0:00:21 > 0:00:24This story belongs to twins Gregor
0:00:24 > 0:00:26and Arran and their mummy, Kirstin.
0:00:33 > 0:00:36It's a tiny tale about Mummy Kirstin's life
0:00:36 > 0:00:39and her love of the Brownies and Guides.
0:00:39 > 0:00:43No, we're not racing just now. We're doing a good job.
0:00:43 > 0:00:45Are we making a nice line?
0:00:49 > 0:00:53And now it's time for Mummy Kirstin to take Gregor and Arran
0:00:53 > 0:00:56on a journey of discovery and share her memories.
0:00:59 > 0:01:03The boys are counting the badges on their blankets.
0:01:03 > 0:01:05Three, four, five. 11.
0:01:05 > 0:01:09- 11.- 12!- I think we maybe counted that one twice. I think maybe 11.
0:01:09 > 0:01:11I have lots of badges.
0:01:11 > 0:01:14I started collecting badges when I was in the Brownies.
0:01:14 > 0:01:18The Brownies are a club for girls that teach them lots of things.
0:01:18 > 0:01:20And a great place to meet friends.
0:01:20 > 0:01:24A similar club was started for boys. It's called the Cub Scouts.
0:01:24 > 0:01:26Nowadays, girls can join too.
0:01:26 > 0:01:28What fun!
0:01:28 > 0:01:33Did you know that the Brownies are celebrating their 100th birthday?
0:01:33 > 0:01:36But they weren't always called the Brownies.
0:01:36 > 0:01:40When they started, they were called Rosebuds. That's a funny name.
0:01:40 > 0:01:42And that's an old photo of them.
0:01:42 > 0:01:47But people didn't like that name, so it was changed to the Brownies.
0:01:47 > 0:01:51And this is the man who started the Scouts, Guides and Brownies.
0:01:51 > 0:01:55His name is Lord Robert Baden-Powell.
0:01:55 > 0:01:58This photo was taken a very long time ago.
0:01:58 > 0:02:03Brownies, Guides and Scouts get awarded badges for being good
0:02:03 > 0:02:05at different activities,
0:02:05 > 0:02:08like drawing, exploring and baking cakes.
0:02:08 > 0:02:11And look - Mummy Kirstin has over 200 badges.
0:02:11 > 0:02:13When you're in Brownies,
0:02:13 > 0:02:16you're split into little groups called sixes.
0:02:16 > 0:02:18This was my six badge. I was an Elf.
0:02:18 > 0:02:22Do you know who got an extra special badge? Papa Cook.
0:02:22 > 0:02:27He got an extra special Scout badge called a silver acorn.
0:02:27 > 0:02:30- Would you like to try it on? - Yes, please.
0:02:31 > 0:02:35- I want to try it on.- Oh, that looks good. What do you think?
0:02:35 > 0:02:36Let me see.
0:02:39 > 0:02:42This is Papa Cook, who's Mummy's grandpa,
0:02:42 > 0:02:46and he was in the Scouts when he was a little boy.
0:02:46 > 0:02:49When he grew up, he became a Scout leader.
0:02:49 > 0:02:52Look, he's wearing the silver acorn badge.
0:02:52 > 0:02:56- Can Gregor have a shot of trying it on?- Yes.
0:02:56 > 0:02:59- And I can try on your Brownie sash. - That's my Guide sash.
0:02:59 > 0:03:03You can try that on. Wow, look at that. Let me see, Gregor. Look at me.
0:03:03 > 0:03:07Gregor looks like a real Scout, wearing Papa Cook's badge.
0:03:07 > 0:03:11Let me see you. There we are. No, that arm stays there.
0:03:11 > 0:03:13And that arm goes through.
0:03:15 > 0:03:17And that's you.
0:03:17 > 0:03:20And Aaron is wearing Mummy's Girl Guide sash,
0:03:20 > 0:03:22and it has lots of badges on it too.
0:03:25 > 0:03:28I wonder what Mummy Kirstin and the boys are up to now?
0:03:30 > 0:03:35So, boys, when I was in Brownies, I used to go away for weekends
0:03:35 > 0:03:37with my unit, and we would stay in a house...
0:03:37 > 0:03:41- What's a unit?- That's the name for a group of Brownies.
0:03:41 > 0:03:44And we would have lots of fun in the house, and then when I was
0:03:44 > 0:03:47a bigger girl, I got to go away with Guides,
0:03:47 > 0:03:49and we got to stay in tents.
0:03:49 > 0:03:51- Good!- Yeah.
0:03:51 > 0:03:54- Do you think you would like to build a tent in the house?- Yes.
0:03:54 > 0:03:58- We need the table.- Yes, table. And what else, Gregor?
0:03:58 > 0:04:00What else do we need?
0:04:00 > 0:04:05- Blankets.- Blankets. There are some over here. Let's get the blankets.
0:04:05 > 0:04:07Gregor, there's one for you.
0:04:07 > 0:04:08OK? Here.
0:04:08 > 0:04:11Let's do big shakes. Big shakes.
0:04:11 > 0:04:13Big shakes. Gregor.
0:04:16 > 0:04:21Where's Arran gone? Where's Arran gone? Can you catch it? Look.
0:04:23 > 0:04:24Right, you pull it over.
0:04:27 > 0:04:31- Do you think that's right? Does that look like a good tent?- Doing this.
0:04:31 > 0:04:35We need more blankets. We need that to be the door, don't we?
0:04:35 > 0:04:39- There we go.- There we go. But how are we going to get in?
0:04:39 > 0:04:43We need to move this round. Let's pull it up a wee bit.
0:04:43 > 0:04:45Does that look OK?
0:04:45 > 0:04:46Are you going in?
0:04:49 > 0:04:53- Is there room for me? - Yes.- Okey-dokey. I'm coming in.
0:04:53 > 0:04:59Making a tent indoors is a great idea, Mummy Kirstin. Well done!
0:04:59 > 0:05:01Maybe they will have a little nap now.
0:05:06 > 0:05:09Brownies and Guides are not just about camping.
0:05:09 > 0:05:11They have great fun performing too.
0:05:11 > 0:05:15For a long time, the Guides and Scouts have come together
0:05:15 > 0:05:18to entertain people with their performances.
0:05:18 > 0:05:20It's called a Gang Show.
0:05:20 > 0:05:23They would sing and dance and make lots of people happy,
0:05:23 > 0:05:26just like the Guides in this old film.
0:05:34 > 0:05:35APPLAUSE
0:05:47 > 0:05:52Boys, when I started Brownies, I decided I would like to get a badge.
0:05:52 > 0:05:55The very first badge that I did was the hostess badge.
0:05:55 > 0:05:58This is Mummy Kirstin's hostess badge.
0:05:58 > 0:06:03She had to bake cakes, decorate them and invite people to a tea party,
0:06:03 > 0:06:06and now, the boys are going to do the same.
0:06:06 > 0:06:09Chocolate chip, chocolate chip.
0:06:12 > 0:06:16- Wow!- Are we putting any more on it? That looks lovely.
0:06:16 > 0:06:20- It looks really cool. - Will we put it on the plate?
0:06:21 > 0:06:24And now that you're finished your cakes, you can
0:06:24 > 0:06:29- try one of the chocolate chips. All done. Let's find a space.- No more.
0:06:29 > 0:06:32No more. The cakes are all done. Good work, boys!
0:06:32 > 0:06:35Well done, boys. Those cakes look amazing.
0:06:35 > 0:06:38And they are the same colour
0:06:38 > 0:06:42as Mummy Kirstin's old Brownie uniform - brown and yellow.
0:06:42 > 0:06:45I wonder who will come to their tea party?
0:06:52 > 0:06:58- This is my- gran. Hello. I used to be a Brownie too.
0:06:58 > 0:07:00This is our granny.
0:07:00 > 0:07:02Hello. I was a Brownie too.
0:07:02 > 0:07:04There's Granny Janet
0:07:04 > 0:07:08when she was a little girl in her Brownie uniform, a long time ago.
0:07:08 > 0:07:13And when she got married, her Brownie unit went to the wedding.
0:07:14 > 0:07:16And when Gran Anne got married,
0:07:16 > 0:07:19her Brownies went to the church service too.
0:07:19 > 0:07:23And you'll never guess who went to see Mummy Kirstin get married.
0:07:23 > 0:07:25Yes, her Brownie unit.
0:07:25 > 0:07:30Gregor and Arran are playing hosts at the their tea party.
0:07:30 > 0:07:35- Will we give one to Granny first? - Thank you very much.
0:07:35 > 0:07:39And don't those cakes look great? I hope they save one for me.
0:07:42 > 0:07:46- Good. Which one do you think, Aaron?- Tasty.
0:07:47 > 0:07:50Which one do you think I should have?
0:07:50 > 0:07:52That one looks lovely.
0:07:52 > 0:07:57- It has a good pattern on it. - Try it.
0:07:57 > 0:08:00- They're delicious. - Oh, they're lovely.
0:08:00 > 0:08:02You've been busy boys...
0:08:02 > 0:08:05doing all this for Gran and Granny.
0:08:17 > 0:08:19OK, boys. We've brought you here,
0:08:19 > 0:08:23because this is where I used to come to Brownie camp
0:08:23 > 0:08:24when I was little girl.
0:08:24 > 0:08:28While I was here, I got to do one of my favourite things
0:08:28 > 0:08:30and I got a badge for it.
0:08:30 > 0:08:33Can you think what the favourite thing was?
0:08:33 > 0:08:39- Build a fire.- Build a fire. Who's going to help us build a fire?- Daddy.
0:08:39 > 0:08:44- This is our- daddy. Hello.
0:08:44 > 0:08:46Daddy Nick was a Cub, then a Scout.
0:08:46 > 0:08:50And here he is with his big brothers and sister in their uniforms.
0:08:53 > 0:08:57Gregor is helping Daddy Nick find sticks for the camp fire,
0:08:57 > 0:08:59while Arran helps Mummy.
0:09:02 > 0:09:04One more.
0:09:04 > 0:09:06- Thank you.- Yeah!
0:09:08 > 0:09:11Oh, it is one. It's huge!
0:09:13 > 0:09:16Good job, boys! Now, off to start the fire.
0:09:18 > 0:09:22Daddy Nick is a Scout leader and he knows how to light a camp fire
0:09:22 > 0:09:24and keep it safe.
0:09:26 > 0:09:30And now one of their favourite things they love doing at camp
0:09:30 > 0:09:32is making toast.
0:09:32 > 0:09:35Their bread is on a long stick with a special fork
0:09:35 > 0:09:38so they're not too close to the hot fire.
0:09:38 > 0:09:39Do you want to hold it?
0:09:40 > 0:09:44Look, the flames are turning the bread brown. Nearly done.
0:09:44 > 0:09:47Starting to go nice and crispy like toast.
0:09:48 > 0:09:50Gregor's toast is ready.
0:09:51 > 0:09:54OK, is your toast ready for chocolate spread?
0:10:08 > 0:10:11Camp fire toast always tastes yummy.
0:10:13 > 0:10:15- Is it good?- Mm-hm.
0:10:15 > 0:10:17Is yours tasty?
0:10:37 > 0:10:40Hi, girls, Arran and Gregor have come to Brownies
0:10:40 > 0:10:43to see what it is that we do here. Can we all say hello?
0:10:43 > 0:10:44- ALL:- Hello!
0:10:44 > 0:10:46Very good. Can anybody tell them,
0:10:46 > 0:10:51they want to find out what we do at Brownies. What do we do? Yes, Gracie?
0:10:51 > 0:10:54- We play games and have lots of fun. - Yes, we do.
0:10:54 > 0:10:57Can we play the parachute game with the boys, please?
0:10:57 > 0:11:01What do we think? Does everyone want to play parachute games?
0:11:01 > 0:11:03Let's get the parachute out, then.
0:11:06 > 0:11:09That parachute is huge and very bright.
0:11:10 > 0:11:13I wonder what's going to happen next.
0:11:17 > 0:11:20The Brownies are making the parachute go up and down,
0:11:20 > 0:11:23but where are Gregor and Arran?
0:11:23 > 0:11:26They're running underneath it!
0:11:26 > 0:11:28Brownies really know how to have fun.
0:11:31 > 0:11:32Wasn't that good fun, boys?
0:11:32 > 0:11:34- Yeah!- Yeah!
0:11:46 > 0:11:50Thank you for telling us stories about Brownies and Guides.
0:11:50 > 0:11:52It was my pleasure. I had fun.
0:11:52 > 0:11:55Can you remember all the fun things we did?
0:11:56 > 0:12:00We can sew the badges on our blankets.
0:12:03 > 0:12:08You showed us your Brownie and Guide badges.
0:12:08 > 0:12:12And this was my sixth badge. I was an Elf.
0:12:13 > 0:12:16We built a tent in the house.
0:12:16 > 0:12:17Does that look OK?
0:12:17 > 0:12:19Right, go on in.
0:12:21 > 0:12:23We had to decorate cakes.
0:12:26 > 0:12:28We had a tea party.
0:12:28 > 0:12:31Gran and Granny were there.
0:12:31 > 0:12:34There's chocolate chips on them!
0:12:35 > 0:12:38We made toast on the fire.
0:12:38 > 0:12:40It was yummy!
0:12:42 > 0:12:44We went to a Brownie night.
0:12:44 > 0:12:47We played with the parachute.
0:12:47 > 0:12:50It was good fun.
0:12:50 > 0:12:54- So what was your favourite thing that we did, Arran?- Er...
0:12:54 > 0:12:59- eat toast.- Eating the toast with the chocolate spread? Very good.
0:12:59 > 0:13:02And what's the favourite thing that you did, Gregor?
0:13:02 > 0:13:05- Making the parachute. - Making the parachute?
0:13:05 > 0:13:08That was great with all the Brownies, wasn't it?
0:13:08 > 0:13:13My favourite thing was getting to do all these fun things with you,
0:13:13 > 0:13:17but especially just getting to spend some time with you. It was good.
0:13:17 > 0:13:20- Now, would you like a special surprise?- Yeah!- Yeah!
0:13:20 > 0:13:23Want to see what's hiding under here?
0:13:23 > 0:13:27- What is it? - What do you think that could be?
0:13:27 > 0:13:30Is it a badge for your blankets?
0:13:30 > 0:13:33- Thank you, Mummy.- You're welcome.
0:13:33 > 0:13:36- Thank you, Mummy.- You're welcome.
0:13:36 > 0:13:37Want a big cuddle?
0:13:39 > 0:13:42What a fabulous heap of fun.
0:13:42 > 0:13:45That was twins Gregor and Arran
0:13:45 > 0:13:49and Mummy Kirstin's tiny tale about the Brownies and Guides.
0:13:49 > 0:13:53And now that Mummy Kirstin has shared her story with Gregor
0:13:53 > 0:13:56and Arran, it's time for them to start their own story.
0:13:56 > 0:13:59Do you know someone who has a story to share?