Bridging idea
Who ever is in charge of the Bridging Event, I saw this great idea….
Here’s another bridging ceremony bridge that we made a different year. It’s much easier to transport, and very small for storage. There was no building or construction needed at all.
2 yards of rainbow fabric, cut into strips as shown
2 daisy garlands (6′ long each), cut into 8 pieces each
8 wooden dowels
8 plastic tumblers
6 lbs of plaster of paris
8 pipe cleaners
Total cost for all materials was just under $40. We will use this bridge from year to year.
First, we took four of the dowels and cut a few inches off them to make them a little shorter for the ends. We mixed the plaster of paris and filled the tumblers about 2/3 full, then inserted the dowels when it started to set. Then we used the pipe cleaners to tie the strips of rainbow fabric to the tops of the dowels. Next, we tied a bunch of daisies to the dowels using the same pipe cleaners, and put more daisies in the tumblers as shown. This was easy to set up since it was all tied together when we arrived for the cermony. We just carted it around in a smaller box.
The girls just walked through the colorful “handrails” to the other side. Here’s a photo of our bridge in action. The cadettes made an arch of colorful helium balloons for the bridging girls to walk through as they pass over our bridge. Have fun at your Girl Scout bridging ceremony!