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  CAMPING

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  Are you Ready for Camping? - GSUSA (archive)
  Preparing Your Child for Camp by the Experts
  Nine Reasons to Go Camping
  Email Course for First Time Campers
  Outdoor Progression in Camping chart
            PDF Chart
  Outdoor Progression in Camping

Camping World
  GS Leader Troop Camping Book (.pdf - 33 pg)
  Are Your Girls Ready - Camping Readiness (.pdf - 4 pg)
  Readiness Indicators for Outdoor Progression 
  Camp Skills at Your Meeting 
  Camping Preparation Games
  Camping Concentration Game
  Camping Word Search Game
  Camping Magazine - Reducing your Impact

 

 
  Camping Tips - Camping is Fun but Be Prepared
  Camping Tips
  Wenzel Camping Information
  More Camping Tips and Hints 
  Camping Tips and Tricks
  Humorous Camping Tips
  Camping with Kids
  The Camp Site
  Camping the Girl Scout Way
  Keep the Outing in Scouting
  Girl Scout Leaders' Troop Camping Workbook (.pdf)
  Love the Outdoors Camping Resources
  Campnet Responsible Camping 
  Ten Camping Commandments to Build Excitement Outdoors
  Good Tips for Great Outdoor Experiences
  Brownie Troop Camping Workbook (.pds 12 pg)  
  The Camping Workbook (Adobe .pdf file) 
     Thanks to Emily Page
  Moving Out 1 (.pdf 42 pg)
  Moving Out 2 Precourse Handout (.pdf 2 pg)
  Moving Out 2 (.pdf 11 pg)
  Camping Out (.pdf 42 pg)
  Campout Handouts
  Campfire Fun and Safety Quiz
  Campout Simple Crafts and Fun
  Campout Games and Activities
  Funny Letter Home from Camp 
  REI Camp/Hike Expert Advice
  Stuff to Do at Camp
  Make and Take it Camp Crafts
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  CAMP EQUIPMENT
  Equipment List for Camping
Camp USA Camping Checklist
  Camper's Checklist
  Troop What to Bring List Generator
  Troop Camping Supplies List 

 
  Troop Camping Equipment List
  Tami's Camping Equipment Lists
  Personal Gear for Troop Camping 
  Edible Bedroll
  Storing your Camping Gear
  Camping Equipment Maintenance
  Reducing Tent Condensation
  Guide to Building Your Own Camping Equipment
  Camp Paraphernalia Make it to Take it  
  Plywood Picnic Table Plans (.pdf)
  Girl Scouts R Fun Camp Paraphernalia
  Perfectly  Versatile Campsite PVC
  PVC Tent  
  PVC Flag Pole
  PVC Banner Holder
  PVC Banner Frame  (scroll down)
  PVC and Wood Banner Stands
  Outside Shower Plans
  Camp Hat Flashlight from a Film Canister
Penny Alcohol Backpacking Stove
  Homemade Lightweight Backpack Stove
  Another Homemade Lightweight Backpack Stove
  Marshmallow Gun
  Marshmallow Gun Plans (scroll to bottom)
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  WET AND WINTER CAMPING
  Wet Weather Camping with Kids
  Camping in the Rain  - Holderness Rangers
  Rainy Day Camping Survival Guide
  Rainy Day Camping Kit
  Pagewise Camping in the Rain
  Hiking or Camping in the Rain
  Rainy Day Fun - American Camping Assoc.
  Camping - Rain Rain Go Away  

 
  Thunderstorms and Camping Safety
  USA Today Thunderstorm Safety Guide
  American Red Cross Severe Thunderstorm
  The Weather Channel - Weather Anywhere
  Cold Weather Tips
  L.L. Bean Cold Weather Camping Tips
  Cold Weather Camping
  Cold Weather Comfort and Safety
  Winter Camping and Hypothermia
  Cold Weather Camping and Hypothermia
  Outdoor Action Guide to Winter Camping
  Snow Camping Primer
  Bills Winter Camping
  Back Country Winter Camping
  Winter Camping Tips
  Winter Camp
  Snow Camping 
  Snow Camping Checklist

 
  Snow Camping Equipment List
  ISCA About Snow Camping
  Snow Games
  Winter Activities
  Winter Activity Hints
  Winter Games
  B-P Snow Games
  How to Make Emergency Snow Shoes
  How to Make Snow Shoes
  Make Your Own Swiss Army Snow Shoes
  How to Build A Snow Cave
  Snow Cave Construction Tips
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  CAMP THEMES & ACTIVITIES
       See Training/Forms for Event Planning Guides
  Camping and Outdoor Skills Day Event Agenda
  Mortonworks Camp Theme Book I (.pdf 39 pages)
  Mortonworks Camp Theme Book II (.pdf 117 pages)
  Summer Day Camp Themes
  Ideas for Camporee Themes
  Scoutinglinks Day Camp Ideas
  Camping & Outdoor Skills Event Agenda (.pdf 13 pages) 
  Idea Box Summer Camp Craft
  Event Theme Ideas - GS Central 
  Themes for Camps - Holderness Rangers

 
  BOGUK Camp Themes - UK
  UK Camp Themes
  Camp Themes  
  Circus Theme
  Circus Works Educational Materials  
  More Circus Theme
  Troop Beverly Hills Event Theme (archived)
  Space Theme Camp
  Pioneer Day Ideas
  Pioneer Party
  Pioneer Recipes
  Pioneer Bonnet Pattern
  Survivor Camp and Challenge Camp Ideas
  Survivor Camp Theme #1
  Survivor Camp Theme #2   
  Survivor Camp or Event Ideas Compilation (.pdf - 73 pages) 
 
     Survivor Camp Event Theme Pins, Patches and Awards
  Amazing Race Camp Theme 
  Fear Factor Theme Events 
  CSI- Crime Scene Investigation Forensics Camp Theme 
  Summer Camp Ideas
  Camping Parties
  Harry Potter Themes for Camps
  MuggleNet - Harry Potter  
  Spy Theme Camp
  Hawaiian Luau and Western (scroll Down) Themes  
  Nature Crafts, Hikes and Activities  
  Activities that Challenge - GSUSA (archived)
  Medieval Camp Theme and Wide Game
  Talk Like a Pirate Day
  Funny Camp Names  
  Camp Nickname Ceremony
  Camp Rena Camp Activity Resources
  Outdoor Uses for a Balloon
  250 Camping Games
  Little Kids Camping Games
  12 Days of Camping Poem/Song
  Guidezone Skits
  Camping Bingo
  BSA Venturing Program
  Wacky Letter from Camp Generator

 
       see also Ceremonies for Party Theme ideas
       see also Stories, Poems and Skits for skit Ideas
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  CAMPS AND CAMPGROUNDS
  Summer Camp Advisory Service
  Tips on Choosing Summer Camps for Kids with Learning Disabilities
  Consumer Focus: Choosing a Summer Camp
  Coping with Summer Camp Blues 
  Scoutlas - for Making Scout Maps 
  Outdoor Kids Network
  America's State Parks Online   
  National Park Service - ParkNet
  National Parks with Junior Ranger Programs
  The Internet Camping Directory
  KOA Campgrounds
  L.L. Bean Park Search
  Camp Juliette Lowe
  Girl Scout Summer Camps
  My Summer Camps - Girl Scout Camps
  Disability Central Accessible Camping
  Accessible Camping Organizations
  Sealed with a Kiss - Camp Care Packages for Campers
  Care Packages for Camp  
  Wrinkled Egg Camp Care Packages
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  OUTDOOR, SURVIVAL AND CAMPING SKILLS
  Taking Children Outdoors
  Tent Making Made Easy
  Tent Tips
  More Tent Tips
  Tent Buying Guide
  Scout Skills Tent Pitching (.pdf)
  Scout Skills Types of Tents (.pdf)
  Make a Homemade Tarptent  
  Make your Tent Storm Worthy
  Blindfold Tent Set Up Game
  Tent Care Guide
  Gearing Up Proper Tent Care
  Yurt Photo  
  Construction of a Yurt  
  Yurt Building for Everyone  
  Teepee Making
  Types of Sleeping Bags
  Selecting and Comparing Sleeping Bags
  Blanket or Bed Roll Instructions
  Kaper Charts   
  More Kaper Charts
  Kaper Chart Example
  Kaper Review
  Large Kaper Chart
  Brownie Kapers
  Campsites
  Choosing That Perfect Campsite
  Setting Up Camp
  Unsafe Campsite
  Campsite Checklist (.pdf)
  Campsite Layout
  The Good Camper Test  
  The Buddy System Especially at Camp 
  Hiking and Camping Safety - Red Cross
  Woods and Camping Safety
  Camping Safety
  More Camping Safety
  Camping Guide Safety
  Camping Safety Tips
            see also first aid
  Hiking and Camping in Bear, Lion & Rattlesnake Country (.pdf 24 pg)
     Trainer Program
  Bear Safety 
  Bear Safety While Camping
  Bad News Bears - Bear Encounters  
  Hiking in Bear Country
  Leave No Trace Principles
  Leave No Trace Online Challenge
  Teaching Leave No Trace
  Leave No Trace Outdoor Ethics and Skills
  Minimum Impact  Camping
  Ethics and Low Impact Camping
  Lost in the Wood - 9 Rules for Survival
  Staying Found Intro and Kit
  Staying Found and Getting Unlost x
  Getting Lost in the Woods
  How to React if your Child is Lost in the Woods  
  Hug a Tree and Survive
  Another Hug a Tree and Survive
  Stay Alive Survival Simulator  
  Survival Simulation Game
  Summer Survival Game
  Winter Survival Game 
  The Survival Game
  Survival Scenario Exercise
  Tracker Trail Wilderness Survival 
  Kids Wilderness Survival Primer
  Emergency Preparedness
  Safe, Smart Survival
  5 Basic Survival Skills  
  Survival Table of Contents 
  Survival Kit List
  Kids in the Wilderness - Kids Kit
  Outdoor Skills
  Camping Skills
  The Basic 8 Skills of Outdoor Adventures
  The Eight Basic Skills  
  Eight Basic Outdoor Skills Bracelet
  Eight Basic Camping Skills Program
  Pioneering Projects
  Pioneering Projects Big and Small (76 pg .pdf) 
  Another Pioneering Projects

 
  Pioneering Bridge Lashing Projects 
  Pioneering Gateway and Tower Lashing Projects 
  Pioneering Camp Gadgets Lashing Projects 
  Pioneering Miscellaneous Lashing Projects 
  US Orienteering Federation
  Orienteering for the Young
  How to Use a Compass
  More How to Use a Compass
  Understanding and Using a Compass
  OA Guide to Map and Compass
  Finding Your Way - How to Read a Compass
  Scout Skills Compass (.pdf)  
  Compass Activity Page and Quiz
  Employing Map and Compass
  How to Use a Compass and Topographic Map
  How Compasses Work
  Map Skills and Compass Skills
  Compass Work
  The Compass Game
  Compass Game
  Compass Games
  Some More Compass Games
  More Compass Games
  Compass Games Compilation

 
  Making Pictures with a Compass
  Compass Outside Drawing Games
  String Orienteering Course
  Compass Draw Games (Scroll Down)
  Compass Quiz
  Making a Compass 
  Making a Compass Challenge
  Make a Floating Compass
  Homemade Compass
  Finding Your Way Using the Sun, Moon & Stars
  Making A Sun Clock
  Make a Sundial

 
  Five Simple Sundial Projects
  Making a Sundial
  Make a Sundial
  Sundial from a Drinking Cup  
  Sundial from a Styrofoam Tray
  Sundials - Observing and using shadows
  Making a Pocket Sundial
  Sundial Wristwatch
  Semaphore Flag Signaling System  
  Ground to Air Signals
  International Maritime Signal Flags  
  Signal Flag Systems  
  Ground to Air Emergency Code
  Ground to Air Signals
  Morse Code Translator
  Wooden Stick Pocket Knives
  Making Your Own Paper Knives
  Paper Jack Knives 
  Soap Carver Wooden Knife
  Knife Safety (.pdf)  
  Scouting Links Knife Safety
  Scout Skills Simple Knots (.pdf)
  Shoelace Knots
  Grog's Animated Knots
  Animated Knots for Scouts  
  Animated Knots Gallery
  More Animated Knots
  Knot Tying Videos (scroll down) 
  Boat Stuff Animated Knots (on left)
  Boat Safe Kids Animated Knots
  Knotes Knotes (.pdf 67 pg)
  Knots Knotes
  Net Knots  
  Knot Knowledge
  Knot Games
  Pack 114 Knot Games  
  Becky's Guiding Knot Games
  Knot Riddles and Game
  Knot Teaching and Drilling Games
  Ropers Knot Page
  Folsom Knot Page
  The Knot Plot Site
  Jennifer's Online Knot Thing Instructions
  Knotty People Swaps to Make
  Scout Skills Lashings (.pdf)
  Scout Skills Lashings Index  
  Knots and Lashing
  Index of Knots and Lashing  
  Lashings
  The Friendship Knot
  Another Friendship Knot
  Three Strand Turks Head Knot
  Tie a Turks Head Knot
  Monkey's Fist Knot
  Sample Knot Board  
  Weather Rock Project  
  NRA Eddie Eagle Gunsafe Program
  KidsHealth Gun Safety
  Common Sense about Kids and Guns
  FBI Kids Gun Safety
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  CAMPFIRES

 
  Campfires - A Scouting Tradition
  Campfire Program Planner (.pdf)
  Campfire Planning
  Planning the Campfire Program
  Campfire Planning Menu
  MacScouter Campfire Planning Book
  Top Tips for Fire Safe Camping
  Smokey Bear's 7 Campfire Safety Tips
  Fire Safety Concentration Game 
  Fire Making 
  Firecraft   
  Campfire Magic
  Magical Campfire Starts
  Colorful Campfire Magic
  Guidezone Campfire Magic
  Colored Fires
  How to Color Fireplace Flames
  Fire Starters 
  Edible Fire Instructions with Pictures
    (click here for printable .pdf document of edible fires)
  A Campfire You Can Eat
  Scoutinglinks Edible Fires
  Edible Campfire Recipes
  Chuckwagon Edible Fires
  Learn how to Build an Indoor Campfire
  Indoor Campfire Craft
  Fake Campfire Props  
  More Fake Campfire Props
  Campfire  Campout Cake 
  Campfire Inspirations 
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  HIKING AND BACKPACKING
  Night Scouting Skills
  Out and About in the Dark  
  Hike Ideas for All Levels (.pdf)
  Hike Ideas for All Levels 2 (.pdf - 3 pg)
  Eyes Have It - Night Hike