Pocket Malden and A5 Domino Go to Day Camp

As a mom of four kids ages 8 and under, teacher, doctoral student, and Filofax *freak* I just have so much free time in my life. What to do, what to DO? Well, luckily for me I was able to volunteer 40+ hours to our local Girl Scout Day Camp! It was three 8 hour days outside with fourteen 1st graders (none were mine) AND an 8 hour day followed by an overnight with my two oldest dd's. I know what you are thinking--FUN!


But seriously, it was fun. It was also ferociously hot one day followed by really cloudy, cooler than normal days. And, to help in the planning process, I had my A5 red Domino to hold some key information. The cutest outcome of bringing that to planning meetings? My co-leader's dd brought her used Franklin Covey pink binder to camp, too! She had noticed mine and thought, I need mine as well. This dd is 5--bwa ha ha... I so wish I had a picture of that, but it was rainy and rain + camera=unhappy camera and distressed blogger.


I brought the red Domino each day with back up songs and assorted activities in case we needed them. We didn't, but we did not want to have 14 Daisy Scouts staring at us thinking, "Now what do we do?!"  

My pocket Malden came to camp, too. He hung out safely in my backpack as I was terrified he would fall victim to a bug spray, sunscreen or--horrors--a pink lemonade crisis! *Shudders to think* Classy, eh? Yep, that is a plastic bag, freezer weight, that one zips to close.  Can't be too careful!

Our unit made dirt pudding and it was delish. The yuck factor was quite high.

All of my own kids had fun at day camp--some did no-fire cooking, others did fire cooking. All took hikes, sang songs ad nauseum, completed craft projects, and traded pinned trinkets called SWAPS. 

The overnight was a success as evidenced by our exhaustion the next day. Two hours sleep does not a happy, productive Scout make.

Our teeny tent from pre-kid days

My dd helped to take down the tent!

Thanks for reading. Will share "things I learned at GS Day Camp" another time.