Pre-camp Certification Ideas

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  Teaching young women to tie knots will help them pass certifications for camp.Jupiterimages/Photos.com/Getty Images
  
  Host a flag-raising ceremony and knot-tying activity in your backyard. Invite leaders, parents, family, and other ward members to work with the Young Women and teach them how to properly raise a flag and different ways to tie knots. Instruct your guests to sit and observe as your young women officially raise the flag and bear their testimonies.
  
  
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  Young women will delight in learning about nature while they're at camp.Jupiterimages/Comstock/Getty Images
  
  Invite someone in your ward who has specific expertise to put on a program for mutual night. A science teacher may do an astrology fireside. A botanist may take the girls on a hike to teach them the names and types of different flowers and trees.
  
  
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  Teaching girls first-aid will help them certify for camp.Hemera Technologies/AbleStock.com/Getty Images
  
  Create a first-aid amazing race. Set up individual stations where people pretend to be injured in a variety of ways. Divide girls into teams of two or three. Require them to administer first-aid to two stations within the time allotted. Race back to the starting point, eliminating the last team. Repeat the process until one winning team is left.
  
  

Pre-camp Ideas For Parents

• 1). Camp out in your back yard as a family. Assist your youth in cooking an outdoor meal using different methods. Chop vegetables in a foil packet and grill. Bake fruit cobbler in a dutch oven. Roast chicken on a stick over an open flame.
  
  
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  Hiking boots and backpacks are fun incentives.Jupiterimages/Comstock/Getty Images
  
  Offer incentives for your daughter as she accomplishes pre-camp certifications. Purchase a pair of hiking boots or a backpack for her to bring to camp. Go on a mother-daughter hike or father-daughter hike together. Offer to bake a celebration cake in her honor if she accomplishes her goal.
  
  
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  Mothers have a strong influence on their daughter's attitude toward Girls Camp.Jupiterimages/Comstock/Getty Images
  
  Share your own enthusiasm toward girls camp with your daughter. Talk about your personal experiences at camp. Involve yourself with her pre-camp goal-setting. Keep track of her progress in the Young Women Camp Manual. Volunteer to help at camp. Speak positively about camp to build her excitement.