We had a great time at Rangers this week – we decided to
have a BBQ and invite all the older Guides along to get a feel for who we are
and what we do. We had a great turn out,
with twelve 13+ Guides coming along. Unfortunately, the weather wasn’t so kind, and
it was far too wet for any of us to brave cooking outside, so a quick reshuffle
saw us inside manning the frying pans.
Once we’d tucked into the sausages and cake (there is pretty
much always cake. If there’s not cake,
there’s chocolate. Or sometimes ice
cream!) and a chat about who we are, and what Rangers do, we got down to the competitive
business of newspaper games. Split into
three teams, the first game was to make the tallest tower possible in 10
minutes. They all had four sheets of
newspaper, sellotape and scissors. The
towers had to be freestanding and unsupported.
It was so much fun to see all the different ideas people were coming up
with, and how much cheating was going on – talk about competitive spirit! My cry of “put the sellotape down, time’s up!”
had to be uttered at least three times.
In the end, the smallest tower ended up winning as it was the only one
that could stand unsupported.
After this, we challenged the girls to get from one end of
the room to the other, on two sheets of paper, without anyone stepping of the
paper, and with as much of the paper being in tact as possible at the other
end. Lots of fun.
And lastly, we played the flap fish game – flapping a fish
to the other end of the room with newspaper rolls.
I don’t think any team was an overall winner – so they all
shared the chocolates and sweets between them!
I had a great time running the games, and I really hope all
the visiting Guides did as well. We’ve
got some great ideas lined up for the rest of the year, including a second
photography evening , a Vintage Glamour Evening, another can drive for our
favourite charity, One Can Trust, and a trip into London. It will be great to have a bigger unit to
share them with!
