Guiding Book Bags

• Go to your local dollar discount store and purchase enough cloth bags, 1 per each girl.
• You will also need a few different colours of fabric paint and some pieces of cardboard to put inside each bag (to stop the bleeding through)
• We found it best to split the girls into a few small groups (depending on the size of your unit)
• Have the leaders spell the girls name big and clear on the front of the bag, before letting the girls do their own thing. (should do this a day or two before the girls will be working on the bags.
• Once the names are dry, let the girls decorate their bags any way they wish or have the decorate it with things representing their level of Guiding. Ie. Brownie toadstool, picture of a badge, owl, ect.
• The bags will need several hours to dry depending on the amount of paint on the bags. This makes a great outdoor project to do at the beginning of the year. And this way the girls can carry their Guiding book, newsletters, etc in it all year.

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Vision : Girl Guides of Canada-Guides du Canada, the organization of choice for girls and women, makes a positive difference in the life of every girl and woman who experiences Guiding so she can contribute responsibly to her communities.

Mission : Girl Guides of Canada-Guides du Canada enables girls to be confident, resourceful and courageous, and to make a difference in the world.

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