WELCOME TO
The Four World Centres Camp in a Box
Welcome to the Four World Centres Camp-in-a-Box.
This Camp-in-a-Box was devised by the International Committee of Fraser Skies Area in British
Columbia to provide an opportunity to enjoy the many features of the World Association of Girl Guides
and Girl Scouts (WAGGGS) Four World Centres while at camp.
In this camp package, you will find the program outline and a wide variety of activities, games and crafts
to choose from. As well, there are menu and recipe suggestions, a campfire, Guides’ Own and a kit list.
Build your camp to suit the season, building or campsite, number of girls and available time. Pick those
activities that work the best for you and your girls and remember to be flexible. Feel free to adapt this
package to have fun learning about global issues that affect all of us.
Remember to use the most current Safe Guide forms, available from the website. Your local camping
and program advisers and your local trainers are there to help you with planning any part of your camp
or if you have any questions or concerns.
There is an interactive crest order form available on the BC web site: bc-girlguides.org. On the home
page click on Resources (left hand side): the crests are $1.00 each for units in BC.
An evaluation form has been included for you to complete after your camp and the BC International
Committee would greatly appreciate hearing from you. Your suggestions and comments are very useful
in the creation of future camp packages. We love receiving pictures, so please send some of those
along too!
The most important thing is flexibility and adapting this package to work for your camp. Please use your
wonderful creativity as required!
Most of all have fun at camp!
Fraser Skies and BC International Committee
Created 2014
Four World Centres Camp-in-a-Box
CONTENTS
Welcome
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Contents
2
Program Guideline
3
Program Activities and Details
5
Recipes
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Graces
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Campfires
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Guides’ Own/Reflections
24
Kit List
27
Evaluation Form
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PROGRAM GUIDELINE
FRIDAY EVENING
6:00
Arrive at camp – Bag Supper from home
Set up Camp
Go over camp boundaries, rules and fire drill, patrol duties
Divide girls into patrols if you did not do this before camp
Make name tags
Friday night campfire – see details later
Mug Up – Mexican Pico de Gallo with tortilla chips from Mexico, served with hot chocolate
10:00 Bedtime
SATURDAY
7:30
Breakfast – Delhi Omelette with Toast, Fresh Fruit Tray, and Yoghurt Dip
Patrol Duties
9:00
Round Robin Activities – from the World Centres – Three activities to rotate through;
Mexican Sombrero Craft and Game, Mehndi from India, and Hallihallo from Switzerland.
10:30 Snack on the run – fruit leather or GORP – Hiking food from Switzerland with Juice or water
12:00 Lunch
Patrol Duties
1:30
Quiet Time
2:00
Hike with snack – see hiking suggestions with an international theme
3:30
Afternoon activity – English High Tea Party – with fancy dress, hats, gloves, etc. See food
selections section of the plan
4:15
Free Time
5:00
Dinner Prep
Dinner – Mexican Tortilla Soup with Tortilla Chips, Vegetable Tray, dessert?
Patrol Duties
7:00
Sangam Friendship Bracelets Project – a Service Project
8:00
Night Game – Kho Kho from India – a tag game
Mug Up – Swiss Fondue (Cheese with bread chunks or Chocolate with fruit chunks), with hot
apple juice
Campfire
10:00 Bedtime
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SUNDAY
7:30
Breakfast – Full English Breakfast – Fried Eggs, Toast with jam, Back Bacon, Fried
Tomatoes, Tea, Orange juice (no recipes supplied)
Patrol Duties
Girls pack up gear
10:00 Guide’s Own
10:30 Take down tents
Patrol Duties
Camp Site Cleanup
Closing—present crests and take a group photo!
12:00 Parent Pick Up
Image courtesy of computerclipart.com
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PROGRAM ACTIVITIES and DETAILS
Choose your activities to suit the time of year, site, number of Guides and your preferences.
Suggestions for Patrol Names:
(Taken from the 4 World Centres) Our Cabana, Our Chalet, PAX
Lodge, Sangam
Round Robin stations (numbers of participants will help decide how many stations you need)
Station 1: Mexican Sombrero Craft and Game
This craft takes a bit of help from an adult, but has a great end result. It's great fun for dress up and
would go well with the game “Stealing the Sombrero”.
Materials:
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3 or 4 sheets of newspaper
EITHER:
o two sheets of solid colored gift wrap (same size as the newspaper)
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masking tape
scissors,
single hole punch
wool or string
Instructions:
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stack the sheets of newspaper
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if using gift wrap, put the wrap on top and bottom of the newspaper with the colored sides
out
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Put the newspaper over the child's head (if doing this with a few children, have the child with
the biggest head be the model for all the hats).
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Wrap masking tape around the crown 2 or 3 times.
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trim the brim into a circle.
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roll the brim up and apply masking tape to hold
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if using paint, paint the hat at this point -- a dark color like black is best as it covers the
newsprint
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Punch holes all around the brim of the hat
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thread wool or string around to decorate the brim
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Punch holes on either side of the hat crown. Wrap a piece of string or wool around the
crown to make it fancy (sort of like a hat band) -- even ribbon would work. Put the ends of
the wool through the holes on either side of the hat crown and tie loosely under the chin
Game: STEALING THE SOMBRERO (combine with the Mexican Sombrero craft)
Perhaps the most popular traditional Mexican game for younger children is known as “Stealing the
Sombrero”. To play this Mexican game, first each child must have a sombrero. You can make the
sombreros easily out of paper if needed. Attach a sombrero to each child's back. When the
Mexican music starts, each child must try to steal another child's sombrero without losing their own.
Start and stop the music to signal the beginning and ending of each round. Children who lose their
sombreros must sit out on the next rounds, until the last two children are left who are declared the
winners.
You might also want to try to dance the Mexican hat dance – it will require the girls gathering in a
circle, then playing a youtube rendering of the Mexican Hat Dance song:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U6c9UZ3OxTw works well.
To see the dance in action, try (with the girls circling left and right at the times when the line
moves):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CzsuFZIIiQM
Station 2: Mendhi from India
If girls are permitted, henna paste in a tube can be purchased from produce stores (e.g., Fruiticana)
in areas like Surrey, where there many people of South Asian heritage. The henna paste is
inexpensive (a $3 to $4 tube will cover 8 to 10 girls), but it takes about 10 days to wear off. The
girls can be encouraged to make intricate designs.
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Mendhi Pins
This is a good idea for a girl who might not be permitted to have Mendhi designs drawn on her
hand(s).
Make SWAPs from India with traditional mendhi designs.
You Need:
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Coiless Safety Pins - 1-3/4" Gold
Foamie Tan Hands (bought commercially)
 Pearl Beads
 3/8" Gold Jingle Bells
 Permanent Markers
 (Optional) SWAP Tags
Instructions:
Use a permanent marker to draw mendhi designs on hands. Colour in the fingernails. Open up a
coiless pin. You'll need to bend it open about 60° to get the pearl beads around the coil. Poke
through the hand. String pearls and a bell onto the hand. Don't forget to add a tag for swapping if
you are making it for swapping.
Station 3: Hallihallo (Hal-li Hah-lo) – a game from Switzerland
Ages: 9-12
Supplies: ball or beanbag
Players: 10 or more; group-and-one; row Activity: pasttime; alertness; catching;
throwing
Place: home; schoolroom, camp
Appeal: suspense
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Play: The players sit in a row and one, the leader, stands in front of the group with a ball in his or
her hands. The leader says, "It is an animal, starting with B" (buffalo perhaps) and throws the ball to
the first player sitting in the row. The player replies by trying to guess the name of the animal
starting with "B" and throws the ball back.
- If the guess is right, he or she then becomes the leader and stands in front of the group. The
first leader sits at the end of the row.
- If the player does not know the answer, he or she throws the ball back to the leader and the
play continues to the second player in the row. If at the end of the row no player has
guessed the name of the animal, the leader this time has to say the second letter of the
animal, as "Bu" and so on. The leader may ask anything such as the name of a town,
country, river, mountain, car, etc. A player should not be allowed too long a time to think, but
should throw the ball back rather quickly.
From: Games and Sports the World Around, 3rd edition, by Sarah Ethridge Hunt, Copyright 1964 by the Ronald Press Company, and reprinted with
permission from John Wiley & Sons, Inc
Hike
Plan for a 1.5 hour hike. Be sure to take water bottles and a snack along with you. Here are several ideas to
make the hike more interesting for the girls:
WAGGGS Country Hike – Give each patrol the name of a country that is a member of WAGGGS. They must
find a particular number (e.g., 10 to 20) of natural objects beginning with the first letter of the name of that
country (e.g., Switzerland – they could find a slug), or challenge them to find objects for every letter of the
name of the country (e.g., E for an Eagle, N for Nettles, G for Grass, etc. to spell out England)
Flag Hike – Using the Provincial Flag Collection (or other collection of small international flags), each patrol
is given 3 flags and while on the hike tries to find as many things that match their flag colours as possible.
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Saturday Afternoon English High Tea
Background: Tea Cups Craft
Another iconic thing about England is tea. English people have a great love for afternoon tea and
tea parties. Parents can purchase some simple white tea cups, and allow their children to decorate
the tea cups themselves. This can be done using paint or markers, depending on the material the
cups are made out of. While the children are decorating the tea cups, parents can explain to them
the tradition of tea in England and its importance to English culture.
Read more: English Craft Ideas | eHow.com http://www.ehow.com/info_8555131_english-craftideas.html#ixzz29oLjhukz
Menu for English High Tea:
Tea (served in tea cups as above)
Cucumber (with mayonnaise and/or cream cheese) or egg salad sandwiches with the crusts cut off
Scones (recipe below)
English Shortbread (recipe below)
Simple Scones – makes 8 Scones
Ingredients:
2 cups all purpose flour
1/3 cup sugar
1 teaspoon baking powder
¼ teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon salt
8 tablespoons unsalted butter, frozen
½ c. raisins (or dried currants)
½ c. sour cream
1 large egg
Directions
1. Adjust oven rack to lower-middle position and preheat oven to 400 degrees.
2. In a medium bowl, mix flour, 1/3 cup sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Grate butter into
flour mixture on the large holes of a box grater; use your fingers to work in butter (mixture should
resemble coarse meal), then stir in raisins.
3. In a small bowl, whisk sour cream and egg until smooth.
4. Using a fork, stir sour cream mixture into flour mixture until large dough clumps form. Use your hands to
press the dough against the bowl into a ball. (The dough will be sticky in places, and there may not
seem to be enough liquid at first, but as you press, the dough will come together.)
5. Place on a lightly floured surface and pat into a 7- to 8-inch circle about 3/4-inch thick. Sprinkle with
remaining 1 tsp. of sugar. Use a sharp knife to cut into 8 triangles; place on a cookie sheet (preferably
lined with parchment paper), about 1 inch apart. Bake until golden, about 15 to 17 minutes. Cool for
5 minutes and serve warm or at room temperature.
Footnotes for Scones Recipe
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Cranberry-Orange Scones
Follow the recipe for Simple Scones, adding a generous teaspoon of finely grated orange rind (zest) to the dry ingredients and
substituting dried cranberries for the raisins.
Lemon-Blueberry Scones
Follow the recipe for Simple Scones, adding a generous teaspoon of finely grated lemon rind (zest) to the dry ingredients and
substituting dried blueberries for the raisins.
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Cherry-Almond Scones
Follow the recipe for Simple Scones, adding 1/2 tsp. almond extract to the sour cream mixture and substituting dried cherries for
the raisins.
Copyright 2006 USA WEEKEND and columnist Pam Anderson. All rights reserved.
From: http://allrecipes.com/recipe/simple-scones/
Classic Shortbread
1 cup butter (room temperature)
½ cup powdered sugar
1 tsp Vanilla extract
½ c Rice flour
1 ½ to 1 ¾ cups all purpose flour
In a large bowl, cream butter using wooden spoon. Gradually add sugar and vanilla, beating until light and fluffy.
Gradually work in rice flour and all purpose flour until mixture becomes too stiff to work with a spoon. Turn onto floured
board and knead lightly, drawing in flour until dough begins to crack. Form into a ball and refrigerate 30 minutes. Roll
dough on lightly floured surface to ¼ inch thickness. Cut into rectangles or with cookie cutters. Bake on ungreased
baking sheet at 300 F for 15-18 minutes for 2 inch cookies or until slightly golden. Let cool 5 min before removing to
cooling rack. Let cool thoroughly before storing in tins. Makes 40 - 2 inch cookies.
(This recipe was supplied by a committee member.)
Saturday Evening Activity 1 Service Project: Friendship Bracelets for Sangam
World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts - Friendship Bracelet Project
Girl Guides and Girl Scouts from around the world are invited to make friendship bracelets which will be sold
at Sangam. This will help Sangam to continue supporting its projects, like Children's Camp, and supporting our
community partners. This will also allow visitors, and particularly local guides and scouts, to buy something
that celebrates the world of WAGGGS and the international friendship we share.
http://www.sangamworldcentre.org/en/friends/friendshipproject
www.sangamworldcentre.org
How can I find out how to make a Friendship Bracelet?
Try:
http://www.buzzfeed.com/mackenziekruvant/15-sum
www.wikihow.com/Make-a-Friendship-Bracelet (has video demonstrations)
www.friendship-bracelets.net
www.youtube.com/watch?V=nNOioNDsg2s
www.pinterest.com/bffbracelets/friendship-bracelets-tutorials
(these are just a few, check them out or just Google “how to make a friendship bracelet?”)
Supplies needed?
The only supplies needed are embroidery thread (and possibly beads) in a variety of colours which may be
purchased at a dollar or craft store.
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Can I use beads in my bracelet?
Yes, you can use any material you like – as long as it makes a friendship bracelet!
Do I have to make my bracelet in a specific colour?
You can make your bracelet/s in any colour you choose. We’ll be pleased and excited to receive them in all
colours of the rainbow. However, we would like to try to increase awareness of WAGGGS’ Global Advocacy
Campaign to Stop the Violence, so if you’d like to make bracelets in the red and green colours of the
campaign, then we’d love that too.
Send your completed friendship bracelets to:
Sangam World Centre
c/o Friendship Project
Alandi Road
Yerwada
Pune 411 006
INDIA
Saturday Evening Activity 2 – Kho Kho (A tag game from India)
Kho Kho
Kho Kho is an Indian and Pakistani sport played by teams of twelve players who try to avoid being
touched by members of the opposing team, only 9 players of the team enter the field. [1] It is one of
the two most popular traditional tag games of South Asia, the other being Kabbadi.[2]
Rules
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Each team consists of 12 players, but only 9 players take the field for a contest. [3]
A match consists of two innings. An innings consists of chasing and running turns of 9
minutes each.
Then, 1 team sits/kneels in the middle of the court, in a row, with adjacent members facing
opposite directions.
The chasers end in the shortest time possible.
The team that takes the shortest time to tag all the opponents in the field, wins.
Field
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Schematic representation of a Kho-kho pitch (field). White lines are the markers,
black circles are wooden poles (~ 4 feet tall), yellow arrows are chasing team
members (facing as the arrow-heads are), blue smiley faces are the defenders
(arrive in batches of 3).
A Kho-Kho playground(or pitch) is rectangular.[4] It is 29 meters in length and 16
meters in width. There are two rectangles at the end. One side of the rectangle is 16
meter and the other side is 2.75 meters. In the middle of these two rectangles, there
are two wooden poles. The central lane is 907.50 cm long and 30 cm X 30 cm on the
lane. There are eight cross lanes which lie across the small squares and each of it is
500 cm in length and 70 cm in breadth, at right angles to the central lane and
divided equally into two parts of 7.30 cm each by central lane. At the end of central
lane, two posts are fixed. They are 120 cm above the ground and their
circumference is not less than 30 cm and not more than 40 cm. The post is made of
wooden poles which are smooth all over. The posts are fixed firmly in the free zone
tangent to the post-line at a height between 120 to 125 cm.
Equipment
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The equipment used in Kho Kho are posts, strings, metallic measuring tape, lime
powder, wire nails, two watches, two types of rings having inner circumference of 30
cm and 40 cm, score shots (like a whistle, for instance), and some stationery to write
results etc. [6]
Taken from Wikipedia
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RECIPES – (For Menu and Program Related Recipes, see the Program Listing)
Alter if necessary to accommodate allergies and/or special dietary needs.
FRIDAY
Mug Up
Mexican Pico de Gallo with Tortilla Chips
2 cups fresh chopped tomatoes;
1/4 cup onion, finely chopped;
4-6 jalepeno or 1-2 bell peppers, diced (I used the peppers – you may want to use peppers for
younger girls or those who are sensitive to strong tastes);
salt, garlic powder and cilantro (to taste)
Mix ingredients in a bowl; sit for an hour in the fridge. Eat with Tortilla Chips
Serve with Hot or cold apple juice
Saturday Breakfast
Delhi Omelette
Ingredients
4 eggs
2 Tbsp. water
1/4 cup Kraft Double Cheddar Shredded Cheese
1/2 cup chopped onions
2 green chilies, thinly sliced
1/4 cup chopped fresh coriander (cilantro)
1/4 tsp. cumin seed
Make It
BEAT eggs and water in medium bowl with whisk until well blended. Stir in cheese.
HEAT omelette pan or small skillet sprayed with cooking spray on medium-high heat. Add onions, chilies,
coriander and cumin seed; cook and stir 2 min. or until onions are crisp-tender. Add egg mixture; cook 3 to 4
min. or until set, lifting edge with spatula and tilting pan to allow uncooked portion to flow underneath to
cook. When egg mixture is set but top is still slightly moist, slip spatula underneath omelette, tip skillet to loosen
and gently fold omelette in half.
SLIDE or flip omelette onto serving plate; cut in half.
Saturday Dinner - MEXICAN TORTILLA SOUP
1 Tbsp olive oil
1 onion, diced
1 (4 oz) tin chopped green chilies, drained (I find them in the Mexican section)
1 tsp chilli powder
1 Tbsp ground cumin
1 garlic clove, minced
1/2 tsp dried oregano leaves
1/4 tsp cayenne pepper
6 c water
6 beef flavored bouillon cubes
1 (10 oz) tin tomatoes
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1 lb browned ground beef
1 c frozen corn
1/3 c chopped fresh cilantro
1 1/3 c shredded Monterey Jack Cheese (I use Mozzarella)
Tortilla Chips (optional)
Brown ground beef, drain and add onions and cook till onions are softened. Add chillies, chilli powder,
cumin, garlic, oregano and cayenne pepper. Cook and stir 1 minute. Stir in water, bouillon cubes and
tomatoes. Bring to a boil and simmer for a few minutes. Add corn and simmer 1 minute. Stir in
cilantro. Ladle soup into bowls. Sprinkle each bowl with generous amounts of cheese and tortilla chips (if
desired).
(This recipe was supplied by a committee member.)
Saturday Mug Up – Swiss Fondue
SWISS EATS
Enjoy favorite Swiss food and snacks with your Girls. Get a Fondue pot and make traditional Swiss Fondue,
which uses Emmental cheese. Have the Girls use the fondue forks to dip bread into the cheese. If the Girls
don’t like the taste of the Emmental cheese, you can always use another melting cheese they are familiar
with, such as cheddar cheese.
Non Alcoholic Cheese Fondue
1 pound Swiss* cheese
2 cloves of Garlic
3 T. All-Purpose Flour
2 T. Butter
1 1/2 cups Milk
½ T. Lemon Juice
1/8 tsp. ground Nutmeg
Salt and Pepper to taste
*You can mix Swiss and Gruyere for a stronger taste. Some people prefer Cheddar.
Dippers – Italian or French Bread cut into about 1 ¼ to 1 ½ inch pieces is a must! We also like thin sausage cut
into bite sized pieces. If you’d like you can serve slices of apple on the side.
Peel garlic and slice the cloves in half the long way so the most inner surface is showing. Rub a heavy
saucepan with two halves of the garlic for flavoring. Rub the fondue pot with the other two garlic halves.
Grate the cheese and mix with 1 T. of the flour.
Melt the butter in saucepan over medium-low heat. Add rest of flour. Stir well till smooth. Add about ½ cup of
milk and stir till smooth. Slowly add the rest of the milk, stirring constantly until the mixture thickens to about
the consistency of light cream. Add a handful of cheese and keep stirring. Let the cheese melt and then add
another handful and stir until it melts. Repeat the process until all the cheese is melted.
Once all the cheese has been added and the mixture is smooth, you can stir in the nutmeg, salt and pepper.
Finally, add the lemon juice. Stir well till the mixture is smooth once again.
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Light the sterno and add cheese mixture to the fondue pot. Eat immediately! Spear bread and dunk in
fondue and enjoy. Scrape the bottom of the pot with whatever you’re dipping from time to time to keep it
from burning.
Bon Appétit!
Lisa (from www.mamalisa.com)
Swiss Chocolate Fondue
The first chocolate fondue was made with Swiss Toblerone chocolate and became a companion to Swiss cheese
fondue. For the sweetest dipping, use sweet German chocolate; if your kids like a slightly bittersweet chocolate, use
semisweet chips. Serves 8 to 10.
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FONDUE
12 ounces sweet German chocolate, semisweet chocolate chips or Toblerone chocolate
1 cup light cream or half and half
1 tsp. vanilla extract
DIPPERS
Banana slices
Pineapple chunks
Whole strawberries
Apple slices
Kiwifruit
Star fruit
Pear slices
Orange sections
Pound cake pieces
Marshmallows
Shortbread fingers
Crusty French bread
Instructions
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Before melting the chocolate, prepare the fruit dippers. Wash and hull the strawberries (but leave them whole),
slice the apples, peel and slice kiwis and peel and chop the pineapple. Cut the pound cake into cubes and
leave the marshmallows whole. Arrange all the fruit, cake and marshmallows on a large platter. Squirt lemon
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juice on the apples and bananas to keep them from browning. Cover the platter and set it aside.
To prepare the fondue, break the chocolate squares into pieces and drop them into a saucepan. Add the light
cream or half and half and melt over low heat, stirring occasionally, until the chocolate is smooth. Add the
vanilla extract and stir.
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Transfer the chocolate sauce to a fondue pot. Use a fondue fork to spear the fruit and sweets, and then dip in
the chocolate (use toothpicks if the kids are dipping into a small bowl). TIP: The addition of cream prevents the
chocolate sauce from turning lumpy. The chef should stir the chocolate and cream together until smooth.
Taken from http://spoonful.com
A note about patrol cooking with Guides:
Patrol cooking does take more time than having a camp cook but it is a very worthwhile activity for the girls.
In this day and age of fast food and microwaves, some girls have not had the opportunity to do any
cooking. Girl Guides offers the opportunity to cook over the fire, on a buddy burner or in a box. Practice
ahead of time at unit meetings or on a day hike.
Plan on having one adult per patrol for keeping an eye on things and assisting as needed, but let the girls do
as much as possible.
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GRACES
Each district should have an “Arts to Go” box that includes a CD with music that may help you
with song ideas. Ask your commissioner, camping or program adviser!
Mable Lake Morning and Give Thanks (Arts to Go Box)
Western Grace (p.131, Celebrate with Song)
Simple Blessings (p. 130, Celebrate with Song)
Morning is Here (Sing a Song with Sparks and Brownies)
Johnny Appleseed
Ooooooooooooooh,
The Lord is good to me
And so I thank the Lord
For giving me the things I need
The sun and the rain and the apple seed
The Lord is good to me.
And every seed that grows
Will grow into a tree,
And one day soon there'll be apples there,
For everyone in the world to share.
The Lord is good to me.
Alternate 2nd verse
Foooooooooooor every seed I sow
An apple tree will grow
And soon there’ll be an apple tree
For everyone in the world to see
The Lord is good to me.
Johnny Appleseed.
Amen (clap twice as you say amen)
Be Present At Our Table, Lord
Be present at out table Lord,
Be here and everywhere adored.
These mercies bless and grant that we
May live in harmony with Thee.
Amen (sing it again)
The Seed Grace
Tune: Farmer in the Dell
The seed goes in the ground,
The seed goes in the ground,
The sun, the rain will make the grain,
The seed goes in the ground.
The grain goes to the mill,
The grain goes to the mill,
God's wind and power make the flour.
The grain goes to the mill.
The flour makes the bread,
The flour makes the bread.
From seed to bread, God keeps us fed,
That's how God's love is spread!
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CAMPFIRES
Each evening you might want to have a campfire with songs and stories/poems. Saturday evening can be a
more traditional campfire using lanterns that the girls can make using a tea light. Lanterns can be used to
illuminate a pathway to the campfire or circle the outside of the fire ring for the evening. The girls can plan
their own ceremony based on a fire theme or look at the ceremony at http://gsleaders.org/files/fire.htm for
ideas.
Friday Evening Campfire – focus on England and Mexico
Opening:
Fire’s Burning
Everywhere Around the World (p.8 Celebrate with Song)
Rounds:
Music Shall Live (p.15 Celebrate with Song)
White Sands and Grey Sands (p.123 Campfire Activities)
Song from England:
PAX Lodge Song – see internet (only in PDF format)
Action Songs:
Zulu Warrior (Jubilee Song Book) – relates to Lord Baden-Powell’s time in Africa
Poem from England:
Buckingham Palace
by A. A. Milne
They're changing guard at Buckingham Palace Christopher Robin went down with Alice.
Alice is marrying one of the guard.
"A soldier's life is terrible hard,"
Says Alice.
They're changing guard at Buckingham Palace Christopher Robin went down with Alice.
We saw a guard in a sentry-box.
"One of the sergeants looks after their socks,"
Says Alice.
They're changing guard at Buckingham Palace Christopher Robin went down with Alice.
We looked for the King, but he never came.
"Well, God take care of him, all the same,"
Says Alice.
They're changing guard at Buckingham Palace Christopher Robin went down with Alice.
They've great big parties inside the grounds.
"I wouldn't be King for a hundred pounds,"
Says Alice.
They're changing guard at Buckingham Palace Christopher Robin went down with Alice.
A face looked out, but it wasn't the King's.
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"He's much too busy a-signing things,"
Says Alice.
They're changing guard at Buckingham Palace Christopher Robin went down with Alice.
"Do you think the King knows all about me?"
"Sure to, dear, but it's time for tea,"
Says Alice.
Taken from DLTK's Crafts for Kids
Light Hearted:
Cuckoo (Jubilee Song Book)- the cuckoo is a British bird
Mexican Song:
Our Cabana Song (Our Chalet Song Book p. 2)
Mexican Story:
When Badger Named the Sun
AT THE BEGINNING of the era of the Surem, nobody knew the name of the
sun and they wanted a name for it. For this reason they held a council on the
bank of the Surem river. Everyone gave his opinion but no name was found for
the sun. Every day they studied the matter. They did not know if it were man or
woman and so they couldn't decide whether it would be best to give it a male or
a female name. The Surem could not agree. They finally invited all the animals
of the world to come to a council.
Once they were all present, before the sun came up, at the edge of the river,
they made a great group of men and animals. When the sun appeared, a badger
came out of a hole where he lived in the ground.
The badger came to the council and said in a strong voice, "The sun being a
man, comes out of a hole in the earth as I do." Speaking thus, he ran away.
Everyone ran after him, wishing to pay him honor for his great intelligence. They wanted to give a fiesta for
him and to pay him well with abundant food.
But the badger ran away and went into his hole and would not come out. He thought they wanted to punish
him. From that time on the badger rarely goes out on the plains. He is still afraid that they might punish him
for something.
A story from Mexico – taken from http://www.sacred-texts.com/nam/sw/yml/yml11.htm
Quiet Songs (choose one or two):
Linger (Campfire Activities)
Vespers:
Softly Falls (Jubilee Song Book)
Irish Blessing (p.111 Celebrate with Song)
Closing:
Taps
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Saturday Evening Campfire – focus on Switzerland and India
Opening:
Tall Trees (Songs for Canadian Girl Guides)
International song
Our Chalet Song (Our Chalet Song Book p. 1)
Rounds:
I Like the Flowers (p.54 Celebrate with Song) – introduction to visiting Switzerland’s high meadows
Light Hearted:
Happy Wanderer (p.23 Jubilee) – to sing as we go singing in the Swiss Alps
Golden Day at Our Chalet (Our Chalet Song Book 2, p. 14)
Story – From Switzerland
The story of Wilhelm Tell
The legend of William Tell
At a time soon after the opening of the Gotthard Pass, when the Habsburg
emperors of Vienna sought to control Uri and thus control trans-Alpine trade, a
new bailiff, Hermann Gessler, was despatched to Altdorf. The proud mountain
folk of Uri had already joined with their Schwyzer and Nidwaldner neighbours at
Rütli in pledging to resist the Austrians’ cruel oppression, and when Gessler
raised a pole in the central square of Altdorf and perched his hat on the top,
commanding all who passed before it to bow in respect, it was the last straw.
William Tell, a countryman from nearby Bürglen, either hadn’t heard about
Gessler’s command or chose to ignore it; whichever, he walked past the hat
without bowing. Gessler seized Tell, who was well known as a marksman, and
set him a challenge. He ordered him to shoot an apple off his son’s head with his
crossbow; if Tell was successful, he would be released, but if he failed or
refused, both he and his son would die.
The boy’s hands were tied. Tell put one arrow in his quiver and another in his
crossbow, took aim, and shot the apple clean off his son’s head. Gessler was
impressed and infuriated – and then asked what the second arrow was for. Tell
looked the tyrant in the eye and replied that if the first arrow had struck the
child, the second would have been for Gessler. For such impertinence, Tell was
arrested and sentenced to lifelong imprisonment in the dungeons of Gessler’s
castle at Küssnacht, northeast of Luzern. During the long boat journey a violent
storm arose on the lake, and the oarsmen – unfamiliar with the lake – begged
with Gessler to release Tell so that he could steer them to safety. Gessler
acceded, and Tell cannily manoeuvred the boat close to the shore, then leapt to
freedom, landing on a flat rock (the Tellsplatte) and simultaneously pushing the
boat back into the stormy waters.
Determined to see his task through and use the second arrow, Tell hurried to
Küssnacht. As Gessler and his party walked along on a dark lane called
Hohlegasse on their way to the castle, Tell leapt out, shot a bolt into the tyrant’s
heart and melted back into the woods to return to Uri. His comrades were
inspired by Tell’s act of bravery to throw off the yoke of Habsburg oppression in
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their homeland, and to remain forever free.
Copied from http://www.tell.ch/t_story.htm
Action Songs:
Story – From India
A Town Called Boring
By Chitra Padmanabhan; Illustration by Kusum Chamoli
Once upon a time in India, there was a town called Boring. It was by the side of Dull Lake. The people of
Boring never smiled; they did not know how to -- Whether it was grownups or children.
All the children ever did was study. They studied in school all day. On returning home they got busy with
homework and with studying for class tests in school. No one played any games -- there were no playgrounds
in the town.
It was a strange town. The children were never happy to meet each other. Sometimes they would try to
avoid each other's eyes. Or they would try to pretend that they had not studied much for tests. That was not
all. They also lied to each other about which chapters were important for the coming test. All that the
children wanted was marks, marks and more marks.
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What a town Boring was! No one knew how to smile let alone giggle or laugh or crack a joke. Life was really
dull and boring.
One day the town had a visitor. Ekta's grandmother had come
visiting. It was her first time in Boring. She had silvery hair and a smile that stretched from ear to ear. Even her
eyes smiled. The people of Boring found her very odd.
At the end of her first day in Boring Grandma understood that something was terribly wrong with the
townspeople -- even her own family. When she smiled and nodded, people moved away with alarm. When
Grandma told Ekta with a smile that she had made mouth watering gajar ka halwa for her granddaughter,
what did Ekta do? She said: "The history teacher cut three marks in the test. God knows how many marks she
has cut over the years. By now she must have a treasure chest full of marks. I wonder what she will do with all
those marks? Maybe I should steal her trunk someday. I will be a very rich girl indeed". She did not touch the
gajar ka halwa.
Grandma was amazed. How could anyone talk about marks all the time? But she heard this nonsense day
after day not only from Ekta but from every other boy and girl -- and as if that was not bad enough, from the
parents as well!
If anything the parents were worse. They were always pushing their children to get more marks so that they
could get ahead of others. Just as people go to temples to pray, the parents of Boring went to a shop called
The Marks Bazaar. The shop sold a special type of pen with which one could write secret messages. The
parents would buy these pens for their children who would then scribble answers on their thighs, ankles and
elbows during exams. It was called preparation for exams.
The parents did not know that the shopkeeper also secretly sold infra-red detectors that could catch any
secret message on any surface. The children ended up getting caught by teachers and so the parents were
forced to return to The Marks Bazaar to buy better 'secret messengers', as they were called.
Grandma was shocked to see all this. "I must do something so that the people of Boring learn to be happy,"
she thought to herself. It was time to use her secret weapon!
This secret weapon had changed Grandma's life in childhood. As a young girl she always complained about
everything and anything. She thought her parents would give her more things to try and make her happy.
Then one day Grandma's cousin sister Haasya decided to change things. She came up from behind and
tickled Grandma hard. Without her knowing it Grandma squealed and giggled. "Ah, so you can giggle like
other children," said her cousin. When Grandma laughed she felt very happy. Grandma's parents named
Haasya the 'Goddess of Laughter".
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Haasya was such an expert at tickling that people could not but laugh. She knew more jokes than there
were stars in the sky. Good jokes, funny jokes that made people laugh with each other. Once they laughed
together they felt warm towards each other. They made friends for life.
Once Grandma laughed the whole day -- so much so that her dentures fell out! But she made the people of
her neighbourhood laugh with her. Since then there had been very few fights in that area.
Grandma had never forgotten Haasya's words. "You can have power over all the world's laughter. But that
power will work only if you wish to do something to make people come close to each other." That day
Grandma learnt that laughter was the most powerful weapon in the world, though very few people
understood its strength.
"I need to use the secret weapon for my granddaughter Ekta as well
as for the people of Boring," Grandma told herself.
Next morning as Ekta got ready for school, Grandma played a clever trick on her. "Ekta, there is something
under your chin, let me rub it off. As Ekta stood obediently, Grandma came up to her and tickled her hard.
Something happened. It was like an electric shock. "Aiyeeee, Ekta squealed and then a laugh escaped her
lips."
"What did I do just now," Ekta asked her grandmother in surprise. "This," said Grandma and tickled her again,
making Ekta laugh some more. Her head had never felt so light before. From the window Ekta saw her puppy
bark angrily at two crows making a big racket perched on the neem tree. She laughed.
Grandma took her to the garden. "How come I have never seen these blushing pink roses and the many
greens of grass and leaves before," Ekta wondered. That day she went to school with the plan Grandma had
told her. "You just have to tickle one girl. The tickle travels by touch from person to person."
By afternoon, all the children in school were giggling. Each time they uttered the word m-a-r-k-s, they
giggled! Each time they spoke of 'secret messengers', they went into whoops of laughter. And when
somebody spoke of the teacher's treasure chest of marks, they toppled over asking each other: how could
anyone store marks?
And then something wonderful happened. The same children who could never get a sum right did not do
anything wrong that day. Asked to add two and two, they went out to the garden, touched two roses and
two champa flowers and said there were four flowers! They said it with a giggle!
Even the teachers started smiling. It happened when one teacher tried to cane a student. He thought the
student had cheated to get the right answer. As he held out the infrared detector menacingly over the
student's knee, the student said, "Sir, there is a speck of dust on your trouser. Please let me remove it." Saying
this he tickled the teacher on the back of his knee. The teacher started smiling and broke the cane.
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The tickle revolution continued. By evening the parents had started smiling, laughing and guffawing. Next
morning, the local radio station broadcast an interesting bit of news about some strange sounds having
invaded the town! Nobody knew what the announcer said next, for he too started giggling! The tickle must
have got to him too.
Grandma was satisfied. Her work was done. She returned home. Since then, wherever children have laughed
and played with each other, those villages, towns and cities have never seen any misfortune...
Copied from the Pitara Kids Network
Light Hearted:
Sing For Joy (Our Chalet Song Book p. 82)
Ging Gang Gooli – a nonsense song written by Lord Baden-Powell for all Guides and Scouts around the
world
Quiet Songs:
Sangam Song (Our Chalet Song Book p. 3)
Linger (Campfire Activities)
Vespers:
Softly Falls (Jubilee Song Book)
Irish Blessing (p.111 Celebrate with Song)
To close one of your campfires, you may wish to use 'wishing powder'. Put white granulated sugar or powdered coffee whitener in a
pouch or cool container and at the end of campfire stand around the fire and pass it around letting everyone take a small handful.
Have them hang onto it until everyone is ready. Have everyone make a wish and all at once throw the 'powder' into the fire. It creates
beautiful sparks for a couple of seconds, to show the magic at work. Just make sure everyone's standing back from the fire when you
toss it!
Taps
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GUIDES OWN/REFLECTIONS
A Guides’ Own is a very special type of ceremony and can be held the night before closing camp or the
morning before leaving camp. A Guides’ Own is a not a replacement for a church service or other religious
ceremony and is a time for reflection and being thankful. A Guides’ Own can be held in a camp’s chapel or
the girls may select a special area at camp.
Song: Sing for Joy (Our Chalet Song Book p. 82)
Thought for the day: RED MARBLES
I was at the corner grocery store buying some early potatoes.
I noticed a small boy, delicate of bone and feature, ragged but clean, hungrily appraising a
basket of freshly picked green peas.
I paid for my potatoes, but was also drawn to the display of fresh green
peas.
I am a pushover for creamed peas and new potatoes.
Pondering the peas, I couldn't help overhearing the conversation between
Mr.. Miller (the store owner) and the ragged boy next to me.
'Hello Barry, how are you today?'
'H'lo, Mr. Miller. Fine, thank ya. Jus' admirin' them peas. They sure look good.'
'They are good, Barry. How's your Ma?'
'Fine. Gittin' stronger alla' time.'
'Good. Anything I can help you with?'
'No, Sir. Jus' admirin' them peas.'
'Would you like take some home?' asked Mr. Miller.
'No, Sir. Got nuthin' to pay for 'em with.'
'Well, what have you to trade me for some of those peas?'
'All I got's my prize marble here.'
'Is that right? Let me see it' said Miller.
'Here 'tis. She's a dandy.'
'I can see that. Hmmmmm, only thing is this one is blue and I sort of go for red. Do
you have a red one like this at home?' the store owner asked.
'Not zackley but almost.'
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'Tell you what. Take this sack of peas home with you and next trip this way let me look at that red
marble', Mr. Miller told the boy.
'Sure will. Thanks Mr. Miller.'
Mrs.. Miller, who had been standing nearby, came over to help me.
With a smile said, 'There are two other boys like him in our community, all three are in very poor
circumstances. Jim just loves to bargain with them for peas, apples, tomatoes, or whatever.
When they come back with their red marbles, and they always do, he decides he doesn't like red
after all and he sends them home with a bag of produce for a green marble or an orange one,
when they come on their next trip to the store.'
I left the store smiling to myself, impressed with this man.
A short time later I moved to Colorado, but I never forgot the story of this man, the boys, and their
bartering for marbles.
Several years went by, each more rapid than the previous one.
Just recently I had occasion to visit some old friends in that Idaho community and while I was there
learned that Mr. Miller had died.
They were having his visitation that evening and knowing my friends wanted to go, I agreed to
accompany them.
Upon arrival at the mortuary we fell into line to meet the relatives of the deceased
and to offer whatever words of comfort we could.
Ahead of us in line were three young men. One was in an army uniform and the other two wore
nice haircuts, dark suits and white shirts...all very professional looking.
They approached Mrs. Miller, standing composed and smiling by her husband's casket.
Each of the young men hugged her, kissed her on the cheek, spoke briefly with her and moved on
to the casket.
Her misty light blue eyes followed them as, one by one, each young man stopped briefly and
placed his own warm hand over the cold pale hand in the casket.
Each left the mortuary awkwardly, wiping his eyes..
Our turn came to meet Mrs. Miller. I told her who I was and reminded her of the story from those
many years ago and what she had told me about her husband's bartering for marbles.
With her eyes glistening, she took my hand and led me to the casket.
'Those three young men who just left were the boys I told you about. They just told me how they
appreciated the things Jim 'traded' them.
Now, at last, when Jim could not change his mind about color or size...they came to pay their
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debt.'
'We've never had a great deal of the wealth of this world,' she confided, 'but
right now, Jim would consider himself the richest man in Idaho '.
With loving gentleness she lifted the lifeless fingers of her deceased husband.
Resting underneath were three exquisitely shined red marbles.
The Moral : We will not be remembered by our words, but by our kind deeds.. Life is not measured
by the breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath.
Camp Reflections: Participants share their favourite parts of the camping weekend and/or what
they are thankful for from the weekend.
Songs: Let There Be Peace On Earth (Our Chalet Song Book p. 46)
Conclude with Daylight Taps (if appropriate) = Thanks and praise, for our days, ‘neath sun,
‘neath the stars, ‘neath the sky. As we go, this we know, God is nigh.
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Participant Kit List
Please keep in mind that items may need to be added or deleted depending on the time of year and whether
you are indoors or out!
Everyone should always wear uniform to and from camp.
Remember to LABEL everything clearly – or you may lose it! If it’s precious and irreplaceable – don’t bring it.
All things should fit in one duffel bag or similar, and one bedroll or stuff sac (two pieces – NO garbage bags!)
Remember that your daughter should help pack her gear or she will not know where to look for her something when
she is at camp and needs it.
Clothing
 warm pajamas (tracksuit works well)
 pants (1 pair) (NO blue jeans)
 t-shirts (2)
 sweatshirt or pullover (1) (not the one to sleep in)
 socks (3)
 extra socks to wear to bed (1)
 underwear (3)
 sturdy shoes for walking/hiking (NO open-toed shoes)
 warm jacket with hood
 raingear (MUST) including boots
 camp hat (MUST)
 plastic bag for dirty laundry
 inside shoes or slippers (must have hard soles)
 toque and gloves or mitts
Gear
 sleeping bag (suitable for time of year) Note: theme-styled bags tend to be thin do not provide adequate
insulation.
 extra blanket
 sleeping mat (NO blow-up air mattresses; closed-cell foam or self-inflating Therm-a-Rest® type mats only,
please)
 ground sheet (an old shower curtain, piece of tarp or any kind of plastic big enough for the sleeping mat to fit on)
 small pillow (optional)
 sleeping buddy (small, optional)
Dishes
 Unbreakable plate, mug, cup, bowl, fork, knife, spoon, in a mesh bag (because the dishes hang to drip dry)
 All dishes should be marked with nail polish or permanent marker with the girl’s name or initials. Tape will fall off
when washed. Make sure the permanent marker is permanent!
Personal Items
Packed in an ice cream bucket with name in permanent marker – no tape!
 hand towel, face cloth, soap, tooth brush and paste, etc.
 hair brush and ties (long hair must be tied back at all times)
 small Kleenex package
 water bottle
Miscellaneous
 flashlight with new batteries, plus a spare set
 sit-upon
 whistle
 personal first aid kit
 sunscreen (no spray)
 bug lotion (no spray)
 folding camp chair
Medications - placed in a Ziploc® style plastic bag and given to the first aider upon arrival at camp
Must be in original containers and clearly labelled with dispensing instructions.
If “over-the counter” medications (such as Tylenol, allergy pills, cough medicine,) are being brought to camp,
please include these in the plastic bag.
Please leave at home:
 all sleeveless tops (spaghetti-strap tops, tank tops, etc.)
 all open-toe shoes

all electronic devices, including cell phones
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World Centres Camp In A Box
EVALUATION FORM
Please share with us what you liked about this camp-in-a-box and anything that we could improve
on for next time! Thanks for your input!
WHAT DID YOU LIKE BEST?
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WHAT WORKED / DIDN’T WORK FOR YOU?
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WHAT COULD WE IMPROVE ON FOR NEXT TIME?
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COMMENTS!
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Please send your pictures to the email address listed below.
Please return to:
BC International Committee
1476 West 8th Ave.
Vancouver, BC V6H 1E1
or email to:
international@bc-girlguides.org
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