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Why is the Queen’s Guide Award not named the King’s Guide Award?
Why is the peak award called the Queen’s Guide Award when we have a King? As Australia now has a King, shouldn’t the highest Guiding award be referred to as the King’s Guide Award? Not at all. It sounds logical, but only until you look at the history of the award. The Queen’s Guide Award…
Read MoreCelebrate Granny Square Day
National Granny Square Day on August 15th celebrates one of the world’s most instantly recognisable crochet projects – the humble granny square. Colourful, versatile and beginner-friendly, granny squares have been bringing people together for generations. National Granny Square Day is the perfect opportunity to celebrate this much-loved crochet tradition, start a new project, or finally…
Read MoreCrochet S’more Challenge
Apologies to those who have tried to teach me to crochet in the past. I remember nothing. Crochet Experience During the Covid lockdowns, when our Trefoil group was not able to meet in person, we spent a fun Zoom session together learning to crochet. Most of ladies were already proficient and regularly made practical…
Read MoreBenefits of Collaborative Colouring Activities
I absolutely love collaborative colouring activities and use them in both group settings and family activities. There is something wonderfully satisfying about watching individual pieces slowly come together to form one large shared artwork. I have used these activities with themed activities for youth groups, and even as take-home activities where participants are given one…
Read MoreAustralian Dinosaurs
When most people think about dinosaurs, they often picture giant American predators like Tyrannosaurus rex or huge long-necked dinosaurs roaming across deserts in North America. But Australia has its own fascinating dinosaur history with our own enormous plant-eaters and fast predators. We even have dinosaurs that lived in near-polar conditions. Over the past few decades,…
Read MoreApril Fools’ Day Badges
This April Fools’ Day, the Facebook posts were coming thick and fast, Funny, clever, and with graphics that make you look twice. We were told the local CFA were painting their trucks pink and their stations blue, the police were patrolling the streets on kangaroo-back, football teams were changing colours, Bunnings and Vegemite were collaborating…
Read MoreIs it a Cobber, a Mate or a Buddy?
What did you call them? When I was a child, a favourite treat in our neighbourhood was a ‘mate‘. But apparently the correct name was a ‘cobber’. You could buy them individually at the corner shop for just a few cents, making them an easy choice with pocket money. They were a well-known square confectionery…
Read MoreMelbourne’s New Floral Emblem: The Swamp Everlasting
The City of Melbourne has recently adopted its very first official floral emblem — the delicate and historically significant Swamp Everlasting. As part of the City of Melbourne’s “Nature in the City” initiative, the public were invited to vote for one of the nine native plants that were shortlisted as finalists for Melbourne’s floral emblem:…
Read MoreCelebrating World Book Day
On March 6th, several countries are celebrating World Book Day, including the United Kingdom and Ireland. Other countries mark the occasion on different dates throughout the year. While the exact date varies internationally, the purpose remains the same: to promote reading for pleasure and to ensure that every child has access to books. World Book…
Read MoreCelebrating the Birthday of Dr Seuss
Happy Birthday Dr Seuss March 2nd marks the birthday of Dr Seuss — one of the most recognisable children’s authors of the twentieth century. Born as Theodor Seuss Geisel on 2 March 1904 in Springfield, Massachusetts, he went on to create stories that have been read by generations of readers around the world. Most people…
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