Winter Wonderland – A Virtual Winter Sleepover
Following the huge success of the Seaside Adventure Virtual Sleepover, Girlguiding Hampshire West County again invites all Rainbows, Brownies, Guides, Rangers and Young Leaders on a Winter Wonderland virtual sleepover in the comfort of their own homes, sleeping either indoors or outdoors. Girls can join in with this event without any preparation from you as their leader!
Activities will include: baking, crafts, escape room, fun and games, shelter building, campfire singing, toasting marshmallows, challenges and lots more besides.
The event will take place across Zoom and a closed Facebook group.
The event starts at 9.30am on Saturday 5th December to 12.30pm on Sunday 6th December, 2020,
Participants will need to complete 8 out of the 16 different activities and take part in the opening and closing Zoom meetings to gain the badge. The basic programme will be:
Saturday:
- 9.30am–12.30pm – Activities 1-5
- 12.30pm–1.15pm – Lunch
- 1.15pm–5.00pm – Activities 6-8
- 5.00pm-7.00pm – Activities 9, 10 and dinner
- 7.00pm–9.00pm – Activities 11-12
Sunday:
- 9.00am–12.00pm – Breakfast and Activities 13-14
- 12.00pm–12.45pm – Activities 15–16
Girls can get ahead now and start collecting pine cones, toilet roll tubes and cereal packet/packaging card ready for activities!
Any queries, please email Jayne and Angela at: gghwsleepover@gmail.com
Winter Wonderland – Virtual Sleepover Badge Competition
Girls are invited to design a badge for this event. The design must include:
- The Girlguiding logo
- The wording “Girlguiding Hampshire West Winter Wonderland”
- Maximum of 6 colours with a pale purple background
- To be either square, round or diamond in shape
- Have a winter wonderland theme and show that it is a virtual event
- Closing date for entries is 23rd October, 2020
Volunteers Needed!
Would you be prepared to make a video that we could use on the virtual sleepover doing one of the following:
- Singing a favourite campfire song – if this is an echo/repeat song, please arrange to sing with someone else who would do the repeat (but please maintain government guidelines, etc)
- Reading a winter story (but not Christmas) suitable for Rainbows
- Reading a winter story (but not Christmas) suitable for Brownies
- Reading a winter story (but not Christmas) suitable for Guides, Rangers, Young Leaders
To find out more or to volunteer to do one of the above please contact Jayne before making the video: gghantswestevents@gmail.com
Shooting Stars Circus Skills
We offer Rainbow, Brownie and Guide units the chance to enjoy the fun and excitement of a circus skills day/evening.
The workshop consists of a circus instructor and circus equipment (which is tailored according to age groups, space available and length of session time). Examples include juggling balls, rings and scarves, spinning plates, diabolos, flower sticks, and larger equipment such as stilts, fun wheels, pedal racers, unicycles & mini-bikes. Equipment used will be at the discretion of your instructor.
With the volume and variety of equipment available, we can take a group of up to 30 children/young people per workshop, keeping them involved and engaged at all times.
For details of rates and availability, contact:
Steve Grainger
Shooting Stars Circus Skills
6 Hopney Cottages
Bricklehampton
Pershore
Worcestershire
WR10 3JT
Office: 01386 550260
Mobile: 07970 107845
Web: www.shootingstarscircus.co.uk
New Entertainment Centre in Southampton
Our new centre has a Trampoline Court including an air bag and ninja course, a multi-level soft play area, climbing walls and a state of the art interactive room. We also have a cooking studio and arts studio!
We have several packages available that have worked for previous groups really well so can tailor packages to meet the needs of your group!
To book a session or to find out more, contact Olivia at olivia@injoycentres.com
Lepe Country Park – Activities
Have you ever thought about coming down to Lepe beach? We can help with achieving the following badges: Explore stages 1 & 2 (Rainbows), Grow Your Own and Local History (Brownies) and Backwoods Cooking, Natural Remedies, Navigator and Photographer (Guides).
To book a session or to find out more, contact Janet Adshead, Community and Events Officer, at:-
T. 023 80899108 M. 07714842481
E. Janet.Adshead@hants.gov.uk
W. www.hants.gov.uk/lepe
Indulge in some ‘me-time’ with Body Shop
Do you want to teach your young members about skin care? Do you want to learn about where our vegetarian and vegan products originate from? Do you want to learn more about our campaign against animal testing? Or simply have a laugh with face masks or raise money for your unit? For £5 per member, I can offer a mini facial and face mask experience, plus a small gift to take home.
Contact Sarah on 07581 459655
#bemyrock – raising awareness of fostering
By painting, hiding and seeking pebbles and stones with the #BeMyRock tag on, you will be helping the National Fostering Agency to raise awareness of the growing need for reliable foster caring ‘rocks’ for children. The rocks and paints are supplied to do the activity and taken away to be varnished.
To book a session or to find out more, contact Jo at joanna.hutchison@ntlworld.com
Solent Sky Museum
Solent Sky Museum offers evening sessions for all sections of Guiding, including an evening themed around the new Brownie Aviation badge.
Guides can learn about what it was like to travel in airliners in the 1930’s to 1950’s, the ATA ‘Spitfire Girls’ who ferried aircraft throughout the Second World War or how women such as Amy Johnson and Amelia Earheart broke through the glass ceiling in aviation.
To discuss your requirements, contact Steve Alcock at aviation@spitfireonline.co.uk / tel 023 80635830
Sea Science! Ideal for STEM and a whole range of badges
A Sea Science session involves a lot of audience participation and activities connected with the sea and ships. This includes:
* Testing and making a wind-powered ship using different sails to see how fast it can sail along the water
* Experiments connected with water pressure, including eggs-periments
* Dazzling dazzle! The design and theory of how dazzle camouflage works and why ships in WW1 and WW2 used it
* Communications at sea – semaphore flags and signal messages
* The sinister ship toilet quiz and how do you keep clean on a ship?!
£40 for a 1 hour session at your venue and can be run on the same times/dates that your group meets. For up to 35 young people, or £70 for a 1.5 extended session.
For more information please contact:-
Daniel J Ball Museum and Cultural Heritage Educator
Email: danielballbeaulieu@live.co.uk
Mob: 07415 892539
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Air Ambulance Presentations
I am a schools and youth coordinator for the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Air Ambulance. Our education team have devised a presentation for children aged 2-11 years old called ‘Be a 999 Hero’. The presentation is specifically designed to raise awareness of the charity and to help familiarise children with the basic life-saving skill of making a 999 call. Please do have a look at our Sky Heroes website for more information:http://www.hiowaa.org/skyheroes56
Amy Compton
Teddy Bear Hospital Southampton
Teddy Bear Hospital is a student led public health project, aiming to reduce childrens’ fears of doctors and other healthcare professionals. They run free interactive sessions which are particularly suitable for the Rainbow age group.
https://www.facebook.com/tbhsouthampton/