Key to Camping: Camp Prep Meeting

Brownies and Sparks are going camping in a couple of weeks and we had our camp prep meeting last night.  This one is a particular favourite of mine – mostly because it means we’re going CAMPING!  =) Here’s what happened… 6:30 Arrival.  The girls suggested Evolution. I had never heard about it before but it [...]

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Key to Camping: Ditty Bag

A ditty bag is generally a bag or stuff sack that carries personal items such as toiletries (Wikipedia).   In the context of Girl Guides, it is a fabric bag with the camper’s name on it that holds the camper’s marked dishes and cutlery at camp. About the Bag: A good ditty bag is breathable fabric or mesh, [...]

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Key to Camping: Camping Know How

We’ve got a camp booked and are launching into Key to Camping.  We need to be careful that not all the girls are going camping – but they’re still going to get a lot out of the skills learned from K2C. Here’s our meeting plan for tonight. 6:30 arrival – Camp word search 6:40 Circle [...]

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