The Kelvin Division Girls Can Do At Christmas Resource

Kelvin Division Senior Section Girls Can Do At Christmas Resource

There are 5 sections which make up this resource. Each section comes with activities that

appropriate for all sections. In order to complete the badge;

• Rainbows should complete one clause from each section.

• Brownies should complete one clause from each section and then a further two of their

choice.

• Guides should complete one clause from each section and then a further three of their

choice.

• Senior Section members should complete one clause from each section and then a further

four of their choice.

Each clause in each section is marked with a trefoil for the section(s) that the clause is most

appropriate for.

Crafts at Christmas

1. Make or decorate a Christmas Candle.

2. Make a simple Christmas Tree decoration, here are some suggestions;

• A treat size box of Smarties, wrapped in shiny wrapping paper and tied round with ribbon

to make it look like a present, to hang on the tree.

• Make a miniature skating boot stocking. Cut out a double size of skating boot shape in red

or other coloured felt, approximately 3 inches high - large enough to take a small fudge

finger. Stitch or glue the sides of the stocking together and stitch a large paperclip in along

the bottom of the boot, as the skating boot blade. Attach a loop to hang on the tree,

decorate and insert a sweetie in the boot.

• Cut out star shoes or angel shapes from coloured card or paper, add glitter, colour and

ribbon to put on the tree.

• Collect and decorate pine cones, add a loop of string or ribbon to hang it on the Christmas

tree.

3. Make a Christmas Wreath.

Idea for making it :

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/gardening/gardeningadvice/11271019/How-to-make-a-

Christmas-wreath-for-your-front-door.html

4. Make artificial snow.

Recipe idea :

http://www.kidsplayandcreate.com/pretend-fake-snow-recipes-for-kids-how-to-make-

snow-paint-snow-clay-for-kids/

5. Make reindeer dust ready to use on Christmas eve!

Recipe idea :

http://www.under5s.co.nz/shop/Hot+Topics/Activities/Seasonal+Activities/Make+your+ow

n+magical+reindeer+dust.html

Friends, Family and Others at Christmas

1. Make special Christmas card for someone you know.

2. Take part in a community project in your area, to help people at Christmas.

3. Make a simple homemade gift for someone and give this to them at Christmas, e.g a

calendar, bookmark or indoor bulb planted in a pot.

4. Entertain others with Christmas carols or songs, or other entertainment, or invite parents

to your unit for a Christmas concert.

5. Contact another unit/section in your area, and offer to help with their Christmas

celebrations, eg help at their unit party or concert or at a District or Division event.

Origins and Traditions of Christmas

1. Listen to the Nativity story or take part in reading this to your unit.

2. Write and perform your own short Nativity play.

3. Listen to the poem "The night before Christmas" by Clement Clarke Moor (also known as

"A visit from St Nicholas".

4. Find out about - and share in your unit - some Christmas traditions and how these came

about, for example ;

• Why Santa Claus is called Santa Claus?

• Why is Santa Claus' suit red?

• Who bought the tradition of Christmas tree to Britain?

• Why do we eat mincemeat and Christmas pudding at Christmas ?

• Why is Boxing day called Boxing Day ?

5. Make a Christingle and find out what each part represents. For information about

Christingles see the following link -

http://www.thisischurch.com/christian_teaching/christingle.htm

International Christmas Celebrations

This section involves taking part in an activity celebrating Christmas which comes from

another country.

1. Find out how Christmas is celebrated in another country and tell your unit about the

different things that people in this country do at Christmas.

2. Learn a Christmas carol which is normally sung in another country to celebrate Christmas

and perform it within the unit.

3. Cook a traditional food usually served at Christmas time in another country.

4. Take part in an international Christmas craft activity.

5. Learn a traditional Christmas dance from another country.

Fun at Christmas

1. Write and perform your own version of "The Twelve Days of Christmas", Kelvin Division

Senior Section wrote their version, see below, and even made up actions for the different

gifts.

On the first day of Christmas a guide gave to me a star on the Christmas tree.

On the second day of Christmas a guide gave to me 2 hands for clapping.

On the third day of Christmas a guide gave to me 3 irn brus.

On the fourth day of Christmas a guide gave to me 4 haggis suppers.

On the fifth day of Christmas a guide gave to me 5 toilet rolls.

On the sixth day of Christmas a guide gave to me 6 promise badges.

On the seventh day of Christmas a guide gave to me 7 chocolate Santas.

On the eighth day of Christmas a guide gave to me 8 Christmas stockings.

On the ninth day of Christmas a guide gave to me 9 bars of chocolate.

On the tenth day of Christmas a guide gave to me 10 singing leaders.

On the eleventh day of Christmas a guide gave to me 11 strings of tinsel.

On the Twelfth day of Christmas a guide gave to me 12 happy guides.

2. Make your own ice cream and perhaps you might like to add your own seasonal flavour or

decoration to the finished ice cream!

3. Play "pin the red nose on Rudolph". Follow the following link for a print out of Rudolph ;

http://christmas-printables.com/free-printable-christmas-games.html

4. Perform a Christmas song or carol with instruments such as a tambourines, drums or

shakers that you have made yourself.

5. Make melted snowman biscuits and share these at a unit Christmas party.

Here is the recipe :

http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/melting-snowmen

The Kelvin Division Senior Section Girls Can Do At Christmas Badge Order Form

Unit Name :

Contact Name :

Contact Telephone Number :

Number of Badges Required :

Badges cost £1.00 each but please add;

£1.00 for postage of up to 20 badges,

£2.40 for postage of up to 40 badges,

£3.60 for postage of up to 60 badges.

Cheques should be made payable to: Kelvin Division Senior Section Unit

Please send your form and cheque to:

Mrs Sally Hadden

Inchwood Cottage

Kilsyth Road

Milton of Campsie

G66 8AL

Please use the area below to add your full postal name and address - we will use this to

post out your badges:

PLEASE NOTE: We have badges in stock as at October 2016, and will meet orders on a first

come, first served basis, and will reorder if required. However, we expect you will wish your

badges to be available before the end of term in December, and to ensure we can meet this

timescale please place your order as soon as possible.