WELCOME

Welcome to our “In-Tents Campout” with Girl Scouts San Diego (GSSD)! We hope that this virtual campout gives girls and families a chance to connect with each other through a common love for camping and the outdoors. This event promises you an evening of camp magic, Girl Scout tradition, and fun badge work all from the comfort of your own homemade campground.

From backyards to boardrooms, Girl Scouts builds leaders through experiences. We encourage girls to learn how to do difficult things and transform disappointment into opportunity. And, that is exactly what we are doing! Families who attend our In-Tents Campout will experience camp classics as they practice their outdoor skills, try new things, and make new friends—all from the safety of their own homes.Families who attend our In-Tents Campout will have a sneak peak of the fun summer activities—campers will experience camp classics as they practice their outdoor skills, try new things, and make new friends—all from the safety of their own homes.

Outdoor Experiences have always been a fundamental part of the Girl Scout Leadership Experience. GSSD’s outdoor programming helps girls develop life skills, confidence, and competence in the outdoors, while inspiring a lifelong commitment to environmental stewardship. These experiences increase girls’ understanding and curiosity about the natural world and shape girl leaders who are environmentally conscientious.

We encourage you to enjoy this evening with your family and share your virtual camp experience on social media with the hashtags #sdgirlscouts, #intentscampout, and #gsoutdoors. Whether you pitch a tent in the yard, craft s’mores in the microwave, construct a dreamy blanket fort, or sing a song with your troop over video chat, your at-home camping creations will inspire other girls across the world to try it out themselves! 1 sdgirlscouts.org/camp • sdgirlscouts.org/renew • sdigirlcouts.org/join • #sdgirlscouts • #intentscampout • #gsoutdoors CAMPOUT

SCHEDULE Time Activity On Your Own or Virtual Details and Page Numbers 5 p.m. Join Us: Facebook Live on __ Tune in to GSSD’s Facebook page Welcome with the GSSD’s Facebook page to kick off the evening! Camp Staff __ Finish preparing your “campsite.” See pages 5-6 for blanket fort ideas.

5:20 p.m. Adventures On On your own or as a part __ Eat your camp meal, inside or outdoors. Your Own: of a virtual troop meeting. __ See dinner ideas on pages 7-11 Dinner Visit Facebook to share __ See dinner table questions on page 12. photos and comments with other participants. 6 p.m. Join Us: Facebook Live on GSSD’s __ Join GSSD staff on Facebook for some fun Reverse Facebook page camp games (page 26). Scavenger Hunt and Speedy Sketches 6:05 p.m. Adventures On On your own or as a part __ Enjoy s’mores! Head to Facebook to see Your Own: of a virtual troop meeting. how GSSD staff made theirs. S’mores Visit Facebook to share __ See pages 13 and 14 for s’mores ideas. photos and comments with other participants. 6:30 p.m. Join Us: Facebook Live on GSSD’s __ Campers won’t want to miss hearing about Fall Product Facebook page the new items for the Fall Product Program Program reveal 6:50 p.m. Adventures On On your own or as a part __ Pick a camp activity, or make up your own. Your Own: of a virtual troop meeting. __ Find activities on pages 15-25 Camp Activities Visit Facebook to share photos and comments with other participants. 7:30 p.m. Join Us: Facebook Live on GSSD’s __ Join us to sing some of your favorite Singing Tree and a Facebook page camp songs! Mascot Story __ Join the GSSD staff on Facebook for tales from the camp mascots (page 26). 8 p.m. Adventures On On your own or as a part __ Pick a camp activity, or make up your own. Your Own: of a virtual troop meeting. __ Find activities on pages 15-25 Camp Activities Visit Facebook to share photos and comments with other participants. 8:30 p.m. Join Us: Facebook Live on GSSD’s __ Join the GSSD staff on Facebook to hear Letters to our Facebook page letters from Buttercup, Chewy, Rusty, and Mascots and Skamper! Constellations & __ Join GSSD staff for an astronomy activity Stars (page 24). 9 p.m. Join Us: Facebook Live on GSSD’s __ Sing slow camp songs with other Closing Campfire Facebook page Girl Scouts before falling asleep. __ Song lyrics on page 35 Visit Facebook to share photos and comments and email any photos to [email protected] 2 sdgirlscouts.org/camp • sdgirlscouts.org/renew • sdigirlcouts.org/join • #sdgirlscouts • #intentscampout • #gsoutdoors CAMPOUT

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Schedule...... 2 In-Tents campout technology...... 4 Sleep: Setting up a “campsite”...... 5-6 Meal time songs ...... 7 Eat: Dinner recipes ...... 8-12 Table questions...... 13 S’mores...... 14-15 Learn: Suggested activities...... 15-25 Edible campfires...... 16-18 Friendship bracelets...... 18-19 Pinecone Hedgehog...... 20 Go on a walk!...... 21-25 Grow a Rainbow, Newspaper Snail, and Windchime...... 22-26 Reverse Scavenger Hunt and Speedy Sketches...... 27-29 Constellations and Stars...... 30 Meet your camp directors/Write letters to our camp friends!...... 31-32 Sing: Camp songs...... 33-38 What can you do after In-Tents?...... 39

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IN-TENTS CAMPOUT TECHNOLOGY

COUNCIL-LED ACTIVITIES GSSD will post camp activities, videos and photos on Facebook throughout the evening of Aug. 21. These posts will remain accessible after the event, so you can visit the page later on to find them.

Facebook Live is a live video format that allows you to watch and comment in real time. There will be several Facebook Live videos over the course of the evening, and they will also remain accessible on GSSD’s Facebook page after the event ends.

Be sure to follow GSSD on Facebook so you don’t miss any posts!

FOR TROOPS/FAMILIES TO VIRTUALLY MEET If you wish to connect with your troop, friends or family during the In Tents Campout, we encourage adults to choose the best platform that works for their group. Some video meeting platforms are: Zoom, Skype, GoToMeeting, WebEx and Google Hangouts. Best practices for video calls include:

● Do a practice call before the event to sort out any tech issues. ● Use settings to require a password to enter the meeting, and share the password only with those you wish to attend. ● Change screen sharing to “Host Only.” ● Use settings to make the group leader be the first person allowed to join the call (disable “Join Before Host” so people cannot join before you arrive). ● Enable “Co-Host” so you can assign a moderator. ● Disable “File Transfer” to prevent cyber virus sharing. ● Disable “Allow Removed Participants to Rejoin” so booted attendees can’t slip back in. ● For help with specific platforms, find that platform’s Frequently Asked Questions.

See GSSD’s COVID-19 page to read more about Virtual Troop and Service Unit Meeting Tools.

SOCIAL MEDIA If you wish to share any part of your In-Tents Campout on social media, you can use the hashtags #sdgirlscouts #intentscampout #gsoutdoors to inspire others to build their outdoor skills, too.

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SLEEP: SETTING UP A "CAMPSITE"

You’ve arrived at camp! The first thing to do is create your unique campsite for the night. Are you sleeping in a tent in the yard? A tent indoors? Or maybe you’ll create a magical blanket fort in your home. You can simply sleep in your usual spot if you’d like! Think of ways to make your “campsite” special. Many campers like to bring twinkle lights, fluffy blankets, photos of loved ones, or great books. Below, we will show just a couple ways to create an indoor campsite; however, we encourage you to build your space in whatever method and style inspires you, so be as creative and unconventional as you wish. If you are working on an outdoor badge and you have the desire and equipment to set up an outdoor campsite, go for it!

SIMPLE DESIGN IDEA: “The Lean-To”

You can get the cozy feeling of a tent with minimal supplies. All you need for this quick and easy blanket fort is a sheet or blanket and a few thumb tacks. Pin one edge to the wall at any height that is comfortable for you. Use pins or heavy objects to hold down the other end of the sheet, creating a “lean-to” shape above your sleeping spot. You may decorate the space with pillows, fluffy blankets, a stuffed animal, glow sticks or twinkle lights.

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COMPLEX DESIGN IDEA: “The FORTRESS”

If you want to create a more elaborate fort, here is just one way to do so. Again, think creatively and build your space however works best for you!

Outline the space. Here, we have chairs, sheets and a couch.

Think about structure. What will hold up your fort? We used binder clips to connect the two sheets. Next we used books to anchor the sheets down on each side. Then we added a hockey stick to hold up the sheets, you can use a broom or something similar if you don’t have one. We used a third sheet on top of the two sheets clipped together for better fort coverage.

Add your sleeping bag or blankets and pillow.

Make it homey! We added twinkle lights, a plant, pinecones and glow sticks. We also had a furry visitor come keep us company in our fort.

Get comfy and tune in to the GSSD Facebook Live at 5 p.m.!

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MEAL TIME SONGS Addams Family Neath these Style Tall Green We thank you now for giving Trees The food we need for living ‘Neath these tall green trees we stand The food, the fun, the friendship Asking blessings from thy hand The scouting family Thanks we give to thee we love For our health and strength and love. Na na na nah (snap fingers twice) Na na na nah (snap fingers twice) Na na na nah (sing three times then snap fingers twice) Alphabet Grace Let’s eat! ABCDEFG thanks a bunch for feeding me Thank you for the food we share Thank you for friends everywhere ABCDEFG thanks a bunch for feeding me Superman We thank the earth for giving us food (put one hand in the air) We thank the earth for giving us friends (put the other hand in the air) (with both hands up swaying back and forth like flying) For the food we eat, and the friends we meet (hands up standing still) We thank the earth for giving us food

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EAT: DINNER RECIPES

Camping meals give you a chance to try new recipes and cooking methods that you don’t usually use. You can choose to eat whatever you’d like for this dinner! Below are some traditional camp-themed suggestions to get you thinking. Camp-style cooking is possible in your home kitchen, and it can help you earn badges, too. Feel free to get creative, and no matter what you cook, please make sure there is adult supervision, including while making s’mores.

BADGE CONNECTIONS

Planning and making a camp meal will help you complete step 1 of the Daisy Buddy Camper badge.

Planning and making a camp meal will help you complete step 3 of the Brownie Cabin Camper badge.

Planning and making a camp meal will help you complete step 2 of the Junior Eco Camper badge.

Planning and making a camp meal will help you complete step 3 of the JuniorCamper badge.

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DINNER IDEAS

First, decide your method of cooking: indoor stovetop/, outdoor camp stove, campfire, grill, Dutch oven, or even no-cook. Below are ideas for each. Feel free to make up your own recipe!

INDOOR COOKING RECIPES

Summer Camp Chili — serves 6 Directions In a Dutch oven or large stock pot, heat oil over medium heat. Add onions, peppers, Ingredients garlic, cumin, cayenne, and chili powder, and • 3 tablespoons olive oil season with salt and pepper. Stir together and 1 onion, diced • cook until soft, 3 to 4 minutes. • 2 red bell peppers, cored and diced • 4 cloves garlic, minced • 1 1/2 teaspoons cumin Mix in beans, tomatoes, and corn. Bring mix- • 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper ture to a boil, then lower heat and simmer for • 1 tablespoon chili powder 30 minutes, stirring occasionally. Taste and • Salt and ground black pepper season with additional salt and pepper, if 1 can (14.5 oz.) kidney beans, rinsed and • necessary. Served with desired toppings. drained • 1 can (14.5 oz.) black beans, rinsed and Leftovers will keep in the fridge for about a drained week or in the freezer for a couple months. • 3 cans (15 oz. each) diced tomatoes • 1 cup frozen corn RUSTY’S PERSONAL PIZZA — serves 4 Directions Preheat oven to 450°F. Mix tomato sauce and Italian seasoning in a small bowl until Ingredients well blended. Spread evenlyonto crusts. • 8 oz. can Tomato Sauce • 1/2 teaspoon Italian seasoning Sprinkle pizzas evenly with cheese; top with • 4 pre-baked mini pizza crusts, 8-inch pepperoni. Place on an ungreased baking sheet. (or bagels or other bread) • 1-1/3 cups shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese Bake on the center oven rack in the oven for 8 to 10 • 1 3.5 oz. pkg. sliced pepperoni (or minutes, or until the edges of the crusts are lightly other topping) browned and cheese is melted. 9 sdgirlscouts.org/camp • sdgirlscouts.org/renew • sdigirlcouts.org/join • #sdgirlscouts • #intentscampout • #gsoutdoors CAMPOUT

CAMP STOVE RECIPES

Buttercup’s Pancakes — serves 4

Directions In a large bowl, mix flour, sugar, baking powder and salt. Make a well in the center, Ingredients and pour in milk, egg and oil. Mix until smooth. • 3 tablespoons olive oil 1 cup all-purpose flour • Heat a lightly oiled griddle or frying pan over • 2 tablespoons white sugar • 2 teaspoons baking powder medium high heat. Pour or scoop the batter 1 teaspoon salt onto the griddle, using approximately 1/4 cup • . • 1 egg, beaten for each pancake. Brown on both sides and • 1 cup milk serve hot. • 2 tablespoons vegetable oil Pancake toppings (fruit, chocolate chips, • Add toppings as desired. whipped cream, syrup, etc.)

Chewy’s Ooey Gooey Bacon — serves 4

Directions Cook bacon pieces in a hot skillet, stirring occasionally, until almost fully cooked Ingredients (approximately 8-10 minutes). • 8 slices preferred bread • 12 oz. bacon, cut crosswise into Butter one side of each slice of bread. Place 4 1/2-inch pieces slices, buttered side down on a hot skillet or grill. • 8 slices preferred cheese • 2 tablespoons butter Add 2 slices cheese, and top each with 1/4 of the bacon. Place remaining slices of bread on each, buttered side on the outside. Cook 2-3 minutes, then flip and cook another 2-3 minutes, until toasty and warmed through.

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CAMPFIRE OR OUTDOOR GRILL RECIPES

Rainbow Foil Packets — serves 4 Directions Heat gas or charcoal grill (or lay grill over fire). Cut 4 (18x12-inch) sheets of heavy- Ingredients duty foil. Spray with cooking spray. • 1/2 cup olive oil • 4 cloves garlic, minced In large bowl, mix olive oil, garlic, Italian • 1 1/4 teaspoon Italian seasoning seasoning, salt and red pepper flakes. Add 1/2 teaspoon salt, + extra for sprinkling • squash, zucchini, bell pepper, tomatoes • 1 1/2 pounds chicken, beef, or other protein • 1 red bell pepper, cut into 1” dice and onions; toss to combine. Divide evenly • 1 onion, cut into 1” dice among sheets of foil. • 2 zucchinis, small, cut into 1” dice • 1 sweet potato, medium, cut into 1/4” to Bring up 2 sides of foil so edges meet. Seal 1/2” dice edges, making tight 1/2-inch fold; fold again, 8 oz. mushrooms, baby bella or white • allowing space for heat circulation and button mushrooms, left whole • pepper, to taste expansion. Fold other sides to seal.

Place packs on the grill over medium heat. Cover grill; cook for 6 minutes. Rotate packs 1/2 turn; cook 5 to 7 minutes longer or until vegetables are tender. Remove packs from the grill; cut large X across top of each pack. Carefully fold back foil, and garnish if desired.

County Fair Corn Dogs — serves 8 Directions Prepare corn muffin mix according to package directions; set aside. Ingredients Place 3 hot dogs inside a well-greased square pie iron. • 1 (8 1/2-oz.) corn muffin mix • 8 to 10 hot dogs Pour enough batter to fill the bottom of the cooker. Close cooker; turn over and cook over a grill or campfire for 3 minutes.

Turn over; cook an additional 3 minutes or until cornbread is set.

Repeat with remaining batter and hot dogs.

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NO COOK RECIPES

ANTS ON A LOG

Ingredients Directions • Celery stalks Wash and cut celery into 2-3inch pieces, • Cream cheese creating logs. • Raisins/craisins • Almond/peanut/nut butter Fill the middle groove with cream cheese or • Hummus nut butter.

Add a few raisins on top of logs as decoration.

Coronado Charcuterie Board

Directions Find a board on which you’ll lay out the ingredients. You can use a cutting board, large Ingredients plate or platter. • Selection of cold meat, sliced into small pieces (like salami or Start with your add-ons and put them in small deli ham) bowls or ramekins. These bowls will act as your • Selection of cheese, cut into anchors to give you a good starting point to add small pieces more to your board. • Add-ons like nuts, olives, pickles, hummus or pesto Add any large wedges or blocks of cheese. Then, • Small pieces of fresh fruit add your sliced cheese. the slices out around • Crackers your anchors. • Small chunks of bread Add your sliced meats and crispy crackers or bread, again fanning them out around the anchors.

Add your cubes of cheese, filling in the smaller areas of the cheese board.

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TABLE QUESTIONS

Use these questions to spark interesting dinner discussions with fellow campers.

1. If you could have any superpower what would it be and why? 2. If you were stranded on a deserted island and you could only have three things with you, what would they be and why? 3. What is your favorite smell? What memory does it remind you of? 4. If you could be one character from a book for a day, who would it be and why? 5. What does a perfect day look like to you? 6. Tell me about something that made you happy today. 7. Would you rather wear your pants backward or your shoes on the wrong feet? 8. If you could have any candy come out of your bellybutton, what would it be? 9. Would you rather fart rainbows or poop music? 10. Would you rather have a puppy sized elephant or an elephant sized puppy? 11. Would you rather go without or junk food for the rest of your life? 12. If you had to pick only one—would you want to be a great singer or a great dancer? 13. If you could be an animal what would you be? 14. If we could only have one holiday, which one would you pick? 15. If you could go anywhere in the world, where would you go?

16. If you could make any animal talk, what would it be? 17. If you had to live with a cartoon character, who would you pick? 18. If you could go camping anywhere in the world where would you go? 19. How do you like your marshmallow? Toasted brown or burnt black? 20. If you could name a Girl Scout cookie, what would you name it?

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ALL ABOUT S’MORES!

The basic s’more includes these three things: graham crackers, marshmallows and chocolate. However, there are so many different ways to customize your s’more. Listed below are just a few ideas of ways to ‘upgrade’ your s’more.

Instead of basic chocolate: You could use alternative candies, i.e. peanut butter cups, white chocolate, cookies and cream chocolate, chocolate with nuts etc.

• You could use your favorite Girl Scout cookie • You could use a hazelnut spread or your favorite nut . butter

Instead of graham crackers: • You could use cookies: chocolate chips, Oreos, or even Trefoils! • You could use a rice Krispy treat! • You can use sliced apples and add some caramel to . make a caramel apple s’more!

Instead of marshmallows: • You could use fruit, like peaches or strawberries

Other fun ideas: • You can make banana boats by cutting the banana peel lengthwise about 1/2 in. deep, leaving 1/2 in. at both ends. Open peel wider to form a pocket. Fill each with chocolate chips and mini marshmallows. Wrap in foil and roast in the oven until the chocolate and marshmallows are melted.

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THREE DIFFERENT WAYS TO MAKE S’MORES AT HOME!

In the Oven 1. Preheat your oven to broil on high 2. Place graham cracker, chocolate and marshmallow 1. on a cookie sheet 3. Ensure that your cookie sheet and s’more on on the top rack, to ensure they get as much contact with the direct heat as possible 4. Watch s’more carefully, it should begin to brown and . char after about 30-45 seconds 5. Carefully remove from the oven and top with a econd graham cracker, enjoy!

On the Stovetop Turn one stove top element (gas or electric) to 2. medium-high 1. Place a marshmallow on a roasting stick (wooden skewers work great) that is at least one foot long 2. Roast marshmallow over stove top, similar to how you would over a campfire 3. Have a friend help you your melted marshmallow between your two graham crackers and chocolate piece! Enjoy!

In the Microwave 1. Place base graham cracker, chocolate and marshmallow on a microwave safe plate 2. Microwave for 5 second intervals, until your marshmallow is soft and gooey. Usually about 15 seconds total (warning: if you do it for a straight 15 seconds and not in intervals your marshmallow may expand and balloon off of your s’more. 3. Top with a second graham cracker and enjoy! 3.

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LEARN

It’s your campout, so you get to decide what camp activities sound the most fun. GSSD will lead several activities on Facebook, but you, your family or your troop (in a troop video chat) can decide how to best spend the rest of the evening. Below is a list of camp-themed activities we recommend trying out at your campout. Bonus: many of these activities help you work towards certain badges!

ACTIVITY IDEA: Edible CAMPfires

Learn about fire building and safety by making edible fires!

Supplies • A plate (to build your edible fire on) • A small cup of water (to represent your fire bucket) • A spoon or fork (to represent our shovel) • Small roundish snacks (to represent your fire ring) > M&M’s, cheerios and mini marshmallows • Any sort of small, slim snacks (to represent tinder) > crushed cashews and coconut flakes • Thin, twig-like snacks (to represent kindling) > pretzel sticks and veggie straws • Thicker, branch-like snacks (to represent fuel) > jumbo pretzel sticks

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Edible CAMPFire (cont.) Directions 1. When we make a campfire, we need a clear area free of dried grass and sticks. Begin making your fire by making sure you have your plate clean and ready!

2. And we like to use an established fire pit. Create a fire ring on your plate with your “rocks”

3. Do we have the right safety equipment on hand? Ensure that your fire “bucket” is filled with water and that you have your “shovel” nearby

4. Pull back your hair and make sure you’re not wearing anything that could hang into the fire.

5. The next step is to collect your tinder, kindling and fuel.

Tinder are your smallest pieces of wood, about the size of your pinky finger. This wood is intended to catch quickly, in order to help catch your bigger pieces. Some people will also use newspapers as tinder, or other fire starters. All of this serves the same purpose, get your initial flame.

Kindling are the next pieces, about the size of your wrist. This type of wood is the second stage, it burns longer than tinder and can get that necessary initial fire started. Once you get enough kindling burning, it should begin to generate enough heat and flame to get your big pieces lit.

Fuel are the biggest logs, the ones that keep your fire burning all night. Some styles of fire have it in their initial formation, while others have to begin to add it as your fire builds up enough heat to catch them.

6. When building your fire, consider what you want to use it for. To cook food, to keep you warm in harsh weather, or simply to provide a space to gather around and sing songs and tell stories. There are hundreds of styles of campfires, here are some easy examples to start.

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LOG CABIN Log cabin fires are the ultimate fires for cooking. Its shape creates an even heat when using a grill over the top. Additionally, it creates great coals and heat pockets, both ideal for marshmallow roasting and foil cooking.

Place two horizontal pieces of kindling as your base, with tinder in between them. Then stack two more pieces across those ones creating a hashtag symbol. Build this as high as you want, depending on how large you want your fire to be. LEAN-TO The purpose of a lean-to shelter is to protect yourself against harsh weather conditions. When you build a lean-to campfire, it serves a very similar purpose. It is the ideal campfire to provide warmth amongst wind and rain.

Place one piece of fuel down, then pieces of kindling on it perpendicularly. Places pieces of tinder under the “lean-to” where you would start your fire from, the location best protected from the elements.

LOG-CONE This style of fire is a mix between a traditional log cabin and a cone-style fire. It is a great fire for an average camping night. It burns hot and doesn’t need much stoking and creates a lot of coals for marshmallow roasting.

Begin by placing two pieces of fuel horizontally, and then fill the space between them with tinder. Place one to two pieces of kindling across the fuel, and then lean one to two more pieces on either side. This creates lots of air pockets so the fire can thrive.

7. Once you’ve fully enjoyed your fire, the most important thing to do is ensure that it is completely put out.

8. Eat your snack, or pack it away into a plastic baggie to enjoy later!

BADGE CONNECTION This activity will help you complete step 3 of the Brownie Eco Friend badge.

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ACTIVITY IDEA: Supplies FRIENDSHIP BRACELET • Multiple colors of embroidery floss (this can Learn how to tie a special knot, and make a beautiful be found in the craft bracelet you can wear! section of most grocery stores) Directions 1. Choose any number of colors that you want (three strings shown). The more strings you use equals the wider your bracelet! If this is your first time, try using no more than 4-5 strings. You’ll want your strings to be about 2 feet long. Step 2. 2. Knot your strings at the top and splay them out so that all three strings are laid out in front of you. For the sake of this tutorial, strings are numbered from left to right.

3. Take string # 3 and move it out of the way, we are only using string #1 and #2 to start.

4. Take string #1 and bend it on top of string #2, creating a “4” shape with the two strings.

5. Wrap the tail of string # 1 around its neighbor (string #2) Step 4. by going under it and pulling the tail of string #1 out through the space between the two strings.

6. Pull it tight so that knot sits at the top of the bracelet, string #1 is now sitting between strings 2 and 3.

7. Repeat steps 4-7 with string #1 now wrapping around string #3.

8. Now string #1 should be sitting at the farthest right spot and string #2 in the farthest left. Step 5.

9. Repeat your steps again, this time with string #2 making the knots.

10. Continue this pattern, knotting your strings from left to right and watch as a bracelet forms!

11. Once you have reached your desired length, knot the end and your bracelet is done!

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Finished mini-friendship bracelet! Share yours with us at @SDGirlScouts on Instagram and use the hashtag #gsoutdoors.

BADGE CONNECTION This activity will help you complete step 2 of the Brownie Outdoor Art Creator badge!

BADGE CONNECTION This activity will help you complete step 2 of the Junior Outdoor Art Explorer

ACTIVITY IDEA: Pinecone Hedgehog Supplies • 1 pine cone Make your own woodland creature friend! • 1 sheet of brown construction paper • 1 sheet of green construction paper • Liquid glue • Scissors • Markers • 2 googly eyes

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Directions 1. Find a pine cone from outside and make sure to clean off any dirt before using it. This will be the body of our hedgehog.

2. Using your markers, draw a large circle on the brown paper and cut it out with your scissors. The circle should be about the same width as the front of your pine cone since you will be using it to make your hedgehog's face.

3. Draw a triangle in your circle, it should look like a slice of pizza, and cut out the triangular slice with your scissors. (see picture)

4. Using the circle with the triangle cut out, find the twoedges where the triangle was cut out and fold one edge over the other to form a cone shape. Use your glue to stick the edges together.

5. Glue the cone onto the pine cone body and then decorate it with googly eyes and markers to look like your hedgehog's face!

6. Now, take the green construction paper and draw a circle larger than your pinecone on the paper.

7. Draw a second larger circle around the first one, it should look like one smaller circle inside a big circle, then cut out only the larger outside circle.

8. Using your scissors cut the paper from the edge of the larger circle to the edge of the smaller circle so the paper looks like blades of grass. (see picture)

9. Once you have cut all the way around the circle, fold the paper so the edges stand up like grass.

10. Place your pine cone hedgehog inside the grass and enjoy!

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ACTIVITY IDEA: GO ON A WALK!

Taking a walk is an easy way to get out of the house and connect with nature, even if it is just in your neighborhood. Below are some activity ideas to take with you on your journey.

NATURE DETECTIVE WALK Go on a nature detective walk. You can do this in your neighborhood, at a park or in your backyard. Look through a tube from a paper towel roll to focus on things close or far away. Spot at least three things from the list on the side of this page. Just observe and make a checkmark next to the item you find—don’t collect or touch anything!

� An animal � A plant not colored green � A tree with flowers � An insect � A bird (do you know what kind it is?) � A fallen leaf with a pattern you like � A rock with an unusual shape � A bush as tall as you are � A pinecone or acorn � Colored moss growing on a rock or tree � More fun stuff you find (write what it is) ______

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BADGE CONNECTION This activity will help you complete step 1 of the Brownie Outdoor Art Creator badge!

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USE YOUR SENSES OUTSIDE Go outside with a pen and paper, and write down words or draw pictures of what you see, feel, hear, and smell. Is it sunny or cool? Do you see pictures in the clouds? Shapes in flowers? Can you smell pine needles or rain? Do you hear the wind in the trees or the sound of the leaves crunching as you walk? Stick out your tongue—does the air have a taste? When you get back, describe five things from your hike to an adult or friend. You can even make it into a story, poem, or picture book. Use your notes!

BADGE CONNECTION This activity will help you complete step 1 of the Brownie Outdoor Art Creator badge!

RECORD HOW THINGS CHANGE OUTDOORS Head outside and find a scene—it might be a tree, a path, a park, or a plant in your backyard. Write about it or sketch it in color. Record everything you observe. What season is it? What time of day? What colors do you see? What do you like about your scene?

Return to this spot on another day, a different time of day or even a different season. You might see the same tree reflected in a pond during the summer and in ice during the winter. Is the lighting different? Did weather make a difference in the scene? In what ways do your two impressions of the same scene differ?

BADGE CONNECTION This activity will help you complete step 1 of the Cadette Outdoor Art Apprentice badge.

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ACTIVITY IDEA: Grow a Rainbow, Supplies Newspaper Snail, and • Markers Wind Chime • Paper towel/napkin • Scissors Make an animal friend, create your own rainbow, or create y • Two cups filled with 3/4 our very own wind chime! Write down the memories you with water associate with that piece of nature, all while remembering to leave no trace.

GROW A RAINBOW

Directions 1. Your napkin or paper towel should be the width of your cup so that both ends will fit perfectly into the cups. If your napkin or paper towel is too wide, you can use scissors to trim it down.

2. The marker will bleed through so make sure you’ve got something underneath it or you’re working on a surface that can get messy.

3. Color your rainbow on both sides of the napkin or paper towel. From the end, you’ll color about an inch up, making sure to match both sides.

4. Once you have both sides colored, you can dip each end into a cup of water. Put it in the water just enough for the colors to hit the water but don’t fully submerge it. Let the paper towel sit in the water and watch your rainbow grow!

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NEWSPAPER SNAIL

Instructions 1. Start by cutting your newspaper into a circle and painting your newspaper with your liquid Supplies watercolors. The newspaper will be saturated but • Newspaper don’t worry. • Liquid water colors • Colored card stock 2. You’ll also need to cut out a snail body and • Medium sized googly eyes antennae from your colored cardstock paper. (or markers to draw the

eye) 3. Glue your newspaper snail shell onto your snail • Scissors body. Then glue on your antennae and a • Glue stick googly eye. • Markers 4. Finish your colorful newspaper snail craft by using your markers to make a shell shape on the newspaper.

BADGE CONNECTION

This activity will help you complete step 2 of the Brownie Outdoor Art Creator badge!

BADGE CONNECTION This activity will help you complete step 2 of the Junior Outdoor Art Explorer badge.

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WIND CHIME

Instructions 1. Color the wooden stick with markers

2. Cut the yarn into at least 6 pieces about 10 inches long

3. Tie one piece of yarn around the wooden stick. Make sure this knot is at one of the ends of the yarn and the rest of the yarn hangs down

4. Tie the rest of the pieces of yarn to the wooden stick. Leave one piece of yarn to use later

5. String colorful beads onto each piece of yarn

6. Tie a knot at the end of each string when you’re done stringing beads

7. With the spare piece of yarn, tie one knot on the left side of the wooden stick and tie a knot on the right side of the wooden stick (this is so you can Supplies hang up your windchime) • Colorful beads • Yarn • 1 chop stick • Markers

BADGE CONNECTION

This activity will help you complete step 2 of the Brownie Outdoor Art Creator badge!

BADGE CONNECTION This activity will help you complete step 2 of the Junior Outdoor Art Explorer badge.

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ACTIVITY IDEA: Reverse Scavenger Hunt

Whether you are playing them with the people you live with or playing them with friends and family remotely, games can bring you together. Here is a fun game that you can play at home or virtually.

Directions • Gather people in your home or virtually and announce that you will be doing a reverse scavenger hunt

• Choose one person to be the host, they will be the only ones to know what items are on the scavenger hunt list.

• Tell everyone that they have 5 minutes to gather 10 items that they would take with them camping. It could be anything; their favorite t-shirt, a flashlight, their pillow, a hammock, anything!

• Once everyone is back with their items, the host will read through their list one by one.

• If you have the item listed, triumphantly raise it in the air and announce that you have it to ensure that you get credit!

• Whoever had most of their items show up on the list wins! Or if you want to play the game collaboratively rather than competitively, you can have everyone gather 5-10 items and work together to try to get as many things off the list as possible!

On the next page is a sample list of reverse scaventure hunt items. Feel free to adjust however you want. Or even just write your own!

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THINGS I WOULD TAKE CAMPING � A hairbrush � Sneakers � Camp t-shirt THINGS I WOULD TAKE CAMPING � A book � A flashlight � A hairbrush � A pillow � Sneakers � A hat � Camp t-shirt � First aid kit � A book � A compass � A flashlight � A deck of cards � A pillow � Water bottle � A hat � Sunscreen � First aid kit � Bug spray � A compass � Sleeping bag � A deck of cards � Extra Blanket � Water bottle � Stuffed animal � Sunscreen � Tent � Bug spray � Matches � Sleeping bag � Extra Socks � Extra Blanket � Camera (not a cell phone) � Stuffed animal � A sleeping pad � Tent � A frisbee � Matches � A fishing pole � Extra Socks � A snack � Camera (not a cell phone) � A hammock � A sleeping pad � A frisbee � A fishing pole � A snack � A hammock

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ACTIVITY IDEA: SPEEDY SKETCHES

1. Divide up your group into two teams, each group should come up with a fun team name too!

2. Everyone will get 5 slips of paper to write down a word for the players to draw and guess later on (keep in mind your group’s drawing abilities when choosing what to write down).

3. Fold the slips of paper and place them in a bowl.

4. The starting team selects a player to go first.

5. That player will grab a piece of paper from the bowl.

6. They have 10 seconds* to draw a speedy sketch of the word! *Choose a time limit that’s a good fit for your group, such as 30 seconds, 1 minute, 2 minutes etc.*

7. The team has to then guess what the speedy sketch is after the drawing timer is up. If they guess correctly then they get the point! The team must decide on just one guess to submit together.

8. Now the other team gets their turn. Keep alternating turns until you run out of slips of paper then add up the points to see who has won. Or don’t keep track of the points at all and just enjoy the silly speedy sketches everyone creates!

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ACTIVITY IDEA: CONSTELLATION AND STARS

There are some constellations that you can only find in the Northern Hemisphere or the Southern Hemisphere. Supplies How many stars are there? • Yellow construction paper In our Milky Way galaxy, astronomers estimate there are • Black construction paper around 300 billion stars! That number could be much higher • Hole punch because there are so many stars we have not discovered! • Pencil • Tape Are stars all the same color? Nope! Stars can range from white, blue, yellow and red! The color of the star ranges depending on the temperature.

CREATE YOUR OWN CONSTELLATION Instructions 1. Decide how many stars you would like to have in your constellation. Remember you may only need a few because they won’t create an entire picture.

2. Take your pencil and mark on the black paper where you would like to place your stars.

3. Once the stars are in the spot you like you can push your pencil through the paper.

4. Last step you will take your yellow piece of paper and tape it behind the black paper.

Once you have finished your constellation you will then create a story that explains how your constellation came to be and what it means. The constellation in the picture is a campfire with a tent! Can you see it?

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MEET YOUR CAMP DIRECTORS!

ACTIVITY IDEA: Write letters to our camp friends! BUTTERCUP Buttercup the white bunny rabbit lives in the dollhouse on Level 2 at our Balboa campus. She enjoys singing with her friends, eating lots of yummy vegetables, and playing in the treehouse. She really likes to hop around in the grass, and smell all the sweet flowers, as well as cheering for all of you, her campers! Buttercup’s favorite season is Summer and she also loves to write to Chewy, Rusty, and Skamper. She is looking forward to reading all of your letters!

Send your letter to Buttercup and Skamper: [email protected]

SKAMPER Skamper the skunk lives underneath the lodge at the Escondido Program Center. He enjoys searching for pine cones, eating lots of delicious bugs, and walking around the lake. Skamper loves to watch the clouds, and feel the sunshine on his fur, as well as cheering on for all of you, his campers! Skamper’s favorite season is Fall and he also loves to write to Buttercup, Chewy, and Rusty. He is looking forward to reading all of your letters!

Send your letter to Skamper: [email protected]

MEET YOUR DAY CAMP DIRECTOR Camp Name: TAVIE What’s your favorite place outdoors? National parks and fields of flowers If you could run a camp underwater or in space, which would you choose? Space! I would want to explore all of the stars with my campers! What’s your favorite camp song? “Cowboy’s Lullaby” What’s one thing you love about yourself? My ability to make people feel heard and special

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CHEWY Chewy the gray squirrel is Camp Whispering Oak’s mascot. He has a big bushy gray tail and found his way to camp when he met his best pal Rusty the raccoon. His favorite food is acorn pizza and he loves to relax under his tree on the field.

Send your letter to Chewy: [email protected]

MEET YOUR WHISPERING OAKS CAMP DIRECTOR Camp Name: Sharkbait What’s your favorite place outdoors? A hammock, reading a book If you could run a camp underwater or in space, which would you choose? Neither; I respect both of them, but terrified to explore either one What’s your favorite camp song? An Austrian went yodeling What’s one thing you love about yourself? I find it so easy to make connections with everyone I meet!

RUSTY Rusty the raccoon is Camp Winacka’s mascot. He was named after his beautiful rust colored fur by the two Girl Scouts who found him and brought him back to camp. His favorite food is pizza and he loves to have dance parties in the meadow with Chewy, Buttercup, and Skamper.

Send your letter to Rusty: [email protected]

MEET YOUR WINACKA CAMP DIRECTOR Camp Name: Otter What’s your favorite place outdoors? Besides being up at camp, I love being at the beach! If you could run a camp underwater or in space, which would you choose? Underwater!!! I’d call it Mermaid Camp and all of you would be invited! What’s your favorite camp song? The Koala Song, “Sleep inside my mother’s pouch, where we live there is no couch!” What’s one thing you love about yourself? My optimism, it helps when things get tough in life

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SING: CAMP SONGS

BADGE CONNECTION Learning and singing camp songs will help you complete step 1 of the Brownie Eco Friends badge!

BADGE CONNECTION Learning and singing camp songs will help you complete step 1 of the Brownie Girl Scout Way badge.

BADGE CONNECTION Learning and singing camp songs will help you complete step 1 of the Junior Girl Scout Way badge.

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SINGING TREE REPEAT SONGS Little Green (Chorus) Frog Singin’ quack-quack-yippee- ay And quack-quack-yippee-o (Through the whole song, whenever you Get along little duckies, get along real say “mmm” scrunch your face, eyes slow closed, hold hands up near face and It’s dirty and smelly and it really don’t pay make fists, when you say “ahhh” open But I’ll be a duck girl ‘til the end on my eyes and open your mouth wide, tongue day * out and open hands (jazz hands)

On Saturday nights I ride into town Mmm-ahhh went the little green On a short legged pony with my hat frog one day pulled way down Mmm-ahhh went the little green frog But the boys don’t like ducks girls, Mmm-ahhh went the little green And I can’t figure out why frog one day No cowgirl could be more romantic than I And his eyes went mmm-ahhh, mmm-ahhh, mmm-ahhh-ahhh! (Chorus)

There’s danger, adventure, and romance Duck Rover I know I’m a lone duck rover from out in From a wild duck stampede to a duck Montana rodeo Round up the duckies and drive ‘em But there’s loneliness too and it cuts to along the bone To a flooded corral where they bulldog When you smell like duck feathers you’re and brand them always alone Mosey on home just a-singin’ this song (Chorus)

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SINGING TREE REPEAT SONGS Hippo Song Once I Met a What can make a hippopotamus smile Martian What can make him walk for more Once I met a Martian, than a mile Who comes from Mars, It’s not a tune on the old violin He ate all my M&Ms, Or listening to the whistling wind And my chocolate bars. That’s not what hippos do He banged on my tambourine, And buzzed on my kazoo, They ooze through the goo without any And then he showed me, shoes The hula-hula-hu They wade in the water till their lips turn . blue A hula, hula, hula, hu, That’s what hippos do ka tang, ka tang, ka tang, A wibbly-wobbly, wibbily-woo, What can make a hippopotamus smile A hula, hula, hu. What can make him walk for more than a mile So if you meet a Martain, It’s not a party with paper hats Who comes from Mars, Or a bag of candy that makes him fat Let him eat your M&Ms, That’s not what hippos do And your chocolate bars. Let him bang your tambourine, They ooze through the goo without any And buzz on your kazoo, shoes And then he’ll show you, They wade in the water till their lips turn The hula-hula-hu, blue A hula, hula, hula, hu, That’s what hippos, yes that’s what ka tang, ka tang, ka tang, hippos A wibbly-wobbly, wibbily-woo, Yes that’s what hippos do! A hula, hula, hu.

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SINGING TREE REPEAT SONGS Red Wagon (Chorus) You can’t ride in my little red wagon Front seats broken and the axel’s How my heart longs to sail away with dragging you, As I watch you sail the ocean blue. Chugga! Chugga! Chugga! Chugga! But I must stay beside my window dear, Chugga! Chugga! As I watch you sail away from here. Second verse, same as the first a little bit louder and a whole lot worse! (Chorus)

(Repeat as many times as you would like) Wee Baby Moon There’s a wee baby moon, CLOSING CAMPFIRE Lying on his back with his funny little toes SLOW SONGS in the air And he’s all alone in the big blue sky, But the wee baby moon doesn’t care Barges Out of my window looking in the night Baby moon I can see the barges flickering light Keep shining on me baby moon Silently flows the water to the see And the barges too go silently

(Chorus) Barges, I would like to go with you I would like to sail the ocean blue Barges, have you treasures in your hold? Do you fight with pirates brave and bold?

Out of my window, looking in the night I can see the barges flickering light Starboard shines green and port is glowing red I can see them flickering far ahead

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CLOSING CAMPFIRE SLOW SONGS Whispering The hawk and the blue jay, the squirrel and raccoon Oaks Song Come in the morning and leave by the Chorus: moon. Whispering Oaks is the place for me Past troubled waters and stormy sees Chorus: Where summer breezes softly blow Camp Winacka, the oaks and the pines My heart will surely go Live there together, why don’t you and I?

I must get out where the skies are blue There’s covered wagons, where you’ll Being part of nature’s the thing to do make your bed Unroll your blanket and lay down your (Chorus) head You can row on the waters in a dugout The days are so numbers, the hours so canoe few Walk across meadows and rolling hills There’s so little time and so much to do too

(Chorus) (Chorus)

The music of meadows, the sounds of Ride spirited ponies down Boulder Creek streams Road Bringing friends together to share our Pull back your arrows and let it all go dreams You can gaze at the heavens and watch falling stars (Chorus) Thank God you’re living and be who you are

(Chorus) Camp Winacka Song There’s a place in the mountains, where the sun and the snow Nourish the earth and the wild things grow

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CLOSING CAMPFIRE SLOW SONGS Moon on the Taps Meadow Day is done Gone the sun Chorus: From the lakes, from the hills, from the Moon on the meadow, bugs in our ears . sky Smoke in our eyes, wet wood and tears . All is well Out on the meadow, water somewhere . Safely rest We were the only ones there And good night

Wild horses rushing, dry lakes, and peaks Finding the love that everyone seeks Hiking to rainbows, sunsets and stars Just finding out who we Make New Friends (Chorus) Make new friends, but keep the old. We shall return here, one lucky day One is silver, the other is gold. Our hearts will guide us

They know the way A circle is round, it has no end. People in cities, don’t understand That's how long, I will be your friend. A Falling in love with the land circle is round, it has no end. That's how long, I will be your friend. Moon on the meadow, bugs in our ears

Smoke in our eyes, wet wood and tears A fire burns bright, it warms the heart. Out on the meadow, water somewhere We've been friends, from the very start. With you, my friend, I am there. You have one hand, I have the other. Put them together, we have each other.

Silver is precious, gold is too. Green Trees I am precious, and so are you. Green trees around me You help me and I'll help you Blue skies above and together we will see it through. Friends all around me In a world filled with love The sky is blue. The Earth is green Taps sounding softly I can help to keep it clean Hearts beating true Across the land, Across the sea As we all say Friends forever we will always be Good night to you

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GIRL SCOUTS LOVE THE OUTDOORS CHALLENGE

Now is the perfect time to celebrate our love of the outdoors. While safely distancing, explore the outdoors from your window, front step, laptop, or a wide-open trail! Take this national challenge by choosing from a list of activities to earn a cool new patch. The number of required activities depends on your program level. The challenge kicks off in May and ends with Girl Scouts Love State Parks Weekend on Sept. 12-13, 2020.

All girls welcome: If your camper’s not yet a Girl Scout, no problem! Any girl entering grades K-12 can attend; nonmembers just add $25 to regular camp fees to cover the annual cost of membership.

Girl Scouts Love State Parks Weekend Girl Scouts San Diego and Girl Scouts of the USA (GSUSA) are excited to announce the second annual Girl Scouts Love State Parks weekend September 12-13 for girls to gain important life skills as they explore the great outdoors, which is an integral part of Girl Scouts.

While social distancing is preventing in-person events, GSSD is hosting live virtual events for girls and their families to access fun outdoor programming from California State Parks safely from home.

More information on this exciting weekend coming soon!

Fall Product Program The 2020 fall product program (formerly called the fall sale) starts Monday, Oct. 5! Get started by visiting our Quick Start guide. Participating girls and volunteers, visit the Resources page for dates, materials, and other details.

Pygmy Three-Toed Sloth Fun Fact: The Pygmy three-toed sloth is the smallest of the three-toed sloths and was only recognized as a distinct species in 2001.

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HOPE to SEE YOU NEXT SUMMER!

Questions Registration: [email protected], 619-610-0821 Programs: [email protected], 619-298-8391

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