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A Brownie is a household fairy, but livesunder and in the trees. This is the reasonthat the Brownie's badge is an Acorn andthat she wears the leaf of the tree.

THE LAW OF THE BROWNIES

A BROW NIE IS:

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Histurical Program Activitiesfor Brownie Girl Scouts

Compiled by the SFV Girl Scout Historical SOcietyGirl Scouts of the San Fernando Valley, Inc.Updated April, 2002


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H ow Brow nies C am e to B eBrownie ciScoutsL English folklore, a Brownie was a clever elfwho quietly did good turns in mortals' homes ..First organized in England in 1914 , Brownie'scouting activities were outlined by LordBaden-Powell. After news of the Brownies'spread to the United States, the first knownBrownie pack was started in 1916 in Marble-head, Mass., by a woman named Mary DennettAlthough the idea caught on rapidly across theIcountry, Brownies would not be recognized:'officially as Girl Scouts for ten years.

Based as it was on the English tradition,imagination and "magic" played a big part in theBrownies: the Packland, wherein each Six (apatrol) dwells; the totem toadstool; fairy ringsand surprises; and the Pow Wow, where talesare told and the Pack doings discussed. Theseearly traditions gave young girls the opportu-nity to kindle their imaginations. Just as in theBrownie Story, a Brownie was to combine use-f u l service with lively. surprises, till her familybelieved there really was a good fairy in thehouse.

In 1922, Helen Osborne Storrow, then FirstVice President of the Girl Scouts, broughtVivien Rhy-Davids, the British trainer of BrownOwls (Brownie leaders) to the United States toconduct seminars for an experimental BrownieGirl Scout program. The next year, a nationalBrownie Committee was formed to create theessentials of program activities for AmericanBrownies, and in 1924 . Edith Ballinger Price,well-known illustrator and author. became itschair. Known a's the Great Brown Owl for herrole with leaders. she reminisced recently in aninterview about the early days of Brownies:"v . Rhy-Davids started the whole thing. Therewere other people hanging around the edgeswho felt the way I felt about Girl Scouting-thatthey wished there was something for theyounger children. I had a good committee. andwe were bound we were going to get this thing

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going, We talked about what the tests shoulbe: 'Would this be too hard?' 'Can a seven-yeaold do this?' "

The committee created two main ranks fBrownies-girls age 7 to lO-each comprisingfour categories of requirements in the areasintelligence, handicrafts, health, and servicTo earn th e rank of Golden Bar, youngeBrownies would plant something and watchgrow; feed pets and observe their ways; seknit, or carve two articles; tie a parcel neatusing a square knot; throw and catch a ball froten yards away; learn how to care for theteeth. hair, and hands; set a table for two; amore. To earn the Golden Hand, older giwould do such things as find the North Star aknow another constellation; know the compaspoints; cook a simple dish; know how to cleand bandage a finger. treat a simple bum aa nosebleed; know what to do if their clothincaught fire; make changefrom a dollar.Juliette Low Was Pleased

"A child who had been a Brownie madevery good [Girt) Scout," recalled Edith Pric"She was well-prepared to be a [Girl) Scout, aa good one. or should be. We began to pBrownies together, make a program. And MLow. who had been very worried about the pgram for younger girls, was s o pleased that shung that medal [Medal of Merit] on me."

In 1926 . Miss Price wrote the B row n B ofor B row n O wls. which included the approveAmerican tests and standards for Brownie GScouts. Today the largest number of GScouts are in the Brownie Girl Scout alevel.

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1927 INVESTITURE CEREMONYA Brownie is being pinned by her Leader, "Brown Owl", while the Assistant Leader,"Tawny Owl", and the rest of her Brownie troop watches.

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THE GOLDEN HAND BROWNIEFrom 1926 HandbookIntel l igenceB efo re w ea rin g th e G old en H an d, A B rowni e s ho uld :1. C on tin ue b y g ro wth o f lo ve a nd In te re st th e n atu re o bse rv atio n

be gun In the G old en B ar test.2. K now b y h ea rt a na ture poe m of h er ow n sele ction.3. Find the north Sta r by m ea ns of the D ipper, a nd know one otherconstel lat ion, o r D ra w the ge nera l sha pe o f the D ipp er, a nd kno wa m yth a bo ut o ne co nste lla tio n o r sta r.4. K no w the fo ur ca rd ina l points of the co mpa ss in rela tio n to e achother. Handc ra f t

A B ro wn ie sh ou ld b e a ble -1. To co ok one s im ple d ish,2. T o d arn ,3 . To ma ke a present for some one.Heal thA Brown ie should be ta ught a lwa ys to ca ll a grown person a t o nce, Ifpossib le, in ca se o f a ccid ent; but in em ergen cy she shou ld be a ble-1. To clea n a nd ba nda ge a f inger.2. To trea t a very s imple burn.3. T o trea t o rdina ry nose -blee d.Serv iceA B ro wn ie sh ou ld1. la ] Know how to turn in a f ire a la rm .[b) K now w ha t to do in ca se clo th ing ca tches f ire.2. Ca rry a twelve-word m essa ge a ccura tely In her hea d fo r m ore

th a n te n m in ute s a n d d eliv er it c or re ctly .3. Know something o f the pla ce in which she liv es - such a s pla cesof historic interest or loca l fa me, a nd she should a lso kno w th elo ca tio n o f th e n ea re st p ost o ff ice a nd d ru g sto re .

4. Be a b le to ma ke cha nge from a dolla r.W hen your Brownie ha s com pleted this s tep she w ill be rea dy for theG irl S cout troop, so don 't h urry h er throug h it. There a re a h undre d by-pa ths tha t the tests open up a nd she should be free to fo llow them a ll.

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The signif ica nce o f the Golden Ba r is tha t It Is a bit o f the groundthe Brownie sta nds on rea dy to lend a ha nd,THE GOLDEN BAR BROWNIE

Intel legenceB efore w ea ring the Golden Ba r a B rownie should know a nd love out-o f-doo rs th ings. S he m ay show he r In terest by-1. P la nting som ething a nd w atching it gro w, such a s a sm all ga rde nplot, w ind ow -bo x o r pla nt - or observ ing a nd tellin g a bout treesa nd flow ers sh e h as see n.2. Feed ing w ild or ta me p ets a nd w atching th eir w ays.Handc ra f tA Brow nie shou ld be a ble to do som ething w ith her ha nds. She m ayshow her a bility by -1. M a kin g tw o th in gs: S ew n, kn itte d, w ov en , c arv ed , b uilt, m od ele d.2. D oing u p a pa rcel nea tly a nd securely, U Sing a sq ua re kno t.Heal thA B row nie sho uld be a ble to-1. Throw a ba ll ten ya rds w ith right a nd left ha nd. Ca tch a ba ll w ellthrown from a dis ta nce o f six ya rds, four tim es out of six. Throw aba ll s ix ya rds so it ca n be ca ught four tim es out of six.2. Skip In good form a f igure-e ight course.3. A B row nie shou ld ta ke ca re o f h er teeth , ha ir, ha nds, n ails; sholdbrea the th rough her nose, a nd know why she should do a ll of th is .Serv iceA B row nie should be de penda ble. S he sh ould kno w how -t. To pour a gla ss of w ater w ithout sp illing.2. To ca rry a sh allow p an of w ater a cross the ro om w ith out sp illing .3. To se t a la ble fo r tw o, n ea tly.The Tweeny ha s now becom e a Brow nie, a nd a s such she in due tim eb egins to w ork for her G old en B ar. B ut no t im media tely. R em em bertha t she ha s three yea rs a t lea st, if she com es to the Pa ck a t seven, inw hich to perfec t he r B ro wnie ta sks. If sh e is cra mm ed a nd ha uledthroug h a ll three tests in the f irst ye ar, no w ond er she esca pes fromthe Pa ck be fore it is tim e for her to f ly up to the Troop.

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In 1926 Tile Brown Book for BrownOwls, was written. In the book, threeranks of Browniehood were designated:Brownie, Golden Bar, and GoldenHand. Each of these ranks had specificrequirements in the areas of nature,handcraft, health and service, allrequiring a combination ofsimple skills.'This book also had magical tales torepresent becoming a Brownie, reachingthe Golden Ground, and having aGolden Hand. The significance of theGolden Bar award was that it was a bitof the Golden Ground the Browniestands on ready to lend a hand; TheGolden Hand award showed that theBrownie could really lend a hand.

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on this page. The information above was tafrom the s" Edition, April, 1934 reprint.book was the first official approved bookthe leaders of Brownies and was discontinuin 1936.

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BROWNIE INSIGNIAYou Are Invested

Your Jeader will tell you what it means to be invested. When youhave been to as many troop meetings as you need in order to learn whatit means to be a Brownie Scout, you are ready to belong. You havemade friends with all the girls in the troop. You have paid yourmembership dues to the Girl Scouts of the United States of America.You know the Brownie Scout Promise. You make your Promise at thetroop meeting. Then your leader inves t s you. She pins your BrownieScout pin on the right-hand side of your collar" as soon as you havemade your Promise. After the leader and you salute each other or usethe Girl Scout handshake, the troop may salute you. Or they may showin some other way what an important day it is for the troop. Thisceremony is called the In -ves - t i - ture . Now you are a Brownie GirlScout. '" Today, this pin is placed on your uniform on the specialBrownie pin holder or on your Brownie sash or vest.The Brownie Scout Pin

This is your Brownie Scout pin. The brownie is on a trefoil. The trefoilis the symbol of Girl Scouting all over the world. You wear it to showthat you are a Brownie and belong to the Girl Scouts. '"This is still truetoday.The Pendant

This flower pendant means that you have been a member for one year.You may buy one at the end of each year you have been a Brownie andfasten it on your pin. '" This pin is no longer in use. A membership starhas replaced it.The Bronze Star

In 1930there was an attendance star for Brownies to earn by attendingall the meetings of the pack during the year, with only one absence .allowed for illness. The stars were worn on the Girl Scout uniformwhen the Brownie joined a troop, but they did not count toward thefive-year Girl Scout service stripe. This star is no longer a Brownieaward.The World Pin

In 1949the W.A.G.G.O.S. [World Association of Girl Guides and GirlScouts} pin was introduced in the U.S.A. The design had specialmeaning. The two stars in the two leaves of the trefoil represent thePromise and Laws. The vein or line is the compass needle to alwaysgive the right course or way in Girl Guiding or Scouting. The base ofthe stalk was a copy of the heraldic "feu" and represents the flame ofthe love of mankind. The colors selected, gold and blue, represent thesun shining in a blue sky which is over all the Guides and Girl Scoutsof the world. A special WAGGGS pin was introduced for Brownies allover the world in 1956. The two-finger salute was to indicate thatBrownies everywhere made the same two part Brownie Promise. AllBrownie Girl Scouts wore it until 1975 when all Girl Scouts were touse the same thee part Promise. This WAGGGS pin is worn today byall registered Girl Scouts.

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BROWNIE PIN 1921 BROWNIE PIN

BROWNIE PIN 1939-43 [Cut-out areas]1943-46 [Solid background]1946 [Returned to cut-out areas]

PENDANT1939-1956

1956-1976

W.A.G.G.S. Pins

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Girl Scout Traditions

The Brownie Scout SaluteThis is the way you make the Brownie Scout salute. Your first twofingers held straight stand for the two Parts of your Promise. Youuse the salute when you make your Promise and, if you are inuniform, when you see the Flag raised or lowered or passing by.

The Greeting SignThis is the way you make the Brownie Scout greeting sign. You useIt to greet other Brownies and Girl Scouts as sign of friendship, in theway knights of old used to do.

The HandshakeThis is the Girl Scout handshake. You salute with your right hand and shake hands with yourleft. Brownies and Girl Scouts use this handshake all over the world.

The Girl Scout MottoffBe Prepared"This is the motto for all Girl Scouts. To "be prepared" means to be ready. When you learn the wordsin your spelling lesson, you are prepared for your class. When you know how to set the table, you areprepared to help your mother when she is busy getting dinner.Girl Scouts learn to do things well so they will be prepared to do them in the right way at the righttime. When something seems hard to do at first, you keep on trying until you satisfy yourself that youhave done the best you can. Then you feel prepared to do it.

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The Brownie Elf poem .is copied on one side ofcard stock and the draw-ing on the reverse side.Cut the card stock to make4 cards. Punch a hole inthe top and insert a loop ofyarn or ribbon or string tohang on a doorknob.* Se e pag e 14 for poe m.

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The DollThe doll is from 1936and was 16 inches tall.Its size changed manytimes. It was only 14inches tall in 1937 and12 inches tall in 1938.In the fall of 1928 thesize changed back to14 in che s .

Brownie Girl Scout Uniform 1936-1941

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I am the Brownie ElfIhang upon your door.Ifyour room is clean and neat,I'llhang forever more.But if your room's untidy,I'llturn my face in shame,And won't come outUntil you've learnedTo play this Brownie game.

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Puzzles from the American Girl MagazineThe American G irl magazine was published by Girl Scouts for all girls from 1920 until 1979. Girlsin Great-grandmother's troop would have enjoyed solving these puzzles. Rebus puzzles, acombination of pictures and letters, were popular in the 1920s.

Something no Girl Scout should be without.

a s it-u ponIt s funny n am e te lls w hat it is . You sit upon it w hen

the g round is dam p or dusty .T o m a ke on e, firs t, g et a larg e p ie ce of w ate rp roof m a te ria l,lik e o ilclo th o r p la s tic and cut it in to tw o square s. N ext, pu t acush ion of stack ed ne wspape rs [ tha t y ou have cut to size ] be tw ee nthe sq ua re s. N ow , fa ste n to ge the r w ith sta ple s o r s titche s. Y ou rle ade r w ill show you how to m ake a runn in g stitch or ove rcasts titch . B e su re to sta ple o r s titch in tw o p iece s o f tap e to k ee pthe e dg es fro m te arin g a pa rt.

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Girl Scout Word Search(an you find all of the words in this puzzle? The words can go forwards, backwards, up, down,or diagonally. You will want to circle a word when you find it and then cross it off of the list.Good luckl

W I P 0 E T A K Y L R K F T M N0 j A C K N F E M S A G U E 0T C T E F U B L Z E T P H Y S PN A R F G N ( M T 0 U E I A S aA D 0 N E P 0 T A V R j B K VS E L G U 0 N ( S W C K C R0 F S H Y B E 0 0 T Z H L D' T Z

_.U G T F X U P E U Y A M N S AA H I V M F 0 F 0 E R E G T BR R U A X 0 G 0 0 N B T I N 0 CE C 0 L 0 G Y U G Y C N H U FK I V B M P H Y H 0 B 0 0 I Y UN j K I N 0 L N G 0 U S T W E0 I W G 0 R P W J U E P R K X LT M X C 0 U J S T U P 0 N Y 0B 0 S L E E P N G B A G L E BG N P M A C X K P T N D E R

B UDDY B URNER JACKNIFE PATROLCAMPING KAPER CHART SIT UPONECOLOGY KINDLING SLEEPING BAGFIRE MESS KIT SQUARE KNOTFUEL ONE POT TENTGORP OUTSIDE TINDER

It would be fun to make up your own Girl Scout Word Search. Canyou develop one for your friends to work?

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1926. 1931.

1935.Brownie wings.

A Brownie who had attained neither theGolden Bar or the Golden Hand rank could notfly up to the Girl Scout troop, nor wear either setof wings. She was welcome to join the Girl Scouts,but she forfeited the linking ceremony.In1935, the Brownie Wings changed their colorand shape. The new wings - bright daffodil yellowembroidery on dark green felt - replaced the largermulticolor wings. Itwas felt that the new wings wouldlook better on the then gray-green of the Girl Scoutuniform. This style and color of Brownie wings con-tinues to be used today - the only difference being thebacking of thermoplastic first used in the 19705. By1940, the significance of the Brownie wings waschanged to siinply indicate past membership ina Brownie troop.

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History Search

1. What was Lady Olive Baden-Powell's title?2. Who would have worn a khaki colored uniform -your Mother, Grandmother, or Great Grandmother?3. What Girl Scout Center is high in the mountains of Switzerland?4. Who were Brown Own and Tawny Owl?5. How does the original Brownie hat differ from the Brownie beanie?6. What did the early Girl Scouts use for sleeping bags when they wentcamping?7. Who baked the first Girl Scout cookies?8. What year was Girl Scouts founded by Juliette Low?9. What were the original Brownie Promise, Law and Motto?

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THE CURRENT GIRL SCOUT LAW .T ry th is Learning the Law Game! H ave eve ryone p lace the ir hands flat on the ir kn ee s o r on a tab le .D iscu ss e ach p art o f th e law an d id en tify it s fing e r, Assign each g ir l a p art, or p arts of the law by num ber. If youhave few e r than ten g irls, assig n e ach m ore than one num be r. To p lay the g am e , ca ll aNum ber from one to ten . The g irl [s] w ith tha t p art o f th e law w ill re spond. A fte r she re pe a ts he r p art, sh e ca llsa no th er n um b e r.W hen the Prom ise and Law are re pe a te d th is w ay, th e re w ill be a le ast on e strong voice fo r e ach part o f the law .W hen p lay ing th is g am , try fo r sp e ed . A fte r a few rounds, reassign the num be rs.

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Observation GamesAmong the duties considered essentia l for a G irl Scout in 1913 wa s to bewom anly, be strong, be ha ndy a nd to be observ a nt.A G irl Scouts wa s urged to usee everyth ing." She wa s to consider it a lmost adisgra ce if , when w ith others, they see a nyth ing big or sma ll, h igh or low , nea r orfa r tha t she fa iled to discover. E ach G irl Scout wa s to see it f irst. Instruction inthe art of observa tion ca nnot be la id down by a ny f ixed set of ru les.' P ra ctice isthe m ain th ing. C hildren a re q uick observers, for ev eryth ing is new to them .

Kim's Game:Tw enty or thirty sma ll a rtic les ha ve been pla ced on a ta ble a nd covered w ith acloth. The items w ill be uncovered for just one m inute. The pla yers a re then tomake a l ist of the disp la yed iiems. The w inner is the one who remembers themost .

Morgan's Game:In the 1913 ha ndbook, p la yers were instructed to run q uickly to a certa in billboa rd or shop w indow. (For th is exercise we w ill use a poster.) The G irl Scoutswere to study the w indow or bill boa rd for one m inute. (The poster w ill beuncovered for just one m inute.) 'The pla yers then run ba ck to their m eeting pla cea nd report a ll they ca n rem em ber of the item s represented on the poster.The things I remembere d s ee in g were :

K im 's G am e M orga n's G ame

1 91 3 H o w G irls C a n H e lp The ir C o un try

Kim 's G am e ca me from the story "K im" written by -R udya rd K ip ling. In the story,K ip ling ha s the ga me used a s a n observa tion exerc ise for secret a gents in India ,K im 's Ga me is a fa vorite of G irl Scouts a nd Guides a ll over the world.

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fir!1 A id (T ria ng ula r bal1da~r. lsr.s)1. Pressure on Armpi t Artery2. Arm Sling {lJ3. Co liar bone fracture (3)4. Ankle Sprain D re ssing (1 )5. fractured H ip (7 to 9)G . K erchie f Stre tche r (5)7. Padding for Sp lin ts (~p.ye ral)8. Ch~ t Carry (I)9 . Tum p line ca rry (1 ) (PackStrap)

10. Hand Bandage (1)11. Head Bandage (L )12, Foot Bandage (1 )1 3. Supp ort ror sp ra ine d wrist (.1)14. Tourn ique t uses (L) H*This is now a NO-NO*"*15. Trench Bandage (1)16. Compres s (1)17. Smoke Mask for f ire s or gas (1)18. Fireman's drag-free wrists (l)19, Tied hands ca rry (1 )20, Tied hands across overturned

canoe21 . Tying good ank le as splint tobroken one (4 )

22. Guide R" ,pe to find way out ofsmoky room (troop)23, Sunshel ter for in ] ured people (lfo r each )

Gene r a l1. Rope for ly in g an im als2 . M osq Uito covering C o r head3. Sw eat band for gam es4. Iden tif ica tion for teems in g ame s5. Tie r o r t hr e e .l e gg ed 'r a ce s .6. Sw atte rs for runn ing the gauntlet7. Re d kerchief on pi.oj eetinz polesin transit 08. Padding Cor .carrying load onhead9. Re pairing h arne ss10. Substitu te for hat or cap

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Demonstrate one use of the neckerchief:I used the neckerchief as

Other ways the neckerchief could be used are: _

Uses of the Neckerchief, American Girl,January 1922Illustrations, 1920 Scouting for Girls

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The Brownie Scout Uniform [1951]This is your Brownie Scout Uniform. You mayWear it after you are invested. You may wear itTo your troop meetings, to school on troopMeeting days, and whenever Brownie ScoutsGet together for a special occasion.

To top off the uniform, Brownies wear a little beanie. Brownies have asong about their beanies. Sing it for your family.

The Beanie Song~~~

' ~ b l >i I Words and music by Marilyn S. Dean). i N p . 1i . 1 IJ J ). i N ). JI'm a Brown - ie in a bean - Ie. 'Neath the

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eyes see friends to be with,

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Instructions For Box And Booklet UseThe contents of this box were collected to help leaders teach girls about Brownie History.The booklet has stories, activities, and crafts to help you. We have made copies of some ofthe booklet pages into a packet for you to distribute to your troop. Ifyou wish to copy otherpages in the booklet, please do so, but leave the booklet intact for others to use.Most of the activity pages have instructions on them. Below are a few additionalsuggestions.

Pages 13, 14 - Brownie Elf door hanger - you may want to glue onto a squareof poster board to add stability to the door hanging. [Poem on one side, BrownieElf on the other]Page 21 - Paper Bag Puppet - Color, cut out, cut head separate from body, gluehead onto bottom of paper bag, glue body onto side of bag, and have fun. Youmay want to help the gl(,lswrite a puppet play based on what they have learnedabout Brownies.Pages 35, 36,37 - Brownie paper dolls and clothes. There are 2 paper dolls tocolor and cut. The tabs on the clothes have the date and the color of the uniforms.They may be glued to tag board or a manila folder before cutting out to makethem more durable.Page 38 - Books for Book Search - This page lists the historic books located inthis box, some of which are song books and singing game books. Try a newgame or song. Also Included are a 1951 and 1963 Brownie handbook to beused for the Brownie Book Search [P.39).Page 39- Brownie Book Search - Use the 1951, 1963 and your currentBrownie Handbooks to find the answers. Compare the answers to see whathas changed. This can be done as a group effort or by dividing girls up into smallergroups and let them compare their answers. The correct answers can be foundon page 40 of the leader booklet.Page 41- Brownie Try-It Activities - Shows how you can use the activitiesin tbls book to work onsorne Try-Its.

NOTES: Please take the time to read through the booklet, look tbrough the contents, andcollect the additional supplies needed before your troop meeting.If you have a smail troop, you may want to use the box as a troop historical project andtake several meetings to complete activities.If you have a large troop, you may want to divide up the activities into several stations, letyounger groups of girls go between stations, spending 15-20 minutes or more at eachstation doing activities. This could be done similar to a wide game.

Most important is to make it a fun learning experience for the girls.

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