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 Creating Magic In Campfires - II |
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SCOUT RESOURCES: PUTTING THE MAGIC INTO YOUR CAMPFIRE
1st STITTSVILLE SCOUTS
There has been lots of questions raised about how to put magic in the campfire. My belief is that there is no secret formula or receipe for creating 'magic' in a campfire, but rather in how the Campfire Chief conducts and communicates with the audience througout the duration of the campfire.
I tell people that there are three"A's"that the campfire chief needs to pay attention to. These are:
Atmostphere - All about setting the mood for the campfire
Audience Engagement - Setting the expectations
Activities - What happens at the campfire.
These three "A's" can be broken down into the following elements:
Formal -vs- informal campfire activity
Method of Entry and Exit
Required etiquitte at the campfire
Method of campfire ignition
Campfire theme
Audience participation in skits, songs, cheers
Spirituality
The 'magic' that I tell people, are the memories that I have after having left the campfire and how fondly I recall them to others. There is a PDF file called "Campfire Magic 2009-v002" in this forum that I use at Scout Leader conferences which talks to what I believe are essential ingredients in making the Magic In Campfires.
There is lots of other magic that can be found at campfires - these can be in the form of songs, skits, spirituality, camp themes and stories. I have attached information to this forum as follows
Campfire program material which I have used at my own campfires
Campfire program material which has been donated to me as I found the activities special to me
I hope that the information in this forum helps you deliver that *special* campfire program that your audience will enjoy.
WEB LINKS
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Presentation made to scout leaders regarding putting Magic into campfire. |
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MSWORD DOC
Document created from web resources regarding how to use colored flames at campfires |
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HOW TO MAKE COLORED CAMPFIRES.doc |
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Document created by another Scout leader which discusses the art of Magic campfires. |
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MAGIC CAMPFIRE STARTS.doc |
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Putting the Magic into Pack Ceremonies that you can do at the campfire. |
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Magic in Pack Ceremonies.doc |
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