National Get Outdoors Day
This Saturday, June 14th, is National Get Outdoors Day and June is National Get Outdoors Month. Girl Scouts have made a patch to celebrate this day and you can find it in their shop online. There is a website dedicated to this day with news, locations (not required), and ways...
Embers: Roses and Thorns
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...
Build-a-bear
I do love Build-a-Bear. I didn’t ever have a Build-a-Bear bear growing up, but before you think I was denied something so awesome, I’m not even sure they were around then! I only keep stuffed animals that are special to me and through the years I’ve only seen one...
Embers: Secret Compliments
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...
Barbie I Can Be Patch
I first saw the Barbie I Can Be Patch featured on a councils blog and I thought it was really neat. At first it was hard to find anything about it, the requirements or the patch. There IS a printed book that certain councils have recieved, but if yours...
Zeph!
As you can see in my blog picture, that’s me with my favorite special teddy bear, Zeph. He has traveled the world, visiting many countries including Latvia, Australia, South America, Oman, the UAE, and Sri Lanka. He’s also visited many states such as Alaska, Maine, Oklahoma, Virginia, DC, Oregon,...
Embers: Ribbon Awards
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...
Embers: Compliment Beads
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...
Embers: Vision
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,...
Bear Scares
I first learned about bear scares at an out of state camp I worked at. I have yet to see them at another camp, but I love sharing them with the girls I have when working at a camp. I was taught that the bracelets were beaded bracelets with...