South Africa's Teddies

Barb Garber

Groups called Dens

Age: 5 - 7 years old

Promise: They do not have one right now.

Motto: Share and care

Badge: A small round crest with a teddy bear on it.

Uniform: Yellow T-shirt with brown shorts, a tabard made of teddy color material.

Song: The meeting start and close with the Teddy Song and also close with the Teddy prayer.

Opening Song:

We're the Teddies, see up jump
Watch our feet go stomp, stomp, stomp
As we skip and run and play, happy
'cause it's
Teddy Day.

Closing Song:

Now we've skipped and jumped and run.
Every Teddy's had her fun. Now it's time
for us to say, see you all next Teddy Day.

Opening Prayer: For all the strength we have to run and leap and play, for ears that hear and lips that speak, we thank you lord today.

Closing Prayer: Teddy time is over, listen while we pray, make us kind and helpful 'till we meet next day.

Teddy programme: The programme is based on a series of paws. These are not tests but were automatically given to every child who participates in all the clauses of the paws. The only exception being the Teddy badge which is presented on "shake a paw day".

Teddy badge: A Teddy has to know: her name, age, birthday, address and telephone number and must have attended four Teddy meetings.

Paws:

Activity Paw - Red

• Skip
• Hop
• Learn to play with a ball or bean bag (bounce, throw, catch)

Nature Paw - Green

• Make a scrap book
• Grow something
• Go on a nature walk
• Learn about the four seasons
• Adopt a spot to take care of

Bright Teddy - Yellow

• Be tidy
• Care of teeth
• Hair care
• Tie shoe laces or fasten buckles
• Have a health tak, by someone other than the Teddy Guider. eg. Clinic Nurse

Scripture Paw - Blue

• Re-tell a religious story
• Learn a simple hymn/chorus
• Learn a simple prayer

Busy Teddy Paw - Pink

• Keep the Den Tidy
• Help with washing up at home
• Keep bedroom and bathroom tidy

Craft Paw - Purple

• Make a card
• Draw or paint a picture
• Make a puppet
• Make a frieze
• Guiders own choice

Safe Teddy Paw - Orange

• Learn a road safety song
• Play a road safety game
• Know how to get in and out of a car/bus safely
• Demonstrate how and when to use road safety
• Learn the emergency numbers

Play Paw - White

• Mime a story
• Rhythm action/aerobics/exercises
• Music making
• Action song

Friendship Paw - Turquoise

• Sharing in the Den
• Meet a girl of a different culture
• Learn to greet in another language
• Learn about the girls in other countries equivalent to Teddies

Caring Paw - Silver Grey

• Show her respect for elders
• Take care of an animal for at least four weeks
• Look after a visitor at a den meeting
• Guider to observe manners, politeness, honesty and self control