How Does Your Garden Grow?

Thanks very much to Susan Grist, who posted this great ceremony to the Guiding Mailing List! It was originally printed in the Da Hon Neh Area Link newsletter in April '97, and was written by Sheri Thompson, 1st Cannifton Brownies.

The Brownies who are advancing crouch or kneel in a small circle in the centre of the Brownie Ring and each has a pot and trowel. The Guides sit in a large circle around the outside.

Tawny Owl: Once upon a time there were (#) Brownies who planted (#) seeds (Brownies pretend to plant seeds in the pots). Every week the Brownies watched their plants and every week the plants grew a little bigger a little stronger.

Snowy Owl: Little did the Brownies know that the exact same thing was happening to them.  Each week when the girls came to Brownies to play with their friends they were also growing bigger and stronger by learning new skills, new games and new songs.

Tawny Owl: Each week the Brownies watered their plants and each week the Brownies themselves were watered by their leaders and their friends from Guides.  (A couple of Guides pretend to water the Brownies with watering cans - the Brownies grow.) The Leaders and Guides sprinkled the growing Brownies with good turns, new games and knowledge about Brownies around the world.

Snowy Owl: Sometimes the Brownies took their plants outside into the sunshine to help them grow even bigger.  The Brownies didn't need sunshine to grow, but they did need camping trips, bike rides, visits to the Police station and trips to the Fire hall.

Brown Owl: Finally, after the plants and Brownies had been growing for a long time, some for a long as two years, the Leaders decided that the Brownies could no longer grow any bigger in the Brownie garden. (Brownies place flowers in their flowerpots.) It was time for them and their plants to be transplanted into a new  garden - the garden of Guides.

Guides: Mary, Mary, quite contrary, how does your garden grow?

Brownies:  By Opening Windows and Widening Windows it's off to Guides we go!

(At this time the Brownies are called out of the ring to become Guides.)


Brownie Ceremonies Page
Main Ceremonies Page
Becky's Guiding Resource Centre Main Menu