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Have you ever done a wide game with your group? How about an Escape Room? What about combining the concept of a wide game and escape room challenges also while learning some very important outdoor skills? If the answer is no to the last question and you want to try something different with your girls in an upcoming camping trip or meeting. Read on to learn more about the WOOD ESCAPE: Rescue Fairies from The Woods | Wide Game with Escape Room Style Challenges. Wide Game and Escape Room Together, Really? Why this is a wide game? It has a theme, a plot, and a purpose. You and your girls will move through ten different stations. Each station will be themed around ten different skill sets: First Aid, Campfire, Nutrition, Map Skills, Knots, Star Gazing, Shelter, Clean Water, Wildlife, and Nature. Why this is an Escape Room Style Game? There are ten fairies that the girls need to help in some way to restore their magic. Girls must complete the challenge at each station which could include a puzzle, riddle, or completing a certain task to move on to next station. In exchange for helping the fairies each person will receive a crest and a magic letter that will be used to solve the final challenge. The final challenge will be completed to free the fairies from the woods and win the game. Many of these challenges will require critical thinking and problem solving skills to get past each challenge. And the best part its also educational and girls will learn more about each of the ten important outdoor skills at each station. Program Flexibility Difficulty Levels There are two different difficulty levels to choose from: normal and hard. Both will be educational and fun. It is recommended to use the normal difficulty level for K-5th graders and for the 6th – 12th graders use the hard difficulty level. Use the appropriate cards labeled for the difficulty level you will be using. For different age groups you can incorporate both challenge levels into the activity just use both difficulty level cards. Educational Content Used Throughout the program you can change some of the educational content and answers to match what your group is learning and focusing on. For example, use specific trees for your area or specific knots. Get the WOOD ESCAPE Challenge Here How To Play the WOOD ESCAPE: Rescue Fairies from The Woods Game The printable game comes with the following: 10 fairy direction cards 20 instruction cards (10 normal and 10 hard difficulty level) Crest and Magic Word Cards Find the missing map skills Camp fire cards First aid cards Clean water facts challenge Star gazing constellation cards Wildlife food chain cards Nutrition Challenge | Food plate and playing cards Knot Challenge | How to tie knot worksheet Final challenge worksheets and cards 1. Before event print all the playing cards and worksheets and cut out. I recommend printing on card stock and laminate the cards so they don’t get ruined. 2. Set Up Your 10 Stations Set up the 10 stations with one adult running each station playing the fairy who lost their magic. Place the fairy instruction card, activity direction card, and all the corresponding worksheets and cards for that challenge at each station ready to go for when kids arrive at the station. 3. Run each station Divide the girls into teams or for a smaller group have all of them work together. At the start of each station, read the message from the fairy from the fairy direction card. Use the challenge direction cards for specific details and instructions to use to help guide the kids through the challenge. Once the kids have completed the challenge, read the message from the fairy from the fairy direction card thanking them and rewarding them with the corresponding crest and letter for that station. Have them move to a new station after they complete each one, and give the kids hints if they’re taking more than the allotted time you have set for each challenge station. Final Challenge to Free the Fairies Once everyone participating has completed all ten stations, do the final activity to rescue the fairies from the woods! In the end everyone is a winner, not only rescuing the fairies from the woods, but also learning more about 10 very important outdoor skills. Other Great Outdoor Activities See Product See Product See Product See Product See Product Do you need more fairy fun? See Product See Product Enjoy every minute being a leader and continue to inspire your girls!

Today I am sharing 25 Free Printable Camping Trip Charades and Pictionary Cards that you can download and print for your camping adventure. Camping trips are all about connecting with nature and connecting with your family and friends and games are an important feature of camping trips. I have prepared 25 Free printable cards with different camping-related activities and actions mentioned on each card. You can print the cards prior to your camping trip and use these to play a[Read more]

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Working together to make shelters with wood string and a tarp. One of my favorite things about being a leader was our yearly campouts. I am not much of a outdoor type of leader, we always stayed in a cabin and would enjoy the outdoors, but sleep in a heated cabin. So this post wont have anything specific for tent camping. But no matter how much you love or hate the outdoors there is always room for a campfire, outdoor activities, and games. I thought I would share some tips and ideas, so your troop can have a fun and safe time. I’m hoping this post will make your time, around your campfire, more fun for you and your troop. I have ideas for songs, games and food. I know some of this information you might already know but I hope it’s helpful. Campfire: Safety First Enjoying the fire is the easy part, before that you need to build the fire, start the fire, and make sure the area around the fire is safe. 6 Safety Tips around a campfireBefore you have a campfire it is important to go over some safety rules with your girls. It doesn’t matter what age your troop is it is important to be safe. Print this post out and share all this with your girls. Keep a safe distance from the fire. If you plan to roast marshmallows or other food, adult supervision required. No horseplay near the fire. Don’t throw anything in the fire or poke it with a stick. If you catch on fire. (Stop, Drop, and Roll) No loose clothes and make sure long hair is tied back. Avoid wearing synthetic or plastic jackets around the fire. Try this: Use a visual and build a pretend fire and give them the rules listed above. You can even do a editable fire that in the end they can eat. Read more about making Preparing and building a Campfire Check with local authorities to see if they allow fires in your area. Don’t make a fire too close to homes, shrubs trees, tents or other buildings. Make sure there’s no brush near the fire. Clear an area approximately 10 feet. When building your fire remember to use dry hard wood. Pine give off a lot of sparks. Make a teepee with a few pieces of hardwood. Put kindling inside the teepee (twigs, leaves, newspaper, bark, etc.) Light the tinder. Slowly add wood after the fire is burning. 5 safety tips during the fire Have a hose or bucket of water ready in case you need it in an emergency or when it’s time to put the fire out. A fire blanket is good to have on hand incase someone catches on fire. Pay attention to the wind direction and strength. Keep the fire safe and manageable. Keep the wood burning steadily. Don’t make a huge fire. Extinguishing the fire Let the wood burn completely to ash if possible. Pour a lot of water, to drown the embers. The water will make a hissing sound, when it hits the fire. Pour water until there is no more hissing. Everything should be cool to the touch. First Aid for burns Place burn area under cool (not cold) water for 1st degree burns, for 10-15 minutes. Don’t break or open small blisters. For a more serious burn, cover with a clean cloth or sterile bandage. Call 911 or go to the hospital for serious burns. I hope this information is helpful and you can have a fun and safe bonfire or campfire. Useful resource… Learn How To Build a Campfire The Right Way With Your Troop Campfire Songs The other day I saw a bear is one of my favorites If you need inspiration or just want a easy guide of some great songs to sing around the campfire. Check out this 39 page Campfire Song Book packed with fun songs. Camping Games TelephoneTelephone is played by having your girls sit in a circle. The leader whispers a message to the girl next to her. Then that girls whispers that message, to the girl next to her, and it continues, until the last girl in the circle, is told the message. The last girl says the message out loud. Sometimes it’s the original message and sometimes it’s something completely different which makes it fun. Twenty QuestionsTwenty Questions is played by choosing one girl as “the thinker” and thinks of a subject (person, place or thing). The rest of your troop takes turns asking “yes” or “no” questions, one at a time. After each girl asks a question, she can try to guess the subject. They each get a turn or depending on the size of your troop or 20 questions have been asked. Let each girl have a turn being “the thinker”. It’s probably a good idea to have the girl whisper or write down what they are prior to the “yes” and “no” questions. I’m Going On A TripI’m Going On A Trip is played by a girl or adult ,depending on the age of your girls, saying I’m going on a trip and I’m taking a (toothbrush, etc.) then the next girls says the same thing then adds on another item. It’s a memory game you go around and see how far you can go with each girl repeating then adding a new item. This was always a fun game for our troop. Additional games for your campout… 20 Fun Camping Games Great For Your Troops Next Outdoor Adventure Campfire Food Pie Irons with pizza, pie filling and peanut butter and jelly Walking Tacos Hot dogs Shiskabobs Corn on the cob using the hot coals Pinterest board full of many more Useful resources… Campfire Fun: Cooking Challenge For Your Next Camp Out Badge Activity Ideas

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