Monday, June 2, 2014

Girl Scouts: Campout Schedule!

OK, here's the schedule I promised.  I'm super excited for everything we're going to be doing!

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. (Campers going to soccer leave.)
10:00-11:00 Bug Patch:  Hula hoop population counts
Bug Patch:  Bug game--Moth and Bat
11:00-12:00  Bug Patch:  Bug crafts
Coffee filter/clothespin butterfly
Butterfly feeder 
12:00-12:30 Bug Patch:  Exploring Bug houses
Find bug homes (spiderweb, cocoon, anthill) compare and contrast the different homes.
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  First Aid Patch:  Craft
First Aid Kit Necklaces
3:00-3:30  First Aid Patch:  Outdoor Safety
Learn about caring for and preventing: Sunburn, Poison Ivy/Oak, Bug bites, Bee stings, etc.
3:30-4:30  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?  
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 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 (or to a soccer game, depending!)

I'll see you there!

Aleks Skibicki

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