First meeting of the year, opening, girls were all introduced, played games, learnt the Sparks songs.

Went to the park beside church for the whole meeting.

Craft: Girls painted their names on cloth bags to be their "Spark Bags" for the rest of the year, played games. -

Went outside for our 'nature' meeting. Girls examined the state of nature during fall. Show and tell.

Growing Booklet: girls traced their hands and were measured.

Halloween Craft: Girls made pumpkin fridge magnets and lollipop ghosts, games.

Christmas party, played games, snacks, closing. Show and tell Christmas gifts, drew pictures of their Christmas dinner, games.

Two Stars and a Wish Challenge, playing outdoors and hot chocolate.

Valentine's Day Mouse Craft. Valentine's Day Party, passed out Valentine cards, had juice and popcorn

Paint night: made banner for Thinking Day.

Teddy Bear Picnic: each girl brought in her teddy bear, ate teddy graham snacks, colored pictured, and took home teddy stickers.

St. Patrick's Day theme: made four leaf clovers with top hats out of cardboard, made cards with pictures of leprechauns and rainbows with pots of gold.

Made birdhouses out of milk cartons, filled with birdseed ready to hang outside.