I am going to camp with DD10 for a week...HELP!

[jajuan]

I posted on communty board, but I thought I might get some good responses on a board with creative people. Not that the ones on CB are not, but I have seen some of your scrapbook pages and I KNOW that you guys are. TIA

I have two things that I am required to do at camp...besides supervise the kids

1. We have to come up with a skit for the last night. Just something funny. Sometimes kids poke fun at the teachers...or anything else funny. I am so not creative that way. DH went two years ago with our son and he said the girls had all kinds of props and such...that I needed to be prepared ahead of time. Any ideas would be appreciated.

2. I need to come up with a cute cabin flag. They said that we will have some supplies, but again, the kids get very creative and I will need to bring extra stuff. We have to have a cabin name on the flag as well.

Ok...I lied...three things.

3. The girls cabin usually have some sort of item (hat, visor, shirt) that identify themselves.

I would love any suggestions. There will be 4-6 girls in each cabin. Thanks so much in advance

 

[RangerPooh]

I spent two summers as a camp counselor and loved it! I'm terrible at planning skits so I won't be of much help. Some skits that I remember seeing include guys dressing as girls, short stories, dance numbers (ie: a history of music/dance), making fun or teachers/counselors. The kids are usually a good asset in deciding what they want to do. So just bring odd things like a hula skirt, fake jewlery, hats, sunglasses. A good idea is to check to see if the camp has a skit prop box for ideas.

With regards to the flag will you know your name in advance? If so this might help you find objects for your flag. Will it be a paper flag such as butcher paper or poster board, or will it be cloth? When we made ours we would use glitter, paint, markers, crayons, and if you have plenty of free time you can get really creative with leaves, clip art, stickers. Our names were recycled year after year so we always knew in advance what we might be.

As for your group appearal, i would suggest finding solid color caps/bucket hats (ie: in white) which you can paint your grou name on with puff paint or fabric markers. You can probably find these at Oriental Trading co. If you know your camp emblem than you could always make it into an iron on transfer, place it on the cap and ad your cabin name below it with each girls name near the pony tail spot in back. You can do a similar thing with the flag. If the appearal is for non group time (activities) how about making a patch for their backpacks or perhaps a lanyard that lists their group name and their daily schedule.

I hope that these ideas help.

 

[bleeps]

An almost sure-fire skit hit with kids these age is to spoof one of their favorite/popular movies. It usually allows for as many characters/actors as you need to accomodate, and everyone "gets it" -- the jokes can be very lame but somehow kids seem to find this hysterical.... Also, because everyone "knows" the story/characters, you can come just barely close to what you need for costumes and people still get it.

 

[Spinning]

Ok here is a skit
Not sure if you could create it for a group of girls but it is funny! It is actually 2 people. But I am sure you could figure out how to involve all of the girls. Have them all dress in baseball/soft ball uniforms and act it out as it is read.
WHO'S ON FIRST !?!
by Abbot and Costello and both of them Together

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A:
Well Costello, I'm going to New York with you. The Yankee's manager gave me a job as coach for as long as you're on the team.
C:
Look Abbott, if you're the coach, you must know all the players.
A:
I certainly do.
C:
Well you know I've never met the guys. So you'll have to tell me their names, and then I'll know who's playing on the team.
A:
Oh, I'll tell you their names, but you know it seems to me they give these ball players now-a-days very peculiar names.
C:
You mean funny names?
A:
Strange names, pet names...like Dizzy Dean...
C:
His brother Daffy
A:
Daffy Dean...
C:
And their French cousin.
A:
French?
C:
Goofe'
A:
Goofe' Dean. Well, let's see, we have on the bags, Who's on first, What's on second, I Don't Know is on third...
C:
That's what I want to find out.
A:
I say Who's on first, What's on second, I Don't Know's on third.
C:
Are you the manager?
A:
Yes.
C:
You gonna be the coach too?
A:
Yes.
C:
And you don't know the fellows' names.
A:
Well I should.
C:
Well then who's on first?
A:
Yes.
C:
I mean the fellow's name.
A:
Who.
C:
The guy on first.
A:
Who.
C:
The first baseman.
A:
Who.
C:
The guy playing...
A:
Who is on first!
C:
I'm asking you who's on first.
A:
That's the man's name.
C:
That's who's name?
A:
Yes.
C:
Well go ahead and tell me.
A:
That's it.
C:
That's who?
A:
Yes.

PAUSE

C:
Look, you gotta first baseman?
A:
Certainly.
C:
Who's playing first?
A:
That's right.
C:
When you pay off the first baseman every month, who gets the money?
A:
Every dollar of it.
C:
All I'm trying to find out is the fellow's name on first base.
A:
Who.
C:
The guy that gets...
A:
That's it.
C:
Who gets the money...
A:
He does, every dollar of it. Sometimes his wife comes down and collects it.
C:
Who's wife?
A:
Yes.

PAUSE

A:
What's wrong with that?
C:
Look, all I wanna know is when you sign up the first baseman, how does he sign his name?
A:
Who.
C:
The guy.
A:
Who.
C:
How does he sign...
A:
That's how he signs it.
C:
Who?
A:
Yes.

PAUSE

C:
All I'm trying to find out is what's the guy's name on first base.
A:
No. What is on second base.
C:
I'm not asking you who's on second.
A:
Who's on first.
C:
One base at a time!
A:
Well, don't change the players around.
C:
I'm not changing nobody!
A:
Take it easy, buddy.
C:
I'm only asking you, who's the guy on first base?
A:
That's right.
C:
Ok.
A:
All right.

PAUSE

C:
What's the guy's name on first base?
A:
No. What is on second.
C:
I'm not asking you who's on second.
A:
Who's on first.
C:
I don't know.
A:
He's on third, we're not talking about him.
C:
Now how did I get on third base?
A:
Why you mentioned his name.
C:
If I mentioned the third baseman's name, who did I say is playing third?
A:
No. Who's playing first.
C:
What's on base?
A:
What's on second.
C:
I don't know.
A:
He's on third.
C:
There I go, back on third again!

PAUSE

C:
Would you just stay on third base and don't go off it.
A:
All right, what do you want to know?
C:
Now who's playing third base?
A:
Why do you insist on putting Who on third base?
C:
What am I putting on third.
A:
No. What is on second.
C:
You don't want who on second?
A:
Who is on first.
C:
I don't know.
T:
Third base!

PAUSE

C:
Look, you gotta outfield?
A:
Sure.
C:
The left fielder's name?
A:
Why.
C:
I just thought I'd ask you.
A:
Well, I just thought I'd tell ya.
C:
Then tell me who's playing left field.
A:
Who's playing first.
C:
I'm not... stay out of the infield!!! I want to know what's the guy's name in left field?
A:
No, What is on second.
C:
I'm not asking you who's on second.
A:
Who's on first!
C:
I don't know.
T:
Third base!

PAUSE

C:
The left fielder's name?
A:
Why.
C:
Because!
A:
Oh, he's center field.

PAUSE

C:
Look, You gotta pitcher on this team?
A:
Sure.
C:
The pitcher's name?
A:
Tomorrow.
C:
You don't want to tell me today?
A:
I'm telling you now.
C:
Then go ahead.
A:
Tomorrow!
C:
What time?
A:
What time what?
C:
What time tomorrow are you gonna tell me who's pitching?
A:
Now listen. Who is not pitching.
C:
I'll break your arm if you say who's on first!!! I want to know what's the pitcher's name?
A:
What's on second.
C:
I don't know.
T:
Third base!

PAUSE

C:
Gotta a catcher?
A:
Certainly.
C:
The catcher's name?
A:
Today.
C:
Today, and tomorrow's pitching.
A:
Now you've got it.
C:
All we got is a couple of days on the team.

PAUSE

C:
You know I'm a catcher too.
A:
So they tell me.
C:
I get behind the plate to do some fancy catching, Tomorrow's pitching on my team and a heavy hitter gets up. Now the heavy hitter bunts the ball. When he bunts the ball, me, being a good catcher, I'm gonna throw the guy out at first. So I pick up the ball and throw it to who?
A:
Now that's the first thing you've said right.
C:
I don't even know what I'm talking about!

PAUSE

A:
That's all you have to do.
C:
Is to throw the ball to first base.
A:
Yes!
C:
Now who's got it?
A:
Naturally.

PAUSE

C:
Look, if I throw the ball to first base, somebody's gotta get it. Now who has it?
A:
Naturally.
C:
Who?
A:
Naturally.
C:
Naturally?
A:
Naturally.
C:
So I pick up the ball and I throw it to Naturally.
A:
No you don't, you throw the ball to Who.
C:
Naturally.
A:
That's different.
C:
That's what I said.
A:
You're not saying it...
C:
I throw the ball to Naturally.
A:
You throw it to Who.
C:
Naturally.
A:
That's it.
C:
That's what I said!
A:
You ask me.
C:
I throw the ball to who?
A:
Naturally.
C:
Now you ask me.
A:
You throw the ball to Who?
C:
Naturally.
A:
That's it.
C:
Same as you! Same as YOU!!! I throw the ball to who. Whoever it is drops the ball and the guy runs to second. Who picks up the ball and throws it to What. What throws it to I Don't Know. I Don't Know throws it back to Tomorrow, Triple play. Another guy gets up and hits a long fly ball to Because. Why? I don't know! He's on third and I don't give a darn!
A:
What?
C:
I said I don't give a darn!
A:
Oh, that's our shortstop.

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