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Her Name is Summer by George Sheringhame, 1918 |
Flying Pigs Campfire
Songbook
This cyber songbook
will have your campers and scouts swinging and swaying between stories.http://www.orpheusweb.co.uk/flying.pigs/frames.html
Loowit Campfire Songs
Summer is just around the corner. Get ready for those
scouting camp gigs with songs that will have them merrily singing long.
http://ymcacamploowit.com/song/index.html
The Netwoods Virtual Campfire
This site will help you put together a roaring campfire program before you can say, “Pass the s’mores please.” Unfortunately, this site is no longer available but the resources can still be accessed at the Wayback Machine here: https://web.archive.org/web/20110430222746/http://netwoods.com/d-campfire.html )
STORIES
Some sites to help
your summer storytelling sizzle!
Summer Legends by Rudolph Baumbach, Translated by Helen B. Dole, c.1888. Twenty-two legends to celebrate the season including The Legend of the Daisy, The Clover Leaf, and more.
http://tinyurl.com/6jxsqhc
Creation of Summer
and Winter
http://tinyurl.com/67gnn2v
How Glooskap Found
the Summer
http://www.ilhawaii.net/~stony/lore11.html
How the Summer Birds
Came – Zuni Folktale – This story is in part of a collection of Zuni
folktales. You may find it on page 65 of the text.
http://tinyurl.com/5rkaqkw
SOMETHING EXTRA
The National Parks
Service – Links to the Past
Brush up on your park history, cultural resources and
programs for your summer venues. The website also offers information on grants
and a helpful search engine.http://www.cr.nps.gov/
Bees, Birds and Butterlfies - A blog post celebrating spring from April, 2012. Lots of stories that will help you fly through summer!
http://karenchace.blogspot.com/2012/04/birds-bees-and-butterflies.html
CRAFTS
Crayons, Crafts and Coloring Oh My!
A compilation of crafts categorized by holiday and occasions including summer.http://karenchace.blogspot.com/2010/11/crayons-crafts-and-coloring-oh-my.html
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