Hello!  My summer job for the past 5 summers has been working as a counselor at Camp Little Cloud near Epworth, IA.  Camp Little Cloud is a Girl Scout Camp that serves girls from the ages of 6 to 17 in residential and day camp sessions during a 7 to 8 week season each summer.  I'm looking forward to 2001: A Camp Odyssey which will be my 6th summer at camp!

This page is dedicated to my wonderful counselor buddies of 2000 at camp.  Without them, I wouldn't be having nearly as much fun!  To Babbit, Leggs, Panda, Mab, Clover, Rainbow, Gizmo, Pebbles, Itchquake, Cricket, Merky, Kit, Caboose, Gramma, Bubbles, Petunia, Sudz, Speed Racer, Smiley, Ziggy, Goofy, and Pooh ... I love you all!  Ma Belle

Since I work at a Girl Scout Camp, I thought I would include graphics of my cute little girls, as Brownies (1st-3rd grade), Juniors (4th-6th grade), and Cadettes (7th-9th grade).  I couldn't find any Senior Girl Scout graphics.  Visit

Click the trefoil to visit the Girl Scouts of the USA homepage.

Camping Ideas and Resources for all you weary counselors, leaders, and friends of campers and kids.  These links are for songs and activities. To visit these links, please click the cloud.  Thank you for visiting.

Becky's Girl Guide Resources:  Songs, Games, Skits, and other resources.  This site is fantastic!

Campfire Sing-Along Index:  An alphabetized listing of great camp songs.

Kiddy Karoke Song Corner for Kids:  Lyrics for many popular kids songs.  Includes the tunes for you to learn before you try to teach them.

Jim Speir's Scouting Page:  Lots of information on crafts, songs, skits, wide games, and many other things related to scouting.

Games Kids Play:  This is a wonderful index of games, jump rope rhymes, and lots of other activities.

Minnetonka Science Center:  Ooey, Gooey Recipes:  Finger Paint, Play Dough, Slime, Bubbles, and everything in-between.

Home Arts Rainy Day Projects for all age levels

Lucy's Rainy Day Activities

For Kids Naturely:  Nature Activities for teachers, scout leaders, youth groups, camp counselors, etc.  They archive previous activities; activities change weekly.

Science and Nature for Kids:  Lots of activities can be found here.

Nature Links for Kids

Cookout Resources:   If you are like me, you want a great cookout, without going with the basics like hot dogs, hamburgers, etc.  And you can be as creative as you want with your yummy cookouts. To visit these links once again, please click the cloud.

Camping Recipes - there are lots of yummy ideas here.

Jim Speir's Cooking Page Camp Recipes

Sung Graces:  Looking for a new grace to sing before meals, there are many great ones here!

Belle's Favorite Cookout Foods:

Pioneer Pillows (for breakfast) Bread slices - cut into 1/4 pieces Pancake Batter - thinned down Cooking oil Powdered sugar, cinnamon & sugar, paper bags Heat cooking oil on a fire or camp stove.  When oil is hot, dip bread squares into pancake batter and drop into the hot oil (an adult does this).  Flip the squares when sides are brown. Remove from oil when browned.  Put pillows in paper bags with sugar inside. Have the kids shake the bags and place the covered pillows in a serving bowl.  Yum.  These are like doughnuts.

Banana Boats (for dessert) Bananas Toppings (whatever you prefer - any or all) chocolate chips, marshmallows, peanut butter, carmels, etc. Aluminum Foil Cut banana lengthwise through the peel (don't peel bananas) so there is a little pocket to put in the filling.  Fill bananas with whatever toppings you prefer.  Then wrap the bananas with tinfoil and place on the coals of the fire.  When the banana "handle" is dark, the banana boat is ready to eat.

Garlic Bread Cut french bread in pieces.  Butter one side, add garlic powder.  Wrap the bread back up in aluminum foil.  Place on the coals.  Flip the foiled loaf frequently so the bread doesn't burn.  Great with any camp meal in my opinion.  I love garlic bread!