A Day at Camp

Sis loves camp. "Awesome!" she says. And here's why:

9 a.m. Arrive at camp, after singing "Firework" and "Baby" on bus. And hearing gossip about Justin Bieber that it takes a long time for Mommy to refute ("no, honey, he's not in jail."). Later, make "cootie catcher" (what we used to call "fortune tellers") and play games with friends.

9:15 Flag Ceremony begins, with 6 girls making an arch, the Pledge of Allegiance, and "Yankee Doodle" (Connecticut's State Song)

9:30 Join groups, drop off backpacks, apply sunscreen and bug spray. Meet your group--"I made four friends!"--and two counselors with fun camp names ("My camp name would be 'Bunny' or "Chocolate.'") Make a foamy raccoon name tag.

10:00 First Activity: Swimming! Sis is miffed that she isn't allowed to swim to the rope, being a beginning swimmer. She's ready to practice swimming more so she can be a "white cap" and go in the deep end. So she practices floating and such with a counselor. On hot Friday, where it peaked at 102F with heat index over 110F, they played in water and swam all day.

11:00 Second Activity: Arts and Crafts, like weaving a bookmark, decorating rocks, making a plaster turtle and painting it (for the nature habitat).

12:00 Lunch, packed in a zipper bag. Sis likes ham, cheese, and bread, but not as a sandwich; also, fruit cup, chips, and a cookie. Water, not juice.

1:00 Third Activity: Something Special. Taking a unit photo with her counselors and fellow campers. Campfire cooking. "Whimsy Bread." "Dough Boys." Water Sports Day. Going to the Trading Post for patches and a t-shirt.

2:00 Fourth Activity: Nature. Hide and Seek search. Make an animal habitat. Go for a hike. Create a chain of, well, the food chain (sort of). She even earned her outdoor skills and nature scientist patches (well, I'm guessing that's what they are by looking at them).

3:00 Fifth Activity: Sports and Games. Oddly, she never mentioned any of these specifically.

4:00 Closing Flag Ceremony and Depart. Sis's group got to help remove the Girl Scout flag. "If you drop it, you have to kiss it!"

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Dough Boys

according to Sis

"Get bread in a tube. The long ones, you know, with a picture of the swirl [read: Pillsbury cinnamon buns]. Pull 'em out long and wrap them around a stick. Get cinnamon and sugar and butter melted. Cook dough over fire. When it's done, roll it in butter and cinnamon. Yummmmmm!"

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