We took the girls out to the sand and they built sandcastles as part of their badge. I loved Tatiana's. She is such a funny girl, when her tower came out leaning, she named it! "The Leaning Tower of Seaside", such a sense of humor!
I also made 5 batches of homemade air hardening clay for another craft project. They were to make something decorative or useful from air hardening clay. It was fun. I also scented the clay with peppermint extract so it made the place smell good too!
We roasted marshmallows, had s'mores, and sang campfire songs. Their was a fire pit right outside the back door of our little cabin. It was a perfect night!
I was able to score some free passes to the Seaside Aquarium. The girls seemed to have a good time. It is just a little place, but it claims to be the oldest aquarium on the west coast. And the girls liked to feed the friendly seals and they thought this octopus (pictured below) was pretty cool too.
We took our pancakes left over from breakfast and fed the vultures...er, I mean sea gulls...ha ha. Those were some crazy, funny, and greedy birds!
We took the girls to the arcade and let them play a couple of games. That was fun too!
Here is the group in front of our little cabin. They are such a good bunch of girls!
We also let them go swimming at the public pool. They had a great time there.
One of the other leaders, Rachel, brought an article about a boy who has cancer and his goal is to get 5,000 paper cranes to decorate the children's cancer ward where he receives his treatment. She read the story to the girls and they all enthusiastically started to fold paper cranes to donate to him. Rachel mailed them to him. I think we ended up folding over 70 cranes!
Way to go girls!!!!
I am so proud of my Tatiana! I have a side story to share. I told her that I would be leaving on Saturday night so I could come back and go to church on Sunday. The rest of the troop was leaving on Sunday morning right after breakfast and clean up. She was quite torn between wanting to come home with me and go to church or listen to all her friends who were begging her to stay. She decided to come home with me. I was impressed with her choice so I let her stay until it was bedtime and then we headed home. That way she could have as much fun as possible and only miss the "read by a flashlight until you fall asleep" and breakfast and clean up. I ended up having a rather stressful fog filled drive over the mountains, but we made it home safely at about 12:30 in the morning. But I am glad we stayed for her, I am so glad she came home with me, and I am very glad Nathan let me have a nap after church on Sunday!
"Tatiana, you are such a great example! I love you!"
Oh, and here is the homemade air-hardening clay recipe, in case anyone wants it...
1 cup cornstarch (cornflour)
1.5 cups cold water
(makes about 2 pounds - the recipe can be halved).
Baking soda and cornstarch make a smooth, pliable play clay that can be colored with everyday food coloring - or left white and painted once it hardens. When you have made your model, leave it to air dry - turning every 12 hours or so.
Place ingredients in a pan and stir until smooth. Set the pan over a medium heat and stir until boiling. Stir out any lumps and cook until it is the consistency of mashed potatoes.
Turn out onto a plate and cover with a damp, well-wrung kitchen towel - let cool. Dust a work surface with cornstarch and knead until pliable. Add food coloring and scent if you want when you are needing it. Use rubber gloves if you are adding food coloring!!!
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