Girl Scout Brownie Fly-Up and/or Bridging Ceremony
When Girl Scout Brownies bridge to Girl Scout Juniors, they participate in a fly-up
and/or Bridging Ceremony. Girls receive their Brownie Wings (to show they have
flown up from Brownies to Juniors), renew their Girl Scout Promise, and receive
their Girl Scout pin. There are specific steps for earning the Bridge to Juniors
patch, but all Girl Scout Brownies can fly up.
Basic Outline: Brownie Fly-up
Brownie fly-ups tend to follow this basic flow:
? Order your Brownie Wings ahead of time, also your Girl Scout pins,
Membership Stars and green discs if you plan to present them now
? Brownie troop in a Brownie Ring on one side of a bridge or stepping stones;
Junior troop on other side in a horseshoe.
? Brownie leader says a few words, and then calls the girls one-by-one.
? Sometimes the Brownie takes off her sash/vest and gives to Brownie leader
who gives the girl a flower.
? Brownie starts across the bridge, stops at apex to say something:
o Make a wish for the world and dropped 'wishing dust' into the 'well'
o Stated what she is looking forward to as Juniors
o Reflect on Brownie experience
o Reflect on a girl-determined theme, such as friendship
? Brownie continues across the bridge and is greeted by 1 or 2 Juniors who
give her a GS handshake, welcome her to Juniors, and put on her new
vest/sash. Sometimes the sash is made from ribbon. If all of her pins,
badges, etc. are already pinned on the sash, this makes the ceremony move
faster than having the girls struggle with pins.
? Finally, the girls all together say the Girl Scout Promise and Laws and sing a
song.
? Refreshments (optional
Listed below are a few suggestions for bridging or fly-up ceremonies to
use as stepping off points. Please be sure to include your girls in the
planning of ceremonies so that it is meaningful for them. There is a
ceremonies planning guide on the ceremonies resource page to help you.
Brownie Girl Scout Fly-Up
(to Junior Girl Scouts)
Props needed:
? Brown construction paper, cut to represent stones, or paper bags cut the
same way. Write a Girl Scout Law on each one. Ceremony
The Girl Scout Brownies sit on one side of the room in a Brownie Ring, and the
Girl Scout Juniors sit in a horseshoe (always make the open end toward the
audience) on the other side of the room. Place your Stepping Stones between the
two groups and tape them down to the floor.
Everyone sings Girl Scouts Together
Brownie Leader: “You have been a Girl Scout Brownie and you've earned your
wings of sunlight gold. Now you're ready for Girl Scout Juniors, new adventures
you've been told.”
(The girls all stand)
Brownie Leader: “ I would like to present my Girl Scout Brownies their wings; they
are ready to fly-up to the next level of Girl Scouting. As I call your name, would
you please come forward?” As they come forward, pin on their wings.
Junior Leader: “Each step of Girl Scout Juniors can be filled with fun and
adventure. As a troop, we would like to welcome you.”
The Brownies walk on the stepping stones and enter the horseshoe. With the
Brownies facing the Juniors, the Girl Scout Sign is made and the girls recite the
Girl Scout Promise.
Have the Brownies and Juniors face one another, and walk forward to the stepping
stone with the first Girl Scout Law printed on it and have the two girls say the Law.
The next pair of girls comes and stands on Law #2; continue until all the Laws are
said. If there are not enough girls in the two troops, they may have to do this as
single girls instead of in pairs.
Junior Leader: “With the help of (Brownie Leader's Name) we would like to
present our new Girl Scout Juniors with the Girl Scout membership pin.” Pin each
Girl Scout. At this time you may also wish to give the girls their Membership Stars
and green disc.
Brownie Leader: “We will now all sing Make New Friends.”
Junior Leader: “Girl Scout Juniors you'll be for a few short years.
Make the most of each day that goes by.
Be cheerful and helpful and do a good deed.
And greet each Girl Scout with a Hi!”BROWNIE BRIDGING//FLY UP
Girl Scout Brownies and leaders form a Brownie Ring at one side of the room. A
Junior troop forms a horseshoe at the other side, with open end toward the
Brownies. The space between is used to symbolize the transition. (A rustic bridge,
a rainbow arch of colored paper or cardboard stepping stones.
The Brownie leader presents the fly-up Brownie with her Brownie Wings and
makes appropriate remarks on her achievements and wishes for the future.
The troop members say:
“Now it’s time to say good-bye. Break the ring, and out you fly.”
The ring breaks just long enough to let the girl “fly” out.
The girl crosses the bridge and at the middle of the bridge (or stones), is met by a
Junior Girl Scout from the horseshoe, who escorts her to the Junior side where the
Brownie is met by the Junior Leader who pins on her Girl Scout pin and Brownie
Wings and gives her a Girl Scout Salute and Handshake.
The Brownies who are flying-up move within the horseshoe forming an inner
horseshoe, while the Girl Scout Junior goes back into the original horseshoe.
When all the fly-ups have formed an inner horseshoe, together all girls sing, “Make
New Friends.” During the singing, fly-ups move back to form one horseshoe and
then any remaining girls in the Brownie Ring and the girls in the horseshoe join
hands to make one large circle.
Brownies and Juniors say the Girl Scout Promise together.
Close the ceremony by singing “Girl Scouts Together.”
VARIATION
Brownie Leader says, “Brownie Girl Scouts, you have traveled through
Brownieland and are now ready to move into Girl Scout Juniors.”
Girls line up quietly on one side of a bridge. Junior Girl Scouts form a horseshoe on
the other side of the bridge. Juniors might sing “Hello!” at this time.
Brownie Leader says, “Your Brownie years come to an end as you cross the bridge
to Girl Scout Juniors. Will (Brownie’s Name) come to the bridge. (Leader then pins
her Brownie Wings on, gives her the Girl Scout handshake and tells her goodbye. The Brownie crosses the bridge and is met by a Girl Scout Junior who escorts her
to the Junior horseshoe.
When all Brownies have received their Brownie Wings and crossed the bridge, the
girls sing “Girl Scouts Together.”
Junior Leader says, “Will our new Girl Scout Juniors please make the Girl Scout
Promise.”
All step forward, recite the Promise, receive their Girl Scout pin and give the Girl
Scout Handshake.
Girls then sing “Whene’er You Make A Promise”