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Outdoor activities are a special part of being a Brownie Girl Scout. So sleep out, hike out, eat out and have some fun in the sun -- or rain!
#1. Dress for the Weather Relay
Imagine you are walking through a field on a day hike and storm clouds
quickly gather. You are wearing only shorts and a top when what you really need
is rain gear.
Play this game with your troop or group before you go on an outdoor trip. It
will be good practice for those times when you need to pack the right clothes
for different kinds of weather.
You will need:
1. Divide into two teams.
2. Each team forms a line behind the starting point with a bag of clothes.
3. At a signal, one girl from each team puts on the clothes in the bag over what
she is wearing. She moves as quickly as possible to a turnaround point. She
returns to the starting line, takes of the clothes, and puts them back into the
bag. She then hands the bag to the next girl in the line.
4. This continues until each girl has had a turn. The first team to finish sits
down and the members raise their hands.
To make the game even more fun, place clothes for different kinds of weather in
one bag. The team has to pick the right clothes for the kind of weather the
group decides on.
#2. Sleep Out
Plan for and go on an overnight with your troop in someone's backyard or
council camp unit
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Use this checklist:
| ______ | Plan ahead. Discuss what you will do with the other girls in your troop. |
| ______ | Learn and practice the skills you will need to enjoy the outdoors. See pages 106-115 in the Brownie Girl Scout Handbook. |
| ______ | Dress right. Make sure your clothes are correct for the activities and the weather. Always be prepared! See the previous activity. |
| ______ | Keep safe. Learn the safety rules you need for the place where you will be sleeping out, and the safety rules for the equipment you will be using. See pages 62-69 in the Brownie Girl Scout Handbook for safety tips. |
| ______ | Leave the place better than you found it. Be prepared to take out your garbage and practice conservation in the outdoors. |
Be sure to have some fun after dark, too. Sit around in a
circle with your flashlights and tell some stories or share some jokes. Be
careful not to shine your flashlights in someone else's eyes.
Upside Down in a Can Cake
White cake mix
Ingredients required for cake mix
3 Cans pineapple slices
Brown sugar
Butter
Pecans (optional)
12 Six-ounce tuna or cat food cans
Follow directions on cake mix. Grease small cans. Place a pineapple slice in
the bottom of the can with a nut in the center of each pineapple ring. Sprinkle
1 tablespoon of brown sugar over pineapple and dot with 1 teaspoon of butter.
Put < cup of cake batter in can (= to > full) and cover with foil. Place or on a
grill a few inches over fire and cook minutes for 10-15 minutes until done.
Invert on a serving plate and wait 5 minutes before removing can.
May also be cooked on a
vagabond stove over a buddy burner. Cook for 15-20 on a vagabond stove. May
also be cooked in a box oven
#3. Day Hike
Plan a day hike in a forest, park, Girl Scout Camp, or nature preserve.
Make a walking salad to take with you as your snack. You will need:
Do one of the following activities:
1. Follow a nature trail. If a map or guide is available, use it. Read the
signs. They will often tell you the names of trees and plants. If you are quiet,
you may even see some wildlife.
2. Try a color hike. Each girl decides on a color and looks for things that
match that color. Write them down in your notebook!
3. Use a magnifying glass to find the smallest living things you can.
#4. Build a Shelter
What would you do if you were hiking and got caught in a storm? With the
other members of your troop or group, try to build a shelter. First, pick a
spot. Then look for natural things around you that you could use to make a
shelter. Maybe you have something in your day pack, like a rain poncho, that
could become part of your shelter. You'll have to work together if you want to
make a really good shelter!
After you've finished, talk about why you used the materials you did. Then take
the shelter apart. Remember that you always should leave a place the way you
found it -- or better!!
#5. Touch, Smell, Listen
You can learn about the outside world by using all of your senses. In this hunt,
you will need to use more than your eyes.
Find the things in the out-of-doors that match the descriptions on this list.
After you discover something, touch and smell the object as a way of finding out
more about it. But beware of poison ivy or other poisonous plants.
TOUCH:
______ Something rough
______ Something smooth
______ Something dull
______ Something pointy
______ Something soft
______ Something hard
______ Something bumpy
______ Something squishy
______ Something crumbly
______ Something wet
SMELL:
______ Something sweet-smelling
______ Something sour-smelling
______ Something flowery
______ Something minty
______ Something bad-smelling
______ Something pine like
______ Something lemony
______ Something fruity
LISTEN:
______ Something rustling
______ Something snapping
______ Something singing
______ Something flying
______ Animals moving
______ Water running
______ Insects buzzing
______ Wind moving things
Other Helpful Links:
Flowered Placemats
Rustic Stick Picture Frame
The Weather Channel