark Promise backwards. (Friend A Be and Share to Promise I)
• You meet some Girl Guides from the future. What is one thing you want to know about Guiding in the future?
• Name one country you'd like to learn more about and why.
• Say a tongue twister.
• When you do something which inspires other people you're practicing leadership. Ask if anyone can share something they did in the last week which inspired someone.
• Who can come up with the most inventive upgrade for their time machine?
• If you were given one wish to change your community for the better, what would it be?

We ended with Spark Closing, Brownie Closing, and Taps, before saying goodnight to everyone.

Links:

• WAGGGS World Thinking Day 2019 Activity Pack
• Invitation and Time Machine Instructions
• Colouring Sheet/Wordsearch 

STEM Sleepover

On Friday night, 10 Guides and 4 Second-Year Brownies got together for an evening of STEM-themed fun! We had four stations available and girls moved through them in any order they chose, spending as much or as little on each activity as they wished. Everyone had a good time designing, creating and building. We had a snack of pizza, veggies and dip before saying good-bye to our Brownie friends.  

Build a Rocket Car
Our first station - and probably the most popular! - was to build a balloon-powered rocket car. The original plan was to use paper towel rolls for the body of the cars, but we soon found that they were too heavy, so we experimented and came up with some creative designs using alternate materials. Supplies provided were paper towel rolls, styrofoam cups, straws, sponges, skewers, balloons, tape, rulers and scissors. 

Create a Kaleidoscope
The second station focused on physics and girls were able to create a working kaleidoscope. We used the heavier tubes from industrial paper towels for the basis of the kaleidoscopes. The eye piece is created by cutting out a circle of cardstock and punching a hole in the centre, then using packing tape to attach it to one end of the tube. Next, a pre-measured and scored piece of cardboard is folded to make a triangle. The inside of the triangle is covered with tinfoil (using silver cardboard would have been better), then the triangle is taped together and inserted into the tube. We then used tri-beads and salad dressing containers (small) attached to the open end of the tube to finish things off. When painted towards a light source and turned, the light passes through the coloured beads and refracts off the foil surface to create the coloured designs!

Design a Pencil Case
The third station challenged girls to upcycle two plastic cups into a pencil case, treasure box, bug catcher, or anything else their imagination could come up with! We provided cups, velcro for attaching the cups to each other, glue and decorating supplies.

Crack a Code 
The fourth station was all about cryptography and codes. The girls had a chance to try out different types of codes, including a Caesar Cipher Wheel, Pigpen Cipher, Morse Code, Scytale Cipher, and creating their own Secret Code.
After the Brownies left, we cleaned up and then the Guides played board games, read and chatted before going to bed. Saturday morning was busy with clean-up, breakfast, packing and good-byes before heading home. 

Links and Downloads:

• Code and Cipher Sheets
• 3 Ways to Make a Kaleidoscope (external link)
• How to Make a Balloon Powered Car (external link)

Pirate Night & Brownie Visit

This week we were joined by two 2nd Year Brownies and one Guider for a Pirate-themed evening.

As the girls arrived, they filled out their dues books and organized a loud game of 'Everybody's It Tag'. We had our usual opening, followed by an active game - Starburst Tag.

We started off by giving everyone their Pirate Names and red bandanas to transform themselves into pirates for the night. Newly named pirates included Captain Scally Hook, Ghost Pirate Jim, Purple Scruffy Sparrow, Mad Dog Bobby Scurvy, and Pirate Rusty Buckle.

Our first game was Port and Starboard. One player is chosen as the Captain and stands at one end of the playing area. All other players face the Captain. The Captain calls out various commands and players race to follow them, the last person to do the action or those who do the wrong action are out. The last player remaining becomes the new Captain.

• "Port" - run to the left side of the room
• "Starboard" - run to the right side of the room
• "Captain's Coming" - stand at a attention and salute
• "Sharks" - lie on the floor with one leg in the air
• "Climb the rigging" - pretend to climb
• "Mess Deck" - sit cross-legged on the floor

Every good pirate needs a parrot, so we moved on to making Perching Parrots.To make the parrots, each girl needs a copy of the two templates (see link at bottom). We printed the templates on cardstock, and after they were coloured, the girls cut them out and glued them back to back. The parrot will  balance on the ring and also on the tip of a finger or a toe!

Crafting was followed by a Pirate Obstacle Course that we ran that was fun. Each patrol lined up at one end of the room and raced through the obstacles one at a time - and coming back the same way! We had three obstacles arranged along the room:

• "Walk the Plank" - walk along a skipping rope stretched out and taped to the floor
• "Climb the Rigging" - climb onto and over a chair
• "Fire the Cannons" - throw a bean bag through a target

The target was a frame made from a half-sheet of bristol board and girls had to continue tossing beanbags until they got one through before returning to their patrol.
Before heading out on their Treasure Hunt, the girls received and put on felt eye patches (to complete their pirate look!). Clues were placed around our meeting space, kitchen and hallways that led the girls back to a 'treasure chest' of gems and chocolate coins. I didn't manage to grab all the clues, but here are some of them:

• If treasure ye seek, be sure not to gloat, the first clue ye seek is where ye hang ye coat
• Avast ye harties clever ye be, to find ye treasure ye must visit places three. The galley is next ye be
• As ye have sought ye riches old, ye must first search beyond the gold. The next clue ye seek is where stairs be scarlet.
• Avast ye mates closer ye get, beyond the treasure ye must see where small sparks of girls gather ye see
• Huzzah, Huzzah, the treasure is nigh, go back to where your crew first set sail

We ended the evening by eating the treasure and reminders for next week, and closed with Taps.
Downloads & Links:

• What's Your Pirate Name?
• Perching Parrot Template (external link) 

Brownie Visit

March ended with a visit by the 2nd Year Brownies to see what Guides do.

The first 30 minutes of the meeting were Patrol Time, and each patrol worked on a different activity:

• Trillium Patrol - "Where Is It?" - outdoor scavenger hunt and puzzle game
• Rose Patrol - "Skipping" - did individual and group skipping, as well as other games using skipping ropes
• Pansy Patrol - "Camp On A Plate" - used natural objects, cardstock and paper to build campsites on Styrofoam plates
• Daffodil Patrol - "Don't Stress It" - discussed ways of dealing with stress and popped balloons to represent letting go of the things that cause them stress

The girls are beginning to learn that saying they are going to do something and actually making it happen aren't always the same thing!

The main part of our meeting started with our usual opening and an active game - Hotdog Tag. After this, we said good-bye to our 3rd Year Guides as they joined the Pathfinders and Rangers to do some planning for activities during the next three months.

Our activities for the 1st & 2nd Year Guides and the Brownies were based on the "How Girls Can Help" Challenge offered by the Agnes Baden-Powell Appreciation Society. The girls had to work in Patrols to complete a variety of activities. We had 8 activity cards, divided into four categories - Active, Arts, Service and World - and each Patrol was challenged to work on at least one card from each category.

Active (Yellow)

Activity #1 - Invent and play an active game with your Patrol. Write down the instructions. What equipment is needed? How many people can play? (Supplies: Paper, Pencils)

Activity #2 - You can probably tie a reef knot, but what about a sheet-bend, bowline or clove hitch? See if each person in your Patrol can learn two new knots. (Supplies: Knot Cards, Rope)

Arts (Pink)

Activity #1 - As a Patrol, create a skit, story or dance to perform at campfire.

Activity #2 - Is there a badge you think Guides should earn? Create a design for the badge and write down what you would need to do to earn it. (Supplies: Paper, Pencils, Markers)

Service (Green)

Activity #1 - Design a 'Be Prepared' Kit for camping. What will you put in it? When would you use it? How will it help you to stay safe? (Supplies: Paper, Pencils, Markers)

Activity #2 - What do you think should be in a First Aid Kit for Guides? Work together as a Patrol to make a list. (Supplies: Paper, Pencils, Markers)

World (Blue)

Activity #1 - Use your engineering skills to design a better paper airplane. See whose design will fly the furthest. (Supplies: Paper, Paperclips)

Activity #2 - Each part of the World Badge and World Flag has a special meaning. Find out what they are and create an activity or game to teach others what you have learned. (Supplies: Guide Handbook, Paper, Pencils, Markers)

We ended the evening by sharing skits and games, followed by Taps.

Happy World Thinking Day!

On Tuesday evening, the Caledonia Sparks, Brownies, Guides, Pathfinders and Rangers got together to celebrate World Thinking Day 2017! We took part in the Youth Uplift Challenge, the National Service Project: Action on Poverty, and earned the WAGGGS World Thinking Day 2017 Crest.

As part of the National Service Project: Action on Poverty, everyone had been asked to bring donations for our local food bank. As a group, we collected and donated over 100lbs of food and supplies!

While the girls were arriving, each Unit was provided with handprints for each girl to colour and decorate with positive messages and images. The Youth Uplift Challenge asks groups to make and decorate paper hands to raise funds for Save the Children's Youth Education and Training Programs in Nicaragua and Indonesia. For every hand we make, the Bezos Family Foundation will donate $1.90 to Save the Children. The goal is to raise $500,000 through this challenge, and young people around the world are taking part! More information can be found on the Student's Rebuild Website. We made 70 hands, which raises $133.00!


After a short opening to introduce the "Grow" theme, and to explain about the Youth Uplift Challenge, we divided up into three mixed age groups for a round robin of activities. One station was run by one of the Guide Guiders, while the other two were run by 3 of our 3rd Year Guides and our Pathfinder.

Roots - Grow Our Cabana
At this station, we played the game outlined in the World Thinking Day Activity Pack. The players are divided into groups of three, with one person left on their own in the middle of the circle. In each group of three, two players stand facing each other, holding hands to form a roof - they are the Cabin. The third player stands between these two players, under the 'roof' - she is the Guest. The player in the middle is the Leader. The game starts with the Leader calling out 'Cabin', 'Guest', or 'Volcano'.

• If she calls Cabin, all the cabins, without breaking apart, must go and find another guest. Guests remain where they are.
• If she calls Guest, the guests have to leave their cabins and find another cabin. Cabins remain where they are.
• If she calls Volcano, the cabins will crumble and the guests have to escape. Everyone moves and forms new groups.

The goal of the Leader is to get a place as part of a cabin or as a guest. After calling out one of the three actions, she moves to find a new space as well. The player left without a spot becomes the new Leader. 


Trunk - Grow Your Commitment
We adapted this activity from the one in the World Thinking Day Activity Pack.The girls were divided into smaller groups, with a mix of Sparks, Brownies and Guides in each group. All of the girls were then asked to imagine that they were a team of Arctic Explorers trekking across the frozen tundra. A sudden blizzard hits and they must build an emergency shelter to protect their team from the storm!

Each group was then given a sponge character for each girl in the group and a supply of toothpicks, index cards, masking tape and modelling clay. They had to build a miniature shelter that would protect all of their sponges from the storm!


Branches - Grow Your Dance Moves
This activity also came from the World Thinking Day Activity Pack. The girls watched the YouTube video from the Arts4Change Session held at Sangam in 2016 and listened to "When We Shine". They were then challenged to create their own dance routines to part of the song (there wasn't time to do the whole song!). The dances were then performed at campfire.

• Watch the Arts4Change Video on YouTube
• Download "When We Shine" and read the lyrics at When We Shine (scroll to the bottom of the page)

Once the stations were completed, we all gathered back in the main room for our final activity - planting sunflower seeds! Each girl decorated a cup using Sharpies and we then added colourful aquarium gravel for drainage, soil, and seeds. Everyone was reminded to give their seeds a drink of water when they got home.

We then sang Tall Trees, and watched the dance performances from the "Grow Your Dance Moves" station. We ended with Spark Closing, Brownie Bells, and Taps.

Guiding Information Night - September 13/16

GUIDING INFORMATION NIGHT

Girl Guides is a safe, all-girl environment that invites girls to challenge
themselves, find their voice, meet new friends and make a difference in the world. Today’s Girl Guide program helps girls learn about global and cultural awareness, career exploration, science and technology and the arts.

Tuesday, September 13, 2016
6.30pm to 7.30pm
Grace United Church (Grand Room)
174 Caithness St E, Caledonia

Come and explore the fun, friendship and adventure that Guiding offers!
Girls and parents can try out activities, learn more about the different branches, and find out how to register.

LEADERS NEEDED!
Are you looking for a challenging and rewarding volunteer opportunity? Do you enjoy trying new things, being silly and having fun? Do you want to make a difference in your community? Then being a Guider could be the role for you! Volunteers do not need to have a daughter or past involvement in Guiding!

The "Challenge" Challenge

April started off with a visit by the 2nd year Brownies from the 3rd Caledonia Brownie Unit.The 8 girls who joined us were divided up between the Patrols, and we created a 4th Patrol for the evening to keep the groups to a manageable size!

As the girls arrived, each was asked to make a name tag using index cards and decorating with markers and stickers.

We held our usual opening ceremony, with the Brownies placed into the Guide Patrols, and then had everyone introduce themselves. Our Active Living Patrol for the week then led an active game before we moved onto our program.

The Guides have been working on the Diversity Challenge from BC and the Brownies 100th Anniversary Challenge from NS, so we used activities from these challenges as the basis for our meeting.

Our first activity was the "Who Are The Lucky Ones?" Game from the Diversity Challenge. Each girl was given a card and a napkin and a plate of Smarties was placed in the middle of the circle. Each girl read her card out in turn and followed the instructions (usually to take no treat!). We then talked about how the girls felt and if they thought what had happened was fair. (Each girl did get a few Smarties to eat after the game!)

We then played a game from Japan called "One-Legged Race". In this game, players stand in teams at one end of the room. The first player in each team runs to the far end of the room and then returns by hopping (keeping their feet and legs together to make a single leg). The first team to have all their players complete this trip wins.

Next up, we explored fractals and each girl created her own triangular fractal pattern. The girls stated with a triangle of paper and were asked to mark the halfway point on each side and then draw straight lines with a ruler to create a total of four triangles. They then coloured in the centre triangle. Each of the three remaining triangles was then divided in the same way and the one in the centre coloured in. Girls could continue as far as they wanted and then colour in all the triangles if they wished. See the image at the right for a better explanation!

The Fractal Foundation has a one-page explanation of Fractals in Math and Nature -
fractalfoundation.org/fractivities/WhatIsaFractal-1pager.pdf

An active game followed - Chopstick Race - the girls were in Patrols, and had to manipulate chopsticks with one hand to pick up pieces of sponge from to opposite end of the room. One girl per Patrol at a time and only one piece of sponge at a time! The Patrol with the most pieces of sponge at the end was the winner. (Despite many protests of "I can't use chopsticks", everyone managed very well with this activity.)

Our last activity was a Brownie Badge Quiz using images of early badges. Each Patrol had a sheet showing 9 old badges and they had to decide what it was called, what would need to be done to earn it, and which current Brownie badge it was related to. The answer sheet is below:

We ended the meeting with a couple of campfire songs and reminders about the aquarium trip on Saturday and next week before closing with Taps.


The Diversity Challenge can be found on the BC Council website -
www.girlguides.ca/WEB/Documents/BC/DiversityChallenge_2014.pdf

The Brownies 100th Anniversary Challenge can be found on the Nova Scotia Council website -
www.girlguides.ca/WEB/Documents/NS/challenges/branch15.doc

Girl Guides of Canada - Try Now, Join Later!

If your daughter (or you!) has wanted to try out Guiding (in Ontario) but you were afraid to make a commitment without knowing how you and your daughter would like it, here’s your chance.

Try Now Join Later

Try Now, Join Later for Ontario residents is back for the 6th year! 

For the months of April, May and June, girls can try Girl Guides of Canada, the original activity-based organization for girls in Canada and receive their Membership for FREE*! *Weekly activity dues and special event fees may apply.
Your daughter is invited to take part in the remaining unit meetings this Spring. As an added bonus, she will be included in our Spring Renewal process for the upcoming Guiding year that starts in the fall, giving her priority renewal before open registration begins in June.

ABOUT GIRL GUIDES OF CANADA-GUIDES DU CANADA: As the largest organization in the world for girls and women, Girl Guides is committed to providing girls with opportunities to build self-esteem, learn new things, have fun and make new friends. Our programs help girls to develop a sense of responsibility and independence, develop team skills and respect for each other, offer service to their communities and most importantly, discover the best in themselves. As part of a world-wide organization in 146 countries with 10 million members, the opportunities are endless!

You’ll Be Saving $160+

While you will still have to pay dues (usually around $1 a week) and any fees for extra activities you choose to send your daughter to, the membership fee will be waived. Your daughter will get a chance to check out the branch of Guiding that she would fit under and see what it’s all about.

There are units all over Canada but only Ontario is participating in Try Now Join Later. Call the 1-800-565-8111 number to find your local unit and find out more.

From Caledonia? Use the comments section to connect with me and find out more about our local units!  (Girls born in 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2007 are encouraged to come and visit the 2nd Caledonia Guides!)

What Branch Is My Daughter In?

*Girls who are born in a 'bridging' year may try to branch they would join in September or the branch other girls their age are in now:
Girls born in 2009, 2010 and 2011 can try Sparks
Girls born in 2007, 2008 and 2009 can try Brownies
Girls born in 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2007 can try Guides
Girls born in 2001, 2002, 2003 and 2004 can try Pathfinders
girls born in 1998, 1999, 2000 and 2001 can try Rangers
Born before 1998? New adult members are always welcome!

Connect with Guiding

You can find out more about Girl Guides of Canada-Guides du Canada on the official website.
You might also want to check out the Girl Guides CAN Blog, GGC on Facebook, and Twitter.

If It Isn’t Fun.. It Isn’t Guiding!

Happy World Thinking Day 2016!

The Caledonia Sparks, Brownies, Guides, Pathfinders and Rangers got together at the end of February to celebrate World Thinking Day! This year's theme was "Connect", so the Pathfinders and Rangers led a variety of activities to help everyone connect with Myself, Friends, WAGGGS, and the World.

As the girls arrived, each Unit gathered in their assigned corner of the room and handed out name tags, which were colour co-ordinated to form 3 mixed-age groups later in the evening. Each Unit added their pinwheels to our wall as part of our service project, the Healing Classrooms Challenge from Student's Rebuild. By making and submitting photos of our pinwheels, $215 will be donated to the International Rescue Committee's Healing Classrooms Program, working with Syrian refugees in Iraq and Lebanon.

Our program began with a welcome to all Units and a brief overview of the World Thinking Day "Connect" theme. We then had the Spark opening, Brownie opening, and Guide opening, before forming one large circle. The first activity, Connect With Friends - Bingo, was explained and the girls sent back to their leaders to get bingo cards and pencils. The girl had to mingle and find other girls to initial their cards based on the statements (i.e. likes chocolate, has a brother). The Guides were not allowed to get initials from other Guides, and it was pointed out that one of the Pathfinders likes unicorns, which helped to break the ice and get everyone started!

The next part of the meeting was spent in mixed-age groups, rotating through 3 stations.

Connect With Myself - Beaded Bookmarks
At this station the girls used twine and beads to make a beaded bookmark. They were given green beads for Connect With Friends, Pink beads for Connect With Myself, Blue beads for Connect With WAGGGS, Yellow beads for Connect With the World, Silver beads for New Friends, and Gold beads for Old Friends. This station also became our 'photo station' and individuals/pairs/trios of girls had their pictures taken with the #connect10million frame!

Connect With WAGGGS - World Centres Games
Here the girls learned facts about the 5 World Centres by playing two games. The first game was a variation on the compass points game. Each corner of the playing area and the centre were named as the World Centres. A picture card was held up and described (i.e. picture of the Alps, Our Chalet Pin) and the girls had to go to the corner for the World Centre they thought the picture represented. The second game was a matching game where the girls had to work in teams to sort a set of cards by World Centre. For each World Centre, the cards were: Name, Year Opened, Country Map, Logo that appears on the Participant Pin, Photograph, and a Cultural/Geographical Photograph.

Connect With the World - Chilean Games
For this station, we celebrated our Twinning partnership with Chile by playing two Chilean children's games. The first game was "Atrapar la Cola" (Catch the Tail). In this game, players form two teams. Each team then makes a chain, linked by each player holding the hips or shoulders of the player in front. The goal is to keep your chain from falling apart while trying to link up with the opposing chain before they link you with you! The second game was "Help!". In this game, one player is the chaser who tries to tag the other players. If a player is in danger of being caught, they can should 'Help!'. If someone else comes and holds their hand before the chaser tags them, they are safe and the chaser goes on to another player. Players may only hold hands for 3 seconds - BUT the chaser cannot stand and wait for them to let go. When a player is caught, they become the new chaser.

After finishing the stations, we gathered to take a group photo using our #connect10million frame, and then made a big circle in the centre of the room, and the Pathfinders led a campfire. Songs included: Fire's Burning, Kookaburra, and the Penguin Song. We then closed with Spark Closing, Brownie, Closing, and Taps. 

All About Our Environment

Our second meeting in April included a visit by the 2nd year Brownies from the 3rd Caledonia Brownie Unit.

As the girls arrived, the visiting Brownies were added into Patrols and each Patrol brainstormed a list of ways they can take care of the environment through the 4 R's (Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Refuse). We had our usual opening, welcomed the Brownies, and then one Patrol led an active game.

Our first activity was a quick summary of the ideas each Patrol had come up with to make one master list. Each Patrol then picked 1-3 of the ideas and created a skit to share the ideas with the rest of the Unit.

We then moved on to a recycling game. Each Patrol had 4 cards labeled "Garbage Can", "Composter", "Recycling Bin", and "Return/Reuse". The Patrols sat at one end of the room and the leaders at the other. A leader called out an item (i.e. pizza delivery box, orange peels, clothing, straws) and each Patrol had to decide which card showed the correct location and then one player from each Patrol had run up to the leaders with the card. The first Patrol to arrive with the correct answer received 4 beads, the second 3 beads, third 2 beads, and fourth 1 bead. There was often more than one correct answer, and as long as the girl bringing up the card could justify her answer, it was accepted (especially the Return/Reuse card). The Patrol with the most beads at the end of the game was the winner.

Next we learned about vermicomposting, we had brought in our vermicomposter from home so the girls were able to see and touch the worms and soil in the composter. (Vermicomposting uses red wriggler worms to consume the waste materials and produce nutrient-rich soil (worm poo!)) To learn more about vermicomposting visit http://greenactioncentre.ca/content/vermicomposting/.

Our final activity was to make small planters and plant seeds. Each girl made her own planter using half of an empty water bottle, googly eyes and a pompom nose. We then planted marigold seeds and added some compost (courtesy of the worms) to help the seeds grow.

Each girl took home a slip asking them to help with sorting and putting out their family's recycling for at least one month. Girls who complete this take-home task will earn the Recycling Badge!