Do you have girls in your troop that enjoy being outdoors? Are you at a loss for a way to effectively introduce outdoor skills to your girls? I've spent a great deal of time researching different programs and ideas, and I think (so far) the best program I found is on Scouting Web. (This is not to say that programs offered by Girl Scout councils across the country aren't good or effective, it's just that I really like the resources Scouting Web makes available on its website for leaders to use.)
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| Here's an example of a way to display your Basic 8 Outdoor Skills pony beads. |
Scouting Web, by the way, is an unofficial website that includes scouting resources for boy and girl leaders (i.e. Girl Scouts, Boy Scouts, Cub Scouts, Frontier Scouts, American Heritage Girls, Campfire USA, and other USA Scouting Groups).
Scouting Web compiled a Camping and Outdoor Skills Day program and it's available for you to download on their website. Their program offers the Basic 8 outdoor skills and games and activities to use to teach these skills to your girls. As the girls master each skill, Scouting Web suggests that you give each girl a pony bead to place on a bracelet (my girls are building their Outdoor Skills Bracelets using pony beads and hemp string).
The Basic 8 Outdoor Skills and Scouting Web's suggested corresponding pony beads colors are:
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| I found this idea on Pintrest. Use buttons instead of pony beads to make a Basic 8 Outdoor Skills Bracelet. |
- Outdoor Manners (blue)
- Dressing for the Outdoors (purple)
- Knot Tying (brown)
- Knife Safety (yellow)
- Fire Building (orange)
- Outdoor Cooking (red)
- Safety and First Aid (white)
- Protecting the Environment (green)
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