Updated March 2022
On Friday my troop came to my home for our big bridging from Brownies to Juniors ceremony (also known as a “Flying Up” ceremony). As I posted last month, my co-leader and I made our “bridge” . It was a slightly windy day, so I had to readjust the pots in the ground right before we started.
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| Terra cotta pots with green streamers tied together to make the bridge. |
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| The girls got to take these home as a souvenir. |
My twins and I made a bridging cake for the after party.
The cake was made from scratch, but I got called in to sub at the last minute and did not have time to make frosting and decorate the cake the way I had imagined. Dunkin Hines chocolate and vanilla frosting, along with green food coloring, had to do.
I found rainbow clip art, enlarged it and made this sign as a cake topper. I used a measuring spoon taped to the back as a mount.
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| Our bridging cake! |
I guess if you have the time or desire, you can make a half chocolate, half green cake and use the appropriate icing. Even though it was not as “pretty” as I had wanted it to be, it was devoured by all (I had thirty parents, siblings, and even a grandma at my home!)
For our party after the ceremony, I sent an email for easy snacks to bring. My moms brought:
Chips and dip
Cheese curls
Cookies and brownie tray
Fruit salad
Pretzels
Water (pony size)
Juice boxes
It was a memorable day for everyone! I am looking forward to a few restful months before we begin again in October.
Your bridge turned out great! Sound like it was a great bridging ceremony. We are doing ours on June 4th and I am using your idea of the terra cotta pots. I found a bridge idea on moms mini van and then saw your version and loved it so I’m combining the two to create my version. Thanks for sharing. I was stuck in a rut for ideas an just couldn’t come up with an original that I felt good about 🙂
Michelle-so glad I could help! I got the idea from mom’s mini van, and just made it my own. I would love to see a picture of your bridge! You can send it to the email in my contact section and I would be happy to upload it if you want to share. We’re all in this together!
Ok I will post on my blog and then send you the link to the post 🙂 My blog is about everyday life things not just girls scouts, but I have all my GS posts labeled. We are bridging from Brownies to Juniors too
I am now following you! Please let me know when photos are posted…and good luck!