Sparks Ablaze - What a success!

Ontario Girl Guides lit up the fire halls November 2007. Sparks learned about fire safety and went to visit their local fire station to hear about it from real firefighters.

You can still participate in this project! Ontario Council in partnership with the Office of the Fire Marshal have developed the Sparks Ablaze program. All aspects of your meeting are covered from opening to closing, all crafts, games and activities in between. Unit Guiders click here for full details.

Brownie Splash
Launched in April 2007, this program aimed at learning about water safety was developed in partnership with the Canadian Life Saving Society. It is a great Unit activity any time of year. Unit Guiders can use three instant meetings

Three Meetings
Meeting #1: themed on water safety
Meeting #2: pool party/survival instruction at a pool in your community
Meeting # 3: themed on water safety, will include a poster-making activity (more about that below).

Service Project
After you learn about water safety, spread the word! Tell every girl and boy you know that they need to learn how to be safe near the water – especially if they don’t plan to go in. Create posters showing what you learned about water safety and hang them up in your community for others to read. Be sure to include you are a Member of Girl Guides of Canada-Guides du Canada!

Download Activity Sheets

Brownie Splash Guider Pool Booking Sheet
Don’t Fall Through the Ice Game Story (MSWord)
Brownie Splash Meeting 1 (MSWord)
Instructor Worksheet (Adobe Acrobat) (tracking sheet to take to the pool)
Brownie Splash Meeting 2 (MSWord)
Swim to Survive Information (Adobe Acrobat)
Brownie Splash Meeting 3 (MSWord)
More Games and Resources (MSWord)
Browniebrainstorm (Adobe Acrobat)
Dear Parent Letter 1 (MSWord)
Don’t Fall Through the Ice Game Cards (MSWord)
Dear Parent Letter 2 (MSWord)
Swim to Survive poster (Adobe Acrobat)
Parent Handout (Adobe Acrobat)