Kick-off to the 100 Years at Camp Dellwood: A New Year's Overnight Celebration at the Founder's Lodge

Kick-off to the 100 Years at Camp Dellwood: A New Year's Overnight Celebration at the Founder's Lodge

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Date: Wed Dec 31, 6:00 PM EST - Thu Jan 01, 8:00 AM EST

Category:

Girl Scout Traditions

Level:

Juniors,

Daisies,

Seniors,

Volunteers,

Cadettes,

Ambassadors,

Brownies,

Pre-K

🎆 100 Years at Dellwood: A New Year's Overnight Celebration!

Date: December 31-January 1

Time: 6:00 PM - 8:00 AM

Location: Founder's Lodge

Audience: All levels (ideal for Juniors-Ambassadors; Daisies/Brownies with troop leader or parent supervision overnight)

🌟 Event Description

Ring in the New Year and celebrate 100 years of Camp Dellwood with your Girl Scout sisters!

Spend the night surrounded by warmth, laughter, and memories as we honor a century of Dellwood adventures and dream about what the next 100 years will bring.

Enjoy crafts, games through the decades, a cozy movie night, and a sparkling midnight countdown - all in true Girl Scout style!

It's the perfect way to close one year and welcome the next - together at Dellwood!

🕒 Overnight Schedule

6:00 PM - Welcome & Opening Ceremony

* Check-in, Sleeping rooms ( By Ages).

* Gather in the lodge for a slideshow of 100 Years of Dellwood Memories.

* Play "Through the Decades" Dellwood Trivia with prizes and fun facts.

7:00 PM - Activities Begin

Girls travel through time with four themed stations celebrating Dellwood's history:

🎀 1. 1920s-40s: Classic Camp Crafts

Create friendship bracelets or handkerchief SWAPS, and learn a vintage Girl Scout song.

🌸 2. 1950s-70s: Groovy Crafts

Tie-dye headbands or make peace sign keychains - celebrating Girl Scout creativity through the decades.

🪩 3. 1980s-2000s: "Future Dellwood" Time Capsule

Girls write letters to future Scouts, include photos or art, and seal them for the 2035 opening.

💚 4. 2010s-2020s: Mindfulness & Gratitude

Complete a Resilient. Ready. Strong. patch activity about hope and positivity.

Create "Intention Jars" with positive affirmations and 2026 goals.

8:30 PM - Snack Break

* Hot chocolate bar with toppings (whipped cream, sprinkles, marshmallows).

* Snack mix station - girls make their own "Trail to Tomorrow" mix with sweet & salty treats.

9:00 PM - Movie Night: Shrek Forever After

A fun, colorful, music-filled movie perfect for all ages that ties into friendship, teamwork, and joy.

* Set up a "Pajama Party Theater" in the lodge with blankets, mats, sleeping bags and fairy lights.

* Popcorn, juice boxes, and mini candy boxes.

11:00 PM - Countdown Celebration

* Music and glow stick dance party.

* Group activity: "Wishes for the Next 100 Years" - each girl adds her wish to a big poster.

* Midnight Countdown

* Balloon drop

* Sparkling Grape juice toast

* Photo booth

12:15 AM - Wind-Down Time

* Optional journaling or letter writing: "My Promise for the New Year."

* Quiet lights and soft music for lights-out.

7:00 AM - New Year's Breakfast

* Pajama breakfast buffet (Donuts, fruit, juice, cocoa).

* "Morning of Gratitude" reflection - what each girl is thankful for and excited about in 2026.

* Group photo & closing flag ceremony indoors.

8:00 AM - Departure

Girl's Cost=$25 includes the Dellwood 100 limited edition patch, crafts, time capsule note, and photo memory card & breakfast

Adult Cost= $10 Includes the Dellwood 100 Limited edition patch & breakfast