Information Pack

Thank you for signing up to take part in the Girlguiding Oxfordshire May 2020 Camp Challenge. This pack gives you all the information you need to carry out the challenge including the camp skills builder activities. You can take part on your own with the help of an adult. Why not ask your family members to join in with you as well? Just remember to stay safe and tell an adult what you are planning to do. The camp can be on any evening of your choice in May 2020. Completed badge order forms must be emailed or sent in by June 10th 2020. The form can be found on the last page of this pack. There are 6 steps to the challenge:

1. To spend the night in a den in your house, or a tent or bivouac in your garden . 2. Take part in at least two activities. Your family can join you. 3. Help make your evening meal. 4. Take part in a virtual campfire 5. Enjoy a hot chocolate and marshmallows before heading to bed. 6. Make breakfast and pack away

Design the badge competition – Step 7 includes a template for you to draw your design on. Send this in with your order form to be entered into the competition to design the Girlguiding Oxfordshire May 2020 Camp Challenge badge. The winner chosen after the 10th June will see their design idea brought to life on the actual badge. Visit our webpage for an introduction to the challenge: https://www.oxfordshiregirlguiding.org.uk/may-2020-camp-challenge We will also update the gallery with photos of your activities and camps that you may send in. Stay safe and well everyone. Sara and Carrie Girlguiding Oxfordshire Outdoor Team

Girlguiding Oxfordshire

May 2020

Camp Challenge

Step 1: Decide where you are going to hold your camp. For this challenge you need to spend at least one night at camp in your home. You could build a den in your house or, if it is safe to do so, you could pitch a tent or build a bivouac in your garden. Think about what you could use to build it. Will it be comfortable to sleep in for the night? What else will you need? sleeping bags, torches, ground sheets, sleeping mat. Ask an adult to help you make sure it is safe to sleep in. Risk Assessment When we go on camp it is important that we carry out a risk assessment to make sure our activities are safe and fun. Complete the risk assessment check list over the page to make sure your camp will be safe and fun. Are there any other points you think you should add?

Fire Safety: As some activities can include a campfire or cooking outside please note the following safety points.

• Never leave a naked flame unattended

• Always have a bucket of water/ sand nearby to extinguish the fire

• Choose a suitable location for your fire, away from flammable materials

• Never light a fire on peat, near shrubs/ bushes or under a tree

• Tie long hair back and tuck in loose items of clothes

• Be aware of the wind direction as it might blow the fire

Adult supervision is required at all times.

In the current climate some councils have advised against campfires. All activities in the pack

can be carried out using an indoor oven or barbecue and by using our virtual campfire links.

Please follow your council’s guidance.

Risk Assessment – Girlguiding Oxfordshire May 2020 Camp Challenge Complete this checklist of questions to think about before holding your camp. Tick when

checked

Venue

Is your camp safe?

Is the area where you build your den/tent/bivouac free from clutter?

Will anything fall on you?

If indoors – what will you use to hold your den in place? Make sure it won’t fall on you.

If outdoors – Are there any trees or items near your camp? make sure there are no trees, plants or play equipment that could fall on you. If you are building a bivouac or sleeping in a hammock, make sure it is tied on to something secure so it won’t collapse.

Security

Is the area that you are camping in secure?

Fire Safety

Have you read the fire safety advice in this pack?

Are you following the rules for fires in your area?

If you have a campfire or barbeque is there a bucket of water or sand nearby?

Do you have an emergency plan in place in case you need to evacuate in the night?

Activities

Have you checked with an adult to make sure the activities you are doing are safe?

Do you have all the equipment you need to carry out the activity? If not ask an adult for help.

Other areas (add any other points you can think of that you should check)

Step 2: Take part in at least two activities Here are some ideas from the Camp skills builder syllabus that you could try as well as some other activities. See which ones you could do that are suitable for your section. Why not ask your family to join you? Camp Skills Builder Stage 1 – Recommended for Rainbows Packing problems – You’re going on a night away. What are you going to take with

you and what are you going to leave behind? Pack a bag for your night camp. Tent-tastic – You can’t go camping without being able to put up a tent. Get

creative and build the best tent you can. Rain or Shine – Camping can mean being outside no matter the weather.

Investigate what clothes will keep you warm and dry come rain or shine! Design an outfit. You could draw it or even dress up in your own clothes.

Camp Skills Builder Stage 2 – Recommended for Rainbows and Brownies Can you see in the dark? - Make sure you don’t go bump in the night. Get ready

for bed by torchlight so you’ll be ready for your next camping trip. Get packing – How quickly can you get organised? Think fast to decide what you

need to go camping, and race to pack your bag! Why not make a game of this with your family. Who can pack the bag the quickest?

Camp Skills Builder Stage 3 – Recommended for Brownies and Guides All pitch in – Work out what jobs need doing, while camping, and use your

performance skills to demonstrate them. Play a guessing game with your family to see if they can tell what you are doing.

Night under the stars – Never forget the memories you made while camping. Play

a game to help you remember this night. Here are some suggestions:

• Charades – with your family, decide on a theme (ie; nursery rhymes, films, books), one of you is the actor and silently acts out for the others to guess. Swap over so you all have a turn.

• I went to camp and I brought…….- Form a circle with your family. First person starts by saying “I went to camp and I brought…” finish it by saying something you would take on camp with you (ie; my hairbrush, my sleeping bag, my tent, my toothbrush etc). The next person then repeats what that person said and adds another item of their own. Each time round the next person repeats the previous sentence and adds another item. Keep going round the circle until you forget what you have taken with you. How many items can you remember?

• Or play another game that you enjoy.

Invent a gadget – Ever wished you had something to make camping life a little

easier? Now’s your chance to invent it! Design a gadget that you could use when you are camping. Here are some ideas; a towel rail, a washing up stand, a shoe rack, a food platform. Think about what you would need to make it; string, sticks, wood. What knots would you use to hold it all together? Half hitch, clove hitch, square lashing, diagonal lashing, tripod lashing. Can you make a miniature version of your gadget using pencils and string? Or chopsticks?

Camp Skills Builder Stage 4 – Recommended for Guides Campfire playlist – Singing around a campfire is a special way to end the day on a

camping trip. Can your rock the playlist? What songs would you sing? Can you create your own? Teach your family some songs or write your own verses to some of your favourite tunes.

Tent Beetle – Can you name all the parts of your tent? Play this version of tent

beetle with your family. All you need is paper and pencil for each player and a dice. You can use the template included in the pack if you have a printer or just draw it on a blank piece of paper. To complete the challenge try playing a real-life version of tent beetle in your patrols and race to see who can pitch their tent first. Ask your leader about playing it.

Camp café – Get your chefs hats on! It’s your job to plan your camp café and feed

all those hungry campers. Design a menu for camp. You will need to feed 10 people for two days and you have a budget of £50 to do it with. You will need to provide three well balanced meals each day. Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner which all include a source of protein, carbohydrate and at least two portions of fruit or vegetables. You can’t repeat any meals.

Here are some ideas of foods and the cost for 10 portions:

Plan your meal and make a list of what you will need and how much it will cost.

How would you store the food in your camp café? Do you have a way to keep fresh food cold or will tinned and long-life food be better? Colour code your plan to show how you will store the food. When you have completed your plan redesign one of the meals so it can be a packed meal and eaten while on an adventure. What would you change? Can it still be done in the budget?

Camp Skills Builder Stage 5 – Recommended for Guides and Rangers Healthy camp- Keeping everyone healthy is important at camp. Explore how to

maintain hygiene and share what you learn with others. Design, and if you can, build a gadget wash station. Think about what material you would use and which knots and lashings would be best.

Shelter sleepover – Forget the tent, build your own shelter to keep you warm and

dry. You could use this as the one you will sleep in for your camp. Camp Skills Builder Stage 6 – Recommended for Rangers No pans, no problem! Forget the washing up – challenge yourself to cook a meal

without any pots or pans. Try these four techniques to cook on a small fire or barbecue. A home oven can also be used:

• Paper bags- Grease the inside of the bag and add food, such as popcorn, instant noodles or chocolate pudding, fold the bag over twice and push a green stick through to hold it over the embers. If using home oven wrap food in a greaseproof paper envelope.

• Tin foil- Fold foil in half so it has two layers, coat with oil on one side and fold into an envelope, fill with food and loosely seal. Good foods for this are fresh fish, potatoes, mixed veg and tofu. Then bake.

• Food as a container- Hollow out a piece of fruit or veg, fill with food, eg. An egg, minced meat, cake mix and bake in the embers or your home oven.

• Leaves- wrap the food you want to cook, such as sausages or fruit crumble, in cabbage leave, seal with a green twig and cook on the embers or bake in an oven putting your stuffed leaves on a tray to keep your oven clean.

Chief Camper – The rest of this activity will need to be done another time, but

you can make a start. To complete this activity, you need to spend 15 nights

sleeping outside, they don’t need to be in one go, what have you already done as

a Ranger? Make a record of when, where and in what sort of shelter, if any, did

you spend the night each time.

For this challenge you could cover one of these:

• Camp in a shelter made by yourself

• Camp in a type of tent you haven’t slept in before

• Camp elevated off the ground (e.g. a hammock)

Other activities for all: Get crafty – it is always great to make a craft whilst you are on camp, so you have a memory to take home with you.

• Paint a rock – find a nice flat pebble that you can decorate. Keep it as a paperweight to remind you of the camp challenge or perhaps you could give it to a friend or hide it for someone to find.

• PomPom Hedgehog – Make your own little hedgehog. Find the instructions here: https://www.redtedart.com/hedgehog-pom-pom-craft/

• Friendship bracelets – If you have some embroidery thread why not try making some bracelets. There are many different patterns and ways to make them. Here is a link to some ideas: https://www.hobbycraft.co.uk/ideas/kids/how-to-make-friendship-bracelets

• Homemade woggle- A woggle is a device to fasten the neckerchief, or scarf, worn as part of the Girl Guides uniform, originated by a Scout in the 1920s. Woggles were originally made from leather knotted into a ring. They can be made from anything as long as they have a small hole to thread the ends of the neckerchief through. Make your own. You could use wool or ribbon. Perhaps make it from an everyday object like bottle lids or a piece of wood. You could even make one from a piece of cardboard tube and decorate it with bright colours or gems. The design below could be made with fabric or ribbon. If you are still at Rainbows and Brownies you may not have a neckerchief yet. You can keep it till you are at Guides.

Reference taken from scoutwiki

Start a camp blanket – Have you started a collection of sew on badges? Have you got your own blanket yet? If not see if you have a blanket that would be suitable and start to sew on your badges. There are lots of different ways you can do this. Perhaps you have some old neckers that you would like to add or perhaps a sash or gillet. You could start a blanket as a Rainbow or a Brownie and then as you progress on through Guiding you can sew blankets together to show each part of your journey. If you already have a blanket but never find time to sew on those badges why not take this time to add a few. Could you share a picture of your blanket on Girlguiding Oxfordshire’s social media pages or email it to us to add to the Camp Gallery? Bake up a storm – why not make some cupcakes to share with your family or perhaps bake a celebration cake and decorate it. You could make rice crispy cakes or perhaps a tray bake. There are some easy no bake tray bake recipes. See a great recipe below:

Design a game – During this time you have probably played all the board games in your house. Why not design your own game? You could design the playing board and decorate it. You could make the playing pieces and the dice. You could design a quiz type game that has question cards or perhaps a game with challenges that need to be completed. You could make a memory game or a game with forfeits if you go wrong. It could be a team game or a game for 2 or 3 players. Use your imagination to design a game you would want to play.

Chocolate Orange No Bake Traybake Ingredients

• 125 g Butter

• 300 g Milk chocolate OR 150g EACH of Milk and Dark Chocolate

• 2 tbsp Golden Syrup

• 300 g Rich Tea or Digestive Biscuits

• 1 box of Orange Matchmakers

• 125 g Terry's mini chocolate orange OR one Terry's Chocolate orange, chopped (keep a few pieces whole to decorate the top of the traybake) Instructions

• Grease and line a 22x22cm square tin.

• Place the chocolate, golden syrup and butter in a large pan and melt over a low heat, stirring occasionally. You can also use a microwave for this but do it in 30 second stages and stir each time so the chocolate doesn’t burn. When the mixture has melted and is smooth, remove from the heat and pour in the crushed biscuits, orange matchmakers and Terry’s chocolate orange pieces.

• Stir together then quickly tip out into the lined tin, smoothing it out with a spatula. Place in the fridge while you make the topping.

• Melt the 100g chocolate in a heatproof bowl set over a pan of simmering water (or use the microwave method again, 30 seconds at a time). Pour the melted chocolate over the top of the traybake and using a spatula, coax

the chocolate into the corners, trying to get an even covering. • Top with chocolate orange segments and Matchmakers.

• Place in the fridge to set for a minimum of 2 hours before cutting into bars. Variation: Substitute chocolate orange for any other suitable chocolate bars or perhaps add in some Maltesers and mini-mallows to make a rocky road traybake.

Stargazing – If the weather stays clear there may be an opportunity to try a bit of star gazing. Try this star hopping activity to see if you can identify some constellations in our night sky. Star-hop from the Plough to Cassiopeia 1. Find the Plough The Plough is a shape or ‘asterism’ found in the constellation of Ursa Major, the Great Bear. It’s a good place to start because of its recognisable shape. It’s also close to the north pole of the sky, meaning it’s always visible in the night sky. 2. Move from the Plough to the Pole Star The two right-hand stars of the Plough are known as the Pointers. Extend an imaginary line between them and out of the Plough and they’ll point to the Pole Star, which is also called Polaris. 3. Trace the shape of Ursa Minor The Pole Star is the main star of the constellation Ursa Minor, the Little Bear. This is shaped like a smaller, fainter version of the Plough and you can trace its form arching off from Polaris. Well done, you’ve found a new constellation. 4. Move on to Cassiopeia Continue on in the same direction you took from the Plough to Polaris, for around the same distance again. You’ll find the distinctive ‘W’ of stars that make up the constellation of Cassiopeia. That’s it, a successful star-hopping session.

Reference https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/advice/skills/guides-star-hop-the-night-sky/

Girlguiding UK Adventures at Home – There are other suggestions for ideas posted on the Girlguiding Website. Here is the link. They are suitable for all ages. https://www.girlguiding.org.uk/what-we-do/adventures-at-home/

Tent Beetle (use this form or just draw on blank paper)

Step 3: Help make your evening meal It is important to eat well at camp, so you have energy to do the activities and help keep you warm at night. See if you can help at home to make your evening meal. Here are some suggestions for camp cooking techniques. They can be used on a campfire or in your home kitchen: • Paper bags- Grease the inside of the bag and add food, such as popcorn, instant noodles or

chocolate pudding, fold the bag over twice and push a green stick through to hold it over the embers. In your home kitchen you can make a parcel from greaseproof paper and cook in that.

• Tin foil - Fold foil in half so it has two layers, coat with oil on one side and fold into an envelope, fill with food and loosely seal. Good foods for this are fresh fish, potatoes, mixed veg and tofu. Then bake.

• Food as a container- Hollow out a piece of fruit or veg, fill with food, eg. An egg, minced meat, cake mix and bake in the embers. This can be done on a barbecue with adult help or in your oven..

Why not try and cook something using only one pot? It’s ideal to use as little equipment as possible at camp. This saves on what you need to pack and carry as well as washing up! Here is a simple recipe to try:

• Stuffed Peppers

Ingredients

•115 g uncooked rice

• 2 tbsp. extra-virgin olive oil, plus more for drizzling

• 1 medium onion, chopped

• 1 tbsp. tomato paste

• 3 cloves garlic, crushed

• 450 g beef mince or pork mince. Can also substitute for mushrooms, haloumi or tofu.

• 1 (400g) can chopped tomatoes

• 1 tsp. dried oregano

• Salt and freshly ground black pepper

• 6 bell peppers, topped and cores removed

• 100 g grated cheddar Method

• Preheat oven to 200°C (180ºC fan).

• In a small saucepan, prepare rice according to package instructions.

• In a large pan over medium heat, heat oil. Cook onion until soft, about 5 minutes. Stir in tomato paste and garlic and cook until fragrant, about 1 minute more. Add beef and cook, breaking up meat with a wooden spoon, until no longer pink, 6 minutes. Drain fat.

• Return beef mixture to pan, then stir in cooked rice and chopped tomatoes. Season with oregano, salt, and pepper. Let simmer until liquid has reduced slightly, about 5 minutes.

• Place peppers cut side-up in a 23 x 33cm baking dish and drizzle with oil. Spoon beef mixture into each pepper and top with cheese, then cover baking dish with foil.

• Bake until peppers are tender, about 35 minutes. Uncover and bake until cheese is bubbly, 10 minutes more. Peppers can be baked in the embers of a campfire or on a barbeque. Wrap in foil first and ask an adult to help.

You could also try a camp dessert:

• Camp doughnuts

• Orange camp fire cakes

Ingredients

• 2 eggs

• 200g plain flour

• milk or water

• 1 loaf of white bread

• jam/chocolate spread or any other filling that sounds tasty

• vegetable oil for cooking

• sugar to serve Method

• Mix the eggs and the flour with milk or water until you get the thickness of double cream – leave to stand.

• Cut the slices of bread in half. Spread one side with the filling of your choice and fold up to make a sandwich.

• Dip in the batter mix.

• Cook in hot oil on both sides until golden brown and crispy.

• Cover in sugar and eat. Watch out, as the filling will be hot. Note: You can use a pre-made pancake mix if preferred – just make it a bit thicker than normal.

Ingredients

• Oranges – 1 orange per cake

• Instant cake mix – ones you just have to add water to are the best for the campsite What you need

• Foil

• Campfire or can use an oven Method

• Slice off the top of each orange at about 1/4 of the way down.

• Hollow out the oranges.

• Make the cake mix.

• Fill each orange with cake mix and put the top back on the orange.

• Wrap each orange in foil.

• Place on campfire or barbecue (how long depends on how hot) or bake in an oven following cooking times for packet mix but check cake with a skewer to make sure it is cooked before eating.

• Eat straight out of the orange skin when it has cooled enough to eat.

Step 4: Join in with an Online campfire Take part in our online campfire at the link here…. https://www.oxfordshiregirlguiding.org.uk/may-2020-camp-challenge/campfire You don’t need a real campfire for this. You can watch the videos and sing along.

Wrap up in your camp blanket and teach some of the songs to your family. Watch the WAGGGS World Centres Online Global Campfire #sharethelight On the 18th April WAGGGS, the World Association for Girl Guides and Girl Scouts, held an online campfire live from the World Centres of Guiding all around the world. Here is the link so you can watch it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4SA0TwrsI14

Step 5: Enjoy hot chocolate and marshmallows before heading to bed Part of camp tradition is to have a hot drink before going to bed. This is usually hot chocolate but can be another hot drink, for example hot blackcurrant squash. You can even make s’mores if you have a real campfire or barbecue or a tealight. You can also use a microwave to make s’mores using chocolate digestives and marshmallows. Here are the instructions for microwave smores:

Microwave S’mores Ingredients you will need:

• Chocolate digestive biscuit (or other biscuit of your choice)

• Marshmallows (you can use the large ones or small ones) Instructions:

• Place one biscuit on a microwavable plate. Chocolate side up if you are using chocolate biscuits.

• Place one large marshmallow on top of the biscuit, or 6-7 small ones.

• Microwave the biscuit for 15 seconds. It should start to go all gooey.

• Take out of the microawave and put a second biscuit on top of the marshmallow chocolate side down this time so it sandwiches the marshmallow.

Check the marshmallow isn’t too hot before eating your Smore. When they are ready to eat. Enjoy!! Variations: Different biscuits will give different flavours, why not try a cookie or a ginger nut? You can use a plain biscuit and put a small piece of chocolate or chocolate spread on it. If you don’t like chocolate, you could try a little bit of jam.

A bit of background and history………..

What is a s’more?

A s'more is a campfire treat popular in the United States, Mexico, and Canada, consisting of a marshmallow and a layer of chocolate placed

between two pieces of graham cracker (sweet flavoured cracker originating in the US) or cookie.

Where does the term S’more come from?

S'more is a contraction of the phrase "some more". One early published recipe for a s'more is found in a book of recipes published by the Campfire

Marshmallows company in the 1920s, where it was called a "Graham Cracker Sandwich". The text indicates that the treat was already popular

with both Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts. In 1927, a recipe for "Some More" was published in Tramping and Trailing with the Girl Scouts.

The contracted term "s'mores" appears in conjunction with the recipe in a 1938 publication aimed at summer camps. A 1956 recipe uses the name

"S'Mores” and lists the ingredients as "a sandwich of two graham crackers, toasted marshmallow and 1⁄2 chocolate bar". A 1957 Betty Crocker

cookbook contains a similar recipe under the name of "s'mores".

Reference from Wikipedia

Step 6: Breakfast and pack away your camp

Wake up and help make breakfast before packing away your den or tent and tidying up the area you have been using. Some suggestions for camp breakfasts:

• Eggy bread

• Camp toast

• Mini cereal straight from the packet Using a fun size mini cereal packet, carefully open the box and the bag at the top. Pour a small amount of milk directly into the bag (not the box) and eat with a spoon directly from the bag.

• Croissant

• Toast and jam

• Or whatever you normally have for breakfast!

Ingredients – 1 egg per person, 1 or 2 pieces of bread per person, dash of milk, butter or oil for frying. Method – 1. Lightly beat the egg in a shallow bowl along with the milk. Season with salt and black

pepper. 2. Dip each slice of bread into the egg mixture, making sure it has soaked up all the liquid.

Heat a frying pan over a medium heat and add the butter. Swirl the butter around the pan and when it's beginning to foam, add the bread and fry on each side for 1 min or until golden brown. Transfer to a plate and serve with crispy bacon and beans or simply on its own.

Ingredients – 1 or 2 pieces of bread per person, marmite or vegemite, butter or oil for frying. Method – 1. Lightly spread each piece of bread with marmite or vegemite. 3. Heat a frying pan over a medium heat and add the butter. Swirl the butter around the

pan and when it's beginning to foam, add the bread and fry on each side for 1 min or until golden brown. Transfer to a plate and serve with crispy bacon and beans or simply on its own.

Step 7: (optional) Design the Girlguiding Oxfordshire May 2020 Camp Challenge Badge Enter the competition to design the Girlguiding Oxfordshire May 2020 Camp Challenge badge.

Use the template below to complete your design and submit it with your order form. It can be square or round or oval (shapes below are a guide for size) The page can be scanned or send a photo if you are submitting your entry by email. The winning badge design may be adapted to comply with branding rules.

Your badge must include the following:

• The Girlguiding trefoil in blue (or indicate where it should be)

• The words “Girlguiding Oxfordshire”

Name:

Unit Name:

Section: Rainbow Brownie Guide Ranger

(Please mark “X” in your secion)

Young Leader

Adult Volunteer

Trefoil Guild

Challenge badge order form:

Well done for completing the Girlguiding Oxfordshire May 2020 Camp Challenge!

Complete the form below and send by email to: outdoorteam@oxfordshiregirlguiding.org.uk or alternatively email for postal details. Please only send this form and your badge entry. Do not return the whole pack. Completed forms must be received by June 10th 2020.

Name: Membership number:

Unit:

District: Division:

I confirm I have completed the May 2020 Camp Challenge.

Date completed:

What did you do? Include a short paragraph of what you did to complete the challenge. What activities did you do? What was your favourite bit?

I include photos of my camp and activities:

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Don’t forget to include your badge design competition entry! Email completed forms to: outdoorteam@oxfordshiregirlguiding.org.uk by June 10th 2020.

Forms will be kept for the purpose of event and destroyed after badges have been sent.