1. Cut strips of thick cardboard.
2. Tape the entire surface of the band.
3. Use a gluestick to glue a strip of a book page to the inside. (optional.)
4. Lightly paint over both sides with watercolor paint.
5. Tape the ends together so it is a bracelet.
6. Glue a blank piece of paper over part of the front side or a typed word that describes you (brave, fearless, dreamer, kind, etc.)
7. Wear it with pride!
I want to do this with older cabins on the last day of camp. I want to write every camper's name on a blank sheet of paper and pass them around the table. Every camper can write one positive word about their cabin members on the papers and then make the bracelets based on what they said. By the end of camp, hopefully everyone has grown close and had plenty of bonding time. Doing activities like this can be incredibly transforming in a pre-teen's life: I remember during my first candlelight when I was 11, Cricket said that I was the "fun and mature one." Having her say that and label me in a way has really impacted my life. Those three little words. Since then, I have connected with people way beyond my years and really grown as an individual. I hope this activity can do the same for campers this summer!
I want to do this with older cabins on the last day of camp. I want to write every camper's name on a blank sheet of paper and pass them around the table. Every camper can write one positive word about their cabin members on the papers and then make the bracelets based on what they said. By the end of camp, hopefully everyone has grown close and had plenty of bonding time. Doing activities like this can be incredibly transforming in a pre-teen's life: I remember during my first candlelight when I was 11, Cricket said that I was the "fun and mature one." Having her say that and label me in a way has really impacted my life. Those three little words. Since then, I have connected with people way beyond my years and really grown as an individual. I hope this activity can do the same for campers this summer!
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