Welcome. Thank you for joining us at Girl Scouts Louisiana East for our second Camp In Camp Out! We are so excited that you are all here to join us and spend some time in the virtual outdoors. We hope that from this event your passion for the outdoors will bloom. We also want to bring you the fun and tradition of camp to your own home! We know at Girl Scouts that outdoor experiences are fundamental to the Girl Scout Leadership Experience. Camping is a great way to help girls develop skills, confidence and competence in the outdoors, while also encouraging them to be environmental stewards through programs like Leave No Trace. When girls experience the Outdoors, they learn so many things and become better leaders who have an environmentally conscious attitude and sense. While we are having our virtual Camp In Camp Out, please remember to practice appropriate social distancing measures and ensure safe virtual meeting places. Please keep in mind wherever you are camping that there may be other restrictions in place such as Stay at Home orders and Burn Bans. Please check with your local authorities to ensure proper compliance with any local orders. We encourage you to share your virtual camp experience on social media with the hashtag #GSLEcampin or tag us @gslecouncil. 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! To learn more about Girl Scouts, visit gsle.org. 1 Table of Contents Welcome 1 How to Camp In Camp Out with GSLE 3 Schedule of Events 4 Dasiy Badge Focus: Buddy Camper 4 Dasiy Badge Focus: Eco Learner 5 Brownie Badge Focus: Cabin Camper 5 Brownie Badge Focus: Eco Friend 6 Junior Badge Focus: Camper; Eco Camper 7 How to Build a Fort 9 Recipes 10 Table Questions 14 S’mores and more! How to Make S’mores Inside and Out 15 Gourmet S’mores 16 Edible Campfire 17 Choose Your Own Adventure Activities Elephant Toothpaste 18 Nature Scavenger Hunt 19 Friendship Bracelets 20 Hunt for Friendship Rocks 21 Make Kindness Rocks 21 At Home Rube Goldberg Machine 22 Leaf Rubbings 23 Knots to Know 23 Telescope Craft 24 Campfire Songs 25 2 How to Camp In Camp Out with GSLE Council-Led Activities GSLE will post camp activities, videos and photos on Facebook throughout the evening of May 2nd. 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 GSLE’s Facebook page after the event ends. Be sure to follow GSLE 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 Camp In Camp Out, 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, refer to that platform’s Frequently Asked Questions. See GSLE’s COVID-19 webpage to read more about Virtual Troop and Service Unit Meeting Tools. Social Media If you wish to share any part of your Camp In Camp Out on social media, you can use the hashtag #GSLEcampin to inspire others to build their outdoor skills, too. 3 Schedule of Events Time Activity Resources 5:30 PM Welcome to Camp Live on Facebook 5:50 PM Dinner and Choose your own badge activity to work on Pages # with your troop, or by yourself! 7:00 PM Learn the 7 Principles of Leave No Trace Live on Facebook 7:30 PM Dessert and Choose your own badge activity to work Pages # on with your troop or by yourself! 8:30 PM Storytime and Closing Live on Facebook Camp In Camp Out #2 Daisy Badge Focus: Buddy Camper 1. Help plan a camping trip 2. Help pack for your trip 3. Go camping Follow the Instructions below and you can earn your Buddy Camper Badge! Let’s use our imagination and resources wisely. Go camping in your backyard! Pitch a tent (if you have one) or build a fort, eat outside, figure out what food you will eat, sing a camp song, and spend an afternoon outside in your yard, if possible. Share your at home camping trip with us @GSLECampin SUPPLIES: Markers, colored pencils etc. • Kaper Chart • Tent or blankets and pillows to build a fort • Food for your trip • Campfire or flashlight for story telling Girl Scouts leave places better then they found it. Leave no trace of any garbage and clean up after yourselves. Fill out your kaper chart and complete your kapers (chores). Sing songs, cook and/or prepare food, tell stories around a flashlight or campfire, and most of all have fun! 4 Eco Learner – 1. Be prepared to protect nature before you go outdoors Tune in to our Live stream at 7 p.m. to learn the 7 principles of Leave No Trace and why they are important! 2. Keep living things safe when you walk in nature MAKE A NATURE CIRCLE. ACTIVITY DETAILS Time needed: 15-30 minutes Materials needed: Three feet (or more) of string Activity: In your backyard, on a trail, or sidewalk, lay a circle of string at least three feet long next to the walk or path. Look in the circle and count how many things you find living there, like plants or bugs. Which things are there many of? Which are there few of? Did anything surprise you? If you make a nature circle in another location, what do you think will be different or the same? Watch this video to see what things to look for! https://youtu.be/xNfQTASi8Nc 3. Learn how to protect nature from trash Tune in to our Live stream at 7 p.m. to learn the 7 principles of Leave No Trace and why they are important! Brownie Badge Focus: Cabin Camper – 1. Help plan your camping trip Research Camp sites in your area that you would like to visit, or take a look at some of the camp sites Girl Scouts Louisiana East has to offer, and see where you would like to stay! 2. Learn about camping gear Watch the video below from LL Bean to learn about basic camping gear that you will need for your camping trip! https://youtu.be/xHLEgPQ4Xh8 3. Prepare a camp meal Prepare your favorite camp meal at home! Check out our recipe section for some ideas! 4. Learn a new camping skill Learn how to tie some of the knots in the packet. If you want to take it a step further, visit this Girl Scout blog to learn how to tie more complex knots. 5. Go camping! Either with your troop, or on your own in your backyard, use everything you have learned to go camping! Plan your trip, pack your gear and enjoy a night outdoors! 5 Eco Friend – 1. Think of ways to help the outdoors Look for our post and comment your ideas of ways to help the outdoors! 2. Observe outdoor spaces FIND HOUSES IN NATURE ACTIVITY DETAILS Time Needed: 15-30 minutes Materials Needed: Access to an outdoor space Magnifying glass Activity: If you look closely at objects in nature, you can see how different living things create homes for themselves. Find some outdoor objects (like rocks and branches) and gently turn them over. Then use a magnifying glass to see if anything lives underneath. Remember that plants are living things, too! When you’ve finished looking, carefully turn the objects back over. Talk about what you saw with your friends or family. Did anything surprise you? Help improve an outdoor space. Do you know an outdoor space that could use a little love? Come up with some ideas for ways to leave an outdoor area better, then talk to an adult about how you could put your plan into action. Watch this video to learn more! 3. Build a safe campfire See page # to build your own edible campfire to and learn how to do it safely! 4. Take care of wildlife Sign this conservation pledge. OR create your own and have others sign with you! 5. Practice being kind Come up with three ways you can be kind to others when you’re outdoors. You might try using your “indoor voice” when you’re outside to keep from disturbing others, or you could invite a new friend to join a hike or outdoor game. Visit an outdoor area and practice all three ideas. 6 Junior Badge Focus: Camper – 1.