CAMPING FUN!

For much of the year our Girl Scouts talked about wanting to have a "Camping" experience with all it's fun and Girl Scout traditions. With that in mind, the leaders got together and decided to make a special time for the girls with a Camping/Slumber Party at the school as an end of the year treat. We had a great time and will do our best to make this an annual troop event!

DAISY GIRLS

BROWNIE GIRLS

JUNIOR GIRLS

Our "Camping Fun" included:

(Click on separate links below for more details)-

• Setting up tents in the school gym for the girls to sleep in.
• Making "Sit Upons" (a Girl Scout Tradition!)
• Ordering pizza for dinner
• Making SWAPS (a Girl Scout Tradition!)
• Learning "Camp Fire Safety" (a Girl Scout Tradition!)
• Building a Campfire (a Girl Scout Tradition!)
• Singing and Sharing Campfire Songs & Stories (a Girl Scout Tradition!)
• Making S'Mores (a Girl Scout Tradition!)
• Lights Out at 10:30 PM... (Yeah, Right!)
• Rise and shine... Breakfast time!... Zipper Bag Omelets!
• Games
• A number of Girl Scout mom's and sisters helping out!
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

BELOW~ 5 puffy eyed, exhausted, and beautiful leaders who would do it all over again for the sake of giving the girls a Girl Scouting Experience!

Learning about Camp Fire Safety... and Singing Songs

... and having a fun time, too! Camp fires, singing song, and telling stories when camping... a girl scout tradition!

Before we ventured outside to build our campfire, our Girl Scouts learned "Camp Fire Safety" by building their own Edible Campfire (idea found HERE). We went step by step building our edible campfire, discussing what we'll need to do and NOT do when we are at our real camp fire outside. A Camp Fire "Fun Patch" was earned for our camp fire time.

Our "Edible Camp Fire"

Do's:
Keep long hair pulled back in a pony tail
Stay behind the fire ring of rocks
Enjoy our time singing songs and having fun
Put out the fire with water, followed by burying it with dirt
Be safe and follow rules

Don't:
Go past the fire ring without an adult
Throw anything in the fire
Go on the side where smoke is blowing
Be unsafe

Girl Scout, Lacy, holding our "talking stick", (made from a feather duster, decorated with ribbon and beads) sharing a funny story...

Songs led by Daisy Girl Scout Leader, and "Master of Ceremony", Kristi. Leader, Teri, gives thumbs up for a great time!

CAMPING FUN... Zipper Bag Omelets!

Rise and shine... and time for Breakfast! For a fun treat, we had the girls make their own breakfast~ OMELETS! (see added note below)

MMM-MMM GOOD!

*It was brought to our attention by a fellow blogger, Susan, that cooking eggs in ziplock bags is NOT recommended. Susan provided a link with direct comments from Ziploc. See her complete comment in the comment section of this post. Thank you for the information, Susan!

http://camping.about.com/od/campingrecipes/a/ziplocbaggies.htm.

HOW TO MAKE ZIPPER BAG OMELETS:

• Have guests write their name on a quart-size Ziploc freezer bag with permanent marker.


• Crack 2 eggs (large or extra-large) into the bag (not more than 2) shake to combine them.


• Put out a variety of ingredients such as: cheeses, ham, onion, green pepper, tomato, hash browns, salsa, etc.


• Each guest adds prepared ingredients of choice to their bag.


• Make sure to get the air out of the bag, zip it up, then gently shake and squeeze until mixed.


• Place the bags into rolling, boiling water for 10-15 minutes.


• You can usually cook 6-8 omelets in a large pot. For more, make another pot of boiling water.


• When done, carefully remove bags from boiling water and let sit for a few minutes to cool.


• Open the bags and the omelet will roll out easily.


• Be prepared for everyone to be amazed. Nice to serve with fresh fruit and coffee cake; everyone gets involved in the process and a great conversation piece.

S'MORES... A Girl Scout Tradition

Girl Scouts simply can't hang out by a camp fire with out making S'Mores! Troop #9691 had a great time making and eating this treat during our end of year Camping Fun.

What is a S'More? Short for "Some More", it's a dessert consisting of a roasted marshmallow, sandwiched between a Graham Cracker, with a chunk of milk chocolate bar in the middle (which end up getting soft from the gooey hot roasted marshmallow). MMM-MMM Good!

FYI~ While the origin of the dessert is unclear, the first recorded version of the recipe can be found in the publication "Tramping and Trailing with the Girl Scouts" of 1927. It is unknown whether the Girl Scouts were the first to make and enjoy s'mores, but there appears to be no earlier claim to this snack. Although it is unknown when the name was shortened, recipes for "Some Mores" are in various Girl Scout publications until at least 1971.

London Troop #9691

making S'MORES!

The girls had help putting their yummy creation together.

Several of the girls didn't like marshmallows or chocolate, so they made their own treat with the ingredients we had on hand they liked.


For a variety of "S'More" recipes, CLICK HERE.

A Day of Animal Fun...

Mrs Newsom, one of our 3rd Grade teachers at London, instructed the girls on what it means to be responsible towards pets and some general instruction about pet care. Mrs. Newsom is a huge pet lover with many pets in her class room not to mention all that she's cared for in the past and at her home.

The girls had a number of question and we could have easily been there all day with Q & A!



Some of the pets in Mrs. Newsom's class room...

(many are not pictured)

Thank You, Mrs. Newsom...

You Rock!

...A Day of Animal Fun (part 2)

...off to the Bate's family house to see their 6 week old Anatolian Shepherd Puppies! Mr. Zach Bates and his family have a pure bred, registered show dog named "Bear" who just had puppies... 10 of them! Mr. Bate's "Bear" recently won the "Best of Breed" award at the Dog Show in San Patricio County Fairgrounds (Sinton). The girls were thrilled to see the baby puppies and cuddle them; the puppies are very big and sturdy for only 6 weeks old!

Bear is a protective "mamma". She's not sure about all these Girl Scouts in her space!

In addition to the puppies, the Bate's family have goats... and baby goats!!! The girls bottle fed one of the babies and learned a bit about the "what's" and "why's" from Mrs. Bates.