Camp Hoffman, a girl scout camp in
South Kingston, is very fun and enjoyable. I got ready, put together some supplies, got in the car, and got ready to have some fun.
We’re here!! I jumped out of the car and saw
Mrs. Amanda, our troop leader walk by. She said that we were making benches
today and that we were going to have tacos in a bag for lunch!! I followed her
on a path and I saw my friends gathered around a campfire. I took my stuff to
our tent and went outside and saw that we were lining up to do Pledge of
Allegiance, Promise and Law.
The promise is: On my honor I will try, to
serve God and my country, to help people at all times, and to live by the Girl
scout law. The law is: I will do my best to be, honest and fair, friendly and
helpful, considerate and caring, courageous and strong, and responsible for
what I say and do, and to respect myself and others, respect authority, use resources wisely, make the world a better
place, and be a sister to every Girl Scout.
After we finished, we went to the tarp where
our instructions were. I picked it up and began reading. There were a bunch of
supplies laid on the grass and me and my team picked up the pieces we needed.
We need: 2 72” boards for the base. 3 10” boards for the sides and top. 2 13”
board for the bottom.
Three 10”
boards and 1 13” board make one box, so we made another one to place on the other
side. Later, we placed the boxes on the sides of the base and we put a 10”
board in the middle of the base. We later used wooden planks as support and
laid it on the 10” plank and one of the boxes. We used a power drill to secure
the screws.
In the middle of our work, Mrs. Amanda gave us
trail mix to snack on. After a little break, we went right back to work. Luckily,
we still had lunch, so we went to our tables and we made tacos in a bag. To
make Tacos in a bag, you will need a bag of Doritos. Crush the Doritos in small
pieces and add lettuce, tomatoes and beef. We can also add other condiments
like sour cream, salsa and cheese. You mix it up and voila!! Taco in a bag.
After out
lunch, we have a little play time and we go back to finish our boards. We’ve
already made 3-4 benches and we needed to make one more. We gathered up all our
supplies and we went through the same process. We worked together as a team and
we finally finished!!
We got
together to play a game and Mrs. Amanda sent me and a friend to get our stuff
because we were only there for the day. We said bye and I walked through the
woods to my parents. We drove home and I had a peaceful sleep.
