8 DIY Ideas for Your Bridging Ceremony
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If you’re not as lucky as this Florida troop who were able to borrow a pretty bridge, you are in the right place. We’ve put together nine DIY bridges you can make for your ceremony.
Bridging is such a monumental milestone in a Girl Scout’s journey! It’s that sweet spot where you celebrate everything the girls have accomplished while looking forward to the new adventures waiting for them at the next level. Bridging to the next level demonstrates that your scouts have followed through on their commitment to scouting.
The core of bridging is the physical act of “crossing over.” You can use a real bridge, or you can create one. Also, ask around. Service Units will sometimes purchase and store a portable a wooden bridge for troop use. Let the girls decorate the bridge based on a chosen theme. Common themes are rainbows, flowers and stars but your troop can decide on their own unique theme.
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1. The Floating Arch
All you need are helium balloons and some weighted cups to create a simple, airy walkway.
These are available through any party store.
2. Park Bridge Decor
Head over to your local playground with a climbing bridge and decorate it with inexpensive daisy balloons and streamers to transform it into a scout-worthy crossing.
3. DIY Pallet Bridge
Head over to your local playground with a climbing bridge and decorate it with inexpensive daisy balloons and streamers to transform it into a scout-worthy crossing.
4. Reclaimed Fence Posts
You’ll be surprised how easy this was to construct. From MomsMinivan.com She used reclaimed fence posts, pallets, and cardboard. The only purchase is for the balloons and the flower garland.
5. Easy and Portable
Also from MomsMinivan.com! Her ribbon bridge is super easy to transport and breaks down to fit easily into a car trunk.
She estimates the cost at $40.
6. Stepping Stones
DIY stepping stones provide the girls in your troop an opportunity to take home a special memento they can keep in a garden at home or bring to a special place to decorate in your community such as a butterfly garden or a wildlife preserve. For the ceremony, lay down a blue tablecloth to represent water and lay the stepping stones on it.
You will pay around $25 per kit.
7. Budget-Friendly DIY Stepping Stones
Plastic plant saucers are available everywhere, usually for about $1. You can expect to get 10 stepping stones from a 50lb. bag of premixed concrete substrate (about $30). You’ll also need tile pieces, beach glass or other decorative options and be prepared to sacrifice or purchase a mixing bin.
Budget about $100 for ten 10″ stepping stones. Get step by step instructions from Hellowonderful.com.
8: Pallet Bridge Build
If you have older girls, get them involved in the build! Cadettes can earn their Woodworker badge while building. The sturdy design shown in this video is durable enough to pass on to other troops, and Cadettes will earn their Woodworker badge in the process.
