Outdoor Crafts
Outdoor Crafts
Tune in for our art programming. These were live sessions with our camp staff where they showed you the arts of camp!
Join Nona to learn how to make a God’s Eye—a classic Girl Scout camp craft. All you’ll need is two sticks and some yarn!
God’s Eye
- Sticks
- String / yarn
Bring your friendship string and join Ziggy as she teaches you how to make some super awesome friendship bracelets.
Friendship Bracelets
- Friendship string
- Tape (to hold on table)
Bring your ties and your dyes and join us this afternoon to learn the classic camp tie dye patterns!
Tie Dye
- White Cotton Shirt
- Rubber Bands or String
- Assorted Tie Dye Colors in Bottles (red, yellow, and blue is usually sufficient!)
- Garbage Bag
- Large Zip-Top Bag
Tie Dye is a camp tradition and you probably already know the swirls and the bulleyes. So come and join as we show more advanced patterns!
Tie Dye
- White Cotton Shirt
- Rubber Bands or String
- Assorted Tie Dye Colors in Bottles (red, yellow, and blue is usually sufficient!)
- Garbage Bag
- Large Zip-Top Bag
Whether you are a survivalist or a nature lover who regularly spends time in the outdoors, there are many things you need in order to survive in the wild. One you must have is a survival bracelet. They can be simple in design, but do not be fooled because these bracelets can be of great help in a life or death situation. Watch and learn how to make your very own survival bracelet!
Paracord Survival Bracelet
- 12 feet paracord (any colors you want)
- Buckle (optional)
- Safety pin
- 12 feet fishing line
- 1 strike anywhere match
- Small fishing hook
- 1 foot by 1 foot piece of aluminum foil
- Duct tape
- Band aid
- Plastic zip-top bag
- Piece of wire
- Anything else small you’d like to add – compass, etc.
Join today as we make our very own superhero masks and capes!
Gather some fun leaves from around your yard and make a cool shirt using bleach spray!
Leaf Print Shirts
- Dark t-shirt
- Spray bottle with a mixture of half bleach and half water
- Garbage bag
- Zip-top bag
- Assorted leaves and other things to put on your shirt
Use items gathered from outside to make cool plates, pinch pots, and other clay creations!
Nature Imprints
- Some type of clay (pottery clay, air dry clay, modeling clay, etc.)
- Plastic wrap
- Assorted things found outside (acorns, leaves, flowers, etc.)
Hang out with Luna as she teaches you how to use watercolor paints to make your very own masterpiece.
Watercolor Painting
- Watercolor paints
- Paint brush
- Cup of water
- Watercolor paper (or thicker paper)
Join Ember as she shows you how to make your very own bath fizzies!
Bath Fizzies
- 1 cup (220 g) of baking soda
- 1/4 cup (40 g) of cream of tartar
- 1/2 cup (64 g) of cornstarch
- 1/2 cup (120 g) of salt (Epsom salts, sea salt, or non-iodized table salt)
- 2 teaspoons (10 mL) of essential oil
- 1 tablespoon (30 mL) of oil (vegetable oil, sweet almond oil, coconut oil, or olive oil) (optional)
- 1 to 2 drops of food coloring (optional)
- A mold to shape the bath bombs.
Join Jigsaw for this fun craft – making your very own snow globe with the solar system inside!
Solar System Snow Globes
- Glass or plastic jar
- Water
- Glitter
- Various colors of Play Doh
- Hot Glue/Super Glue or Tape
Join Luna as she teaches you how to make galaxy t-shirts!
Galaxy T-Shirts
- Dark t-shirt
- Spray bottle mixed 1/2 bleach and 1/2 water
- Garbage bag
- Zip-top bag
- Acrylic paint:
- White
- Yellow,
- Orange
- Blue
- Pink
- Purple
- Or other colors!
- Gloves
- Safety glasses
- Plastic grocery bag