Brownie Discovery Day

Event Outline

Developed by Dianne Hegarty

This is an event intended for Brownie Age girls to experience the Out-of-Doors through playing nature related games. See the Resources at the end of the page for all games used in this event. To be successful, adults and/or Program Aides specifically trained in the included games are essential.

Event Schedule

10:00 - Check-in

10:15 - Flag Up

10:25 - Get Acquainted - "What Animal Am I? "

10:45 - Break

11:00 - Animal Clue Game

11:20 - Scavenger Hunt

11:50 - Lunch (sack)

12:30 - Animals! Animals!

12:50 - Bat & Moth

1:10 - Owls & Crows

1:30 - Break

1:45 - Sound Map

2:00 - Build a Tree

2:20 - Snack (Apple Boats)

2:50  - Un-Nature Trail

3:10 - Sleeping Miser

3:30 - Camera

3:50 - Break

4:05 - Learn "With Beauty Before Me" (or other nature song)

4:20 - Choice of:

1. Playing one of the games again
2. Exploring the Site with your leader
3. Singing Nature Songs

4:45 - Flag Down/Girl Scouts Own (Nature theme)

5:00  - Good-bye!

Supplies Needed for Brownie Discovery Day

(based on 160 participants):

• Name Tags (1 per participant)
• Picture Cards/Postcards of different animals - 160 (8 sets of 20 each)
• Clothespins - 160
• 2-3 sets of Cornell Animal Clue Cards or duplicate card information on 4x6 index cards
• 80 Copies of Scavenger Hunt (taken from Sharing Nature With Children p. 76
• Bandanas - 20 minimum
• Ropes - 10 minimum (about 25 feet long)
• 3x5 cards - 160
• 200 pencils -
• Crunchy Peanut Butter (10 cups)
• Rice Krispies (5 cups)
• Granny Smith Apples (40)
• Brick cheddar cheese (40 slices)
• Paper Towels
• cheese slicers (or ask each troop to bring its own)
• paring knives (or ask each troop to bring its own)
• cutting boards (or ask each troop to bring its own)
• bowls (or ask each group to bring its own)
• measuring cups (or pre-measure everything before-hand)
• Drinks, if desired

Resources

All games in this event were taken from the following two resources by Joseph Cornell. They are available at most bookstores:

1. Sharing Nature With Children
2. Sharing the Joy of Nature

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