During the month of October, an astonishing 5000 Rainbows in the Anglia region received a Super Rainbows event-in-a-box, designed to empower girls, and reinforce that they can do anything.
1st Meldreth and 1st Melbourn Rainbows held a joint *Super Rainbow* event, with 30 Rainbows crafting, exercising, and enjoying a party afternoon tea.
Playing Super Bingo, drinking mugs of hot chocolate and listening to superhero bedtime stories were all on the agenda for our Super Rainbows.
There were 5 super themes to the event, Super Sisters, Super Sustainable, Super Snacks, Super Strength, and Super Skills.
Later, over half the Super Rainbows stayed on for their first ever Girlguiding sleepover. They were Super Brave Rainbows, as for a lot of them this was their first ever night away from family.
Activities the next morning included Super Skills – making their own breakfast and washing up, then Super Strength – tackling an obstacle course.
At the closing ceremony the Rainbows were presented with their Girlguiding Anglia “Nights Away” badges and Super Rainbows badges.
Super Rainbows is a Girlguiding Anglia event in a box, designed specifically for Rainbows, held locally by units in October 2022.
The event concept was inspired by an acknowledgement that girls at Rainbow age (four to seven years old), can stop believing that they can do everything that boys can do. Therefore, the inspiration behind the ‘Super Rainbows’ event, is to remind young girls that they have the power to do and be anything they want. This idea surfaced during the pandemic – Girlguiding Anglia were passionate about delivering an event that was inclusive to all young members, despite the uncertainty of not being face-to-face. Girlguiding Anglia’s volunteer team for Super Rainbows worked extremely hard on delivering an event that focused on a wide range of topics and activities, encouraging girls to learn new skills, look after themselves, and most importantly have fun.
The event boxes were mailed out to units and waiting list Rainbows during September, so that they could hold their own Rainbow events during the month of October. Rainbows chose how they wanted to do this, whether it be as a single unit, or with other units from their area. All girls that took part, were immersed in a region wide celebration, reinforcing the sense of belonging to a wider community where they are encouraged to have an impact.
