Girl Scouts: Campout Schedule and Packing List

Hello everyone!

First, if you're signed up for the campout this weekend, (   http://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0a4fa5ad22a13-greendale3   ) here's what to bring:

Sunscreen

Bug spray

Bedding/pillows/sleeping gear (there are mattresses, but that's it!)

Change of clothes

Long pants/sweatshirt if it turns cold

Comfortable walking shoes

Something to tie your scout's hair back at the fire, if she has long hair

Rain/mud boots if it looks like the trails will be muddy

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Second, here's the schedule, so you know when to arrive, or where to find us if you need to stop by and find your scout.

Friday

4:00-5:00  Arrive, stow gear, pick beds, etc.

            After checking in/getting set up:  Outside games/fun (Bocce Ball, Hula Hoops,

Bean Bag Toss, etc.)

5:00-7:00  Camp games/activities!

            Back to back guessing game

            Color swatch scavenger hunt

            Found object art

            Compass search

            Nature portraits.

            Sleeping animal game (not with real sleeping animals!)

7:00-8:00 Campfire dinner

            Friday night is stick-based—

                        Hot dogs/veggie dogs/sausages

                        Veggies (Sweet peppers, tomatoes, zuccini)

                        Apples/Pineapple

                        Marshmallows/S'mores

                        Sides (chips, salads)

                        Drinks (Juice, milk)

8:00-9:00 Nails/hair/karaoke

9:00-10:00 Firefly glowstick and flashlight hike & "Add-a-word/sentence storytelling"

10:00 Pajamas, get ready for bed, go to bed

 

Saturday:

7:30-8:30 UP and get ready for the day (Morning sing-along!)

8:30-10:00 Breakfast and Saturday-Sunday campers arrive.

10:00-11:00  First Aid Patch:  Outdoor Safety

            Learn about caring for and preventing: Sunburn, Poison Ivy/Oak, Bug bites, Bee

stings, etc.

11:00-12:00  First Aid Patch:  Craft

             First Aid Kit Necklaces

12:00-12:30  First Aid Patch:  Being Safe

            How can we be safe at home?

            How can we be safe when we play?

            Make a safety poster for home or school, inside or outside.

            Calling 9-1-1:  When should you call? (When NOT to call!) What should you

know?  What should you say?

12:30-2:00 Lunch Hike: 

            Take bag lunches (provided-no need to send your own), eat picnic-style when we

get somewhere appropriate.

            Take Bug BINGO sheet to see if you can get a bug BINGO!

2:00-3:00  Bug Patch:  Bug crafts

            Coffee filter/clothespin butterfly

            Butterfly feeder

3:00-3:30  Bug Patch:  Hula hoop population counts

Bug Patch:  Bug game--Moth and Bat

3:30-4:30  Bug Patch:  Exploring Bug houses

            Find bug homes (spiderweb, cocoon, anthill) compare and contrast the different

homes.                                     

4:30-6:00  Games/Activities (Selections of what was best liked from Friday night for the girls who arrived on Saturday)

6:00-7:00  Make Hobo Stoves/Cardboard Box Ovens/fire starters

7:00-8:00  Dinner

            Pizzas/Quesadillas on the Hobo Stoves

            Fruit cobbler and banana bread in the cardboard box ovens

            S'mores on the fire

8:00-9:00 Nails/Hair/Karaoke

9:00-10:00 Bug watching with lights

            Firefly glowstick and flashlight hike & "Add-a-word/sentence storytelling"

10:00   Pajamas, get ready for bed, go to bed

 

Sunday:

7:30-8:30 Wake up, start breakfast

8:30-10:00  Eat breakfast and clean up

10:00 Head home