Saturday, November 13, 2010

33 Sleep outside underneath the stars

I just found this on facebook after I heard multiple people talking about it and had to share. It is the combination of two of my favorite things- lists and Camp Tecumseh. Good work Beef.



Beef's Top 100 Things to Do At Camp Tecumseh:

100 Make a glow stick necklace at closing campfire
99 Learn how to play C major, G major, and D7 chords on the guitar
98 Wake up early to go to Polar Bears all four mornings
97 Wake up early to go to Road Runners all four mornings
96 Shoot a bow and arrow at the archery range
95 Ride a horse English style
94 Memorize 1 Hen, 2 Ducks, 3 Squawking Geese…
93 Play capture the flag in main field after trading post
92 Set another cabin’s table when they forget to send in hoppers
91 Stand perfectly still and look directly at the camera the first time for Village Picture
90 Have rest hour inside the nature center
89 Learn your Unit Cheer and sing it every day at lunch
88 Dress up wacky for Opening Campfire
87 Learn how to say “good morning, how are you?” in Portuguese
86 Learn both the girls' and the boys' part to "Prince of Peace"
85 Double handed, no-look Boom Snap Clap
84 Go off the HIGH high dive in the Bradshaw pool
83 Make an appearance Davey's weekly highlight video
82 Learn everyone's name in your cabin by Monday morning
81 Learn to safely shoot a real rifle
80 Stand on your chair and sing "Love Story" by Taylor Swift
79 Vote for your counselor to Walk the Plank
78 Learn the recipe for baked oatmeal
77 Stay hydrated with free Camp water
76 Buy a bag of M&Ms and purposely don't eat any of the green ones
75 Ride a horse Western style
74 Play every game at World Service Carnival
73 Make an actual pot in ceramics
72 Knock in three carpetballs with one shot
71 Find a character that is not your counselor after Gold Rush
70 Work as a team to finish The Amazing Race
69 Serenade 4 cabins at once
68 Listen to Sophie tell you a story about anything
67 Eat family style for a whole week and share, even on corn dog day
66 Climb Nub Town on Mount Wood
65 Do the Cha-Cha Slide in Heritage Hall and survive 5 hops
64 Write a letter home to your parents to tell them they don't need to pick you up on Saturday
63 Complete the Richard G Marsh challenge (all Lake activities within one Lake period)
62 Visit the residents of St. Elizabeth's in Delphi and sing them chapel songs
61 Jump rope for 15 straight minutes with people you have never met
60 Hike to Ghost Cabin and learn the story of Trader Jim
59 Make a friendship bracelet for everyone in your cabin
58 Play GaGa in The Pit
57 Learn how to be "greaaat"
56 Hear Bo explain the Tree of Life
55 Help without being asked
54 Have an impromptu Krump Party during Lunch flagpole
53 Share your care package from home with your cabin (and counselors)
52 Finish Giant's Ladder at Skywalkers
51 Sit on the Riverview porch of the Main Lodge and watch a huge thunderstorm
50 Hug every Torchbearer 
49 Learn how to play Rugby
48 Man Hike up the BIG hill without using the ropes
47 Play "Empire" in Lake Village
46 Jump as high as you can every time you hear "Piet Piet Piet!"
45 Go on a float trip down the beautiful Tippecanoe River, just twelve miles from where it meets the mighty Wabash
44 Make an impossible-to-decode signal with your partner in Kemps
43 Write and perform a drama skit
42 Get the King out on the Four Square court
41 Go on a Mud Hike and get REALLY muddy
40 Ride a painted horse--SIDE SADDLE!
39 Cheer and sing so loud that you lose your voice by Tuesday
38 Play Tetherball without holding even once
37 Complete a Sherpa Walk
36 Feed the pigs with the leftovers from breakfast
35 Take ten steps and may the best gunfighter win
34 Go on a Banana Death March
33 Sleep outside underneath the stars
32 Listen to the distant drum, which announces the coming of the Chief
31 Create a new high-five with someone you met at Camp
30 Participate in a Buffalo Dance Party
29 Learn every unit cheer in Camp
28 Complete the Roger Murphy Challenge
27 Make and eat a Hobo dinner
26 Pray out loud
25 Prime the Pump with Desert Pete
24 Go on a Trust Hike
23 Appear on stage at Closing Campfire
22 Learn a new chapel song
21 Take a great Camp and add your swagger
20 Have a long talk with a good friend on a porch
19 Decorate your cabin for Wacky Wednesday in a totally creative, totally awesome theme
18 Watch fireworks over Richard G. Marsh Lake
17 Win the Silver Disc
16 Forget to check your Facebook, watch your favorite show, or text anyone for a week
15 Chant "USA! USA! USA!" after every playing of "Proud to be an American" by Lee Greenwood
14 Walk from the OC to Lake Village without a flashlight
13 Spend a night in The Yurt
12 Be yourself without worrying what other people think of you
11 Find the Honker in Gold Rush
10 Remember to HAVE A GREAT DAY…every day
9 Laugh so hard that you start crying and have trouble breathing
8 Play Brave Boy dodge ball
7 Meet Joe Popp
6 Go to a wedding at one of Camp’s chapels
5 Make a new lifelong friend
4 Choose a bead at closing devotions and challenge yourself to work on it for a whole year
3 Learn to love yourself!
2 Learn to love other people!
1 Love God!


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