Book night

JC ran her first full meeting tonight (we are lucky to train lots of new leaders in our unit), and it was amazing!

Today is J.K. Rowling's and Harry Potter's birthday, so we thought it would be appropriate to hold a book night.

The Guides brought along a favourite book, or a book they're reading at the moment and we all shared what we like about our books. I took along my book, I can fly, which I wrote and illustrated, and was very pleased that the girls loved it, even though it's aimed at 2-6 year olds. I think it was cool to show the girls that they can write and illustrate books if they want to - our girls can do anything!

Next they made beaded bookmarks. We found these strange hook-like things in the Guide cupboard, and DB and I had no idea what they were - JC knew though!

The end results were awesome - all the girls made their own unique bead strings. 

This is an example I found on etsy. Forgot my camera again!

They also made drawings of their favourite characters.

Goodbye

It was a happy night, because another new Guide joined, and another potential leader visited us, but it was also a sad night, because it was the last night for HR, who has been with the unit since 2012. The girls made her a card and presented her with a gift. We will miss HR, but we know she is moving on to new adventures, and she will keep in touch!