Rosie loves all things crafty and after speaking to some little girls in her class, asked me if she could start going to Rainbows. For those of you who don't know, Rainbows is the little, little girls version of Brownies and Guides. It's open to girls aged between 5 and 7. The usual helpfulness and resourcefulness is encouraged and it's altogether a good thing. I contacted the delightfully named leader, Daffodil, asking for a place for Rosie and volunteering to be a helper at the same time since I'm not averse to a bit of crafting myself. We duly secured a place for Rosie and a police check for me since working with children and the Girlguiding Association dictates this.
We miraculously found our way there on Wednesday afternoon and took possession of a brand new Rainbow uniform for Rosie and a helpers t-shirt for me. Rosie was very shy and reluctant to join in despite there being 9 new Rainbows this week (it's the start of a new term), 2 of which are her classmates. After a little bit of coaxing and a promise that I would be right there the whole time, she joined the circle and we learnt the Rainbow Promise and the song that we will sing every week. We made a helpful horse out of washing up brushes and j-cloths (?), played a guess what's inside the bag game and altogether had a fine old hour.
My homework for the week is to come up with a flower name for myself. Rosie thinks that I should be called Snapdragon but all the Rainbows have the ultimate say next week when we will take a vote. She fails to see the humour in this but it's not lost on me - I think that it's probably the most appropriate flower name and I think that any naughty Rainbows who need some firm control may be in agreement some time soon......
We miraculously found our way there on Wednesday afternoon and took possession of a brand new Rainbow uniform for Rosie and a helpers t-shirt for me. Rosie was very shy and reluctant to join in despite there being 9 new Rainbows this week (it's the start of a new term), 2 of which are her classmates. After a little bit of coaxing and a promise that I would be right there the whole time, she joined the circle and we learnt the Rainbow Promise and the song that we will sing every week. We made a helpful horse out of washing up brushes and j-cloths (?), played a guess what's inside the bag game and altogether had a fine old hour.
My homework for the week is to come up with a flower name for myself. Rosie thinks that I should be called Snapdragon but all the Rainbows have the ultimate say next week when we will take a vote. She fails to see the humour in this but it's not lost on me - I think that it's probably the most appropriate flower name and I think that any naughty Rainbows who need some firm control may be in agreement some time soon......
