Category: embers

Lesson: Sharing.Need: Nothing.Prep: None.Directions: Go around and have everyone tell their ‘roses and thorns’ for the day. Roses being the good things, thorns being the bad. This can be left open for any amount or limited to one of each per camper. ~Zigg...

Lesson: Compliments. Need: Trefoil outline (one per camper), markers/crayons (one per camper). Prep: Print outlines. Directions: Write each campers name, big, in the middle of the paper (one for each camper). Pass these around and have everyone write one nice compliment about everyone. Discuss what they see when they read...

Lesson: Camp awards.Need: 8-10 inch ribbons. enough for one for each girl. Fabric paint.Prep: Prepare in advance writing a descriptive word for each camper on the ribbon. These are ‘awards’ at the end of the session for something great about themselves that week.(One words are best but doesn’t matter...

Lesson: Compliments.Need: Lots of beads of different colors, string for bracelets.Prep: Create a chard attributing different positive qualities to certain colors. (Examples: Exciting, Thoughtful, Leader, Outgoing, Patient, Kind, Cheerful, Generous, Creative, Understanding, Courageous, Enthusiastic, Sense of Humor, Helpful, Responsible, Good listener, Imaginative, Honest, Joyful, Friendly).Directions: Each night have girls vote...

  Lesson: Judging.Need: Dark room/dark outside, paper, unwrapped crayons.Prep: Unwrap the crayons ahead of time.Directions: Pass out crayons and paper. Have each camper guess what color they are holding (without using light) and have them write the name of the color, and then draw a matching picture. (Green grass,...

Lesson: Judgments.Need: Slips of paper (3 per camper), pens/pencils, campfire (trashcan can be substituted).Directions: Give each camper 3 slips of paper. On each have them write down something they consider to be a judgement, tell them to write 2 negative and 1 positive (e.g., selfish, ugly, friendly). When they are...

Lesson: SharingNeed: The book ‘The Rainbow Fish’, fish coloring pictures (one for each camper), glue, color items (tissue paper, sequins, colored paper, etc. but enough that they can share with everyone else).Prep: Print the coloring pages ahead of time.Directions: Read the book ‘The Rainbow Fish’ to the campers. Discuss...

Lesson: Camp memories.Need: Embroidery thread.Prep: None.Directions: This is a daily activity. The first night, have the girls choose 3 colors they think represent camp the best. Cut each camper a long (but equal) piece of each color. Have them create a small section of the bracelet each day while...

Lesson: Finding good in others. Need: One ball of yarn (make sure there is enough). Prep: None. Directions: Sit everyone in a circle, yourself included. Starting with yourself, stay something nice about one camper and then throw the ball of yarn to them while holding onto the loose end...

Lesson: Personal needs. Need: Paper, colored pens/crayons/markers. Prep: None. Directions: Pass out one paper per camper.  Have the campers fill in the sentence I NEED ____. Write this sentence on one side of the paper. Have the campers decorate it if they like. Discuss what they chose. On the...