SuperGirls: Week one was a success

I'm pretty sure the girls would agree that our first Friday morning together was lots of fun! Three girls who had signed up were not able to make it this week and as luck would have it, we had two girls ask if they could join us along with one big sister to help out so it worked out perfectly.
Today we spent some time getting to know one another by filling out a sheet with likes and dislikes, pets, siblings, future careers, etc. We talked about what a SuperGirl is like and we made a list of words to describe her. The girls had great thoughts and we wrote down: creative, happy, ,caring, helpful, kind, brave and confident, to name a few.

Then we moved onto our craft which was homemade journals. They really enjoyed the activity and I think I may find glitter around the house for days! It would be great if they would bring their journal with them each Friday. I'd like to encourage them to write down any thoughts or do some sketches in it throughout the week.

After snacks we sat in a circle to talk about our topic for today (and one theme throughout the summer): WORDS. The discussion included the following:

What we say affects other people
Saying something kind can brighten someone's day
We need to stop ourselves before we say something hurtful, it is hard for someone to forget what you said
What is gossip and rumors?
It's important to be trustworthy if someone confides in you

The girls had great observations about this and were very engaged in the discussion. We then stood in a big circle and played telephone a few times to see how easily a message can be misheard, misunderstood or flat out changed by someone else.