Think outside the box! (Girl Scout event ideas)

Camp Conejo's 2014 theme was Surfin Safari. We expanded to two sessions this year and my Program Director, Mindy Hostetter created an amazing program. Workshops included: Etiquette, wood working, archery, rain sticks, ukulele, hula, Irish Dance, Square Dance, Hip Hop Dance, martial arts, acting, Improv, message in a bottle, sand art, rock painting, camping, golf, computer programming, sit upon scrap booking, cartography, healthy living, tennis, tons of crafts, camp carnival and more. MESSAGE IN A BOTTLE WORKSHOP: Read the history of the Message in a Bottle (below) to the kids • This week every kid at camp will write a letter to another camper (they will not know who will receive it) Make sure they do not write, “Dear ___”...start the letter with “Hello”, etc. • If you are working with young children that can’t write yet, please write the letter for them, but have them tell you what to write. • Encourage kind words. You can give them prompting sentences if they are in t