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BROWNIE MAGIC AROUND THE WORLD

A C A M P T O G O

F R O M T H E B C C A M P I N G C O M M I T T E E

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CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION .............................................................................................. 4

PROGRAM SCHEDULE .................................................................................... 5

PROGRAM WORKSHEET ................................................................................. 7

SAMPLE NAME TAG ....................................................................................... 9

TIPS & HINTS .............................................................................................. 10 Patrol Duties/Chores .............................................................................................................10 Designating Boundaries ........................................................................................................10

PROGRAM NOTES ....................................................................................... 11

CRAFT IDEAS .............................................................................................. 12 Paper Dolls and National Dress .............................................................................................12 Tin Lantern or Luminaria (Germany, Mexico, Nicaragua, Spain) ...........................................12 Worry Doll .............................................................................................................................13 Mexican Tin Owl ....................................................................................................................13 Sponge Paint T-shirts Materials ............................................................................................14 Instruments ...........................................................................................................................15 Ankle Bells ............................................................................................................................15 Nigerian Drum .......................................................................................................................15 Clicking Castanets ................................................................................................................15 Seed Shaker Maracas ...........................................................................................................16 Didgeridoo ............................................................................................................................16 Friendship Stick ...................................................................................................................17

GAMES AND ACTIVITIES ............................................................................... 18 Catch the Dragon’s Tail (Cambodia, China, Indonesia) .........................................................18 Barefoot Soccer ....................................................................................................................18 Bola .......................................................................................................................................18 Hatha Yoga – yoga for health ................................................................................................18 Hopscotch .............................................................................................................................19 New Zealand Sheep Charades .............................................................................................19 Qatar Pictionary ....................................................................................................................19

MENU & RECIPES ........................................................................................ 20

GRACES ..................................................................................................... 23

CAMPFIRE .................................................................................................. 24

GUIDES OWN & REFLECTIONS ...................................................................... 25

GUIDER EQUIPMENT LIST ............................................................................. 26

KIT LIST ..................................................................................................... 27

EVALUATION FORM ..................................................................................... 28

NAME TAG TEMPLATE……………………………………………………………………....29



INTRODUCTION Welcome to Brownie Magic Around the World, an exciting event for Brownies. We hope the girls and adults will be active, have lots of fun moving about and enjoy learning about other places in the world. In this camp package, you will find the program outline for a two-night event with a wide variety of activities, games and crafts to choose from. As well, there are menu and recipe suggestions, a campfire, Guides’ Own and a kit list. Build your camp to suit the season, your accommodation — building or campsite, the number of girls and the available time. Pick those activities that work best for you and your girls and remember to be flexible. Adapt this package to have fun pretending to travel around the world! Remember to use the most recent Safe Guide forms and to have them assessed as appropriate (http://forms.girlguides.ca/SitePages/Home.aspx). Be sure to inform your Camping Advisor and District Commissioner of your camping plans, and draw on the resources available to you within your district (Camping, Music, Program Advisers, local trainers, etc.). Crests order forms are available on the provincial website at www.bc-girlguides.org, and crests are $1.00 each for units from BC. There is also an evaluation form at the end of this package, and we would love to hear feedback from you regarding this camp. We love receiving pictures, so please send photos from camp (making sure that everyone in them has image releases in iMIS) and feedback to the BC Camping Committee at [email protected]. The BC Camping Committee has two rules in addition to Safe Guide that we ask you follow at each and every camp:

1. Be a No Trace Camper – Take only pictures, leave only footprints 2. Have FUN!!

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PROGRAM SCHEDULE Friday

6:00pm Registration - Campers arrive at camp having eaten dinner.

Set up beds in cabins, decorate cabins.

Girls decorate place mats and/or nametags, make scarves and passports

7:00pm Opening

- Camp Rules - Introductions – Guiders, First Aider, Quarter Master, - Divide into program groups and introduce yourself

8:00pm Sing along & Mug Up

9:00pm Get ready for bed, bed time story

9:30pm Lights out for girls

Saturday

7:30am Wake up (you may want to have colouring or a craft for early risers)

8:00am Breakfast & Lend a Hand duties

9:00 – 11:00am

First three of six round robin stations (30 min each plus transition time, snack as girls are hungry). Choose stations from pages to follow. Mix of crafts and games is recommended. Depending on the number of girls at this event, you can divide girls into three groups, and do two sets of three stations, or divide girls into six groups, and do a round robin of six stations all day.

11:00am Active Games

12:00 – 1:00pm

Lunch & Lend a Hand Duties

1:00 – 3:00pm

Last three of six stations (30min each plus transition time) Snack at the end of station 3

3:00 – 4:00pm

Hat craft or game

4:00pm Free Time

5:30pm Dinner & Lend a Hand Duties



6:30pm Wide Games

7:30pm Campfire

8:00pm Mug Up

8:30pm Ready for bed, Bedtime Story

9:00pm Lights out for girls

Sunday

7:00am Girls allowed to get up; pack up before breakfast

- Have a craft or quiet activity ready for girls who are ready quickly 8:00am Breakfast & Lend a Hand Duties

9:30am Wide game, Scavenger Hunt, and/or outdoor clean-up for girls while Guiders clean and pack up for check-out

10:00am Closing ceremonies, Guides Own, and photo op

10:30am Depart camp



PROGRAM WORKSHEET Friday

Time Activity Responsible Guider

Equipment Needed

6:00pm Greet Campers

Organize cabin

assignments

Place-mats & Name

tags

Passports & Scarves

7:00pm Opening

8:00pm Sing along & Mug Up

9:00pm Bed

Saturday


Equipment Needed

7:30am Colouring or Craft

8:00am Breakfast

9:00 – 11:00am

Station 1

Station 2




Equipment Needed

Station 3

Station 4

Station 5

Station 6

Snack

11:00am Active Games

12:00pm Lunch

1:00 – 3:00pm

Last 3 of 6 stations

Snack

3:00pm Craft or Game

4:00pm Free Time

5:30pm Dinner

6:30pm Wide Games

7:30pm Campfire

8:00pm Mug Up

8:30pm Bedtime Story



Sunday


Equipment Needed

7:00am Pack up

8:00am Breakfast

9:30am Wide game /Scavenger

Hunt

10:00am Guides Own

10:30am Depart camp

SAMPLE NAME TAG A printable name tag template can be found on the last page of this document.

- Add a blue circle for girls with allergies

- Add a red circle for girls without an Image Release in iMIS (makes them easy to spot in pictures)

- Background colour/shape denotes program and chore group

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TIPS & HINTS

Patrol Duties/Chores

Duties should include: helping with meal preparation, setting and clearing the table, dishes, sweeping the floors, tidying washrooms, etc. You know your girls and your camp location best, so your team can decide how and where the girls can be most helpful.

NOTE: Often the girls aren’t terribly helpful, but it is important for them to get used to helping with chores at camp. Try to find jobs at each station that the girls can help with: washing and cutting fruit, flipping one pancake, ripping lettuce for salad are all great ways the girls can help in the kitchen.

Sample Chore Chart

Time Meal prep & setting tables

Wiping tables, sweeping floors

Lats Dishes

Saturday Breakfast

Group A Group B Group C Group D

Saturday Lunch

Group D Group A Group B Group C

Saturday Dinner

Group C Group D Group A Group B

Sunday Breakfast

Group B Group C Group D Group A

Designating Boundaries

For Sparks and Brownies you can use “Mr. Happy” and “Mr. Grumpy” faces cut out of fluorescent poster board. Use a plate to trace then cut out 9 per page. Use bright pink and lime green colours .Draw happy faces on the pink ones and grumpy faces on the green ones then post them around the camp to establish boundaries. If you have Guides or Pathfinders attending the camp with Sparks and Brownies they love to put these up for you. At the end of camp take them down and give them to the girls to take home.



PROGRAM NOTES Name tags can be made in advance or made/decorated at camp. You can use name tags to help identify girls with an Image Release “No”, food allergies, or other health concerns. There is a sample name tag on page 9, and a printable template is available with this package. In addition to the sample provided, name tags could be made to depict the flags of each country the girls choose.

Program group suggestions (Brownie names from other countries):

Sunbirds (Papua New Guinea)

Hadita (Mexico)

Cirauda (Brazil)

Kuenaree (Korea)

Tunas Puteri (Malaysia)

Kabouter (Netherlands)

Zahras (Oman)

Sunbeam (Botswana)

Kuda Mithuriye (Sri Lanka)

Rainbows (United Kingdom)

Scarves: Cut inexpensive cotton into squares for scarves. Stitch or cut the edges with pinking shears to prevent fraying. Have a different colour for each program group. The pattern for the friendship stick (included) could be painted onto the scarf with fabric paint. The girls may like to sign and date their scarf as a keepsake!

Passports: Make up passports with challenges that the girls will be completing during the camp. This is something you may want to do before camp at a regular Unit meeting. Use stamps or stickers on the pages when the Brownie has completed an activity, challenge, or part of the Arts to Go – Passport to the Arts Challenge (http://www.bc-girlguides.org click on Program > Challenges & Activities > Provincial Challenges)

Sing along/campfire: Friday evening sing-along is an informal time to sing the girls’ favourite songs and perhaps learn some new ones for Saturday’s campfire. To use this camp for Sparks: You can take portions of the program and adapt it for a one night camp or day camp. Feel free to use other age-appropriate activities related to the theme or adapt Unit favourites to fit the theme.

To use this camp for Guides: While most of the activities would be suitable for girls of Guide age, you may want to make the games more challenging. If you plan to do patrol cooking allow more time for preparation, cooking, eating and clean-up! Additional Activities: Invite local cultural organizations to come and spend the morning showing the Brownies national costumes, foods, crafts, music and dances. Invite groups in to teach belly dancing, Highland dancing, Ukrainian dancing! Set up stations and use the round robin format. Have stations where they learn to wrap a sari, make tortillas, paint Ukrainian Easter eggs. Use your community resources!





CRAFT IDEAS In addition to the ideas below, the Arts to Go – Passport to the Arts Challenge has many more wonderful suggestions for activities that would be great for this camp. You may consider completing this challenge as a part of camp! (http://www.bc-girlguides.org click on Program > Challenges & Activities > Provincial Challenges)

Paper Dolls and National Dress

Check the internet to see what is available. Try looking on Pintrest, or try finding paper dolls of Girl Guide/Brownie uniforms from other countries.

Mural

Each girl draws a picture of herself in a national costume on a piece of construction paper. In groups the girls take turns working on the background which could include landmarks such as Eiffel Tower, Taj Mahal, Pyramids, Ayres Rock, buildings, geographical features, animals, landscapes such as jungle, desert, mountains, or flags.

Tin Lantern or Luminaria (Germany, Mexico, Nicaragua, Spain)

Pierced tin lanterns are used in many countries. Spanish children in rural areas use

them for outdoor lighting; Mexican children carry them during Las Posadas; and

German children carry them in Lampen Laufen.

Pre-meeting or on Friday at camp Fill one tin can per girl with water and freeze overnight. Make lanterns outdoors, or indoors on plastic sheets. Have a bucket and sponge ready to soak up spills. Materials

One ice-filled can per child (soup can or similar size) Hammers and short nails bucket and sponge One short, fat candle or tea light per girl One 8” piece plastic coated wire per girl long wooden matches

Method

1. Use hammer and nails to punch hole on either side of the open end of the can for the handle. Punch more holes all over the sides (make your own design or use one from a book).

2. When there are enough holes, empty the ice into a bucket and turn the can upside down to dry. When completely dry turn over and place a candle inside.

3. Make the handle by pushing the wire through the first two holes made and twisting back on itself to keep in place.

4. Hang up the lantern and light the candle. 5. To carry the lantern safely, cover the top of the can.




Worry Doll

In Central America, children put worry dolls under their pillows, before going to sleep. They tell it all their worries and in the morning, their worries are gone! Materials

1 ½ pipe cleaners for each doll markers Scraps of fabric scissors Tacky glue Scraps of construction paper

Yarn Method

1. Bend the whole pipe cleaner in half so a loop forms in the top. 2. Twist the loop to make the doll’s head, bend the ends of the cleaner for the feet,

wrap the half cleaner around the bottom of the loop for arms and bend the ends for hands.

3. Cut out the doll’s face from scrap paper. 4. Use markers to draw eyes, nose, mouth and ears. Glue face onto the head and

add yarn for hair. 5. Wrap a scrap of fabric around the doll and glue in place.

Try making smaller worry dolls. How small can you go? What size pipe cleaner would you need? Attach a small one to a pony-tail holder, safety pin or barrette to create a hat craft or jewellery.

Mexican Tin Owl

Materials 8” or 9” aluminum pie plate Scrap paper to make an owl pattern

that will fit the pie plate circle Markers ballpoint pens Pencils scissors Staples

Method

1. Cut away the sides of the pie plate. 2. To make a stand take a 5” piece of the side that was cut away, overlap the two

ends and staple them together. 3. Trace owl pattern onto scrap paper, cut out and trace onto the pie plate circle

with a ballpoint pen, press the pen lightly to create an etched-in design for feathers, dots and other details.

4. The more detail you give it the better it will look. Cut out the body of the owl. 5. Cut out two wings from the leftover scraps, colour with markers and staple the

wings to the body. 6. Staple the owl to the stand. Adjust as necessary to make the owl stand up.



Sponge Paint T-shirts Materials

One ironed T-shirt (prewashed and dried) heavy cardboard (cut to slip inside T-shirt) newspaper

Fabric paint Paper plates (one for each paint colour) Sponges (either pre-shaped or blocks) scissors (if sponges are not pre-shaped)

rubber Gloves Bowl

Method

1. Secure the shirt to the cardboard with thumbtacks so you have a stable base for painting and the paint won't bleed through.

2. Spread newspapers on a table and lay the T-shirt flat on top. 3. Pour fabric paint on the plate or palette; don't add too much at once - you can

always add more. Sponge painting on T-shirts takes a good deal of paint. 4. Put on rubber gloves and grab a piece of sponge. 5. Soak each sponge shape in clean water then wring out until the sponge is damp. 6. Put the sponge in the paint so it covers the entire bottom of the sponge design.

Move the paint around on the plate for better sponge coverage. Add more paint if needed. Don't completely soak the sponge in paint or the edges of your design will be fuzzy. If too much paint is applied to the sponge, blot on a paper towel.

7. Hold the sponge directly over the top of the T-shirt, then bring the sponge down and set it where you want the design.

8. Use the sponge like you would a stamp. 9. For a more dappled effect, use less pressure on the sponge when stamping out

the design. No need to let the paint dry when changing colors; sponging on all colors at the same time gives more of a blending effect.

Optional methods Paint white t-shirts with orange fabric paint using a stencil. Make photocopies for each girl to cut out. Or Use the stencil on a brightly coloured shirt and spray bleach to remove the colour inside the stencil. Note: Adhesive contact paper, such as MACtac, works well as a stencil as it sticks to the fabric and doesn’t allow the paint to bleed.



Instruments

Make instruments from around the world, practice with them and play along with a tape of up-beat ethnic music; or learn a song/dance such as Ak Shav (Celebrate with Song, page 123) or Friendship Dance (Sing a Song with Sparks and Brownies, page 28).

Ankle Bells (Myanmar, India, Sri Lanka)

Materials (for each girl)

10” strip of 1” wide elastic (use 20” to make a headband) 5 small bells needle and thread

Method Knot the five small bells at regular intervals onto the elastic. Sew the two ends of the elastic together.

Nigerian Drum

At harvest time in Nigeria, people dance and beat tin drums at the Zolla Festival

Materials

One large round iced-tea or fruit drink crystal container with a top and bottom

Scissors finger paint Glossy white shelf paper White craft glue newspaper Cotton ball Small squares of

fabric Elastic bands Two pencils per can

Method 1. Cover the work area with

newspaper. 2. Cut shelf paper to fit around the

container and finger paint designs on the paper. Let dry completely. 3. Glue paper around can for drum. 4. Cover a cotton ball with a square of fabric and hold it on the end of a pencil with an elastic band for a drum stick.

Clicking Castanets

Flamenco dancers in Spain click their heels quickly on the floor and play castanets as they dance to guitar music. Materials

Cardboard Scissors

Two large buttons per castanet

Tacky glue

Markers

Method: 1. Cut out 2’ x 5” cardboard

rectangle; glue a button on each end of the same side for the castanet

2. Let dry, decorate with markers and fold in half, clicking the buttons together.



Seed Shaker Maracas

Materials Two paper cups per girl aluminum foil (recycled!) Masking tape Dried beans or seeds scissors Tissue paper white craft glue

Method 1. Place a few beans or seeds in one cup, turn the second cup

upside down on top of the other and tape the cups together. 2. Wrap in aluminum foil and decorate with tissue paper flowers. 3. Now listen to Mexican music, wear colourful clothes and shake your maraca!

Didgeridoo

This is a wind instrument from the aboriginal people of Australia. It may be one of the oldest wind instruments in the world and is made from parts of the eucalyptus tree. Materials

Cardboard paper towel tube (or a gift wrap tube for a longer instrument)

Tempura paint Thin paint brushes and/or Q-tips

Method Use the paint to create Aboriginal – like designs on your tube, let dry. To play your didgeridoo, puff out your cheeks and push out your lips, next press your lips up against the didgeridoo and blow air through your lips so they vibrate, you should be making low-pitched buzzing sounds. Listen to some aboriginal Australian music and play along.



Friendship Stick



GAMES AND ACTIVITIES In addition to the ideas below, the Arts to Go – Passport to the Arts Challenge has many more wonderful suggestions for activities that would be great for this camp. You may consider completing this challenge as a part of camp! (http://www.bc-girlguides.org click on Program > Challenges & Activities > Provincial Challenges)

Catch the Dragon’s Tail (Cambodia, China, Indonesia)

This game requires skill, perception and group awareness. The players stand in a line, single file, and holding the waist of the girl in front, walk in time to the music. When the music ends the first person, who is head of the dragon, tries to tag the last person, who is the tail. The tail tries to escape without breaking the line. If the line does break, the game starts again. When the head catches the tail, the tail moves to the front of the line to become the head, and everyone moves down the line.

Barefoot Soccer

Children in South Africa and many other African countries play soccer, but they don’t wear soccer cleats or sneakers; instead they kick the ball with bare feet. Play on a soft lawn and scan the ground for rocks, sticks and other sharp objects first.

Bola

Down on the Pampas of Argentina, gauchos (cowboys) used a bola to lasso cattle. This bola is a version of jump rope. Like a lasso, the rope is twirled by one person and everyone else leaps like calves on the run. To make a bola, stuff a rubber softball into a long sock or knee-high and tie a knot just above the ball and attach a long skipping rope or clothesline securely to the sock. Lie down on your back and start spinning one bola, slowly letting out the rope, when you have a radius of about 12 feet, everyone can begin jumping into the circle. After everyone has had a bit of practice, increase the speed of the bola. As jumpers get more agile they can try skipping the rope while holding hands with a partner or maybe everyone can hold hands!

Hatha Yoga – yoga for health

The Butterfly:

sit with back straight

bring soles of your feet together and hold your feet

gently move knees up and down like wings

straighten out your legs, breathe deeply and relax

The Bow:

lie on stomach and bend your legs so you can hold your ankles

Lift your head and hips and balance on your stomach

holding your ankles, rock gently back and forth, try to keep your arms straight

Stop rocking let go, relax

Remember: don’t do anything if it hurts!




Hopscotch

Try two or three different international ways of playing hopscotch, see Mary D. Langford’s Hopscotch around the world with games from Aruba, Bolivia, Czechoslovakia, El Salvador, France, Germany, Great Britain, Honduras, India, Italy, Nigeria, China, Poland, Trinidad, Russia and the United States.

New Zealand Sheep Charades

As New Zealand is famous for its sheep, this game takes into account the fact that all sheep copy each other. Instructions Send one girl out of the room. While she is out of the room have the other girls stand around the room. One of the girls left in the room is chosen as the leader to initiates moves which the other girls will copy. The girl outside is called back in and tries to guess who the sheep are following, in other words, who is the lead sheep. Three guesses are allowed before her turn ends.

Qatar Pictionary

Qatar is a very quiet, unknown country, but has gradually made known the different tourist attractions within the country. One of these is a large array of rock paintings. Equipment

Flipchart with paper or large whiteboard and relevant pens Instructions This game is based on drawing different words. One girl is chosen to draw and given an object to draw. She does this without speaking. The rest of the girls try to guess what object she is drawing. This could be made into a competition by having two girls go head to head, in a relay fashion.



MENU & RECIPES Friday Mug Up Charcuterie (France)

Crackers, cheese, prepared meats, pickles, veggies and dip

Saturday Breakfast

Apfelpfannekuchen – Apple Pancakes (Germany)

Yogurt, cold cereal, fruit, juice, milk

Apfelpfannkuchen (Apple Pancakes) Makes 8 large pancakes. Increase the recipe to make the required number of pancakes.

1 cup (250 ml) flour

1 tsp. (5 ml) baking powder 1/2 tsp (2 ml) baking soda

1 tsp (5 ml) cinnamon 1/4 tsp (1 ml) salt

1 egg 1 cup (250 ml) milk

2 tbsp (25 ml) oil 1 tbsp (15 ml) honey

Butter or margarine 1 apple, peeled, cored and thinly sliced

Whipped cream and/or syrup

Sift dry ingredients together Beat egg, add milk, oil and honey Pour the egg mixture into dry ingredients and stir until smooth, add apple slices Melt butter in large frying pan over a medium heat Pour 1/4 cup of batter into pan for each pancake, cook as usual Top with whipped cream or syrup

Saturday Snack

International Trail Mix

Plantain chips, chocolate chips, wasabi peas, pretzels, nuts (if no nut allergies), dried fruit, let your imagination go wild!



Saturday Lunch

Make your own Shwarma (Lebanon)

Make your own pitas (chicken, veggie, falafel), veggies, humus, juice, water, milk

Tabbouleh Salad (serves 4-6)

1/2 cup fine bulgur

3 tablespoons olive oil

1 cup boiling-hot water

2 cups finely chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley (from 3 bunches)

1/2 cup finely chopped fresh mint

2 medium tomatoes, cut into 1/4-inch pieces

1/2 cucumber, peeled and cut into 1/4-inch pieces

3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice

3/4 teaspoon salt

1/4 teaspoon black pepper Stir together bulgur and 1 tablespoon oil in a heatproof bowl. Pour boiling water over, then cover bowl tightly with plastic wrap and let stand 15 minutes. Drain in a sieve, pressing on bulgur to remove any excess liquid. Transfer bulgur to a bowl and toss with remaining ingredients, including 2 tablespoons oil, until combined well.

Saturday snack

Afternoon Tea (England)

High Tea (or high hot chocolate) with scones and jam

Saturday Dinner

Lemon Chicken Stir Fry (Asia)

Stir fry, rice, spring rolls, edamame beans,

Lemon Chicken Stir Fry (serves 4) 1 lemon 1/2 cup reduced-sodium chicken broth 3 tablespoons reduced-sodium soy sauce 2 teaspoons cornstarch 1 tablespoon canola oil 1 pound boneless, skinless chicken breasts, trimmed and cut

into 1-inch pieces 10 ounces mushrooms, halved or quartered 1 cup diagonally sliced carrots, (1/4 inch thick) 2 cups snow peas, (6 ounces), stems and strings removed 1 bunch scallions, cut into 1-inch pieces, white and green parts

divided 1 tablespoon chopped garlic



Grate 1 teaspoon lemon zest and set aside. Juice the lemon and whisk 3 tablespoons of the juice with broth, soy sauce and cornstarch in a small bowl. Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add chicken and cook, stirring occasionally, until just cooked through, 4 to 5 minutes. Transfer to a plate with tongs. Add mushrooms and carrots to the pan and cook until the carrots are just tender, about 5 minutes. Add snow peas, scallion whites, garlic and the reserved lemon zest. Cook, stirring, until fragrant, 30 seconds. Whisk the broth mixture and add to the pan; cook, stirring, until thickened, 2 to 3 minutes. Add scallion greens and the chicken and any accumulated juices; cook, stirring, until heated through, 1 to 2 minutes.

Saturday Mug Up

Tortilla S’mores and Mexican Hot Chocolate

Tortilla S’mores Small flour tortilla Handful of mini marshmallows chocolate chips On the grill or in a frying pan, put marshmallows and chocolate chips on half of the tortilla; grill until melted inside. Cut into wedges Mexican Hot Chocolate 1 cup of milk - warmed 1 pkg of hot chocolate mix 1 cinnamon stick grated orange rind (optional)

Sunday Breakfast

Zavtrak (Egg and Sausage Sandwich) - Russia

1 egg 1 sausage patty (defrosted if frozen) 1 English muffin 1 cheese slice (optional)

Scramble the egg. Fry the sausage patty for five minutes on each side. Toast the English muffin. Put it together and eat. Some may like to add ketchup to their sandwich! Serve with cut-up and ready to eat fresh fruit.



GRACES

Singing a grace before a meal is a tradition that has lost popularity over the years, but it is still nice to thank those responsible for your food before eating it. Singing grace doesn’t have to be involved in religion at all, try some of these out for example:

Modified Superman Grace (to the tune of the Superman theme) Thank the coooook, for making us food, Thank the cooook, for making us food, For the food we eat, and the friends we meet, Thanks the coooook, for making us food Looks great! Modified Adams Family Grace (to the tune of the Adams Family theme song) Da duh da duh <snap><snap> Da duh da duh <snap><snap> Da duh da duh da duh da duh da duh da duh <snap> <snap> We’re thirsty and we’re hungry The food looks mighty yummy We want some in our tummies

And so we thank the cook Da duh da duh <snap><snap> Da duh da duh <snap><snap> Da duh da duh da duh da duh da duh da duh <snap> <snap> Fork Knife Spoon Spatula I’m a fork, knife, spoon, spatula Cha Cha Cha I’m a fork, knife, spoon, spatula Cha Cha Cha I’m a fork, knife, spoon, I’m a spoon, knife fork, I’m a fork, knife, spoon, spatula Cha Cha Cha Actions: put your arms above your head and mimic the shapes of a knife, fork, spoon and spatula, and wave your arms back and forth for the Cha Cha Cha



CAMPFIRE

Everywhere Around the World

(Celebrate with Song p. 8)

Sussex Campfire Opening (Jubilee

Song Book, p. 7)

Hindi Song (Sing a Song with Sparks

and Brownies, p. 9)

Dans Mon Pays (Jubilee Song Book p.

45)

The Chinese Fan (Jubilee Song Book p.

44)

Our Cabana (Jubilee Song Book p. 33)

World Centres Yell (Campfire Activities,

p. 64)

Suitors (Jubilee Song Book p. 54)

I packed my suitcase (Campfire

Activities p. 151)

Roser Fra Fyn (Sing a Song with

Sparks and Brownies p. 15)

Breton Fisherman’s Prayer (Celebrate

with Song p. 112)

An Irish Blessing (Celebrate with Song

p. 111)

Zulu Farewell (Jubilee Song Book, p.

62)

Brownie Closing or Taps



GUIDES OWN & REFLECTIONS Guide’s Own is a special ceremony. It can be used at a camp or any event for personal reflection. It can also be used as a time to give thanks for all we have and our special guiding friends. Guide’s Own can be adapted for use with girls of all ages.

A Guide’s Own ceremony can be as simple or as complex as you would like to make it – but keep in mind the age of your girls. Also keep in mind the dynamics of your group. Some are much more introspective than others. As the girls get older this is an activity that they can participate in and eventually plan, similar to a campfire. A Guide’s Own can consist of a quiet time, some reflective poems depicting the theme of your camp, a reading of some sort, a song, a short story, or any combination of these. Simple Thank you to Camp Ask the campers, as they are helping to pack and clean up, to pick up a rock, twig, or other piece of nature (not living) that is special to them. At your Guide’s Own ceremony, ask the campers to come forward, one at a time, and place their rock/twig/etc. in the middle of the circle, and think of something at camp that they are thankful for or they will take away from camp. Campers don’t need to share what it is they are thinking of or thankful for; it can be a silent reflection of camp, and a thank you to the camp itself. A Star and a Wish This is a good one to use for Brownies since it involves the girls but in a relatively easy way. Each girl and adult takes a turn to say one thing they really liked about the camp (the star) and something that they might not have liked so much or something that they would have liked to do but didn’t or something similar to that (the wish). You can incorporate that into the closing and not have a formal Guide’s Own scheduled for a separate time. International Stories There are many international stories that you could read to the girls such as: Peace Crane by Sheila Hamanata (illustrated version of Sadako’s story) Old Turtle by Douglas Wood



GUIDER EQUIPMENT LIST

Items not listed under Crafts, Games or Activities. Check with the camp to see what is provided.

Tarps, blankets or tables to do crafts on

Extra blankets for “cold” girls

First Aid kit

Whistle

Watch or clock

Camera for group photo & other pictures

Camp Crests (Optional)

Safe Guide forms: Girls' and Leaders' Health forms (H.1 & H.2), SG.3, SG.4, H.3, H.4

Available phone if not provided (cell phone)

Camp menus & food

Camp tools- hatchet if needed for campfire, shovel for dirt for campfire safety

Marshmallow sticks, if desired

Matches, lighter, newspaper (for starting a fire)

Duct tape

Cooler

Camp stove with extra fuel (propane canister if small or white gas if using this type of stove)

Lantern with necessary hoses

Cooking utensils & cookware

Suggested items: pots, fry pan, can opener, knives, spoons, spatula, juice jug, water jug, bowls, coffee pot, kettle, pot holder, cutting boards, grater, measuring cups/spoons, toaster

Other kitchen items: coffee, salt, pepper, baking soda (in case of grease fires), tin foil, paper towels, kitchen towel, wipes, non-stick cooking spray or oil, tablecloths, napkins, rubber gloves, garbage bags, food handling gloves, zip-lock bags, rope for clothes line & clothes pins

Dish washing – 3 pans, biodegradable soap, clothes and towels, bleach, scrubbies,

Hand sanitizer if using biffies – hand soap if not

Water jug

Buckets, - water, fire safety



KIT LIST

BED ROLL:

1 warm sleeping bag

1 sleeping mat – nothing that needs a pump, please!

1 small pillow (or pillow case to stuff with clothes)

1 small tarp

rope for tying bed roll

CLOTHING:

Brownie t-shirt (girls should travel to camp in it)

2 pairs of long pants

2 long sleeved shirts

3 changes of underwear

4 pairs of socks

Warm pyjamas

Warm sweater/sweatshirt

Warm hat (toque)

Gloves or mitts

Rain gear (water-proof jacket & pants)

Rain boots

Outside shoes for dry weather

Indoor shoes or slippers

Camp hat (girls are expected to wear hats at all times)

OTHER:

Flashlight & extra batteries

Sunscreen

Sit-upon

Water bottle

Toothbrush/paste, soap, Brush/comb, and other toiletries

Small towel & wash cloth

Daypack (school sized backpack)

Dishes (unbreakable plate, mug, bowl, fork, knife, spoon in a mesh bag)

REMINDERS:

We will be going outside rain or shine, so please make sure you have the appropriate clothing for the weather.

“A warm camper is a happy camper”: wool, fleece and synthetic materials are warmer than cotton for ANY clothing items!

Please ensure that ALL of your items are clearly labeled with names, especially sleeping bag bags!

OPTIONAL:

1 Small stuffed animal for bedtime

Camera

Book/quiet time activities

Camp blanket



EVALUATION FORM

Please share with us what you liked about this Camp in a Box, and any things that we could improve on for next time! Thanks for your input, and Happy Camping!

WHAT DID YOU LIKE BEST?

WHAT WORKED/DIDN’T WORK FOR YOU?

WHAT COULD WE IMPROVE ON FOR NEXT TIME?

COMMENTS

Please return to: BC Camping Committee 1476 West 8th Ave. Vancouver, BC V6H 1E1 or e-mail to: [email protected]

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