These were gifts that Anna (the one who planned the event) gave to us. The next pictures are of the different SWAPS (Special Whatchamacallits Affectionately Pinned Somewhere or Share With A Pal) that we learned to make.
Fishing pole, fly swatter, and ants on a log.
Ruler that says, "Troop 686 "rules", soda pop tab face, mini cookie box, sunglasses, and a toliet brush.
Safety Wise (this is the book that we have to refer to for the safety rules of activites that we would like to do with our Troop), compass, Daisy Scout Tunic.
Strings of beads, clear marbles (with flat bottom) with a picture glued to the bottom. The string of beads are cool because the way that the beads are strung you can move them down one by one and use them as a counting tool.
Binoculars, and a flashlight.
Sorry these are the olnly pictures I have, as I left my camara at home. I'm hoping to "steal" some from my friend, Susan.
Lidia and I got to go to Camp Tenkiller (247 acres overlooking Pettit Bay) for the weekend. We really had a lot of fun. There were only about 14 of us total so it was a really cozy group. We got to sleep in a log cabin (with a/c) and we even had a shower! It was not "old school" camping!!!!
On Friday night we stayed up until about 2am talking and the girls were playing around. Lidia made a good friend named Hailey. Her mom and I had met in training last year so it was pretty neat to see the girls bond. On Saturday was when the fun began! We had breakfast (not too early of course) then we went on a hike to earn our orientation patch for Camp Tenkiller. It was so beautiful there. After hiking we went back to the lodge and Anna brought out the crafts. We had two 6 foot tables pushed together (to make a square) and she dumped all kinds of craft odds and ends on the tables. It was completely full. She showed us some of the ideas she had and then told us and the girls to dig in and use our imagination. What fun, especially for a 6 year old!!!! Later that afternoon, we pulled out the GPS units and went on another hike. We had to find a "time capsule" by following the GPS. That was really fun because some of us were going in all different directions. Once we found it, we opened it and were able to take a swap that other troops made and left, then we put ones in that we made. Of course after that it's back to the craft table!!! We went and had dinner at Big Red's Barbacue. It was really good. All in all it was a great weekend and I really enjoyed spending the time with just Lidia.
