• Source: Rainbows (Girl Guides)

Rainbows is the youngest section of Girlguiding in the UK. They are between the ages of 4 and 7 and at the age of about seven, a Rainbow will usually become a Brownie if she wishes to continue Guiding.
In the UK, Rainbows started in 1987, with Lynsey Hickling being the first in the UK.
In the United States the equivalent is a Daisy Girl Scout; in Canada the equivalent is a Spark; and in New Zealand they are called Pippins. In Australia, they are called Guides.




Uniform


The current uniform, since 2004, consists of a blue and red polo shirt with the Rainbow logo on it, a red hooded jacket and a choice of either tracksuit bottoms, leggings or cycling shorts, which the girls are encouraged to pick themselves. All items come in the Rainbow colours of light blue and red. There is also an optional baseball hat which matches the other items. Tabards used to be part of the uniform, but were discontinued as official uniform in 2015. Colours of tabards were red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and purple, and units were able to choose whichever colour they wanted. Red and purple tabards can still be purchased.




The Promise


The Rainbow promise is a shortened version of the Brownie and Girl Guides' promise, adapted to accommodate the Rainbows' young age. The promise is:

I promise that I will do my best, to think about my beliefs and to be kind and helpful.




The Programme


The Rainbow programme changed in 2018. It has 6 different themes that run through all sections of Girlguiding. They are: Be Well, Know Myself, Skills for My Future, Have Adventures, Express yourself and Take Action.
In each theme, for Rainbows, 1 skills builder, 3 hours of unit meeting activities and 1 interest badge has to be completed to gain the theme award. When 2 theme awards are completed, the Rainbow get her Bronze award, 4 themes earn the Silver award and all 6 themes plus 3 extra bits gains the Gold award. Activities range from games and crafts to leaning how things work, experimenting, basic survival skills and outdoor fun amongst other activities.
The girls have fun whilst learning.




The Song


There are four versions of the song, each version has a different final three lines, but the tune is the same and the first verse remains unchanged. The four versions are for:

The beginning of a meeting
The end of a meeting
During a promise ceremony
During a "Pot of Gold Party"
This version is for the beginning of a meeting:

At the end of a meeting the last three lines are replaced with:

At a Promise Party the last three lines are replaced with:

This version reflects aspects of the promise itself and it helpful in reminding Rainbows of their duty.
The final version at a Pot of Gold Party is often sung for the rest of the unit by only those who are leaving for Brownies and this versions final three lines are:

Whilst these songs are widely used, many Rainbow units use different songs.




See also



Squirrel Scouts




References






External links


Rainbows website at Girlguiding UK
GirlguidingUK – About Rainbows
Rainbows Shop

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• Pandu Putri
• Rainbows (Girl Guides)
• Girlguiding
• Rainbow (disambiguation)
• Girl Guides
• Ranger (Girl Guide)
• Rainbow Girl (disambiguation)
• International Order of the Rainbow for Girls
• For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide / When the Rainbow Is Enuf
• Rainbows in culture
• The Girl Guides Association of Grenada