Date: Fri May 03, 6:00 PM CDT - Sun May 05, 2:30 PM CDT
Category:
- STEM,
- Outdoor,
- Life Skills
Level:
- Juniors,
- Cadettes,
- Seniors,
- Volunteers,
- Ambassadors
Bring your troop, including leaders, out to camp for a fun-filled weekend of outdoor skill building and Girl Scout sisterhood. Host a booth at the Outdoor Expo and teach other Girl Scouts your favorite outdoor skill, learn from other Girl Scout troops, and participate in archery and other activities provided by community collaborators. Try your hand at Dutch oven cooking and compete for the Dutch Oven Cookoff trophy! To finish out the weekend, troops will be able to split into teams of Juniors and CSAs to compete in a skill-building adventure race around camp. Independently Registered Girls (IRGs) will be matched with other Girl Scouts to form a team.
Outdoor Skills Expo: The outdoor expo is like a "science fair" for outdoor skills and knowledge! It is a booth area where troops will present an outdoor topic or skill. Each booth should include an informational display and an interactive activity for other Girl Scouts to try. Troops should choose an Outdoor Skills Expo topic in the following categories: outdoor skills, outdoor art, outdoor cooking, or nature science. Past examples include building emergency shelters, how long trash takes to break down when left outside, cording, soap whittling, navigation skills, water conservation, stick cooking, fire building, etc. The booth can be as in depth as your troop chooses to make it. During the expo, troop members will take turns running their own booth so everyone has a chance to explore all the different booths and learn from fellow Girl Scouts!
Dutch Oven Cookoff: All troops will participate in the Dutch Oven Cookoff on Saturday afternoon; the meal created by a troop will be that troop's dinner. Plan accordingly to make enough food to feed your entire troop and to provide one portion to the cookoff judges. Dinner will not be provided on Saturday night. Refrigeration will be available for perishable ingredients. Categories for the Dutch Oven Cookoff are: Best Presentation, Best Flavor, and Most Creative.
Adventure Race: To finish out the weekend, troops will split into teams of 3-5 Juniors or CSAs to compete in a fast-paced and exciting skill-building adventure race around camp. Teams will explore camp and find all the outdoor skill outposts. They'll complete challenges, including archery and other skills from the Saturday's Outdoor Skills Expo. The first team to complete the ten challenges will win bragging rights and the Sasquatch 2024 trophy! Awards will be presented to the first, second, and third teams and will be by race teams, not troops.
Meals Provided: Saturday breakfast, Saturday lunch, Sunday breakfast. Troops will make their own Saturday night meals for the Dutch Oven Cookoff. Cake will be served midday Sunday at the conclusion of the adventure race and before troops leave camp. Troop leaders, please confirm accuracy of all Girl Scouts' dietary restrictions or needs.
Tentative Schedule of Events:
Friday:
- 6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. Arrive and check in at Bluebonnet Shores Girl Scout Camp.
- Meeting for Girls Scouts and Adults in the Dining Hall
- Evening Activity
Saturday
- Breakfast
- Outdoor Skills Expo, including archery
- Lunch
- Clean up stations
- Afternoon activity
- Prepare for Dutch Oven Cookoff
- Dinner and Dutch Oven Cookoff judging
- Traditional campfire with S'mores, skits, and singing
- Evening Activity
Sunday
- Breakfast
- Adventure Race
- Awards and cake
- Complete Kapers and depart camp by 1:30 p.m.
Location: Bluebonnet Shores (formerly Camp Kachina), Belton
Special instructions:
Adults: Each troop is required to have an adult with a current CPR/First Aid certification and Let's Go! 1, 2, and 3. All adults must have a Girl Scout membership and a current, approved criminal background check
Required Forms and Waivers: Troops must have an approved Activity and Travel Application (ATA). Please submit no later than March 15, 2024. Additionally, troops must have photo release, permission for overnights, and health forms for all participants.
Independently Registered Girl Scouts will be matched with a group to participate in the activities. Caregivers of IRGs will be contacted via email for specific details. All IRGs must have a safety-wise adult in attendance.
This is NOT A DROP OFF EVENT event. Girl Scouts will need an adult to register and stay at camp per Girl Scout girl/adult ratio. We will do our best to house troop members together, however, depending on building capacities, there will likely be other Girl Scouts staying in same the building and possibly in the same room. Adult men will have separate accommodations.
Next Steps: After registering your troop for this event, please determine your top three choices for booth topic for the expo and divide your troop into teams for the adventure race. Then complete this form by April 1, 2024. ATAs are due by April 10, 2024.
Badge/Patch: Fun patch will be given out at the event.
Contact for registration questions: customercare@gsctx.org