The Big Event

A few weekends ago Susie's Junior Girl Scout Troop hosted a big event - Brownie Bash 2011.  This has been a goal and dream of theirs since they were Brownies and is part of earning their Girl Scout Bronze Award this year. 

Brownie Bash is an overnight event for Brownie Scouts complete with food, campfire, crafts, songs, swaps and bunk beds (and then repeated the next night for a new group of girls)  - usually hosted by cool 'older' Girl Scouts. 

This event has been a year in the making - the girls have been helping us (the leaders) the whole way, from ... picking a theme - Spa-Tacular Brownie Bash

to planning food, craft rotations, songs, skits, and much more!

We were super busy the whole weekend and exhausted by the time we arrived home but the girls were 'brillant with the brownies' (totally in their element!) and we got so many great compliments from the girls and leaders attending the event!

Here are a few pictures ...

The girls of Troop 2061

 Our 'Cruise Ship' Towel Origami Decor

 Mod Podge Picture Clip Station

 Loving her turn as 'The Boss of Applesauce'! (Giving the Announcements)

 Leading Campfire with Silly Songs like 'Tooty-Ta" followed by S'Mores, or course!

 Serving the Food

Nama Janet always comes with us and cooks up a smorgasbord of yummy food - this was spaghetti with a choice of marinara sauce, meat sauce, chicken alfredo sauce or salmon afredo, garlic bread and choice of salads ...  She spoils all of us.  No other Girl Scout event has food like hers :)

Striking a pose at the Beauty Station

Giving Mud Mask Facials at the Beauty Station

 Susie's Station made Bath Salts - The girls loved it and they smelled so good!

Some of the other stations were Beauty (hair-dos and nail polish), Sleeping Mask Craft, Smoothies, Murals.

This year is the 100th Year of Girl Scouting and so we incorporated some murals into the event -

One each girl drew a small picture of their favorite Girl Scout memory - I later Mod Podged them onto canvas.  This will be presented for display at our Council Girl Scout Offices.

The other is a mural that one of our troop mom's painted and the girls attending the event signed - This was left hanging in Camp Flemming Lodge!  Such great tributes to all the things we love about Girl Scouts!