~HOW TO~
SONGS
Bridging Poem
Painting with vegetables
Halloween games
Gift box ornaments
Tooled
ornament
Santa' Alphabet Play
Award ceremony idea
"Special"
Olympics
Bring-a-Buddy
dance
Field
Games
Leadership-in-Action project
CARDBOARD BOX OVEN
solar oven
flower
boxes
cookies
clay
candle making
monster
vomit, boomerang and camouflage
group
initiatives
bug
swaps
tie dye
flower wands
Girl Scouts in the USA event
"Bottles
of Hope"
Balloon Bridge
BEAR HEAD TROPHY MAGNET
BUMBLE BEE FLYER
BUTTERFLY FLYER
Pink Pajamas
(To the tune of "
Oh, I wear my pink pajamas in the summer when it's hot,
And I wear my flannel nighties in the winter when it's not,
And sometimes in the springtime, and sometimes in the fall,
I jump right in between the sheets with nothing on at all.
Glory, glory, hallelujah!
Glory, glory, what's it to ya?
Balmy breezes blowin' through ya
With nothing on at all!
Calamine lotion
(Tune: My Bonnie Lies
Over the Ocean)
My body needs calamine lotion.
My body's all red, you can see.
The flowers I picked for my mommie,
Turned out to be Poison Ivy.
Don't touch! Don't touch!
Because it's Poison Ivy, ivy,
Don't touch! Don't touch!
Because it's Poison Ivy, ivy.
Oh I wish I were a little bar of soap
Oh I Wish I Were a
Little Bar Of Soap, (BAR OF SOAP)
Oh I Wish I Were a Little Bar Of Soap, (BAR OF SOAP)
I Would Slippy and I'd Slidey
Over Everybody's Hidey
Oh I Wish I Were a Little Bar of Soap (BAR OF SOAP)
Oh I Wish I Were a
Little Hunk of Mud, (HUNK OF MUD)
Oh I Wish I Were a Little Hunk of Mud, (HUNK OF MUD)
I'd Ooey and I'd Gooey
Under Everybody's Shoey,
Oh I Wish I Were a Little Hunk of Mud. (HUNK OF MUD)
Oh I Wish I Were a
Little Can of Pop, (CAN OF POP)
Oh I Wish I Were a Little Can of Pop, (CAN OF POP)
I'd Go Down with a Slurp
and I'd come Up with a Burp,
Oh I Wish I Were a Little Can of Pop. (CAN OF POP)
Oh I Wish I Were a Little Mosquito, (MOSUITO)
Oh I Wish I Were a Little Mosquito, (MOSQUITO)
I'd Buzzy and I'd Bitey Under Everybody's Nighty
Oh I Wish I Were a Little Mosquito. (MOSQUITO)
Oh, I wish I
was a little orangy orange
orangy orange
Oh, I wish I was a little orangy orange
orangy orange
I'd go squirty, squirty, squirty
Over everybody's shirty
Oh, I wish I was a little orangy orange
Orangy orange
Oh, I wish I
was a little washy clothy
washy clothy
Oh, I wish I was a little washy clothy
washy clothy
I'd sit by the hour
and watch everbody shower
Oh, I wish I was a little washy clothy
washy clothy
Oh, I wish I
was a little spotted sparrow
Spotted Sparrow
Oh, I wish I was a little spotted sparrow
Spotted Sparrow
I’d fly up to the steeple
and go (phep) on all the people
Oh, I wish I was a little spotted sparrow
Spotted Sparrow
Little green frog
Gaaawommff
went the little green frog, one day,
Gaaawommff went the little green frog.
Gaaawommff went the little green frog, one day, and
the frog went Gaaawommff, Gaaawommff, Gaaawommff.
Buuuut
We all know frogs go
(clap) la de da de da,
(clap) la de da de da,
(clap) la de da de da.
We all know frogs go
(clap) la de da de da,
they don't go Gaaawommff, Gaaawommff, Gaaawommff.
Aaaand
we all know frogs go POP in the microwave,
POP in the microwave,
POP in the microwave.
We all know frogs go POP in the microwave,
they don't go Gaaawommff, Gaaawommff, Gaaawommff.
Aaaand
we all know frogs go WIZZ in the blender,
WIZZ in the blender,
WIZZ in the blender.
We all know frogs go WIZZ in the blender,
they don't go Gaaawommff, Gaaawommff, Gaaawommff.
Aaaand
we all know frogs go SQUELCH when you step on them,
SQUELCH when you step on them,
SQUELCH when you step on them.
We all know frogs go SQUELCH when you step on them,
they don't go Gaaawommff, Gaaawommff, Gaaawommff.
also:
Aaaand
we all know frogs go SPLAT in the ceiling fan,
SPLAT in the ceiling fan,
SPLAT in the ceiling fan.
We all know frogs go SPLAT in the ceiling fan,
they don't go Gaaawommff, Gaaawommff, Gaaawommff.
Bridging Poem
for Brownies
flying up to Juniors
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Take my hand in friendship, Take my hand in helping Take my hands in learning Take my hand in giving |
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Take my hand in eagerness So take my hand to follow (in unison): |
-Paper doll ceremony poem, as found in PACK-O-FUN.
Painting With Vegetables
Cut
a bunch of celery cut horizontally to make a great rose; broccoli heads can be used
to make bushes; cauliflower cut vertically make trees; carrots cut horizontally
make eyes,etc.; shapes can be sculpted on potatoe halves, etc. Rinse cut
vegetables; dip in paint; blot lightly on paper towel; press onto paper. Great
for little kids.
Halloween Party Games
Haunted Alley- made our
own out of plywood. A scene was painted on the wood. Holes were cut out of
certain sections. The holes were covered/disguised and effects, blinking
eyeballs, etc., were added. Groups of 4-6 scouts were led by a guide, who gave
hints when necessary, and had to figure out how to get a treat from a werewolf,
etc. Scouts had to howl for a wolf treat; use a door knocker on the coffin and
read the epitaph of the gravestone at the cemetery; chose the correct doorbell
(there were four) for the front door and rattle chains for the Ghost at the
attic at the house; and sing the "itsy-bitsy spider" for the spider's
treat. The kids loved it!
Handheld basketball- paper cups were anchored onto straws and a
ball on a string tied onto the straw. The object was to swing the ball up into
the cup.
Bucket ball toss- buckets were assigned values and placed into
the shape of a happy face. The object was to throw balls of aluminum foil into
the baskets and gather as many points as possible.
Witches Cauldron- small squares of paper with pumpkins or leaves
were placed in a large black cauldron. Players picked one without looking.
Those who pulled one of the ten pumpkins won (it was a 1:4 ratio.)
Paper plane witch- Throw one of three paper planes through hole
in witches belly to win. Board was made of black foam with witch on it. Witch
had large hole in its middle.
Rat trap- Trap plastic rat under small laundry basket held up by
a stick by rolling tennis balls at stick.
Vampire pick- find the vampire under one of three lids and win.
bloody arm ring toss- three tries to toss rings over arm (at
bloodied plastic arm on wooden base)
bloodshot eyeball golf- three tries to send plastic golf
ball up wooden ramp (with sides) and into pupil of eye (overturned plastic
Styrofoam plate with hole cut in center) using plastic golf iron .
witch lollipop pick- pick one lollipop (from the many on a
peg board with witch painted on it) and check the stick for winner marking.
pumpkin tick-tack-toe- toss four balls into pumpkins
(three tiers of three buckets each decorated as Jack-o-lanterns) to get three
in a row.
basket-eye-ball- toss three plastic balls (decorated to look like
eyes) into basket ball hoop, one in wins.
slimy penney drop- drop three pennies into a large jar
filled with colored (gelatinous if you prefer- but use a heavier coin or
marble) water. Get penney into small baby food jar inside and win.
pumpkin rice bag toss- toss three bags filled with rice, some are
allergic to beans, into holes on back board (eyes, nose, and mouth cut out)-
one in wins.
Ghost bowl- use three tennis balls to knock down all pins
(fill 10 plastic soda bottles with enough rice to weigh them down a little,
then cover with tissue paper and draw eyes and mouth of ghost.)
Girl Scout T-shirt raffle- complete entry for raffle by answering
Girl Scout trivia questions correctly and place in jar for drawing at end of
evening.
Haunted alley- held on stage with curtains drawn and dimly lit.
Scouts proceed through scary way and assists older scouts dressed up as mad
scientists in ghastly operation with their bare hands. They handle eye balls
(peeled grapes), intestines (spaghetti), etc. - you get the picture. Not for
the feint of heart!
fortune teller- older Scout dresses up as fortune teller and uses
fortune fish (available through Oriental trading) to 'advise' younger scout.
Craft table- make ghost pops by covering tootsie pops with
tissue or decorate a bag to use for trick-or-treating, etc.
Prize table- prizes worth 5 cents - 99 cents set up in
order of prize tickets, 1-10, needed to 'purchase' (Scouts purchase them with
the prize tickets they have won any time that night though we encourage scouts
to wait until they've used up all their game tickets so they can have a greater
choice of prizes.)
Gift
Box Ornaments
Ornaments
were made of small cardboard boxes that jewelry had come in, left over wrapping
paper, and small mirrors and gift cards. We covered the box top with wrapping
paper, using glue sticks to hold the edges. We glued the mirror on the inside
of the bottom box and attached a note card and string to the papered top. The
note card read "When you look inside you will see the greatest gift God
gave to me".
Tooled
Ornament
Cut
6 or so 12 inch long thin strips of stiff colored paper and punch holes near
both ends and in the middle; bend 12 inch piece of wire in half, thread a bead
on one end, bring to the middle, and twist; bend strips to make ends meet in
circle (do not twist strips) so that holes on each end overlap; thread loose
ends of wire through holes of both ends then through the center of the circle
and through the holes at the middle of the strips; thread bead onto one wire
lowering to a position that causes strips to remain circular, and twist wire
ends; then separate strips to form a sphere.
Santa's Alphabet Play
We adapted the play written
by A.F. Bauman.
Characters:
Santa Claus
Mrs. Claus
12 elves, or how many 'elves' you have
Little elf
Setting:
Santa's house where Mr and Mrs. Clause are sitting near their fireplace. There
is a decorated tree to one side and a sleigh to the other. Presents from a-z
are in the background.
Storyline:
Mr. Claus is ahead of schedule for once and Mrs. Claus is finishing the last of
her holiday baking. Santa decides, and his elves agree, that the presents they
give the children this year should begin with the first letter of that child's
name (ex: Airplane for Alex,...). All elves help Santa with their own ideas on
what should be given to whom. Little elf tries to help but is confused by
letters that sound similar (ex: c and k, x and z) or suggests inappropriate
presents (ex: ice cream for Iris, which will melt before it gets to her). They
find presents for a-z except for x when Little elf, who has been wrong all
along up till now, suggests an X-el-aphone for Xavier. All are well pleased and
Santa gets on his sleigh, as the presents are decided they are loaded on to the
sleigh, and off he goes. HO-HO-HO!
NB: The play's script is
'too cute'. I don't have the time, or permission, to print it all out but it is
well worth the search.
Award Ceremony Idea
Hand
the badges out in a really cute way: have the scouts stand side-by-side and hold
their hands out, palm up, in front of them with their right hand under the next
scout's left hand. Place a badge in the first scout's left hand. That scout
will put the badge into the next scout's left hand, which was resting on her
own right hand. This went on until the scout at the end of the line had that
badge in her left hand. The next badge was handed down the same way until it
reached the next to last scout's left hand (she couldn't put it into the last
scout's palm because it already had one in it). This is done until all scouts
have a badge in their left hand. If they are to receive another, the scouts
then pocket this badge and the process begins all over again.
Special
Olympics
The Brownies were
divided in three groups which rotated through stations. The Brownies had about
10 minutes at each station after which they were encouraged to move on. They
got a sticker or small candy for their achievement at each station.
What it might feel
like to be dyslexic.
Word Jumble: I chose
words from the Law and the Girl Scout Promise, etc. and mixed the letters up. I
taped numbered cards, one jumble per card, to the wall. Each Brownie received
paper to write her answers down. They were allowed to collaborate within their
own group. They remained at the station until they could guess five of the 15
words. I corrected their errors, awarded each a sticker for trying and they
moved to another station.
The black box-seeing
the word through touch- what it might feel like to be blind.
Seven Girl Scout
closed cookie boxes with small holes at the left and right sides were placed on
tables. The girls took turns reaching in and feeling the contents and guessing
what it was. There was a teddy bear; unrolled tape, sticky side out; a banana,
peel on; popcorn kernels; marbles; eggs; and Hershey kisses, they got to eat
one after guessing this one.
No music musical-
experiencing the challenge and/or frustration of trying to lip read.
Girls watched the
Sound of Music on mute and tried to guess what people were saying or singing.
Then the tape was played to show the girls how close they were. (Even after
having seen the film several times it was impossible for me.)
Lofty language-
experiencing the frustration of the mentally challenged.
A few simple food
items were lined up. The Scout was asked to retrieve an item from the table and
bring it to KS. The trouble was, KS asked for the item by its chemical
composition. Each time the girl got it wrong she was asked to try again until
she got it right.
What it might be
like to be an amputee.
Dressing race-
dressing without the use of your arms
A jacket was placed on the floor. The girl had to get the coat and put it on
using her mouth and the rest of her body - but not her arms or hands!
Spoon relay- carrying out a task without the use of your arms
Using a spoon in your mouth, carry a candy in spoon and give it to other who
also has spoon in their mouth - without the use of your arms.
Hop and stop- the difficulty of retrieving something with the use of only one
leg. Girls had to hop to end of line on floor, bend to retrieve object from
floor, then hop back. Like hopscotch.
20 questions-
communicating with the fully paralyzed
Girls worked in
groups. One girl was given a dilemma (hunger, itch, etc.) and the others would
try to guess what it was. The problem was that the girl could only respond by
blinking once for no and twice for yes.
Wheelchair into the
bathroom- how handicapped accessible is that bathroom really?
Girls were told to
try to get into a handicapped accessible bathroom without aid if possible. They
could ask for help after they tried on their own but we would only hold the
outside door. They then wheeled into the stall and closed the door.
BRING A BUDDY DANCE
Held
on a Friday night.
Western theme.
Cost: 4.00 per girl, add 1.00 for patch.
Open to third grade Brownies and above.
Drinks and snacks provided.
Music began at
Group games were held at midpoints in the dance:
Swing dancing contest; Cactus TP wrap(one girl from each troop stands
with arms out, to look like cactus, and another wraps her in toilet tissue -
the best wrapped cactus wins); throw the tail on the cow(sticky spiked balls
thrown onto large poster board cow).
Estimation
table: several items in jars-closest to exact count wins. Also some tough
questions on old/new west- closest answer wins)
|
Item |
cost |
notes |
|
Sound
Investment DJ |
250.00 |
100 down,
150 that night |
|
Party bag
for each girl |
114.00 |
Oriental
trading |
|
Insurance
through Council |
24.00 |
To cover buddies
and extra parent chaperones |
|
patches |
|
minimum
order was 100 patches |
|
drink mix |
8.32 |
8/8qt
Kool-Aid |
|
prizes:
cows tails/party bubbles |
15.48 |
for games
midway into dance |
|
napkins/paper
towel |
4.99 |
500/1
roll; Some left over |
|
plastic
cups |
7.98 |
600; some
left over |
|
snacks:
chips, popcorn, and pretzels |
15.05 |
we popped
corn; some left over |
|
name tags |
2.00 |
used for
admission and identification |
|
copy |
1.10 |
flyers |
FIELD
GAMES
Captain's Coming
indoor or outdoor in
clear area
object: to be the last one (or two) remaining
group size: at least 10 people
needed: caller, players, no props needed, (adult judge may be
necessary)
rules: 1. caller begins the game by calling "Captain's Coming;
2. no one may move until the caller yells "at ease"; 3. all players
must be part of a grouping that was called for or they are out of the remainder
of that game; 4. the last one (or two) left win.
Calls:
Captain's Coming - all players stand at attention and
salute with their right hand
man over board - players group in twos with one
standing at attention and saluting and the other kneeling on one knee and
saluting (the kneeler is in front of the stander)
Crows nest - groups of three link arms to form a circle
with players facing outward.
Captain's table - groups of four gather in a circle,
facing inward and pretend to eat with right hand.
Walk the plank - groups of five form a line, one behind
the other, to form a plank
Dance the jig - groups of six form a circle, facing
inward, and do a jig.
At ease - all players stand feet slightly apart and
hands clasped behind the small of their back
Play
All players face caller
Caller yells "Captain's Coming"
Caller may yell any other call but the players cannot move until the caller
calls "at ease"(like "Simon says"); only after being
"at ease" can they respond. This happens every time the caller yells
"Captain's coming".
Those who move before being put "at ease" are out. Those who are not
able to form a complete group are out.
Fruit Basket
Turnover
Indoor or outdoor in
clear area
Group size: at least ten people
object: to avoid being the fruit in the middle of the bowl
required: card with names of fruit on them (a different one
for each girl), adult referee
rules: don't tell anyone your fruit name; you must respond
when called
Play:
1.
Every
player is secretly assigned a fruit name by adult, a different one for each
player
2.
A
caller volunteers/is chosen
3.
players
form a circle around caller and sit
4.
adult
tells caller the names of every fruit assigned - but not whom to
5.
caller
calls out names of two fruit from list
6.
those
two players then stand and try to exchange places in the circle, while the
caller is trying to steal one of their places and force them to become caller
(musical chair style)
Barn Yard - from
Girl Scout Games book
indoor or outdoor in
clear area
Group size: at least ten people
object: to find all others assigned the same animal as you and
form a group before others do
required: adult referee; cards with names/pictures of animals
on them:
Ex: pigs, cats, dogs, cows, ducks, etc.
20 players = 4 pigs, 4 cats, 4 dogs, 4 cows, 4 ducks
rules: you cannot tell anyone what animal you are; you cannot
talk during play
Play:
1.
Each
player picks a animal card
2.
referee
tells players how many like animals are in a group
3.
referee
starts the game
4.
players
make sounds of animal they are assigned and search for others making the same
sound
5.
players
link arms and report to the referee as a group when they have all their members
One and Twenty
Indoor or outdoor in
clear area
group size: at least 10 people
object: to have partner before the count reaches 100
Play:
1.
Players
form a circle.
2.
Each
player chooses a partner.
3.
Odd
person stands in center of circle.
4.
Players
begin chant: "one and twenty, two and twenty, three and twenty, 4
and 5 and 6 and twenty, twenty-seven, twenty-eight, twenty-nine, thirty! One
and thirty, .....100!"
5.
Odd
player steals buddy from any player and brings them back to their spot in the
circle while the person who lost their buddy chooses another from the circle
and so on.
6.
Person
without buddy when chant ends "it".
Indian / Chief - in
Girl Scout Games book
Indoor or out door
in clear area
group size: at least ten people
object: to find out who is leading the group
rules: do not give away the chief by looking directly at her,
etc.
play:
1.
have
one player leave the immediate area
2.
remaining
players choose a chief
3.
all sit
in a circle
4.
chief
claps hands, snaps, etc
5.
Indians
imitate chief
6.
the
player reenters area and guesses who is the chief
7.
When
the player guesses correctly the former chief leaves immediate area and play
repeats itself.
Leadership in Action Project
Events and Ceremonies: a
collection of Service unit and Council program events and ceremonies with
materials from past events, etc.
Service Unit Resources: what our Service Unit has to offer (tents/flags) and
where to find it.
Leader to Leader: advice and reports on trips
On-Line Resources: Girl Scout pages and beyond (check out our links)
Library: a collection of craft books, GS program books and materials, song
tapes, area resource publications. etc.
Places to go: List of low/no cost area day trips, directions to various places,
etc.
Things to Do: Information on past events; program activities, puzzles, games,
etc. Much of it is in HOW TO.
Craft Corner: Instructions for many crafts, simple to complex. Also, craft
packets created and sold at $2.00 each (cost was low because much of what was
used had been donated). Each packet served 10 girls. Several of each packet made. Packets sold
at Leader's meetings
Swap Board: display of diverse swaps, most with directions.
THANK YOU
BOX OVEN -GSC of SWCT instructions- modified by
myself
MATERIALS:
1 Heavyweight
corrugated cardboard box that has cardboard inserts -- wine box works
well
OR
2 Heavyweight
corrugated boxes that fit snuggly inside each other
1 Extra
heavyweight corrugated cardboard box to use for parts
37 1/2 foot roll heavy duty aluminum
foil
1 Roll masking
or utility tape (non -toxic when heated & safe near food)
1 Small sturdy metal
pan -- pie tin works well
4 Empty tin soup
cans and a small metal wire rack -- cookie rack works well
AND /
OR
3-4 Straightened
wire coat hangers
1 Roll contact
paper — optional
HOW TO MAKE:
·
Remove all cardboard inserts from box(s).
·
Cut off the bottom and two side flaps from box oven, leaving top
flap attached.
(And remove all flaps from smaller box if using two boxes.)
·
Create the lid of the oven by taping bottom flap to top flap, then
tape side flaps
together
and tape them to the outer-side so the lid is two layers thick.
·
Cover the inside of the box oven and inner side of lid completely with
foil,
allowing
an inch or so to overlap the outside of the box. Tape extra down.
·
Completely cover inserts (or smaller box), inside and out, with
foil.
·
Carefully put foil covered inserts (or smaller box), back side
first, into box oven.
·
Cut a piece of cardboard from extra carton to rest on oven bottom
insert.
·
Cover it completely with foil and place in the oven bottom.
·
Place pie plate/pan on top of the three layered bottom.
·
The oven rack can be done in many ways:
a.
Poke three straightened coat hangers, evenly spaced apart,
through the
oven walls about half-way up from the bottom.
Bend excess wire on
outside of oven downward to secure.
b.
Place four empty soup cans in the corners of the oven and balance cookie rack
on top of cans.
c.
Combine to create an oven with two racks: coat hangers 2/3 way up and wire rack
on bottom.
·
Optional = Cover the outside of the oven with contact paper to
protect it from the elements.
HOW TO USE:
·
Place oven on a level, fire resistant surface.
·
Put pieces of hot charcoal in a metal pie plate/pan and place in
bottom of oven. Every piece of charcoal
will add 50 degrees of heat for about an
hour. (EX: 6-7 pieces of charcoal
will create a 350 degree oven.)
·
Close door, leaving slightly ajar to allow air in as charcoal
needs air to burn.
·
Replace coals regularly, check on them every 1/2 hour or so,
empting out the old before adding the new.
CAUTION: OVEN GETS VERY HOT - KEEP IT AWAY FROM FLAMMABLE
MATERIALS
Also known as the Backpack Stove, it is
great for cooking the light meal on the go; all that you need can be packed
into a small sack.
How to make:
·
Remove one end of an unpainted, 11 ounce or larger metal can — coffee
cans work well
·
Remove label and all food residue
·
Poke holes around the top and bottom of the can with a bottle
opener
What to pack:
·
Buddy burner and can of sterno fuel (small enough to nest inside
burner)
·
matches
·
Fire gloves or potholders
·
Cooking implements or foil, and eating utensils
·
Food
·
Bags to pack gear and garbage
How to use:
·
Place sterno on flat, heat resistant surface
·
Pry off lid and light sterno fuel
·
Place open end of buddy burner over lit sterno
·
Place foil packet squarely on surface
OR
Place small pan squarely on surface
OR
Place small can of food squarely on surface
·
When done cooking, use gloves or pot holders to carefully lift
hot
buddy burner and replace lid on sterno can.
·
Let cool while you enjoy your meal
How to clean up:
·
If cooking directly on the burner let residue burn off and wipe
clean when cool
·
Repack cooled burner and equipment in one bag
·
Pack all garbage in second bag
CAUTION:
·
The burner gets VERY hot and will burn or melt what touches it.
·
Burner is to be used on a flat, fire resistant surface.
·
Each burner station should be spaced a comfortable distance away
from each other.
·
Girls should be coached on the hazards of using the buddy burner
and be adequately supervised by Outdoor trained adults who are aware of the
hazards it presents.
·
Do not pack burner or implements until they are cooled.
·
Do not leave cooking area until the cooking surface is COOL to the
touch.
Solar
Oven
Instructions
are on page 246 and 247 of Badges and Signs. Tips:
*Check out the instructions from the Brownie book if you have one, I
like the pics better
*not mentioned in B&S is the fact that the sides of the inside box
must be 8 inches high
*don't score the folds of the boxes with the sharp end of the utility
knife, use the blunt end along a yard stick or 2x4 to guide you. Press down
hard and even, then fold
*We waterproofed the bottom of the outside box, and any other exposed
surfaces, with contact paper - to protect our investment
*I jury rigged the reflector prop hold differently
Flower
Boxes
need:
small wooden box with handles
tissue paper
paint - primer and three or so shades of one color; dark, medium and
light
sponge and sponge brush
green flower arranging foam
silk flowers, ferns and Spanish moss
1. Prime wooden box.
If it was necessary to sand it first, be sure to wipe it down well.
2. make pasta-like
swirls of the three paints on a Styrofoam plate
3. dip sponge in
paint jumble and apply to box, then let dry
4. wrap tissue paper
around foam, leaving top uncovered
5. place tissue/foam
in box so the edges of the paper peek out of box
6. stick flowers and
fern in foam
7. add Spanish moss
for flair
Snowballs: (from Domino com.)
|
1/2 cup
confectioners sugar 1/4 teaspoon salt |
Cream
sugar, salt, and butter or margarine thoroughly. Add extract. Gradually stir
flour into creamed ingredients. Work nuts into dough. Chill well. Form into
1-inch balls. Place on un-greased cookie sheet. Bake in hot oven 400 *F. for
8-10 minutes until set but not brown. Roll in confectioner’s sugar
immediately. Cool on rack. Roll in sugar again. Store in airtight container.
Yield: 5 dozen snowballs. |
Peanut butterscotch
mounds:
|
12 ounce bag of butterscotch morsels |
Melt morsels at low temp in large pot. Stir in peanut butter.
Add cornflakes and stir until all is coated. Spoon onto waxed paper and leave
until set. |
Claying
around:
Air dry
pottery clay prep:
slip- this is a mixture of clay and water that
is prepared in advance and used to join formed clay pieces and moisten your
piece during wedging.
Consistency- clay should be of a smooth, elastic consistency,
moist enough to mold without cracks appearing the clay, but not so moist that
the clay sticks to the hand.
Wedging- kneading/folding the clay is done to remove air
bubbles and align the particles in the clay. Form a ball, place it your hand
and press it flat with your other hand. Fold it over, turn it 90 degrees and
press again. Repeat until clay is of a smooth, uniform consistency. Then cut
clay in half with a butter knife and check for air bubbles.
Shaping- may be done by hand or by using any number of items
around the house to form or decorate your piece.
Joining- if you want to join two pieces, or make one large
piece of one coil of clay, all adjoining surfaces should be scored with a
toothpick and wet with 'slip' before joining. Press along all edges with a
Popsicle stick and smooth with your fingers.
Drying- clay may shrink slightly or crack when it dries. Wait
a day for most pieces, longer for bigger pieces. Piece is dry when it turns a
light gray and does not feel cold.
Smoothing- rough areas on your piece can be removed with fine
sandpaper or emery board. Wipe off all remaining dust.
Painting- for best results, use paint and glaze that is made
for use on clay. Paint piece then let dry for time stated on paint bottle,
glaze, let that dry and enjoy!
Materials:
colored wax melted in several crock pots
candle wick (a few inches longer than the pots are deep)
cans of cool water (as deep as the crock pots)
small knife
How
to:
1. tie small knot on end of wick
2. quickly dip wick in hot wax
3. place waxed wick in cool water
4. repeat in same color several times then move onto a different color
and do the same.
5. when candle is 1 1/2 inches wide it is ready to carve (I cut the
drippy base off so it would stand, then I cut two slits 1/3 way in on opposite
sides, twisted the middle and sides, then reconnected the two twisted sides to
twisted middle).
Monster
vomit, boomerang and camouflage-
great games to play
while hiking:
Tell the scouts you have a
giant friend on the top of the mountain/hill who is not feeling well and may
get sick. If he/she does, you will warn them by calling out "monster
vomit!", then they will have to go to an elevation higher than your ankles
to avoid any monster vomit that may flow down the trail.
After checking to see if they are all high enough, tell them to return to tag
you within 15 seconds when you call out "fly paper" (do after every
call).
After awhile explain that your friend is felling worse so they will now be
required to be higher than your knees to avoid the monster vomit.
Soon after tell them that your friend is now very ill and they will now be
required to be higher than your waist.....
Tell your scouts that you
have another friend on the mountain that has just got a new boomerang and is
learning how to use it. Because he/she is not very good at using it yet it would
be wise to be at an elevation lower than your head when you call out
"boomerang!".
After checking to see if they are all low enough, tell them to return to you
within 15 seconds when you call out "fly paper" (do after every
call).
Later go on to tell them that since your friend has been practicing he/she has
gotten better so now they have to be below your shoulders...
...much better....below your waist...
...very good...below your knees...
...excellent...below your ankles.
Tell your scouts that they
may need to hide to avoid confronting a beastie (big foot/bears/killer
earthworms...use your best judgment). When they hear you call
"camouflage!" they need to conceal themselves as best they can in the
area close at hand.
After checking to see who is still visible and calling them in, tell the
remainder to return to you within 15 seconds when you call out "fly
paper" (do after every call).
Non-elemental:
To
get to know each other better: we formed a circle and threw one ball to each
other so everyone had one turn. We thanked the person who threw it to us by
name then called out the person's name who we were going to throw it to. We
repeated this in the same order as the last time with one ball, then two balls,
then three balls, then four. We also paired up and each person took a turn
walking blindfolded or guiding the other as they walked.
Points
of contact exercise: traverse a 6-8 foot patch of land with only the requested
number of body parts touching the ground and moving only one way. Give them a
realistic number and let them figure out how to get across. Ex: 10 people are
told they must cross the span with 20 points of contact - so they walk across.
Next they are told to cross the span with 15 points of contact, so five walk
and 5 hop across, etc.
Crossing the river
on marshmallows: traverse a 6-8 foot patch of land by
placing then immediately stepping on the Frisbees provided. If the Frisbee is
let go before it is stepped on it "floats downstream" and you lose it.
The whole group must cross in tandem with some one always on every Frisbee,
with the last person carefully retrieving the Frisbees behind them.
Ex. Crossing with 10 Frisbees is easy - try crossing with 3!
People puzzle: form two lines
and face each other. Using only the spaces each persons currently occupies and
one free space at both lines end, exchange places moving only forward and
skipping no more than one space, so all will end up in the same order and
facing the same people but on the opposite line.
.1 2 3 4 5
...............................................................10 9 8 7 6
oooooooooO (free space)-----------------------> oooooooooooO
6 7 8 9 10
.............................................................. 5 4 3 2 1
I can't remember quite how we did it,
but it took some brainstorming! All I remember is that when a member of each
line moves, they should choose a spot between two members of the opposite line
(until they reach their final destination).
Elemental:
Nitro crossing- using a rope
swing from one well defined area to another.
Trolley- all stand on two
4x4's (with straps as grips) and walk in tandem.
All aboard- we had to figure
out how to get all our feet on a two foot square piece of wood at the same
time. We cheated and all sat on the ground and rested our feet, in a heap, on
the board.
need:
medium size colored plastic clothes pins
colored pipe cleaners with the wavy shape to them
two google eyes
medium size, plouffy colored feathers
glue gun and scissors
1. Cut a piece of pipe
cleaner so that you end up with two fatter wavy portions with a skinny middle.
2. On the sides of the pin that you press to open it there should be the metal
part of the spring exposed. Slip the piece of pipe cleaner under it so that the
skinny part is in the middle and the two fatter portions are on either side.
3. Glue a google eye on the middle of both the fat pipe so that they face the
end of the pin that opens.
4. Glue a feather along the top of the pin just behind the eyes.
5. Clip your swap bug to your hat and enjoy.
Need for each table:
dye- we used red, blue, green, yellow, orange, purple, and pink
7 spray bottles- one for each color
7 buckets
salt
elastics
clothes pins and line
tee shirt - white cotton, washed
1. Boil water and mix the
required amount of salt in the hot water as per the instructions on the dye
box. (salt helps to hold color)
2. Add some salt water to each bucket then add tap water and dye
3. Mix well.
4. Fill sprayers with dye from each bucket.
5. Twist one ply of tee shirt then wrap with elastic firmly but not too tight.
6. Repeat several times around the shirt.
7. Spray tee with many colors of dye
8. Wait a few minutes then unwrap shirt and hang on the line.
need: thin, pliable, plastic
coated wire and scissors
how to:
1.
cut 2
feet of wire (less when you get better at it);
2.
hold
first and second finger about one inch apart;
3.
wrap
one end of the wire around both fingers, making a figure 8, three times;
4.
fold
long end of remaining wire close roughly in half, but with a few inches
overlapping the figure 8s;
5.
twist
the part of the wire you just folded in half to form the stem of the flower;
6.
remove
wire 8s from fingers and use the few inches overlapping to secure the middle by
repeatedly wrapping it around the center of the 8, making the center of the
flower;
7.
gently
spread out the loops of the 8s to form the petals of the flower.
Five activities that we
chose were:
*10. Memorize the promise and law and do activities
#5. map of Council area
#8. Find out about the books that Girl Scouts used in the past - obtained
copies from Council.
#11. Game relating to the different levels in Girl Scouting and work page
#12. What does the Girl Scout Motto mean to me? What did I do to prepare for
this event? (answe