Let me start with
explaining to you what a Girl Scout Bridging Ceremony is. It’s a ceremony that celebrates the transition
from one grade-level in Girl Scouting. Last
week, the Monkey’s troop bridged from the Brownie level to the Junior
level. To make it a little simpler for
you, the girls will no longer wear their brown vests. They will now wear their green vests.
The ceremony was short, but
very sweet. It was held in the school's multi-purpose room, and the major piece of eye-candy was this awesome bridge
that the Boy Scouts allowed us to borrow.
One of my fellow leaders placed balloons in an arch behind the bridge to
give the impression of a rainbow. Her
troop was not the only one bridging that evening. They shared the stage with a Daisy troop that
moved on to the Brownie level.
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| This bridge was built by the Boy Scouts that attend our school. |
The girls (especially the
Daisys) were so excited to actually cross the bridge. They work so hard throughout the year to
fulfill the requirements to move onto the next level. And let’s admit it…the bridge is cool!
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| Starting as a Brownie Scout |
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| Leaving as a Junior Scout (we still need the vest!) |
I presented each girl with
this little package once they crossed over the bridge. As you may already know from my previous
posts, the girls earn a lot of badges. A
LOT OF BADGES! I try to give them out in
a fun way, and in a way that they won’t get lost before the girls get home, so
I tucked them inside the box
Empty Girl Scout cookie box
(up cycle!)
Box of Junior Mints (to
represent where the girls are heading – to the Junior level)
Package of Brownie Bites
(to represent where the girls were – the Brownie Level)
Earned badges
Green nail polish (Green to
represent the Junior level)
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| Please ignore the mess on my counter! |
We take a break from scouts
during the summer, but the Monkey is heading to Girl Scout camp in a few weeks
with one of her friends. They both aren’t
ready to attend a sleep-away camp, so they are going for a camp that will give
them the camping experience without having to stay overnight. It’s for one week, and they are both super
excited to go. Who knows? This may lead to something!
Until next time…..
