General Resources

  The GuideZone
Many, many program ideas (mostly US / Canadian) by leaders, for leaders.

  Best of GuidingUK
A big assortment of ideas from leaders, with a UK flavour. I particularly like the 'Hints for Hopeless Leaders'!

  ANZAGL
A leaders resource with an Australian / New Zealand focus. Includes a online magazine, resource centre and leaders email list.

Outdoors

  Bushwalking NSW
This site has lots of great bushwalks, many with detailed trip reports and photos. Also good information for the beginner bushwalker.

  The Camp Site
A UK leader's site with lots of information about camp planning, themes, cooking, health and activities - ideal for beginning campers.

  Animated Knots by Grog
Can't tie knots?? There's no excuse now with these  fantastic step-by-step animated  instructions for over 70 different knots.

Campfire Songs

  Flying Pigs Campfire Songbook
All the words (and the variations) to thousands of Guide and Scout campfire songs. Indexed alphabetically by title.

  Sing-Along-With-Me
Over 100 traditional campfire songs, complete with midi music to sing along with.

Recipes

  Cyber Cookbook
Heaps of recipes for all occasions accumulated from the WAGGGS-L email list (mostly US).

  Recipe Goldmine
An abundance of recipes to cater for any occassion.

    WAGGGS
The official site for the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts.

    World Guiding
A very comprehensive guide to uniforms, badges, and the Promise and Law of Guides around the world.

    Myths and Legends
From Aboriginal Dreamtime stories, to Christmas and Halloween, discover the myths and legends of the world.

History

  Lord Baden-Powell
The definitive website on Lord Baden-Powell, featuring writings, photos, paintings, interviews and more.

  Olave Baden-Powell
A comprehensive history of the World Chief Guide.

  History of Taps
Find out the true origins of the 'Taps' tune.

Promise and Law

  Graces for Guides and Scouts
Over 60 graces, both traditional and modern.

  Australian National Flag Assn
Learn about the history of the Australian Flag, and how to fly it correctly.

For visitors

    Australia !
A fun site for visitors, describing everything "ozzie" from history to education and TV stars to the price of milk!

    Visit NSW
NSW Government site, with stacks of information about places to go and things to see in NSW.

Websites for Guides

  KidsHealth.org
A kid-oriented site with lots of professional information on relationships, health, nutrition, self esteem and more. Divided into sections for kids, teens and parents.  

  NSW Commission for Children and Young people
NSW Government site, with stories, games, info about children's rights and groups, and links for kids.

  Becky's Great Games
Kim's games, night games, 30 second games, cooperative games, knot games - you name it - it's there!

  Skill Building Games
A collection of games to use for practicing first aid, knotting, communication, flags etc...

  Games Database
Search this UK games database by age, equipment, location or game type to find the exact game you are looking for!

  ScoutBase UK Games
Over 260 games from the official Scouts UK website.

  Games for Boy Scouts
An online version of a very old book, with lots of very politically incorrect games!

  Youth Ministry Games
These may not be Guiding games, but with over 800 of them (indexed too), you'd be bound to find something appropriate!

Crafts

  MakingFriends
Lots of fun crafts for kids for all occasions and all ages.

  Crafts for Kids
Loads of craft ideas for younger Guides.

  Kids Domain
Crafts for Guiding.  There is a special section for both Guides and Scouts.

  Recipe Goldmine
Not only does this site contain a "goldmine" of recipes, they have all the crafts you could imagine listed here!

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