Herbert Schmear – a Halloween Tale. Heather Shannon shared this fun
Halloween story at an Area training in 2005. Notes: Read the story in a very dark
room ...
October! Thompson Nicola Area - Program
October 2011
Days of Interest October 7 – Girl Guides Night at the Kamloops Blazers October 10 – Thanksgiving October 22 – Sears Cookie
Outside Ideas for October
Day
Even though the days are
please send me other
growing colder and shorter,
suggestions for future
– Camp
that is no reason why we
newsletters.
Selhowtkan
October 31 – Halloween November 11 –
should not be taking out
Remembrance Day
girls outside. We all know that they enjoy the outdoor activities so why not take advantage of the fall weather and get outside. One of the easiest ways to enjoy the outdoors is to take
Lower Flume Trail
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Kenna Cartwright
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Wildlife Park trail
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McConnell Lake
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Riverside Park trail
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North Thompson
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Chinese Cemetary
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Neskonlith Park
Park ·
the girls on a hike/nature walk. Here is a list of a
·
·
number of hiking locations
Dalls/Barnhartvale
(Chase/Adams
Nature Trail
Lake)
Sifton Loop
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MacArthur Island
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Elks Camp –
(Aberdeen)
in our Area. This list is nowhere near complete –
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Peterson Creek
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Tunkwa Resort –
Camping Option Contents Herbert Schmear
Last October at the Area 2
Quick International Ideas 3
cabins
Guider weekend, attendees locations where they had
(Merritt) ·
camped. Here is the list Pathfinder – Night Scavenger Hunt
that they prepared – 3
Craft Corner – Yarn Spider 4 Music Moment - Ghosties 5
Harmon Lake
brainstormed about different
hopefully you may find a site
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campsite ·
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North Thompson – group campsite
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Jandana Ranch
Camp Arbuckle –
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Knauf Lake Resort
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Camp Olave
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Pine Park –
Ruckle Point – Scouts
Clearwater Ski Hill Paul Lake – group
Vernon/Monashee
Monashee
that inspires you to take the girls camping.
Tillicum – GGC
Tranquille ·
McQueen Lake
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Camp Grafton
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Botanie Valley
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Bush Creek – East Barriere Lake – Scouts
(Lytton Band)
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Hat Creek Ranch
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OCTOBER!
Herbert Schmear – a Halloween Tale Heather Shannon shared
I have with me the man’s
This sound should meet a
this fun Halloween story at
remains. Of them, I pass
heart of stone. This
an Area training in 2005.
you now his brains (cooked
mournful rattle of Schmear’s
cold spaghetti/worms in
bones (rattle
Notes:
bowl)
chains/necklace)
Read the story in a very
His eyes were blue and his
And if all of this has given
dark room, using a flashlight
skin was fair. Soft and silky
you a start, please be gentle
to read each verse.
was his hair. (wig)
as we pass this old man’s
Turn
out the lights when passing each item around. Leaders should be evenly
heart. (carved sponge – Herbert wishes that he could
slightly damp or gummy
look. Upon your face as we
lips)
pass his foot. (fake foot)
spaced around the circle and
“Listen my children and you will hear about a murder, which happened here….”
Now this is the end of
have 2 sets of items/props
An Old man he could barely
Herbert Schmear. We’ll put
going left and right around
hear. Caress now, poor
him away until this time
the circle at the same time –
Herbert’s ear. (dried
next year!
coming to a Leader at the
apricot)
half way point from each side of the Guider reading
And as they stretch the blow
the story. She should have
unheard. This windpipe
a bag to put the items into
passed out Schmear’s last
so that the children don’t
word. (rope licorice/rubber
see the items when the
snake)
lights are turned on.
The ghostly grin of death
Thanks Heather for sharing
Sparks and Younger
did wreath. This set of
this wonderful tale!
Brownies – tend to be
gleaming pearly teeth.
somewhat afraid and may
(macaroni)
not want to handle the items – can be scary for them.
Slowly Schmear’s poor corpse grew cold. I give
Older Brownies and
you now his hand to hold.
Guides – love it
(rubber glove filled with cold wet sand)
Pathfinders – are getting a little too old for it however,
If only Schmear had been
Heather always had many
more wise. His head might
requests to read it to them.
now contain these eyes. (skinned grapes)
THE STORY Although they’re dry and Listen my children and you
brittle now. Schmear’s
will hear about a murder,
backbone once made courtly
which happened here. Upon
bows (turkey neck
a night both dark and drear
bones/thread spools strung
to a poor old man named
together)
Herbert Schmear…
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Quick International Ideas for November November 1 st and 2 nd are
Day of the Dead
Day of the Dead in Latin
ceremonies. Follow the link
America!
below to make Mexican Paper Flowers.
• Do a quick wiki search on Day of the Dead. Are there
http://www.ehow.com/how_
other world cultures that
18195_make-mexican-
celebrate their dead?
paper.html
• Make a batch of salsa fresca and serve it with nachos at your meeting. • Marigolds are very important in the Mexican
Pathfinder – Night Scavenger Hunt Place the items in a field, or playing area where it is safe for the girls to play at night. It is ideal for a camp site. Divide the girls into teams of 3 5 players Provide the teams with a list of clues Let them have one flashlight per team, with the head of the flashlight covered with red cellophane Place the clues or pictures of the clues randomly along a route that covers the playing area
Some examples of clues and things hidden are: 1.
I cover a baked potato
2.
I am used to attach hat crafts to hats
3.
I stretch and stretch and stretch
4.
You can write notes on me
5.
You need me to write a note
6.
I am useful for campfires, and for building
7.
You should use this to fill your water bottle
8.
You eat me at campfires after roasting until golden Under my boughs you will be dry when it is raining
safety pin Elastic Paper Pen Wood
9. Give them a time limit and strict boundaries and let the teams find all the clues. You can have small prizes at each item or a piece of paper to identify that they found the item that they take with them. Make sure there is enough for everyone!
piece of foil wrap
10. Never pitch your tent too close to me
water
pump
Marshmallows tree river
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OCTOBER!
Craft Corner – Yarn Spider What you'll need:
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Black yarn
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Waxed paper
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Scissors
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White craft glue
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Paintbrush
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Toothpick
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Black paint
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2 yellow wiggle eyes
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Instant grab glue
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Fishing line (optional)
How to make it: 1. Cut eight pieces of black yarn, four inches in length each. Line a baking sheet or sturdy piece of cardboard with waxed paper. 2. Combine 2 tablespoons of white glue with one tablespoon of water and mix together. Place the eight pieces of yarn into the bowl of the glue mixture and move them around to be sure they are completely covered. 3. Remove yarn, one piece at a time, removing the excess glue
mixture with your fingers. Do not squeeze, you want there to be glue, you just don't want them dripping. Place each piece of yarn onto the waxed paper. 4. Bend each piece at a 90-degree angle to create the "knee". At one end of each of the pieces of yarn, bend a short piece to create the foot. Set aside. 5. Wrap black yarn around one finger. Remove it from your finger and continue wrapping and turning to make a yarn ball. Keep wrapping until the yarn ball measures about 1inch in diameter. Cover the yarn ball in glue mixture and place it on the waxed paper with the legs; set aside. 6. Wrap black yarn around two fingers. Continue wrapping, as your did above, to make a larger yarn ball, about 2-inches in diameter. Cover ball in glue mixture and place on waxed paper.
Allow the glue to dry completely; this could take a few hours. 7. Remove the items from the waxed paper. Peel off any waxed paper that sticks to the yarn. 8. Glue the head (smaller yarn ball) to the body (larger yarn ball). 9. Use a toothpick to poke a hole in the side of the spider where you want a leg to go. Wiggle the toothpick around in a circular fashion then remove the toothpick. Add a bit of instant grab glue to the end of the leg and insert into the "hole." Repeat for each leg. 10. Glue on wiggle eyes onto the face of the spider. 11. To cover up any remnants of waxed paper, touch up spider with black paint. 12. If you want to suspend your spider from the ceiling, tie a piece of fishing line around him and secure with glue.
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Province has a new Program Advisor Shake-Out Challenge
challenge on the
has recently taken on the role
will launch in
provincial website.
of the Provincial Program
January
Julie Thomson from Monashee
Advisor. She has already made a huge impact with a
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Julie is also looking for a ·
facebook group. Here’s what is new at Province:
GUEST 2012 will be
communications liason for
in Prince George at
the program committee.
UNB
If you are interested, please email
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Check out the
program@bc-
updated STEM
girlguides.org
Music Moment - Ghosties The woman stood at the
The woman to the ghosties
churchyard door,
said,
The ghosties to the woman
Woo-oo-oo-oo, Woo-oo-oo,
Woo-oo-oo-oo, Woo-oo-oo,
said,
She had not been there
"Will I be like you when I
before,
am dead?"
Woo-oo-oo-oo, Woo-oo-oo,
Woo-oo-oo-oo, Woo-oo-oo,
"Yaaaaaaaaa!"
Six ghoulish ghosties floated by, Woo-oo-oo-oo, Woo-oo-oo, They scared the woman and made her cry, Woo-oo-oo-oo, Woo-oo-oo,
We’re on the Web!
See us at:
www.thompsonnicolagirlguides.com
(Scream)