A New Batch of Brownies
Many thanks to Eileen for posting this idea to the
WAGGGS-L Mailing List! I think this would make a great enrolment ceremony!
Note: This skit/ceremony was originally written by
Joyce Bolin, a Girl Scout leader in George, Iowa, and was published in
Pack-O-Fun Magazine in July/August 1992.
Get a large appliance box, and decorate it to look like
a stove/oven. Cut out an open/closable door. You'll also need mixing bowls,
spoons, measuring cups, flour sifter, timer with bell, and typed scripts for the
girls to follow. Also have a table for the girls to stand behind while cooking.
There are 14 speaking parts, but girls could say more than one line if the troop
is smaller. Amend the script to suit your troop.
- Since our Brownie friends flew up to Juniors last
spring we have missed spaces in our Brownie Ring.
- Yes, what can we do about it?
- I know! Let's make some new Brownies!
- We can look in our handbook for the recipe.
- Here it is! To make Brownies we must mix 4 basic
ingredients: Promise, Law, and 5 Worlds of Interest.
- In a large bowl, cream together 1 cup of a promise
to serve God, my country, and mankind.
- To this mixture, add two cups of honesty and 4
tablespoons of cheerfulness. Mix together until well-blended.
- Stir in one cup thoughtfulness.
- Beat together 1/2 cup fairness and 1/2 cup
helpfulness and add to the mixture.
- Sprinkle over the mixture 2 tablespoons of
sisterhood of Girl Scouting and mix well.
- Add one cup of respect for authority and one cup of
respect for myself and others. Stir until well blended.
- Sift together 1/2 cup of a wise use of resources and
6 tablespoons of a promise to protect and improve the world. Stir into
mixture.
- Blend together 1/2 cup of each of the following
worlds: Well-Being, People, Out-of-Doors, Arts, Today & Tomorrow.
- In a prepared pan, spread the batter evenly.
(Quickly put pan in oven) Bake at a moderate temperature until done.
- (ring bell) They're done! (open door - girls start
to crawl out of oven) Look! A NEW BATCH OF BROWNIES!
