Girl Guide Winter Fun in New Brunswick!

Even when the temperatures drop, Girl Guides still have fun in the great outdoors. Although Maritimers always say every year that “this winter has been the worst one yet”, this winter really has been one of the worst. 

Most provinces have at least 5 feet of snow, and in some places 10 feet. But that doesn’t stop Girl Guides from having fun. This winter we’ve seen girls and guiders brave the elements to keep the guiding spirit of adventure alive all year long. Whether it’s snow shoeing, hiking, sliding, or setting up tents, there’s lots to do in the winter. Some units like to do more low key activities like spray painting art in the snow and building snowmen, but it seems that no matter the weather, Girl Guides still have a blast.

Here we have the 16th Saint John Pathfinder and Rangers. The Rangers built quinzees in the snow, and slept in them. The Pathfinders attempted to set up tents in the snow and succeeded! Apparently the girls also had a contest where they made snow shoes out of sticks. Hopefully they’ll get to go snow shoeing with real ones soon.

Here we have the 1st Hampton Pathfinders who went hiking with snow shoes on to the Ice Caves in Midland NB. It looks like the girls were having lots of fun sliding down all that ice.

The 5th Fredericton Brownies at Winter Camp went snow shoeing in the woods, and had lots of fun making quinzees. Looks like these Brownies had a great time at their winter camp!

- submitted by Beth & Ariel (New Brunswick/PEI Twinning2020 co-leads)