Youngsters hold meetings online and keep active in Sheffield

Six Rainbow, Brownie and Guide units from Lodgemoor and Fulwood connect through a weekly video call with 22 girls and five leaders taking part.

The group have continued with the Rainbow programme, adapting activities to complete at home. While online together they have made straw rockets, completed scavenger hunts around the house, played games and made crafts together. Between meetings they were challenged to learn how to cross the road safely, carry out a survey of their local area and decorate their windows to cheer up their community.

Many other guiding groups are following suit after the Covid-19 crisis led to Girlguiding having to suspend all face to face meetings and events.

Hannah, aged 5, from Lodgemoor, said: “I really like doing Rainbows on my computer. I can see my friends. It’s really fun doing our activities online. This week I made a rocket with straws and we shot them in the air. Mine went really high! I like doing the crafts, and I can’t wait until we do it again next week.”

Emma Ede, Unit Leader from Lodgemoor, said: “As a Rainbow and Brownie leader I know how much our weekly meetings mean to our girls and the fun they have. Moving our weekly meetings online has meant we can continue our amazing programme and means the girls, and the adults, can stay connected which is especially important while schools are closed. It’s been great to see the girls and other leaders adapt to this new way of guiding and we’ll keep going so that we can continue to empower girls to be their best.”

Girlguiding, the UK’s leading charity for girls and young women, has launched Adventures At Home – an online hub packed with fun activities and wellbeing and resilience resources to support children and young people across the UK.

The charity has curated a collection of their favourite fun indoor activities to entertain children and young people of all ages through the Coronavirus crisis, opening up its world-famous programme for everyone to enjoy. Wellbeing and resilience resources include meditation tips, breathing techniques and how to build support networks.

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