Wall Names
I love this project because the things you can do with it go beyond personalizing a room! I always wanted to make wall names for my room, but sharing it with my brother and not wanting to make one for him too, that was an idea quickly squashed! Kids, especially creative girls, love to put a personal touch on things. With the permission of the parents, this is a great project for girls to help decorate their bedrooms or playrooms. I suggest 7″ letters as they seem to be the most widely available, however you can use whatever size letters you want to make the project more feasible for your troop. Since the wooden letters are the most customized of all the supplies, you can also request that the girl’s supply the letters – they can do their names, or words!
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Materials Needed:
- 7″ tall wood letters for each name (or word)
- Acrylic paint
- Silver glitter spray
- 1 12″ x 12″ piece of scrapbook paper for each letter
- Felt flowers ranging in size
- Fine sandpaper
- Aleene’s Original Tacky Glue
- Glue stick
- Pencils
- Scissors
- Craft knife & cutting mat
- Newspapers
- Paint brushes
- Palette or plastic container
Directions:
- Remember, first, to allow the paint to dry between each step.
- Lay down the newspapers to protect your work area. Paint edges all around the letters.
- Plan out what patterns of paper should be used for each letter. Apply the glue stick to the front of the letter and smooth over the paper, removing any air pockets or wrinkles. Turn the letter paper side down onto the cutting mat. Have an adult use the craft knife to cut away the excess paper around the letters.
- You can also use the letters and trace out the shape onto the back side of the paper with a pencil and cut out the letters with scissors, then glue the paper onto the letters.
- Use outward strokes to sand the edges of the letters. This will create a slightly distressed look and secures the paper to the letters.
- Use tacky glue to attach felt flowers or other embellishments of choice to the letters. For a finishing touch, spray glitter spray over the entire letter.
Safety Tips!
- Craft knife should only be used by adults, or with adult supervision for older girls.
- Use glitter spray only outside or in a well-ventilated area.
Alice the Camel
This is a fun song. The way we sang it, there was a pause just before the number of humps, and we’d always shake our hips for each “bump”. It’s a simple counting song, as well as involves some movement. I’ve also seen it sung very similarly to My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean where the girls are standing for most of the song, but bend down at the knees during the number. There’s also a variation where the girls hold up one hand with the corresponding fingers showing for the number of humps.
Alice’s camel has five humps
Alice’s camel has five humps
Alice’s camel has five humps
So go, Alice, go!
Bump bump bump bump.
(Repeat the chorus with 1 fewer humps each time until…)
Alice’s camel has no humps
Alice’s camel has no humps
Alice’s camel has no humps
So Alice’s camel is a horse (of course!)
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The Big Book of Nursery Rhymes and Children’s Songs P/V/G. Composed by Various. Music Sales America. Children’s, Children’s. Softcover. Music Sales #AM981398. Published by Music Sales (HL.14033182). |
First Aid Kit for Aquatic Activities
Spring and Summer are coming soon, which means all sorts of swimming, boating, and other water-based activities to cool down under the hot sun. It’s important that every troop have a water safety kit (or two!) with them when playing in, on, or around the water. This does vary a bit from a traditional first aid kit with some specific items. For girls of all ages, this can be turned into a fun meeting activity in preparation for a water-based outing in building their own mini kits or assisting in putting together the main troop kits.
To put together smaller, personal water safety kits, buy large packages for the contents in the kit. Portion out any liquids in smaller, travel size containers.
Case
- Durable in extreme hot and cold
- Waterproof
- Sized for personal or group needs.
Contents
- Adhesive bandages, assorted sizes.
- Adhesive tape.
- Liquid soap.
- Cold packs.
- Disposable latex gloves.
- Roller gauze, assorted sizes.
- Elastic bandages.
- Scissors.
- Sterile gauze and pads, assorted sizes.
- Topical sting relief.
- Sunblock (SPF 15 or higher)
- Triangular bandages.
- Tweezers.
- Sugar packs.
- Resuscitation mask.
- Reusable plastic bags.
- First aid reference guide, such as American Red Cross’ First Aid Fast
or American Red Cross’ Sport Safety Training: Injury Prevention and Care Handbook
.
Include the following additional items in delayed-help environments
- Emergency space blanket.
- Flashlight and spare batteries.
- Nylon cord.
- Insect repellent.
- Knife.
- Water purification tablets.
- Waterproof container of matches.
- Splinting materials.
- High energy food bars.
For more, read Basic Water Rescue
