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Brownie Resources
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Please note that this Brownie Resources site is no longer being maintained and will eventually be taken off-line. Please look for Easter activities at: http://ideas4kids.org/activities/Easter Easter
Games with Eggs Egg Hunt: You could use real
eggs (as they do in the Netherlands) or chocolate eggs (as they do in
France and Belgium). Hide them around your meeting place and let the
Brownies hunt for them. To make it harder you can label the eggs with
the girls names and make them hunt for 'their' eggs. Alternatively you
could use paper eggs and make them collect multiple eggs to exchange
for one chocolate egg.
Egg
Bowling: Each Brownie is given a dyed hard boiled egg with their
name on. The Brownies stand in a large circle with a plain hard boiled
egg in the centre. They take it in turn to roll their egg into the
centre. The closest egg to the plain one wins. (Played in many European
countries.)
Egg
Throwing: Brownies stand in a circle and throw hard boiled eggs
to each other (or raw eggs if you're feeling evil!). When an egg is
dropped, the Brownie is out. (Played in France.) An alternative version
comes from Bulgaria were the eggs are thrown at the other players. The
person whose egg is unbroken (or least broken) at the end of the game
is said to be the most successful person in the next year.
Egg
Cracking: Each Brownie has an egg. In pairs the Brownies take it
in turn to tap the end of their partner's egg with their own egg. When
a Brownie's egg breaks they are out. Their partner moves on to compete
against the winner of another pair. The winner is the Brownie whose egg
breaks last. (Played in Latvia, Australia and Austria.)
Egg
Passing: The Brownies line up in their sixes. They have 1 egg
per team. When the whistle is blown they pass the egg over their head,
under their legs and so on until the egg reaches the last person. The
last person then runs to the front and the team starts the process
again. This continues until the first person is back at the front. The
first team to reach this point wins. For a variation try giving each
team more than one egg!
Egg
Rolling: Each Brownie has a decorated hard boiled egg. They line
up at the top of a small hill. When the whistle is blown the Brownies
roll their eggs down the hill. The winner is the first one to each the
bottom. (Played in France and the USA.)
Crafts with Eggs Egg Painting: Prior to the Brownie meeting blow enough eggs for each Brownie to have one. Attach a circle of sugar paper to the bottom of the egg using PVA. Give the Brownies paint to decorate the eggs. You could show them examples of decorated eggs. For examples of Pysanky eggs follow this link. |
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