Yesterday was the celebration for the hundredth birthday of Alberta Girl Guides. Just like with the national centenary, we had a rally to celebrate the occasion. We joined over 2000 other Girl Guides from around the area to celebrate 100 years of Guiding in Alberta and it was a lot of fun!
The Sparks were waiting patiently for the bus to take us to the rally and even though it was very windy and a bit chilly, they were excited and ready to roll!
When we arrived and were waiting to be registered the Sparks got to meet Gofer Guiding and each of them got a big hug! The girls were thrilled with Gofer and pointed her out every chance they got! As a special treat Gofer was handing out older crests that were from 2005, Alberta's 100th birthday as a province, which made the crests older than the Sparks!
We got to play a bunch of games at one of the stations including graveyard and a three legged race. It was cool to see the Sparks interacting with other branches from around the area. We had one girl who was a champ at graveyard, no one could crack her and it was really funny to see them try. :)
As part of the 100th birthday celebrations you can make quilts and donate them wherever you see fit as part of an Alberta quilt challenge. One of the craft stations was making quilt squares about what Guiding means to you. The Sparks focused more on what their favourite part about being a Guide is and they said things like camping, tobogganing, crafts, games, and sleepovers.
We also made ribbon streamers to wave and celebrate with! As you can see they were a big hit!
The Sparks had some time between sessions to play a few games with my mom's Guide unit. They played Bob the Weasel- a highlight in our unit. Basically a small object is passed around the outside of the circle and the person in the middle has to figure out who has it in their hand.
The Sparks and Guides caught the attention of a local news station, which was very neat!
Yummy cupcakes and hot dogs for lunch. They were delicious!
The campfire was acoustically not the greatest (a loudspeaker does not make a god microphone), but I enjoyed it and found it quite moving to hear so many people singing together. Even though we did not do the entire planned campfire, the songs we did sing were a lot of fun. The Sparks have been learning the songs over the course of the year so I was very proud of them for singing along!
Overall we had a great day and the weather was perfect! I enjoyed seeing the Sparks interact with other girls from around the area and I also loved singing all of the songs we had been practicing all year.
Happy 100th Birthday Alberta Girl Guides!
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