2013 Vanderburgh-Posey Daycamp

Wednesday, June 26, 2013

Trading Post items

The below items will be available at the Day Camp Trading Post Thursday afternoon check-put, Thursday overnight trading post, and Friday check-out.

Cash, checks and cookie dough are accepted. All prices include tax.

Stadium Mat Cushion	$4.00
Poodle Puffer Ball	$2.75
Bugeyed Frog	$2.75
Caterpillar	$3.00
Flashing Yo Yo	$1.00
Flashing Smiley Face	$1.00
Pillow Pet Turtle	$12.00
Pillow Pet Tye Dye Bear	$12.00
Pillow Pet Frog	$12.00
Pillow Pet Bumble Bee	$12.00
Foldable Water Bottle	$3.50
Kozies	$7.50
Go Green Aluminum Bottle	$6.75
CoCo Earth Neck/Brace	$3.50
Mood Rings	$2.50
Journal Pink/Purple	$3.50
Hydration Pack	$20.00
Recycled Notebook	$6.50
Camp Koch Lanyard	$4.50
Badge Holder/Neck Wall	$6.00
Bandanas	$1.50
Shake N Glow Flashlights	$3.50
Solar Flower Pots	$3.50
Solar Grasshoppers	$3.50
Lightening Clip Carabiner	$3.00
Budget Sling backpack	$6.00
Drawstring Bag	$5.00
Pocket Buddy Spiral NB	$3.50
Pillow Pet Horse	$12.00

June 26 WednesdayAnnouncements

Weather: Today's forecast is for changeable weather with a strong winds advisory, with a chance of thunderstorms and elevated heat index by camp check-out time. BRING a rain poncho (they are only a dollar at the most stores or pharmacies).

Today is TIE DYE DAY - bring something to tie dye

Juniors only are cooking their lunch today, so they do not need to pack a lunch

The Camp "Trading Post" will be open on Thursday and Friday during camp check-out (and during overnight for 1 hour), cash and checks only.

Tuesday, June 25, 2013

Tuesday: Brownie 1

We started the day with a flag ceremony in the shade of the library.

Camp songs!

Morning flag ceremony

This little girl was hanging out
near our camp site!

We headed up to the campsite and did another pottery accomplishment, we did step 5 "Paint and Glaze" by painting glaze on the pinch pots we made yesterday. They will be fired tomorrow for us. We found the Connect Key in our Brownie Quest Journey. We will be working on Taking Action the rest of the week.

Painting the pinch pots

Painting pinch pots

Ready to be fired!

We met a girl who started a charity to fundraise for cancer patients. Her charity is called "Paige's Cupcakes for Cancer." (click on the link to go to her facebook page)

Paige from Paige's Cupcakes for Cancer

During our Letterboxing time, we did steps 3 & 4 of the badge. We practiced solving clues and searched for a letterbox.

We found a box!

Writing in our journals!

We found these mysterious tracks
after letter boxing

After lunch, we got to hear two stories by Susan Fowler. She told us of a lady who is having a 133rd birthday on Thursday, Helen Keller. She also told us about a lady who was 20 years older than her, Juliette Gordon Lowe. Helen Keller lost her hearing and sight when she was around 2 years old. Juliette lost hearing in one ear as a teen due to an ear infection, and most of the hearing in the other ear due to an injury - the rice from her wedding got lodged in her ear. We had a frozen snack (Thanks Torrey!) and then did raingutter boat races using the sails decorated yesterday. We then got to visit a station with friends from the Vanderburgh Humane Society. They brought a rabbit, a rat, a dog and a snake for us to see. The day ended with a closing flag ceremony.

Remember to bring your object to tie-dye tomorrow!

Some of us got to act out parts in her story

Susan Fowler storytelling

Everyone listening intently

Doing sign language to the story

Raingutter races with our boats

Most of the girls pet a snake

A big bunny

A rat on our shoulder!

The girls liked the rat on their shoulder

Sometimes he tickled

Big group of animal loving girls!

A more traditional shelter pet

Petting Fiona on the way out

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June 25 pictures

What a stellar day!

Today we had visits from local Story Teller and Lifetime Girl Scout Susan Fowler, the friends at VHS and Miss Paige from Paige's Cupcakes for Cancer.

Cadettes spent the morning with members of the USI STEM math team exploring a variety of facets where math and art overlap, and making their own tessellation.

Junior Group 2 spent the afternoon with the Robotics team... Quotes from the girls as shared:

"This is cool! It's like we are scientist"

"I want to have one of these at home to mess with"

And as shared by one of our CIT robotics Aides "the look of amazement and the click when they press the RUN button and they see the NXT robot do what they had programmed it to do from the computer [then downloaded to their bot] "

So, without further ado, here are snapshots from today.

Another day of getting wet :-) when Susan tells us stories in the heat, expect a little excitement when the squirt bottle comes out. All in fun and to help stay cool.

Parents may wonder about any unusual pet adoption requests. ;-)

On the same line as the wonderful visit from VHS today, the Brownie 2 unit scouts, came across an injured turtle today. Coincidently, the unit co-leaders name is Turtle and has several for pets (4 I think at last count) has dealt with a local turtle Rehabilitation and Release group on previous occasions. With scout Turtle's help, this box turtle is heading off for some R&R.

We hope you enjoy the photos. They are mere morsels of what your campers have been up to.

Yours in Scouting,

Torrey

June 25: Tuesday announcements

Weather: today will be a bright, very warm, sunny day, high in the 90's. Please wear your sunblock before getting to camp.

Drop off/pick up: park as yesterday in Lots D or E and walk across to statue area of Technology Center entrance.

Perfect day for CRAZY HAT DAY!!! Wear your favorite crazy hat and help make some shade!

Full water bottles and don't forget to pack a non perishable lunch.

Storyteller Susan Fowler will be visiting camp today.

Check out our age level itinerary for additional details - link from side bar or home screen.

Monday, June 24, 2013

Monday: Brownie 1

After a wet start we did accomplish quite a bit today!

We did step 3 from the pottery badge. For our "Make a simple pot", we made a pinch pot.

During letterboxing, we did step 1 & 2 for the badge, we made a letterboxing dictionary and made a stamp. Many of us got cooties the rest of the day. We will earn a letterboxing badge this week.

We are working on the Journey "Brownie Quest" this week. We found the Discover Key, by talking about our special qualities, the values of the Girl Scout Law and the special qualities of our families. We're looking for the Connect Key, we've made a team agreement as a Brownie team, and talked about how we could connect with our families on a healthy living activity. We will find the Connect Key tomorrow, and then will start looking for the Take Action Key.

We also did some more art on campus in the art building. We cut out sails for sailboats that we are making with juice boxes (and got to drink the juice, of course!) and will race them later this week.

Amidst all of this, we sang a lot of songs and had a lot of fun with new friends. We hope your girls had a great time.

-Judy and Jennie

(You can click on the pictures to enlarge them)

Pinchin' pots!

Making letterbox dictionaries

Picking out foam stickers for their own custom stamps!

Lunch!

You can't tell at the exact moment of this picture,
but they are singing songs

Working as a team!

Working on sails for the sailboats

"Working" (drinking the juice out of the juice boxes)
on the boat part of the sailboats

A serious group picture

Of course, a goofy picture too!

June 24 pictures

A few snapshots of the activities the girls dove into when the significant rain cleared off @ 10am.

Enjoy!

Pom poppers...so simple....so fun!

Brownie 3 taking a photo break.

Out of the rain learning about Letterboxing with Jo-Bob. All Daisy and Brownie units will complete the Letterboxing Badge this week....little by little every day.