Part of
Brownie Traditions
We did a quiz about the history of Brownies and learned that in
1914, when Brownies was first started they were called Rosebuds
but that it was changed to Brownies in 1916 because the girls
did not like the name Rosebuds. We also learned about the brown
cotton dress that Brownies used to wear, we’re glad we have a more
colourful uniform now.
Brown Owl brought her camp blanket in so we could see what
Brownie and Guide badges looked like when she was young, and
we tried to match them to our modern day badges by the pictures,
some were quite difficult.
We learned about how the flags of England, Scotland and Ireland combine to make up the
Union Flag (the flag of Wales was not included because Wales was united with England at the time) and that it is only called the Union Jack when flown from the Jackstaff of a Naval ship.
We learned the old Six rhymes and what Brownies used to carry in their pockets (pocket book, pencil, handkerchief, piece of string, safety pin, plaster, and 10p for the phone) and how they were inspected to make sure they were clean, smart and had all the pocket items with them.
It was really amazing how much has changed and how much we enjoyed some of things
they used to do, so much so that we re-
