Kindergarten - Ya Ta Hey Plano

YMCA Adventure Program 2012 Kindergarten Fall Campout
Camp Grady Spruce - Garford TX – October 26th to October 28th
Campout Notes – Distribute to your Tribe or Circle.
Be Sure to Print this and Bring with You!!
Kindergarten
Chief’s Notes
The arrowhead symbolizes the direction of approach and the way the Indians would
fight. The arrowhead to the Indians was their sword and a very good one.
Congratulations! By taking your child on an Adventure Guide campout you are letting them know that they are the most
important person in your life. If you have been on a campout before, you know that it is a great opportunity to make
memories and build a strong relationship with your child. If this is your first campout, get ready for memories that will last a
lifetime!
Under the guidance of a carefully selected camp staff, you will find yourself in the heart of the foothills of the Palo Pinto
Mountains less than 75 miles west of Fort Worth, Possum Kingdom is The Great Lake of Texas. More than 18,000 acres of
crystal clear water, a Texas oasis surrounded by beautiful cliffs and rolling hillsides. Whether you are visiting for a weekend or
staying for a lifetime, Possum Kingdom Lake has the amenities and services to meet your every need, from first-class dining
and resorts to some of the finest marinas and golf courses in Texas.
In our effort to make this a positive experience for everyone we ask that you please leave alcohol at home and respect the
policies and procedures set forth by camp and your Program Director. Thanks for helping make your campout safe and
successful.
Good Decisions!!! Camp Grady Spruce is an Alcohol Free facility, please respect their rules. Practice good fire safety and enjoy
the fire pits and grates at the cabins! Such reckless behavior is discouraged and prohibited and the camp reserves the right to
dismiss anyone that doesn’t practice common sense.
Please feel free to contact us with any questions that you might have. We look forward to having you and your child as our
guests!
Chiefs and Navigators – Please get this information to your circle or tribe
Pre-Camp Notes
REGISTRATION
DEADLINE
October 24th
Firewood Deadline
Registration for the Kindergarten Grade Campout will close out 2 weeks prior to the
event. Get to the YMCA to sign up for the campout. Includes Saturday breakfast, lunch
and dinner and Sunday breakfast. If you miss the deadline, you’ll miss the fun!! Cabin
assignments will be provided when you check-in. Any special needs requirements, please
contact Mark Forrer at [email protected].
Firewood – You can call Dean Anderson with A2Z Tree Service at 817-219-1299 or better yet go to
the link below to order your firewood. You can pay with Visa or MasterCard. Call no later than the
Thursday before the campout. Prices for seasoned wood are 1/3 cord for $100 – this about a-halfton of wood, 32 cubic feet, or a pile the size of a refrigerator.
http://www.shop.a2ztree.com/1-Rack-Campfire-Wood-YMCA-1.htm
Regarding campfires. Please be respectful of the fire rings provided and keep your fires within the
fire rings. Only burn firewood, no trash or other debris. Keep your fires reasonable and modest;
we are all familiar with the news stories about the wild fires and such.
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YMCA Adventure Program 2012 Kindergarten Fall Campout
Camp Grady Spruce - Garford TX – October 26th to October 28th
Campout Notes – Distribute to your Tribe or Circle.
Be Sure to Print this and Bring with You!!
Chiefs and Navigators – Campout Workbook
Chiefs and Navigators please print this entire document and
bring it with you to campout. There is quite a bit of
information within this document that should be shared
with your tribes.
Camp Schedule
Friday
Time
5:00PM
What
Check In & Cabin
Assignments
Horseback
Riding
Time:
(riding times will be assigned at Chiefs meeting Friday)
Where
Main Camp – everyone must check in at Main Camp. You will
receive cabin assignments when you check-in. Absolutely do not
drive on the grass!! Feel free to arrive early and fish or just relax
and enjoy the camp.
YMCA Camp Grady Spruce – 3000 Park Rd. 36 - Graford, TX 76449
Ph: 940-779-3411 – www.campgradyspruce.org
The drive takes about 3 hours, plan accordingly. There are two
routes (north along 380 and south through Ft. Worth). Try to get to
camp early so that your kids can enjoy some time with their friends.
The Longhouse will write you a note if needed for your employer…
Eating!! There are no meals served Friday night. Arrive early and
cook hot dogs and hamburgers at your camp or stop along the way
for dinner. Everyone must check in at Main Camp. Drive Safe!
Arrive safe!
7:30PM Main Camp
8:00PM Ray Bean
Inductions the
Mighty
Plano
Nation
8:30PM Main Camp
Bring your New Little Brave or Little Princess to the dining hall at
Main Camp and Ray Bean (See Map) at any of the times listed. The
Longhouse will be assembled on Lake Side of the dining hall – look
for a small campfire by the water.
New Princesses and Guides will be inducted to the Nation, a bit of
face painting and lifetime memory. Do your best to arrive at camp
early enough to be part of the initiation and induction of our
newest Princesses and Guides. Each new camper will receive a
special gift that represents and symbolizes their induction.
If you missed Friday night inductions or if you arrived late, we will
arrange to for inductions on Saturday evening.
9:00PM
Chiefs & Navigators
Meeting Required
Attendance
Dining Hall at Main Camp (Chiefs & Navigators Only). Review
schedules, camp rules, assign riding times, scavenger hunt supplies,
meet camp staff.
Horseback riding times will be assigned at the Chief’s meeting, if
your Chief or Navigator cannot make the meeting be sure to send a
delegate or your group will not be horseback riding.
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YMCA Adventure Program 2012 Kindergarten Fall Campout
Camp Grady Spruce - Garford TX – October 26th to October 28th
Campout Notes – Distribute to your Tribe or Circle.
Be Sure to Print this and Bring with You!!
Saturday
Time
All Day
What
Memory
Keeper
Where
One of the highlights of the weekend is the Saturday night video at Council Fire.
Make sure that your Princess or Brave, and your entire Tribe or Circle gets in front
of the camera.
Dining Hall – Two dining times are provided to keep lines to a minimum. Arrive on
time or risk going hungry… Please only come to the dining hall at your designated
time…
8:00AM
Main Camp Pathfinder Cabins
All Meals at Main Camp Dining Hall
8:30AM
Main Camp Indian Unit Cabins
Unless otherwise noted at Friday
8:30AM
Ray Bean Cabins 1-14
Chiefs Meeting.
 Boat Rides to Hell’s Gate, visit a remote & deserted island.
 BB Guns – Official Daisy Red Riders, but don’t shoot your eye out!
 Nation Games – Who knows what nations will be represented, this is great fun…
 Archery – This even more fun when Mom isn’t around
 Frisbee Golf, Basket ball
 Animal Tracks – Perhaps a Yeti or just a bunny…
 Horse Back Riding – You must wear long pants and shoes.
 Canoeing – Staying dry is the name of game here.
 Fishing (bring your own gear and bait)
 Sit around the campfire & sing campfire songs
This is a great hike to Johnson’s Peak. Start location Main Camp dining hall. Bring
your cameras and no flip flops, real shoes please… The trail head is about a ½ mile
away, so bring a vehicle to cart the kids up to the trail head.
Sports Fields at Main Camp – great fun to kick off the afternoon. Come for a great
time and fun games with the entire nation.
Dining Hall – Two dining times are provided to keep lines to a minimum. Arrive on
time or risk going hungry… Please only come to the dining hall at your designated
time…
12:00PM
Main Camp Pathfinder Cabins
All Meals at Main Camp Dining Hall
12:30PM
Main Camp Indian Unit Cabins
Unless otherwise noted at Friday
12:30PM
Ray Bean Cabins 1-14
Chiefs Meeting.
Main Camp Dining Hall – Come to the dining hall to exchange SWAPs & to have your
Tribe or Circle Photo for the slide show.
8:00AM
8:30AM
Breakfast
9:30AM to 11:45AM
Enjoy the
Activities
9:30AM Depart from
Dining Hall
Guided Hike
11:30AM Start
Nation Games
12:00PM
12:30PM
Lunch
1:00PM Start
SWAPs
1:00PM to 4:30PM
Enjoy More of
the Activities
Same as above. Some activities may only be running at Main Camp in the afternoon
1:30PM Departure from
Main Camp Dining Hall
Guided Hike
4:30PM Start
Trick or Treat!!
Start location Main Camp dining hall – plan for an hour or so, this is a great way to
explore nature with your Princess or Guide. Bring your cameras and no flip flops,
real shoes please… The trail head is about a ½ mile away, so bring a vehicle to cart
the kids up to the trail head.
Trick or Treating – Bring costumes, candy and decorations. Starting at about 4:30 we
release the Wild Ones to roam from cabin to cabin trick or treating, begging for
treats – but may get a trick…
Best Dressed Cabin – There will be an award for the spookiest, scariest, freakiest,
strangest, oddest and most outrageously decorated cabin!!!
5:30PM
Dinner
5:00PM Start
Chiefs & Na0vigators
Meeting – Required
Attendance
New Nation
Member
Inductions
7:30PM
7:45PM Start
8:00PM Start
Council Fire Precession
Starts
Council Fire
Dining Hall – both camps. Many bring grills and cook steaks, burgers, dawgs and
other fine camp delicacies. If your tribe plans to eat dinner in the dining hall, please
be sure to let camp-staff know during the chief’s meeting on Friday.
Dining Hall at Main Camp (Chiefs & Navigators Only) Bring Scavenger Hunt Findings;
Bravery Bead and Broken Feather Results; Pick up Torches; Discuss Council Fire
Precession
Main Camp Dining Hall: If you missed Friday night. New Princesses and Guides will be
inducted to the Nation, a bit of face painting and lifetime memory. Each new camper
will receive a special gift that represents and symbolizes their induction.
Gather with your circle or tribe at the Main Camp Dining Hall.. A Longhouse Member
will escort your tribe or circle to the fire.
Chapel (see the map). Bring your flashlights but please do not shine the lights at the
fire or at the Longhouse members.
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YMCA Adventure Program 2012 Kindergarten Fall Campout
Camp Grady Spruce - Garford TX – October 26th to October 28th
Campout Notes – Distribute to your Tribe or Circle.
Be Sure to Print this and Bring with You!!
Sunday
Time
8:00AM
8:30AM
What
Breakfast
Where
Dining Hall – Two dining times are provided to keep lines to a minimum.
Arrive on time or risk going hungry… Please only come to the dining hall at
your designated time…
8:00AM
8:30AM
9:15AM to 10:00AM
10:00AM to Noon
Main Camp Pathfinder Cabins / Ray Bean Cabins 1-7
Main Camp Indian Unit Cabins / Ray Bean Cabins 8-14
Awards
Ceremony
Outside of the dining hall of Main Camp. Sing along song singing. Award
Bravery Beads, Feathers, Etc. Broken Feathers for dumb Dad Stunts.
Pack Up and Enjoy
the Camp
This is the best way to close the weekend. Bravery beads, broken feathers
and other rewards will be given out. Gather outside the dining hall just
after breakfast.
Drive Safely Everyone!! Check Out: Please sweep the cabins,
bag up your trash and pick-up around the camp ground.
Please the camp cleaner than you found it. If you moved any
tables, bunks or mattresses, please return them where you
found them.
More Important Stuff
You First Campout: This is a full service campground, meaning that you will be in cabins with heat and in some cases A/C. All
cabins will have a bathroom but not all have showers (some campgrounds have a central bathroom with showers). There is
limited electricity, a couple of plugs at best. The bunk-beds are hard with what resembles a mattress. Bring either blankets or
a sleeping bag and pillows. There are no linens, so you need to bring towels and such. Don’t forget the stuffed animals and
those stinky blankets that every kid has and needs to go to sleep. With that said, make sure you have it when you leave. If you
are a light sleeper consider some ear plugs, you can find at any sporting store that caries hunting gear. These are cabins, not
hotel rooms so set your expectations accordingly. Please keep the kids from jumping off of the bunk beds – a broken leg or
twisted wrist is not the memory you are looking to achieve.
Roles: Most tribes will assign roles. One person responsible for ordering the firewood, one to bring food one to cook, a cook
or grill master, therapist, mediator and such – everyone should take a role. Pack whatever you like but expect the kids to raid
each cooler – so bring extra. Don’t expect the kids to eat much so attempt to bring snacks that might offer some nutritional
value (cereal bars, fruit, lunchables and other make-believe healthy stuff – protein wards off bad behavior). Make sure you
pack any medicines your kids need but also bring your usual off the shelf meds too (allergy meds, Tylenol, whatever) – there
are no pharmacies nearby. Bring extra shoes and socks, a pair of long pants and closed toe shoes. And I hate to say it, bring
rain gear.
Keep an eye on the kids: Recommendation, the buddy-system or better yet – the herd-system. Kids should never be alone or
not where a parent is not nearby. This weekend is about time with your child, be sure to have your one-on-one time. Don’t use
the drive to the camp as an opportunity to catch up on voice mail, put down the phone and talk to your kid – turn off the TVs in
back seat. You kids will remember this weekend more than any other weekend in their entire life.
Meltdowns: Usually reserved for Saturday afternoon when the kids are the most tired. Work through it with the kids. Just
know that it will happen and it will be over in 10-minutes or less. I don’t suggest silly threats (we are going to leave if you don’t
stop…).
Behavior: Not the kids, the dads. Make good decisions. The camps are alcohol free facilities; this is a weekend to spend with
your kids – not a weekend to get loaded with your buddies. But also, encourage the kids to behave well and be respectful of
the camp and each other.
Most Important: Make sure that the kids are having a great time. We expect the dads to have a ton of fun too, but you will be
tired, achy and cranky. This is camping and the facilities are not Ritz or even Motel 6 like. The camps are mostly run by
volunteers, so be patient and set your expectations accordingly...
Sleeping Arrangements: Most cabins have between 10 and 14 beds (5 to 7 bunk beds). The size of your tribe will dictate how
many cabins your tribe will be assigned. In some cases, your tribe may be sharing a cabin with another tribe. We do our best to
avoid this but there is limited space and we have to accommodate everyone.
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YMCA Adventure Program 2012 Kindergarten Fall Campout
Camp Grady Spruce - Garford TX – October 26th to October 28th
Campout Notes – Distribute to your Tribe or Circle.
Be Sure to Print this and Bring with You!!
If your child is one that likes to wonder in the middle night, you might consider letting them have the bottom bunk and you
take the top bunk. Please, keep the kids from jumping off of the bunks – no one wants to miss soccer season due to a busted
leg. Snorers, you know who you are – work with your cabin mates to minimize their pain and discomfort inflicted by your
snoring.
Bravery Beads and Broken Feathers: Sunday morning at the closing ceremony the Longhouse Team uses this opportunity to
recognize acts of bravery, heroism and courage. Keep track of battle wounds, scrapes and scratches, splinters or other feats of
heroism that may have lead to a tear, frown and slight gasp. Keep a list and give the list to any of the longhouse members
Sunday morning. Equally important, is that we take advantage of every opportunity to embarrass some of the Dad’s for dopey
things. Where you checking your blackberry when you kid fell out of a tree or went a drift in a canoe?
Tribal Chant or Song. Each Tribe or Circle should create a chant, a war song or some other creative way to vocalize their Tribe
or Circle. Each Tribe and Circle will be asked to sing, shout or scream their chant or song on the council fire.
Horseback Riding: Riding times will be assigned at the Chiefs’ meeting on Friday night. The Longhouse, in an effort to raise
funds to support our scholarship fund will auction off the first choice for horseback riding. Get your Circle or Tribe Dad’s to
kick-in $5 each to get the prime riding time, or you’ll be riding on a cold damp saddle when it is nice icy cold in the morning…
Also, the Tribe or Circle that has the winning bid does not have to do any KP Chores…
Nations Games: Nation’s Games at the athletic field. This is a great group activity. The Cookie Machine, Shoe-Toss and more
fun activities. A great team building experience for the campers.
Scavenger Hunt: Lists will be provided on Friday night at the chief’s meeting. The Longhouse will collect scavenger hunt
findings Saturday night. Be sure to add up your points so that we can announce the winner at the closing ceremony.
Boat Rides to Hell’s Gate: A ten minute boat ride to a deserted island where you can hike and explore. The view from on top of
the island is great. The boats will leave every hour from the dock. This is about a 1½ hour trip.
Guided Hikes: The hikes typically take a little over an hour and lead by one of the Longhouse. The views from Johnsons Peak
are great. Bring some water and be sure to wear good walking shoes or hiking shoes. Hikes will start at the time indicated in
the schedule and will depart from the Main Camp Dining Hall.
Directions and Check in Procedures: Once you have checked in, you will be given your cabin assignments. You may drive near
your cabin and quickly unload your car. Do Not Drive on The Grass! Immediately move your car the designated parking areas, if
not you are assured to get a few dings and scratches. Do not drive on the grass!!
Tribal Flags: Fall Campout Only – The Longhouse will provide each Circle or Tribe with a flag which the Princesses and
Navigators can decorate with their Tribal Sign. There will be paint, glitter and glue available – feel free to bring any additional
decorating materials. The flag is a 3’ x 4’ canvas flag.
Camp Cooking: Most of the cabin areas will have a fire pit, if not improvise. Typically, the fire pits don’t offer much of a grill to
cook on. Many bring portable gas grills or charcoal grills. Just remember, sometimes you may be quite a distance from your
camp area. You can also bring a grill to place over the fire pit. You can also put some charcoal in the fire pit for cooking. There
are raccoons that will break into the coolers at night, so be shore to secure things the best you can.
Camp Fires: Please be safe around the fires, burn only firewood – no bombs, cans or other debris! Camp fires are great fun,
enjoy them safely.
Behavior: Be wise and make good decisions. Alcohol, Fireworks and Bad Behavior are not allowed. This is a weekend for you
to build a lasting bond with your child. The YMCA reserves the right to kick you out for such bad decisions.
Your Longhouse Team: The Longhouse is a Team who commit a considerable amount of their free time to Indian Princess and
Adventure Guide Program. We want you to have a great time. We do not however run the camp
facility, concerns regarding the camp facility need to be addressed with the camp director; of
course the Longhouse will assist in any way possible.
Fund Raising: The Longhouse may sell items such as bracelets or dog-tags. Please support the
program by purchasing these items. This money goes directly the Indian Princess and Adventure
Guide Program to help with some of the expenses covered by The Longhouse Volenteers.
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YMCA Adventure Program 2012 Kindergarten Fall Campout
Camp Grady Spruce - Garford TX – October 26th to October 28th
Campout Notes – Distribute to your Tribe or Circle.
Be Sure to Print this and Bring with You!!
Camp Grady Spruce: YMCA Camp Grady Spruce – 3000 Park Rd. 36 - Graford, TX 76449 - Ph: 940-779-3411
Driving Directions, but you may go online to route your own plan.
YMCA Camp Grady Spruce
3000 Park Rd. 36 - Graford, TX 76449
Ph: 940-779-3411
www.campgradyspruce.org
To Main Camp and Ray Bean Camp sites
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From Dallas/Fort Worth (about 120 miles): Follow I-30 West (from Central Dallas) to the I-20 merge west of Fort
Worth heading towards Weatherford/Mineral Wells.
Exit the Highway 180 cut-off at Weatherford. Continue on Highway 180 through Weatherford and Mineral Wells
(Mineral Wells is the last guaranteed stop for food if you want to eat).
Just west of Mineral Wells, turn north (right) onto Hwy 337 following it for 11 miles.
At the 4-way stop in Graford, turn Left onto Hwy 254 following it 8 miles to the intersection of Hwy 254 and Hwy
16.
Veer left onto Hwy 16. Proceed 2 miles.
Turn right onto Park Road 36 (at The Cabins on the Corner). Stay on Park Road 36 through the 4-way stop past Mr.
C's gas station.
Park Road 36 will veer left after approximately 6 miles. Park Road 36 dead ends into the Main and Ray Bean
Camps.
South Route- From Dallas/Fort Worth (about 120 miles):
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Follow I-30 West (from Central Dallas) to the I-20 West merge west of Fort Worth heading towards
Weatherford/Mineral Wells.
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Exit the Highway 180 cut-off at Weatherford.
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Continue on Highway 180 through Weatherford and Mineral Wells (Mineral Wells is the last guaranteed stop for
food if you want to eat).
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Just west of Mineral Wells, turn north (right) onto Hwy 337 following it for 11 miles.
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At the 4-way stop in Graford, turn Left onto Hwy 254 following it 8 miles to the intersection of Hwy 254 and Hwy
16-veer left onto Hwy 16.
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Proceed 2 miles to Park Road 36 turning right at the bait shop.
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Following it through the 4-way stop past Mr. C's gas station. The road will split after approximately 6 miles.
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Veer left for Main and Ray Beans Camps which will be to your left at the end of Park Road 36.
North Route:
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Head North from Plano to US 380 through Denton, Decatur and Jacksboro.
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West of Jacksboro, take a left onto FM 4 south to Graford.
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Turn right on highway 254 in Graford and follow until it merges with HW 16.
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Take HW 16 and turn right onto Park Road 36 and follow the signs to Grady Spruce Main Camp.
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YMCA Adventure Program 2012 Kindergarten Fall Campout
Camp Grady Spruce - Garford TX – October 26th to October 28th
Campout Notes – Distribute to your Tribe or Circle.
Be Sure to Print this and Bring with You!!
SWAPs: Advanced notice so you can start gluing and pasting now… Get ready for some SWAP fun!! This is great tradition where girls
exchange a small handmade craft with one another to promote friendship and encourages social interaction with other girls. Many SWAPs are
attached to pins so they can be attached to a hat, vest, T-Shirt, or bandana. See the SWAPs notes below on SWAP ideas.
You will need to come to the campout with about 20-25 SWAPS to trade with other girls
during the campout. Below explains the meaning and history of SWAPS as well has some
ideas that will help you get started. This makes for a great craft activity at your next
tribe/circle meeting. SWAPs promote friendship, encourage girls to make new friends, and
are great mementos of a good time. Below is the meaning of a SWAP. You take your pick.
S
W
A
P
S
Special
Watchamacallits
Affectionately
Pinned
Somewhere
OR
S
W
A
P
Share
With
A
Pal
The origin of SWAPS is Native American during Potlatch, which is the ceremonial exchange of gifts practiced by Native Americans of Northwest
Coastal tribes. The custom stems from the legend explaining why birds have colored feathers. As the story goes, two Indian girls plucked
feathers of a magic bird and distributed the multi-colored plumage to the colorless birds living in the forest. From that time on, birds have had
brightly colored feathers and those gifts were remembered at potlatch ceremonies.
Families were summoned to the potlatch by a messenger carrying a bundle of sticks representing the number of people to be invited. The
ceremony included speeches, songs, dances, games, races, and refreshments. The host and members of his family were costumed and enacted
legends about their heritage. The gift giving came last of all, just before the guests departed. Since potlatch gifts were symbols of the family’s
status in the village, they were often quite elaborate, often being carved boxes, canoes, dishes, jewelry, mats and baskets. The potlatch
ceremony was given to commemorate the births, deaths, marriages, or coming of age of members of the group.
SWAPping Etiquette: SWAPping "do’s and dont's" vary but there are some basic rules that everyone should be aware of. SWAPS for trade are
carried separately from the ones you want to keep. Keepers are frequently pinned on to hats or bandannas. Sometimes they are pinned onto a
specific area of a shirt. SWAPS for trade can be in a SWAP bag, zipper baggie, shoe box, a friendship tie or pinned onto ribbon, anything that
can be easily carried. SWAPS are usually 1" to 2".
It is considered rude to refuse to swap with someone who asks. If you don’t like the item you have been given or already have an identical
SWAP, accept it politely and give them one of yours with a smile. (Try to make your SWAPS something you would want to receive.) ALWAYS
say thank you!
Try to have a few extra SWAPS on hand for those people who don’t have any to give in
return. Most SWAPS have a pin on them so they can be pinned to a hat or a shirt but they
don’t have to. SWAPS can be bracelets, necklaces, patches, event patches,
district/division/camp crests, or other small items. SWAPS can also be displayed on a banner,
troop flag, or the kitchen curtain.
SWAPS should NOT contain edible food. Food items can attract bugs and critters when
outdoors.
Below are some links to examples and the attached file has 70 SWAP ideas.
http://www.google.com/search?q=girls+scout+swaps&hl=en&prmd=imvns&tbm=isch&tbo=u
&source=univ&sa=X&ei=AoGBUJS0E6ae2gW2jICgAw&ved=0CCgQsAQ&biw=1280&bih=815
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YMCA Adventure Program 2012 Kindergarten Fall Campout
Camp Grady Spruce - Garford TX – October 26th to October 28th
Campout Notes – Distribute to your Tribe or Circle.
Be Sure to Print this and Bring with You!!
Council Fire
Fri Night
Inductions
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YMCA Adventure Program 2012 Kindergarten Fall Campout
Camp Grady Spruce - Garford TX – October 26th to October 28th
Fri Night
Inductions
Campout Notes – Distribute to your Tribe or Circle.
Be Sure to Print this and Bring with You!!
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YMCA Adventure Program 2012 Kindergarten Fall Campout
Camp Grady Spruce - Garford TX – October 26th to October 28th
Campout Notes – Distribute to your Tribe or Circle.
Be Sure to Print this and Bring with You!!
Item
Clothing (put your name on everything)
Extra clothing, socks, shoes
Jeans
Warm Jacket
Rain Gear
Hiking boots
Back packs
Tribe T-shirts
Tribe Regalia
Food
Cooking
Grill
Grilling utensils
Charcoal
Lighter Fluid
Matches and Lighter
Aluminum Foil
Firewood
Description
Who
Long pants are required for horseback riding
Closed toe shoes are required for horseback riding
The fire pits at the camp typically do not have cooking grills.
Order from the contact provided or BYO. DuraFlame Logs
work great to start fires.
Table cloths
Eating ware
Friday Night
Drinks
Water
Burgers/Hot Dogs & Buns
Chili
Chips & junk Food
Saturday Morning (breakfast is served at the dining hall)
Cereal Bars
Coffee
Coffee for Dads
Juice
Look for the juice that does not need to be refrigerated
Milk
The little Horizon Milk boxes don’t need to be kept cold.
Saturday Night
Steaks/Chicken
Hot Dogs and Buns
Salad
Condiments
Sunday Morning
Cereal Bars
Coffee
Juice
Look for the juice that does not need to be refrigerated
Milk
The little Horizon Milk boxes don’t need to be kept cold.
Snacks/Misc
Snacks
Variety of individually packed snacks
Ice
Several large ice chests full to keep drinks cold.
Smores
Graham crackers, chocolate bars, marsh mellows
Fruit
Apples, Bananas, Grapes, etc.
Accessories
Lanterns
Chairs
Insect and Tic repellent
Sleeping bag or quilt
Extra blankets
Pillows
Toiletries
Towels
Towelettes/Wipes
Hand soap
Anti-bacterial hand gel for kids is good
Liquid Dish Soap
Trash bags
Flashlight and extra batteries
Ice Chest
Necessary Rx Medications
Recreation
Fishing Tackle
Fishing Pole
Cameras and Film
Jam box and extra batteries
First Aid Kit
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