Everyone arrived bright and early at 7.30am to cook breakfast. We headed outside with buddy burners to cook bacon, while the tater tots went in the oven and pancakes were cooked on the stove. We also sliced up fruit and had left over juices from the sleepover. This fulfilled a common request to do more cooking, as opportunities are sometimes limited at camp due to the number of girls.
For the rest of the morning, we took part in the Students Rebuild 2019 Ocean Challenge. We attempted to watch the videos, but only parts of each were able to be played on my tablet, so we discussed the information that was contained in each video and shared how we felt about the oceans. Then it was time to get right into the heart of the challenge - creating sea creatures from paper products! We have a supply box of random crafting items so were able to provide white and coloured paper, newsprint, paper plates, tubes, streamers and masking tape, along with markers, scissors and glue. This was a highly successful project and we created and submitted a total of 27 pieces of artwork, raising $84 for ocean protection and recovery initiatives! Check out our ocean creatures on our team page - https://www.studentsrebuild.org/teams/8Y8Z7VTFHXL5.
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Lunchtime meant it was time for more cooking! We made taco salad using Doritoes, including ground chicken, lettuce, tomatoes, cheese, salsa and sour cream. After eating and cleaning up, we moved onto our afternoon activities.
Unfortunately, the weather was not cooperating, so we were unable to go outside and had to have fun indoors. We started by making popcorn over tealights. We set up each pair with two tealights on a metal or foil tray, two tart pans, clothespins, popcorn, oil and matches. The first task was to put about a tablespoon of oil in one of the tart pans along with the popcorn kernels, then make a container by inverting the other tart pan on top of the first and using the clothes pins to clip the two tins together. They then had to light the tealights. This took a while for some groups, but we also managed to help some Guides get over their fears. The tart pan popper was then held over the tealights, about 1-2" above the flames by holding onto the clothes pins. Patience is required as this does take a few minutes, but once the kernels started popping, everyone got very excited and into counting how many 'pops' they had! We are told the popcorn was very tasty as well!
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Our next activity was board games, including King of Tokyo and Dungeons & Dragons.
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Once we'd finished gaming, the weather had cleared up a bit, so we headed outside for a scavenger hunt and active games. With the return of the rain, we went back inside and worked on an Advocacy Activity. The group was asked to work together and imagine they were planning an event in support of Saving the Oceans. They had to create a playlist for the event, come up with a slogan and chant for their campaign, and make a poster to share facts and information.
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We ended the day by cleaning up and putting away furniture before heading home to enjoy the rest of the weekend.
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