# activities

name: Toxic Friends
category: conflict-empatie
subcategory: friendships and relationships
content_type: activitate
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 954
skills_developed: awareness of unhealthy relationships, self-esteem, assertiveness
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: toxic friends, bullying, relationships, self-esteem, discussion
tags: ["relationships", "self-esteem", "guiding", "discussion starter"]
language: en
normalized_name: toxic friends
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part60
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
A discussion-starter reading for older girls (Guides, Pathfinders, Senior Branches) about types of toxic friendships. The short reading defines 'toxic friends' using the metaphor of toxic waste and identifies six types: The Ditcher, The Backstabber, The User, The Excluder, The Teaser, and The Blackmailer. Intended to spark discussion about healthy vs. unhealthy friendships.

rules:
Read the short text to the group and use it to spark discussion about toxic friendships, self-esteem, and healthy relationships. Ask participants if they recognise any of the types described and how to deal with them.

source_excerpt:
Toxic friends are like that. So called buds win us over with kindness, but then "poison" us by taking advantage in ways that make us feel horrible.


name: GS Birthday Campfire
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: campfire program
content_type: ceremonie
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 958
materials_list: wish sticks, campfire
skills_developed: community spirit, nature appreciation, ceremony participation
difficulty_level: mediu
keywords: campfire, birthday, Girl Scouts, ceremony, friendship circle
tags: ["campfire", "ceremony", "Girl Scouts", "birthday"]
language: en
normalized_name: gs birthday campfire
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part60
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
A themed campfire plan celebrating the 86th birthday of Girl Scouting. Includes a 'Singing Telegram Skit', multiple songs, a nature legend ('The Forest and the Tiger' from Indonesia), a Scout's Own ceremony about nature, poetry readings, wish sticks, and a friendship circle closing.

rules:
Follow the scripted order: Girl Scout Promise and Law, opening songs, 'Hamming It Up' skit, nature legend, songs tribute to the founder (Juliette Gordon Low), Scout's Own ceremony with nature poems, wish sticks placed in fire, friendship circle closing with crossed arms and friendship squeeze.

source_excerpt:
Welcome to our celebration of the 86th birthday of Girl Scouting. We have a rich history of making new friends, singing around a campfire and enjoying nature.


name: Olympic Campfire
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: campfire program
content_type: ceremonie
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 958
skills_developed: international awareness, community spirit, ceremony participation
difficulty_level: mediu
keywords: campfire, Olympics, international songs, ceremony, mom-daughter
tags: ["campfire", "ceremony", "Olympics", "guiding"]
language: en
normalized_name: olympic campfire
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part60
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
A themed campfire plan written for a Mom-and-daughter winter camp, with an Olympic theme. Includes an opening, Junior Olympics Promise, songs representing participating countries (Canada, England, France, Spain, Switzerland, Germany, Sri Lanka), a peace song, and a Russian Vesper closing.

rules:
Follow the scripted order: Sussex Campfire Opening, Junior Olympics Promise recitation by participants, country-themed songs (one song per country), Guide Marching Song, One World peace song, Africa song, closing songs from the host country, Russian Vesper, Taps.

source_excerpt:
Junior Olympics Promise: I promise to do my best, in everything I do, then try to do even better. I promise to play fair and according to the rules.


name: Rowing (Skit)
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: skit
content_type: activitate
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 963
materials_list: chairs, optional plastic garbage bags or ground cloths for sliding
skills_developed: performance, teamwork, humour
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: skit, fishing, rowing, campfire skit, comedy
tags: ["skit", "campfire", "comedy", "guiding"]
language: en
normalized_name: rowing (skit)
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part60
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
A short comedy skit where several people sneak behind a speaker and mime fishing, then switch to rowing when told they can't fish there. The punchline involves them turning chairs around and sliding backwards across the stage as if rowing away.

rules:
Four or more people sneak behind the speaker and set chairs down without being seen. They mime casting and reeling in a fishing line. When the speaker notices and says there's no water, the fishermen respond 'they weren't biting anyway' then turn chairs in a line, put gear away, and row backwards across the stage.

source_excerpt:
Four or more people sneak up behind the speaker and set chairs down so that "the speaker can't see them." They then begin to go through the motions of casting a line and reeling it in.


name: Rowing (Skit)
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: skit
content_type: activitate
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 963
materials_category: props
materials_list: chairs
skills_developed: performance, comedy
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: skit, campfire, comedy, fishing
tags: ["skit", "campfire"]
language: en
normalized_name: rowing (skit)
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part61
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
A comedic skit where scouts sneak up behind a speaker and pretend to fish. When told they can't fish there because there is no water, they turn chairs in a line and mime rowing away.

rules:
Four or more people sneak up behind the speaker and mime casting and reeling a fishing line. After the speaker says there's no water, they turn chairs into a row and mime rowing away by sliding chairs backwards across the stage.

source_excerpt:
Four or more people sneak up behind the speaker and set chairs down so that "the speaker can't see them." They then begin to go through the motions of casting a line and reeling it in.


name: The Medicrin
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: skit
content_type: activitate
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 963
skills_developed: performance, storytelling, teamwork
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: skit, Medicrin, punchline, campfire, story
tags: ["skit", "campfire", "comedy", "guiding"]
language: en
normalized_name: the medicrin
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part60
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
A campfire story-skit with a narrator and acting characters: a Hero, a Medicrin (monster), a Loon, and assorted villagers. The narrator reads slowly and dramatically while characters act out the parts without speaking. The story culminates in a punning punchline ('A loon full of sugar helps the Medicrin go down').

rules:
The narrator reads the story slowly and dramatically. Characters (narrator, Hero, Medicrin, Loon, villagers) act out the story — only the narrator speaks. No props needed. Minor slapstick by the actors is encouraged. The humor comes primarily from the final punch line.

source_excerpt:
The narrator should read the story slowly and dramatically. Purely from the spoken point of view, the only humour in the entire story is the final punch-line. However, minor slapstick should be employed by the actors.


name: The Medicrin
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: skit
content_type: activitate
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 963
source_excerpt: The moral of the story: "A loon full of sugar helps the Medicrin go down."
skills_developed: performance, storytelling
difficulty_level: mediu
keywords: skit, campfire, comedy, narrator
tags: ["skit", "campfire"]
language: en
normalized_name: the medicrin
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part61
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
A narrator-driven skit about a medieval village terrorized by a monster called the Medicrin. A hero named Erik uses a loon and sugar to trap and slay the beast. The punch-line parodies the song 'A Spoonful of Sugar'.

rules:
Narrator reads the story slowly and dramatically while characters act it out with minor slapstick. Only the narrator speaks. The final punchline is the only spoken humour: 'A loon full of sugar helps the Medicrin go down.'


name: The Little Green Ball
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: skit
content_type: activitate
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 963
skills_developed: performance, improvisation
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: skit, comedy, campfire skit, green ball
tags: ["skit", "campfire", "comedy", "scouts"]
language: en
normalized_name: the little green ball
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part60
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
A simple, gross-out comedy skit where scouts mime searching for a lost 'little green ball' and involve audience members in the search. The punchline reveals the ball is actually a booger.

rules:
First scout comes on stage saying 'Oh no I've lost it' and searches the floor. Subsequent scouts and even audience members join the search. After sufficient buildup, the first scout sticks a finger up his nose and says 'Don't worry I will have to make another one'.

source_excerpt:
First scout comes on and says 'Oh no I've lost it' He then starts to search around on the floor. Second scout comes in and asks what he is looking for. First scout replies that he has lost his little green ball.


name: The Little Green Ball
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: skit
content_type: activitate
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 963
source_excerpt: the first scout, sticks a finger up his nose and says "Don't worry I will have to make another one"
skills_developed: performance, comedy
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: skit, campfire, comedy
tags: ["skit", "campfire"]
language: en
normalized_name: the little green ball
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part61
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
A progressive skit where scouts search for a 'little green ball'. More scouts join the search. At the end, the first scout reveals he will just 'make another one' by picking his nose.

rules:
First scout comes on saying he lost his little green ball and searches the floor. Each subsequent scout joins. Even audience members can be brought in. At the end, first scout sticks finger up nose.


name: The Magic Doctor's Chair
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: skit
content_type: activitate
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 963
materials_list: two chairs
skills_developed: performance, comedy timing
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: skit, doctor, magic chair, campfire, comedy
tags: ["skit", "campfire", "comedy", "scouts"]
language: en
normalized_name: the magic doctor's chair
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part60
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
A campfire skit where each patient visiting a doctor is cured by sitting in a 'magic chair', but their ailment transfers to the doctor. As each patient is cured (twitch, hiccups, kicking legs), the doctor accumulates all the symptoms until the final patient, who has 'the trots', causes the doctor to run offstage.

rules:
1 doctor and 4 patients. Scene begins with doctor sitting on a chair. Each patient enters with a different ailment (twitching arm, hiccups, legs flicking). Patient sits in magic chair, ailment transfers to doctor. Final patient looks normal but claims 'terrible case of the trots' — doctor runs off holding his stomach.

source_excerpt:
Scene begins with doctor sitting on one of the chairs. First patient enters twitching their left arm. DOCTOR: 'And what's wrong with you sir?' Patient 1: 'As you can see doctor I have this terrible twitch' DOCTOR: 'Just sit on my magic chair and you'll get better'


name: The Magic Doctor's Chair
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: skit
content_type: activitate
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 963
source_excerpt: Characters required: 1 doctor and four patients. Props required: two chairs.
materials_category: props
materials_list: two chairs
skills_developed: performance, comedy
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: skit, campfire, comedy, doctor
tags: ["skit", "campfire"]
language: en
normalized_name: the magic doctor's chair
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part61
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
A skit in which patients with various ailments sit on a 'magic chair' and are cured, but the doctor takes on each patient's symptoms. The final patient has 'the trots', causing the doctor to run off.

rules:
Doctor sits on one of two chairs. Each patient sits on the magic chair, is cured, and the doctor gains their symptom. Patients have a twitch, hiccups, and flicking legs. The fourth patient causes the doctor to run off.


name: The Magic Doctor's Chair
category: jocuri-cercetasesti
subcategory: skit
content_type: joc
source_file: big-book-of-skits.pdf
source_files: ["big-book-of-skits.pdf"]
page_reference: page 61
materials_list: two chairs
skills_developed: acting, physical comedy
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: skit, doctor, magic chair, campfire
tags: ["campfire", "skit"]
language: en
normalized_name: the magic doctor's chair
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: d3fe281d_big_book_of_skits
source_ids: ["d3fe281d_big_book_of_skits"]
chunk_key: d3fe281d_big_book_of_skits.part04
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
Patients sit in a 'magic chair' that transfers their ailments to the doctor. First patient has a twitch, second has hiccups, third has legs flicking. Doctor accumulates all three. Fourth patient sits, looks normal, but reveals 'the trots.' Doctor runs off holding stomach.

rules:
Characters: 1 doctor, 4 patients, 2 chairs. Each patient sits in magic chair and is cured; doctor takes on the ailment. After accumulating twitch, hiccups, and leg flicks, fourth patient reveals he has 'the trots.' Doctor runs off.

source_excerpt:
Patient 4: 'I've got a terrible case of the trots doctor' The doctor runs off the stage holding his stomach.


name: Three Scout Leaders (Skit)
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: skit
content_type: activitate
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 963
skills_developed: performance, improvisation, comedy
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: skit, scout leaders, nostalgia, comedy, campfire
tags: ["skit", "campfire", "comedy", "scouts"]
language: en
normalized_name: three scout leaders (skit)
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part60
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
A campfire comedy skit inspired by Monty Python's 'Four Yorkshiremen', where three scout leaders sit around a campfire swapping increasingly exaggerated memories of hardship from their scouting days — each leader trying to outdo the others with worse conditions.

rules:
Three scout leaders take turns recounting worsening memories of their scouting days: leaky roof, no roof, no tent, etc. Each leader escalates the hardship while the others respond 'yes, those were the days.' Purely dialogue-based with character work.

source_excerpt:
The scene is that three scout leaders are sitting around the campfire swapping yarns, after having had a little too much of the amber nectar to drink.


name: The Submarine Captain (Skit)
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: skit
content_type: activitate
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 963
skills_developed: performance, comedy timing, communication
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: skit, submarine, punchline, campfire, comedy
tags: ["skit", "campfire", "comedy", "scouts"]
language: en
normalized_name: the submarine captain (skit)
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part60
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
A campfire skit set on a Japanese WWII submarine where the captain shouts orders that are passed down a chain of officers, but the torpedo operator keeps saying 'I don't know how.' Ships are missed, the captain commits ritual suicide, each officer follows suit, until the knife finally reaches the torpedo operator who says 'I don't know how...'

rules:
Line up submarine officers. Captain shouts orders down the line; each officer passes the message. The torpedo operator always responds 'I don't know how.' After repeated failures and missed ships, the captain produces a knife and 'commits Sepuku' — each officer in turn follows until the knife reaches the torpedo operator.

source_excerpt:
A line of submarine officers on a Japanese sub during WWII . Captain sights a ship in the periscope CAPTAIN: 'Tanker bearing 259, Range 1 mile' He yells this to the first mate, who in turn tells second mate, down the line until finally the torpedo operator is told.


name: Is It Time Yet? (Skit)
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: skit
content_type: activitate
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 963
skills_developed: performance, timing, coordination
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: skit, is it time, campfire skit, comedy, scouts
tags: ["skit", "campfire", "comedy", "scouts"]
language: en
normalized_name: is it time yet? (skit)
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part60
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
A simple skit with 5-8 scouts standing with left foot crossed over right and right arm crossed over left. The question 'Is it time yet?' is passed down the line twice with answer 'No', then the third time with answer 'Yes', after which all scouts switch to right foot over left and left arm over right and exit groaning.

rules:
Line 5-8 scouts with left foot crossed over right, right arm crossed over left. First scout asks 'Is it time yet?' — question passes down the line, last scout says 'No', answer passes back. Repeat after a long pause. Third time, last scout says 'Yes', all switch foot/arm crossing and exit groaning.

source_excerpt:
Line of 5-8 Scouts standing with left foot crossed over right, right arm crossed over left. First Scout in line asks: "IS IT TIME YET?" - Second Scout asks third, etc down the line.


name: Raisin Skit
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: skit
content_type: activitate
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 963
skills_developed: performance, comedy
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: skit, raisin, fly, campfire, comedy
tags: ["skit", "campfire", "comedy", "scouts"]
language: en
normalized_name: raisin skit
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part60
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
A skit involving one scout acting as a table (on all fours) and successive scouts progressively removing the 'fly's' wings, legs, and head. The last scout inspects what remains, declares it a raisin, and eats it.

rules:
1st scout on all fours as a table. 2nd scout declares it a fly and pulls off its wings. 3rd scout pulls off the legs. 4th scout pulls off the head. Last scout inspects, declares 'A raisin!' and pops it in their mouth.

source_excerpt:
1st Scout comes out: Gets down on all fours, pretending to be a table. 2nd Scout comes out, looks at the table and declares; 2nd SCOUT: "Ahh, a fly, I think I'll pull it's wings off"


name: Raisin Skit
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: skit
content_type: activitate
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 963
source_excerpt: 1st Scout comes out: Gets down on all fours, pretending to be a table.
skills_developed: performance, comedy
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: skit, campfire, comedy
tags: ["skit", "campfire"]
language: en
normalized_name: raisin skit
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part61
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
A progressive skit where scouts successively remove the wings, legs, and head of a 'fly' (on a 'table' scout). The last scout picks up the object and eats it, declaring it's a raisin.

rules:
1st scout on all fours as a table. 2nd scout plucks wings from fly on table. 3rd scout removes legs. 4th scout removes head. Last scout inspects and quickly eats the 'raisin'.


name: The Nutty Fisherman (Skit)
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: skit
content_type: activitate
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 963
materials_list: billy can or bucket, fishing rod prop (optional)
skills_developed: performance, comedy timing
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: skit, fishing, sucker, campfire, comedy
tags: ["skit", "campfire", "comedy", "scouts"]
language: en
normalized_name: the nutty fisherman (skit)
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part60
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
A two-person comedy skit where one scout mimes fishing from a bucket on stage. A passerby stops to ask what they're doing and eventually reveals they've been 'caught' as a sucker — the third that day.

rules:
One scout mimes fishing from a billy can or bucket. A passerby asks what they're fishing for. Fisher says 'fishing for suckers.' Passerby asks if they've caught any. Fisher: 'Yes, you're the third today!'

source_excerpt:
Centre stage is a lad fishing from a billy can or bucket, he keeps pulling the rod as though he has something on the line. A passer by looks at him as he walks by and then walks on, after a few steps the passer by comes back to the lad.


name: Bee Sting (Skit)
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: skit
content_type: activitate
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 963
skills_developed: performance, comedy
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: skit, bee sting, campfire, punchline, comedy
tags: ["skit", "campfire", "comedy", "scouts"]
language: en
normalized_name: bee sting (skit)
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part60
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
A very short two-person comedy exchange where one scout complains of a bee sting on their thumb. The second suggests putting cream on it. The punchline: 'But the bee will be miles away by this time.'

rules:
1st scout cries out about a bee sting on their thumb. 2nd scout suggests putting cream on it. 1st scout replies 'But the bee will be miles away by this time.'

source_excerpt:
1st scout: "OOOOOUCH , OOOOOH , OOOUCH." 2nd scout: "What's the matter with you?" 1st scout: "A bee's stung my thumb." 2nd scout: "Try putting some cream on it then." 1st scout: "But the bee will be miles away by this time."


name: Patience, Jackass, Patience!! (Skit)
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: skit
content_type: activitate
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 963
skills_developed: performance, comedy timing
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: skit, mule, desert, punchline, campfire
tags: ["skit", "campfire", "comedy", "scouts"]
language: en
normalized_name: patience, jackass, patience!! (skit)
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part60
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
A campfire skit where a mule driver and mule cross the Mojave Desert. The mule repeatedly asks for water and the driver responds 'Patience, Jackass, Patience!' The fourth day is skipped and when an audience member asks about it, the driver gives the same reply.

rules:
Two scouts: one as the mule (on all fours if possible) and one as the driver. A narrator stands offstage. Narrator announces each day; mule asks for water; driver responds 'Patience, Jackass, Patience!' The skit skips day four and the joke comes when someone offstage/audience asks about it and the driver gives the same reply.

source_excerpt:
Narrator: "In the heat of the Mojave Desert, the mule driver pushes his beast toward town. The first day. . ." Mule: "Water, master, water!" Driver: "Patience, Jackass, Patience!"


name: Camp Coffee Sketch
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: skit
content_type: activitate
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 963
materials_list: large dixie or billy (cooking pot), mugs, pair of socks
skills_developed: performance, comedy
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: skit, camp coffee, gross-out, campfire, comedy
tags: ["skit", "campfire", "comedy", "scouts"]
language: en
normalized_name: camp coffee sketch
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part60
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
A short gross-out skit involving four scouts who each take a mug to a large cooking pot and complain about the terrible camp coffee/tea/chocolate, until the fourth scout reaches in and pulls out a pair of wet socks he was washing.

rules:
Four scouts each walk to a large dixie or billy in turn. Each dips their mug and complains: first says camp coffee is terrible, second says camp tea, third says camp chocolate. Fourth scout dips his hands in and pulls out a pair of wet socks saying he thought that would get them clean.

source_excerpt:
1st scout: (Walks to billy carrying his mug. He dips his mug in and brings it up to his lips for a drink) " THIS CAMP COFFEE IS GETTING WORSE!"


name: Camp Coffee Sketch
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: skit
content_type: activitate
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 963
source_excerpt: You need a large dixie or billy in the centre of the stage and four scouts.
materials_category: props
materials_list: large cooking pot, mugs, socks
skills_developed: performance, comedy
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: skit, campfire, comedy
tags: ["skit", "campfire"]
language: en
normalized_name: camp coffee sketch
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part61
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
Four scouts each dip their mugs into a large pot complaining about the coffee/tea/chocolate, until the last scout pulls out wet socks and wrings them out.

rules:
Each of three scouts dips mug and complains about the taste. The fourth scout dips his hands in and takes out a pair of wet socks, saying he thought that would get them clean.


name: Camp Coffee Sketch
category: altele
subcategory: skit
content_type: activitate
source_file: big-book-of-skits.pdf
source_files: ["big-book-of-skits.pdf"]
page_reference: pages 19-20
materials_list: large cooking pot, mugs, wet socks
skills_developed: acting
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: coffee, camp, skit, campfire
tags: ["skit", "campfire"]
language: en
normalized_name: camp coffee sketch
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: d3fe281d_big_book_of_skits
source_ids: ["d3fe281d_big_book_of_skits"]
chunk_key: d3fe281d_big_book_of_skits.part01
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
Three scouts each dip their mug into a cooking pot and complain the camp beverage is getting worse — each calling it something different (coffee, tea, hot chocolate). The fourth scout dips in and pulls out wet socks he was washing.

rules:
Props: large cooking pot, mugs. Three scouts dip mug, sip, and complain about worsening camp beverages. Fourth scout dips hands in and wrings out a pair of wet socks, explaining he thought that would clean them.

source_excerpt:
4th Scout- (Walks up to pot, dips his hands in and takes out a pair of wet socks. As he wrings them out he says) "I thought that would get them clean!"


name: Camp Coffee Sketch
category: altele
subcategory: skit
content_type: activitate
source_file: big-book-of-skits.pdf
source_files: ["big-book-of-skits.pdf"]
page_reference: pages 19-20
materials_category: props
materials_list: large cooking pot, mugs, socks
skills_developed: acting, humor
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: skit, camp, coffee, comedy
tags: ["skit", "campfire", "camp"]
language: en
normalized_name: camp coffee sketch
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: d3fe281d_big_book_of_skits
source_ids: ["d3fe281d_big_book_of_skits"]
chunk_key: d3fe281d_big_book_of_skits.part02
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
A skit where scouts each approach a pot and dip their mugs, complaining about the quality of the camp drink (coffee, tea, hot chocolate). The final scout dips his hands in and retrieves wet socks he was washing.

rules:
Props: large cooking pot and mugs. Scouts 1-3 each dip mugs and complain about the drink. Scout 4 dips hands in and wrings out wet socks, revealing he was washing them in the pot.

source_excerpt:
4th Scout- (Walks up to pot, dips his hands in and takes out a pair of wet socks. As he wrings them out he says) "I thought that would get them clean!"


name: The Sleep Walker (Skit)
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: skit
content_type: activitate
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 963
materials_list: tie, jacket
skills_developed: performance, comedy timing
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: skit, sleep walker, campfire, comedy, props
tags: ["skit", "campfire", "comedy", "scouts"]
language: en
normalized_name: the sleep walker (skit)
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part60
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
A skit where a sleep-walking girl takes items (a tie, a jacket) from boys one by one. Each boy insists it's dangerous to wake sleep walkers and she'll bring it back. On the third pass, she grabs the third boy by the arm and walks off with him — the third boy concludes she'll bring him back when she wakes up.

rules:
Three boys are chatting. A girl walks on with hands in front, sleep walking. She takes the first boy's tie and leaves; first boy protests. Second boy says not to wake sleep walkers. Girl returns and takes second boy's jacket. Girl returns and walks off with third boy, who repeats the same logic.

source_excerpt:
The scene is that three boys are chatting in a group when from the side of the stage, a young lady walks on, hands in front of her, sleep walking. She walks up to the first boy, takes off his tie and walks off taking his tie with her.


name: The Lighthouse (Skit)
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: skit
content_type: activitate
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 963
materials_list: 1-2 flashlights
skills_developed: performance, teamwork, coordination
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: skit, lighthouse, campfire, comedy, physical
tags: ["skit", "campfire", "comedy", "scouts", "physical"]
language: en
normalized_name: the lighthouse (skit)
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part60
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
A campfire skit with scouts forming a circle as lighthouse walls, passing a flashlight around as the beacon. The narrator describes the deteriorating lighthouse, then recruits leaders/counsellors on their hands and knees as the new 'foundation rocks' for the scouts to stand on and pass the light. Ends with the scouts paddling the leaders.

rules:
Scouts stand in a circle facing out, feet spread and touching the feet of scouts on each side. Flashlight is passed around at eye level. Narrator describes the aging lighthouse; scouts slump and zigzag the light. Leaders/counsellors are recruited to go on hands and knees inside the circle, straddled by scouts who stand tall again and shine the light steadily. Scouts then drop flashlight and paddle the leaders.

source_excerpt:
Scouts stand in a circle, facing out, feet spread 2' - 3' apart but touching feet of Scouts on each side. The flashlight is held at eye level and is passed around the circle.


name: Sarge and the Private (Skit)
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: skit
content_type: activitate
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 963
skills_developed: performance, improvisation, comedy
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: skit, sergeant, private, hiking, campfire, comedy
tags: ["skit", "campfire", "comedy", "scouts"]
language: en
normalized_name: sarge and the private (skit)
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part60
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
A skit featuring a complaining private and an unyielding sergeant on a hike. The private asks to rest, then to take a break, then for water, then food. Eventually the sergeant finds a worm and the private will only eat it if the sergeant eats half — then cries that the sergeant ate their half.

rules:
Sarge and Private walk across the stage. Private complains and makes excuses (feet hurt, wants to rest, needs bathroom, wants a drink, wants food). Sarge refuses repeatedly until breaking down. Climax: Sarge finds a worm, private will only eat it if Sarge eats half, then screams 'You ate my half!'

source_excerpt:
Private: "I want to rest!" Sarge: "No! we have to finish this hike keep going!" Private: "But my feet hurt" etc. (Whining.) Here you can be creative, add a few more excuses...


name: Bucket Head! (Skit/Game)
category: icebreakers
subcategory: audience participation skit
content_type: joc
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 963
materials_list: two folding tables, sleeping bags or sheets, buckets, balls, tablecloth to cover front
skills_developed: comedy, audience engagement
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: skit, bucket head, game show, campfire, prank, audience participation
tags: ["skit", "campfire", "comedy", "scouts", "audience participation"]
language: en
normalized_name: bucket head! (skit/game)
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part60
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
An audience participation skit/game where volunteers are removed from the room while a 'game show' is set up. Two tables are covered with sleeping bags with buckets hiding balls — but one 'bucket' is actually a scout kneeling with their head hidden by a bucket. Contestants are brought in to guess what's under each bucket, and scream when the hidden scout reveals themselves.

rules:
Remove volunteers from the room. Set up two tables covered with sleeping bags. Place buckets hiding balls on the tables. Have one scout kneel with head under a bucket between the tables, well hidden. Cover the front of the tables. Bring in each contestant one at a time, explain the game (lift each bucket and name what's underneath), and watch their reaction when they lift the bucket off the hidden scout's head.

source_excerpt:
Two tables (the folding type work VERY well) are covered with sleeping bags and balls of various descriptions are placed under buckets on these tables, the catch is that in between the two tables a person (another scout perhaps) is kneeling with his head under a bucket to resemble the other buckets


name: Timothy Eaton (Skit)
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: skit
content_type: activitate
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 964
source_excerpt: # 2 enters and passes # 1, wearing a hat. # 1: "Where did you get the hat ?" # 2: "Timothy Eaton."
materials_list: various articles of clothing
skills_developed: performance, comedy
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: skit, Timothy Eaton, clothing, campfire, punchline
tags: ["skit", "campfire", "comedy", "scouts"]
language: en
normalized_name: timothy eaton (skit)
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part60
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
A skit where successive scouts enter wearing or carrying new articles of clothing, all claiming they got them from 'Timothy Eaton'. The last person enters wearing only underwear and reveals they ARE Timothy Eaton.

rules:
4 or more participants. Each enters carrying or wearing a different article of clothing (hat, pants, etc.) and says they got it from 'Timothy Eaton'. The final participant enters in just underwear and says 'I'm Timothy Eaton!'


name: The Operation (Skit)
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: skit
content_type: activitate
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 964
materials_list: white sheet, light source, peeled tomato or raw liver, ketchup
skills_developed: performance, creativity
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: skit, operation, silhouette, campfire, comedy
tags: ["skit", "campfire", "comedy", "scouts"]
language: en
normalized_name: the operation (skit)
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part60
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
A campfire skit using a white sheet as a projection screen with a light behind it to silhouette a hospital operation. Includes humorous dialogue and physical comedy with props (peeled tomato, raw liver, ketchup) thrown out to the audience.

rules:
Set up a white sheet with a light source behind it. Actors perform a hospital operation silhouetted on the sheet. Occasionally throw a peeled tomato, piece of raw liver, or squirt of ketchup toward the audience for shock comedy. Ham up with humorous dialogue.

source_excerpt:
By setting up a white sheet and using a light behind it, a hospital operation can be silhouetted onto the sheet, which is set up like a screen. Ham it up with humorous dialogue, occasionally throwing a peeled tomato or a piece of raw liver or spurt of ketchup out to the audience.


name: The Lost Quarter (Skit)
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: skit
content_type: activitate
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 964
materials_list: flashlight
skills_developed: performance, comedy
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: skit, lost quarter, flashlight, campfire, punchline
tags: ["skit", "campfire", "comedy", "scouts"]
language: en
normalized_name: the lost quarter (skit)
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part60
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
A short skit where one person searches in a pool of lamplight for a lost quarter, joined by more people. When finally asked where the quarter was lost, they point to a dark area. Asked why they're searching in the light, they reply 'Because the light is better over here!'

rules:
One person acts as a lamp post shining a flashlight on the ground. Another gropes in the light for a lost quarter. Third, fourth, and fifth persons enter and join the search. One finally asks where the quarter was lost. Person 1 points away from the light and says 'Because the light is better over here!'

source_excerpt:
Scene: One person acts as a lamp post, shining a flashlight on the ground. Another is groping around in the pool of light. (He's # 1). A third person enters, sees # 1, and asks: "What are you looking for ?"


name: The Dead Body (Skit)
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: skit
content_type: activitate
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 964
skills_developed: performance, comedy
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: skit, dead body, campfire, punchline, comedy
tags: ["skit", "campfire", "comedy", "scouts"]
language: en
normalized_name: the dead body (skit)
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part60
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
A very short two-person campfire skit: one person lies on the ground 'dead'; another finds them and calls the police in a panic but can't spell the street name, so decides to drag the body to a simpler intersection.

rules:
One person lies on the ground. Another finds them and calls the police on an imaginary phone, panicking. They struggle to spell the street name ('Montgomery and Westchester'), give up, and say they'll drag the body to 'King and Elm' instead.

source_excerpt:
One person lying on the ground, dead. Another sees him and runs for the telephone and, panicking, gasps: "Police, there's a dead person here... Where ? .... Un, (looking for a sign), "I'm at Montgomery and Westchester... Spell it ?


name: The Short Runway (Skit)
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: skit
content_type: activitate
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 964
materials_list: seating for pilot and co-pilot, compass
skills_developed: performance, comedy timing
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: skit, airplane, short runway, campfire, punchline
tags: ["skit", "campfire", "comedy", "scouts"]
language: en
normalized_name: the short runway (skit)
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part60
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
A campfire skit set on a low-budget airline where a pilot and co-pilot struggle to land, eventually landing safely. The pilot exclaims 'Boy that was a short runway!' to which the co-pilot replies 'Yep, and wide too!' as they realize they've landed on a highway or similar.

rules:
2 (or more as passengers) participants. Pilot and co-pilot sit in chairs miming flying a plane. Narrator introduces the scene. Pilot struggles to find the airport using only a compass. They spot lights and make a dramatic landing with sound effects. Both sigh with relief that the runway was short — co-pilot adds 'and wide too!'

source_excerpt:
Pilot : Well, are we anywhere near the airport, co-pilot ? Co-Pilot : (peering out the window) I don't know... I see lights over there to the port.


name: Bell Ringer #1 (Skit)
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: skit
content_type: activitate
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 964
source_excerpt: Hunchback: No, but his face sure rings a bell!
materials_list: coat with padding for hunchback, hat or nightstick for gendarme
skills_developed: performance, comedy, memorisation
difficulty_level: mediu
keywords: skit, bell ringer, hunchback, campfire, punchline
tags: ["skit", "campfire", "comedy", "scouts"]
language: en
normalized_name: bell ringer #1 (skit)
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part60
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
A campfire skit where the Hunchback of Notre Dame interviews a job applicant to be the new bell ringer. The applicant rings the bell incorrectly, falls off the tower, and when asked if the Hunchback knows the dead man, the response is 'No, but his face sure rings a bell!'

rules:
Characters: Hunchback (gravely voice, bent over), Applicant, Gendarme (police officer), and a crowd. Hunchback goes up and down stairs (circling campfire). Applicant demonstrates ringing the bell but doesn't step back and falls to the ground. Gendarme asks if Hunchback knows the dead man. Punchline: 'No, but his face sure rings a bell!'

variations:
Bell Ringer #2: done the night after #1 with identical script except the applicant is the dead man's twin brother. Final line changed to 'he's a dead ringer for the guy who was here yesterday!'


name: Three Scout Leaders
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: skit
content_type: activitate
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 963
skills_developed: performance, comedy
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: skit, campfire, comedy
tags: ["skit", "campfire"]
language: en
normalized_name: three scout leaders
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part61
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
Three scout leaders swap increasingly absurd stories about how rough their scouting days were, each trying to out-do the other with tales of poor facilities and hardship.

rules:
Three leaders take turns one-upping each other about poor hut conditions, camp transport and tent quality. Each reply is more extreme than the last.

source_excerpt:
The scene is that three scout leaders are sitting around the campfire swapping yarns, after having had a little too much of the amber nectar to drink.


name: The Submarine Captain
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: skit
content_type: activitate
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 963
source_excerpt: A line of submarine officers on a Japanese sub during WWII . Captain sights a ship in the periscope
skills_developed: performance, comedy
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: skit, campfire, comedy
tags: ["skit", "campfire"]
language: en
normalized_name: the submarine captain
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part61
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
A skit about a Japanese WWII submarine crew passing messages down the line to a torpedo operator who repeatedly says 'I don't know how.' In the end the captain commits ritual suicide, and the knife is passed down to the torpedo operator who also says 'I don't know how.'

rules:
A line of officers passes commands from captain to torpedo operator. Each time a command is given, the torpedo operator says 'I don't know how.' Eventually the captain commits seppuku; each officer follows until the knife reaches the torpedo operator.


name: Is It Time Yet?
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: skit
content_type: activitate
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 963
source_excerpt: Line of 5-8 Scouts standing with left foot crossed over right, right arm crossed over left.
skills_developed: performance, comedy
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: skit, campfire, comedy
tags: ["skit", "campfire"]
language: en
normalized_name: is it time yet?
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part61
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
A skit where a line of scouts stands with limbs crossed in one direction, passing the question 'Is it time yet?' down the line. When the answer finally comes back as 'Yes', they all switch which limb is crossed.

rules:
Line of 5-8 scouts with left foot over right and right arm over left. First scout asks 'IS IT TIME YET?' — passed down. Last scout says 'NO', passed back. After long pauses, last scout says 'YES' and all switch crossed limbs. Exit groaning.

variations:
Variation: everyone sits with legs crossed the same way; when time comes they all switch legs simultaneously.


name: Is It Time Yet?
category: altele
subcategory: skit
content_type: activitate
source_file: big-book-of-skits.pdf
source_files: ["big-book-of-skits.pdf"]
page_reference: pages 50-51
skills_developed: acting, comedy timing
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: is it time yet, chain skit, crossed limbs, skit
tags: ["campfire skit"]
language: en
normalized_name: is it time yet?
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: d3fe281d_big_book_of_skits
source_ids: ["d3fe281d_big_book_of_skits"]
chunk_key: d3fe281d_big_book_of_skits.part03
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
A line of scouts passes the question 'Is it time yet?' down the line and the answer back. After several rounds the answer becomes 'Yes!' and all the scouts reposition their crossed limbs.

rules:
Version 1: Boys in line with arm on next boy's shoulder. Question passed down, answer back several times. When 'It's time!' each moves arm from one side to the other. Version 2: Scouts with left foot crossed over right, right arm over left; same chain question; when time, switch legs and arms. Version 3: Sitting in line with left leg crossed over right; same process with increasing impatience; when time, uncross and re-cross right over left.

variations:
Version 2: Standing with crossed limbs, same chain. Version 3 (Leader Magazine): Six to ten sitting, legs stretched out, left over right. Passes question and reply several times; at 'Yes, it's time' all uncross and re-cross right over left.

source_excerpt:
First boy in line looks at the second and asks the second boy, "IS it time yet?" The second boy asks the third boy the same question and so on down the line.


name: Is It Time Yet?
category: jocuri-cercetasesti
subcategory: skit
content_type: joc
source_file: big-book-of-skits.pdf
source_files: ["big-book-of-skits.pdf"]
page_reference: page 50
skills_developed: patience, timing, coordination
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: skit, line, campfire, waiting
tags: ["campfire", "skit"]
language: en
normalized_name: is it time yet?
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: d3fe281d_big_book_of_skits
source_ids: ["d3fe281d_big_book_of_skits"]
chunk_key: d3fe281d_big_book_of_skits.part04
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
A progressive skit where scouts stand in a line passing a question down and back. After several rounds the answer changes to 'Yes' and all scouts simultaneously switch their crossed limbs to the other position.

variations:
Version 1: Boys in a line with arm on next boy's shoulder, switching arm positions. Version 2: Line of scouts with left foot over right, right arm over left, switching at the end. Version 3: Six to ten players sitting in line with legs stretched out and left leg crossed over right at ankle, becoming more impatient each pass, finally uncrossing and re-crossing right over left.

source_excerpt:
Finally, the end player replies, "Yes, it's time now." The news passes from one to another up the line to the first player who says, "Oh, thank goodness!" At this point, all the players uncross their legs and re-cross them right over left.


name: The Nutty Fisherman
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: skit
content_type: activitate
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 963
materials_category: props
materials_list: bucket
skills_developed: performance, comedy
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: skit, campfire, comedy
tags: ["skit", "campfire"]
language: en
normalized_name: the nutty fisherman
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part61
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
A skit where a boy is fishing from a billy can. A passer-by approaches and asks what he is fishing for. The fisherman replies 'suckers' and when asked if he caught any, says 'Yes, you're the third today!'

rules:
One scout mimes fishing from a bucket. A passer-by asks what he is doing, what he is fishing for, and if he has caught any, leading to the punch-line.

source_excerpt:
Centre stage is a lad fishing from a billy can or bucket, he keeps pulling the rod as though he has something on the line.


name: The Nutty Fisherman
category: altele
content_type: joc
source_file: big-book-of-skits.pdf
source_files: ["big-book-of-skits.pdf"]
page_reference: page 117
materials_category: props
materials_list: fishing rod, billy can or bucket
skills_developed: performance
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: skit, fishing, campfire
tags: ["campfire", "skit"]
language: en
normalized_name: the nutty fisherman
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: d3fe281d_big_book_of_skits
source_ids: ["d3fe281d_big_book_of_skits"]
chunk_key: d3fe281d_big_book_of_skits.part08
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
A skit where a lad fishes from a billy can or bucket, pulling the rod as if something is on the line. A passer-by engages him, asks what he's fishing for. Punchline: 'I'm fishing for suckers — you're the third today.'

rules:
One player fishes from a bucket center stage. A passer-by walks past, doubles back, asks what's going on and what he's fishing for. Punchline: 'I'm fishing for suckers. Yes, you're the third today.'

source_excerpt:
Fisher: "I'm fishing for suckers."
Passer by: "Have you caught any?"
Fisher: "Yes you're the third today"


name: Bee Sting
rules: Two scouts exchange a brief dialogue about a bee sting, ending with the absurd punch-line.
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: skit
content_type: activitate
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 963
skills_developed: performance, comedy
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: skit, campfire, comedy
tags: ["skit", "campfire"]
language: en
normalized_name: bee sting
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part61
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
A short two-scout comedy skit. One scout has been stung by a bee on the thumb, the other suggests putting cream on it. The first scout says 'But the bee will be miles away by this time.'

source_excerpt:
1st scout: "A bee's stung my thumb." 2nd scout: "Try putting some cream on it then." 1st scout: "But the bee will be miles away by this time."


name: Bee Sting
category: altele
subcategory: skit
content_type: activitate
source_file: big-book-of-skits.pdf
source_files: ["big-book-of-skits.pdf"]
page_reference: page 11
skills_developed: acting
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: bee sting, skit, campfire
tags: ["skit", "campfire", "short"]
language: en
normalized_name: bee sting
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: d3fe281d_big_book_of_skits
source_ids: ["d3fe281d_big_book_of_skits"]
chunk_key: d3fe281d_big_book_of_skits.part01
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
A short two-person skit where a scout with a bee-stung thumb is advised to put cream on it, and misunderstands the advice as applying cream to the bee.

rules:
Two scouts exchange a brief dialogue. The first complains about a bee sting on his thumb. The second suggests putting cream on it. The punchline: 'But the bee will be miles away by this time.'

source_excerpt:
1st Scout "A bee's stung my thumb!" 2nd Scout "Try putting some cream on it then." 1st Scout "But the bee will be miles away by this time."


name: Bee Sting
category: altele
content_type: joc
source_file: big-book-of-skits.pdf
source_files: ["big-book-of-skits.pdf"]
page_reference: page 117
skills_developed: performance
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: skit, joke, campfire
tags: ["campfire", "skit"]
language: en
normalized_name: bee sting
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: d3fe281d_big_book_of_skits
source_ids: ["d3fe281d_big_book_of_skits"]
chunk_key: d3fe281d_big_book_of_skits.part08
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
A short skit where one scout cries in pain from a bee sting on the thumb. The other scout suggests putting cream on it. Punchline: 'But the bee will be miles away by this time.'

rules:
Scout 1 cries out in pain from a bee sting. Scout 2 suggests cream. Scout 1 points out the bee will be long gone.

source_excerpt:
1st scout: "A bee's stung my thumb."
2nd scout: "Try putting some cream on it then."
1st scout: "But the bee will be miles away by this time."


name: Patience, Jackass, Patience!
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: skit
content_type: activitate
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 963
skills_developed: performance, comedy
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: skit, campfire, comedy
tags: ["skit", "campfire"]
language: en
normalized_name: patience, jackass, patience!
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part61
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
A skit set in the Mojave Desert where a mule driver keeps responding 'Patience, Jackass, Patience!' to his mule's water requests, until a confused offstage voice asks about the skipped fourth day — and receives the same reply.

rules:
Two scouts move across stage, one as mule on all fours, other as driver. Narrator provides commentary for each day. The mule asks for water; driver replies 'Patience, Jackass, Patience!' On the fifth day a voice asks what happened to the fourth day and gets the same reply.

source_excerpt:
Narrator: "In the heat of the Mojave Desert, the mule driver pushes his beast toward town. The first day. . ."


name: Patience, Jackass, Patience!
category: altele
subcategory: skit
content_type: joc
source_file: big-book-of-skits.pdf
source_files: ["big-book-of-skits.pdf"]
page_reference: pages 71-72
skills_developed: comedy
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: skit, mule, desert, repetition, punchline
tags: ["campfire", "skit"]
language: en
normalized_name: patience, jackass, patience!
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: d3fe281d_big_book_of_skits
source_ids: ["d3fe281d_big_book_of_skits"]
chunk_key: d3fe281d_big_book_of_skits.part05
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
A mule and driver cross the Mojave Desert. Each day the mule begs for water and the driver replies 'Patience, Jackass, Patience!' A voice offstage asks about the missing fourth day and gets the same reply.

rules:
Narrator announces each day; mule begs for water; driver repeats punchline; on day five, voice asks about day four; driver gives punchline to the voice.

source_excerpt:
Narrator: "In the heat of the Mojave Desert, the mule driver pushes his beast toward town. Day one." Mule: "Water, master, water!" Driver: "Patience, Jackass, Patience!"


name: The Sleep Walker
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: skit
content_type: activitate
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 963
materials_category: props
materials_list: tie, jacket
skills_developed: performance, comedy
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: skit, campfire, comedy
tags: ["skit", "campfire"]
language: en
normalized_name: the sleep walker
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part61
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
A skit where a sleep-walking girl progressively takes items from boys — first a tie, then a jacket, and finally a whole boy — who refuses to wake her as it's dangerous, but says she'll bring them back when she wakes up.

rules:
Three boys chat. A girl enters sleep-walking, takes items from each boy in sequence. Boys justify not waking her. The last boy is taken by the sleep-walker.

source_excerpt:
You will need three scouts or male scout leaders and one girl scout or lady leader. You can do this with adults or youngsters, but do not mix adults and youngsters.


name: The Sleep Walker
category: altele
subcategory: skit
content_type: activitate
source_file: big-book-of-skits.pdf
source_files: ["big-book-of-skits.pdf"]
page_reference: page 87
skills_developed: acting
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: sleepwalker, skit, humor
tags: ["campfire", "skit"]
language: en
normalized_name: the sleep walker
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: d3fe281d_big_book_of_skits
source_ids: ["d3fe281d_big_book_of_skits"]
chunk_key: d3fe281d_big_book_of_skits.part06
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
A girl sleepwalks across the stage, taking items from three boys (tie, jacket, then one of the boys himself). Each boy reassures the others it's dangerous to wake sleepwalkers and she'll bring things back—until one of them is taken.

rules:
Three boys chat; girl sleepwalks and takes tie from #1, jacket from #2, and then boy #3 himself. Each boy repeats the reassurance about sleepwalkers.

source_excerpt:
The girl walks back still sleep walking, grabs the 3rd boy by the arm and walks off with him. 3rd boy "It's dangerous to wake sleep walkers, but don't worry shell bring me back when she wakes up."


name: The Lighthouse
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: skit
content_type: activitate
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 963
materials_category: props
materials_list: flashlight
skills_developed: performance, comedy
difficulty_level: mediu
keywords: skit, campfire, comedy, audience participation
tags: ["skit", "campfire"]
language: en
normalized_name: the lighthouse
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part61
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
A skit with scouts forming a lighthouse in a circle passing a flashlight, while a narrator tells of a crumbling lighthouse. Leaders from the audience are recruited to be 'rocks' in the foundation, only to be paddled by the scouts at the end.

rules:
Scouts stand in circle feet touching, passing flashlight. Narrator describes the lighthouse failing; scouts sag and zigzag the light. Favourite leaders are recruited to go on hands and knees inside the circle. Scouts drop flashlight and paddle the leaders.

source_excerpt:
Scouts stand in a circle, facing out, feet spread 2' - 3' apart but touching feet of Scouts on each side. The flashlight is held at eye level and is passed around the circle.


name: The Lighthouse
variations: See also 'The Olde Lighthouse' in this Big Book.
category: jocuri-cercetasesti
subcategory: skit
content_type: joc
source_file: big-book-of-skits.pdf
source_files: ["big-book-of-skits.pdf"]
page_reference: page 57
materials_list: flashlight (1-2)
skills_developed: acting, teamwork
difficulty_level: mediu
keywords: skit, lighthouse, campfire, leaders
tags: ["campfire", "skit", "large-group"]
language: en
normalized_name: the lighthouse
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: d3fe281d_big_book_of_skits
source_ids: ["d3fe281d_big_book_of_skits"]
chunk_key: d3fe281d_big_book_of_skits.part04
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
A narrator tells the story of a lighthouse that begins to sag. Scouts form the lighthouse walls; leaders are recruited as new foundation rocks. During a storm, the girders (scouts) paddle the leaders (boulders) from behind.

rules:
Cast: Narrator, Person with Flashlight, 3-6 Scouts (lighthouse walls), 3-6 Leaders (girders/boulders), flashlight. Scouts stand in circle passing flashlight. Narrator tells story of aging lighthouse. Leaders go in on hands and knees as new foundation. Storm arrives and scouts paddle leaders.

source_excerpt:
Scouts stand in a circle, facing out, feet spread 2' - 3' apart but touching feet of Scouts on each side. The flashlight is held at eye level and is passed around the circle.


name: Sarge and the Private
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: skit
content_type: activitate
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 963
skills_developed: performance, comedy
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: skit, campfire, comedy
tags: ["skit", "campfire"]
language: en
normalized_name: sarge and the private
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part61
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
A skit where a whining private pesters his sergeant to stop during a hike for various reasons — tired feet, bathroom, water, food. Each time, through threats of crying and actual crying, the private gets his way, ending with the two sharing a worm.

rules:
Private whines for various needs; Sarge refuses until private threatens or cries. On food, there is none (day hike), so Sarge finds a worm. Private will only eat it if Sarge eats half. When Sarge does, the private screams 'You ate my half!'

source_excerpt:
Sarge and private walking. Private: "I want to rest!" Sarge: "No! we have to finish this hike keep going!"


name: Sarge And The Private
category: jocuri-cercetasesti
subcategory: skit
content_type: joc
source_file: big-book-of-skits.pdf
source_files: ["big-book-of-skits.pdf"]
page_reference: pages 82-83
source_excerpt: Private: "WaaaaaaHHHHHHHHhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!" Here Sarge gives in and they rest.
skills_developed: comedy, improvisation
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: skit, army, hiking, whining, comedy
tags: ["campfire", "skit"]
language: en
normalized_name: sarge and the private
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: d3fe281d_big_book_of_skits
source_ids: ["d3fe281d_big_book_of_skits"]
chunk_key: d3fe281d_big_book_of_skits.part05
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
A whining private pesters a sergeant on a hike for rest, a toilet break, a drink, and food. The sergeant gives in to each demand after tears. There is no food — only a worm. The sergeant is forced to eat half, and the private then cries because the sergeant ate 'his half.'

rules:
Private whines for rest, toilet, drink, food; sergeant refuses then relents each time; worm is only food; sergeant eats half; private cries sergeant ate his half.


name: Sarge And The Private
category: altele
subcategory: skit
content_type: activitate
source_file: big-book-of-skits.pdf
source_files: ["big-book-of-skits.pdf"]
page_reference: page 82
skills_developed: acting, improvisation
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: hike, military, whining, skit
tags: ["campfire", "skit", "humor"]
language: en
normalized_name: sarge and the private
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: d3fe281d_big_book_of_skits
source_ids: ["d3fe281d_big_book_of_skits"]
chunk_key: d3fe281d_big_book_of_skits.part06
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
A Sergeant and Private are on a hike. The Private whines about various needs (rest, bathroom, drink, food), eventually forcing the Sarge to comply each time. In the end, the Sarge eats half the only food (a worm) only for the Private to cry that Sarge 'ate my half'.

rules:
Sarge and Private walk together. Private makes excuses to stop; each time Sarge refuses but eventually gives in. Final punchline involves the Private crying about Sarge eating half a worm.

source_excerpt:
Sarge finds a worm and the private will only eat it (on the threat of more tears) if the Sarge eats half. Of course when he finally does, the private starts bawling again and screams Private: "You ate my half."


name: Bucket Head
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: skit
content_type: activitate
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 963
source_excerpt: The volunteers are then removed from the room by one of the scouts in charge of the 'Game Show'
materials_category: props
materials_list: two folding tables, sleeping bags, buckets, balls
skills_developed: performance, comedy
difficulty_level: mediu
keywords: skit, campfire, comedy, audience participation
tags: ["skit", "campfire"]
language: en
normalized_name: bucket head
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part61
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
A game-show style skit where audience volunteers are brought in to identify objects hidden under buckets on tables. One 'bucket' on the table is actually a scout kneeling with his head covered, who yells to shock contestants.

rules:
Cover two tables with sleeping bags and place balls under buckets. A scout kneels between tables with head under a bucket, hidden by bags. Contestants enter one by one, lift buckets naming objects, until the scout-bucket is lifted and the scout yells.


name: Timothy Eaton
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: skit
content_type: activitate
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 964
source_excerpt: Number of participants: 4 or more Props: Articles of clothing
materials_category: props
materials_list: articles of clothing
skills_developed: performance, comedy
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: skit, campfire, comedy
tags: ["skit", "campfire"]
language: en
normalized_name: timothy eaton
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part61
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
A skit where scouts enter one by one wearing new articles of clothing, all saying they got them at 'Timothy Eaton'. The last scout enters wearing only underwear and announces he IS Timothy Eaton.

rules:
Players enter consecutively, each wearing a new article of clothing and saying where they got it. The final player wearing only underwear declares himself to be Timothy Eaton.


name: Timothy Eaton
variations: In the USA, replace Timothy Eaton with J.C. Penny or Montgomery Ward.
category: altele
subcategory: skit
content_type: activitate
source_file: big-book-of-skits.pdf
source_files: ["big-book-of-skits.pdf"]
page_reference: page 99
materials_category: costume
materials_list: various articles of clothing (hat, pants, etc.)
skills_developed: acting, humor
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: store, clothing, skit, humor
tags: ["campfire", "skit"]
language: en
normalized_name: timothy eaton
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: d3fe281d_big_book_of_skits
source_ids: ["d3fe281d_big_book_of_skits"]
chunk_key: d3fe281d_big_book_of_skits.part06
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
Scouts enter one by one with clothing items, all saying they got it at 'Timothy Eaton.' The final person enters wearing only underwear—he is Timothy Eaton himself.

rules:
Scouts 2-onwards enter with different clothing items; each credits 'Timothy Eaton.' Final scout enters in just underwear and reveals he IS Timothy Eaton.

source_excerpt:
Others enter carrying new articles of clothing and offer similar explanations. Finally # 4 enters wearing just underwear. # 1: "Who do you think you are dressed like that ?" # 4: "I'm Timothy Eaton !"


name: Timothy Eaton
variations: In the USA this could be J.C. Penny or Montgomery Ward
category: jocuri-cercetasesti
subcategory: campfire skit
content_type: joc
source_file: big-book-of-skits.pdf
source_files: ["big-book-of-skits.pdf"]
page_reference: page 99
materials_category: costume
materials_list: articles of clothing
skills_developed: acting
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: clothing, store, punch line
tags: ["campfire skit"]
language: en
normalized_name: timothy eaton
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: d3fe281d_big_book_of_skits
source_ids: ["d3fe281d_big_book_of_skits"]
chunk_key: d3fe281d_big_book_of_skits.part07
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
People enter one by one wearing or carrying articles of clothing, each acquired from 'Timothy Eaton.' The final person enters wearing only underwear and reveals they are Timothy Eaton himself.

rules:
Each participant (#2, #3, etc.) enters with a new clothing item and tells #1 it's from Timothy Eaton. Finally #4 enters in underwear and reveals he is Timothy Eaton.

source_excerpt:
Others enter carrying new articles of clothing and offer similar explanations. Finally # 4 enters wearing just underwear. # 1: "Who do you think you are dressed like that ?" # 4: "I'm Timothy Eaton !"


name: The Operation
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: skit
content_type: activitate
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 964
materials_category: props
materials_list: white sheet, light, peeled tomato or raw liver or ketchup
skills_developed: performance, comedy
difficulty_level: mediu
keywords: skit, campfire, comedy
tags: ["skit", "campfire"]
language: en
normalized_name: the operation
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part61
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
A skit silhouetted behind a white sheet with a light behind it, depicting a hospital operation with humorous dialogue and occasionally throwing tomatoes, raw liver, or ketchup at the audience.

rules:
Set up a white sheet with a light behind it to silhouette the operation. Ham up with humorous dialogue and throw peeled tomatoes, raw liver, or ketchup at the audience for effect.

source_excerpt:
By setting up a white sheet and using a light behind it, a hospital operation can be silhouetted onto the sheet


name: The Operation
category: jocuri-cercetasesti
subcategory: skit
content_type: joc
source_file: big-book-of-skits.pdf
source_files: ["big-book-of-skits.pdf"]
page_reference: page 68
materials_list: white sheet, light source, peeled tomato, raw liver, ketchup
skills_developed: acting, improvisation, creativity
difficulty_level: mediu
keywords: skit, operation, silhouette, campfire
tags: ["campfire", "skit", "props", "shadow-theatre"]
language: en
normalized_name: the operation
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: d3fe281d_big_book_of_skits
source_ids: ["d3fe281d_big_book_of_skits"]
chunk_key: d3fe281d_big_book_of_skits.part04
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
A hospital operation silhouetted onto a white sheet using a backlight. Cast performs with humorous dialogue, occasionally throwing peeled tomatoes, raw liver, or ketchup squirts at the audience.

rules:
Set up white sheet as screen with light behind it. Cast performs operation silhouetted. Ham it up with humorous dialogue. Occasionally throw peeled tomato, raw liver, or ketchup toward audience.

source_excerpt:
By setting up a white sheet and using a light behind it, a hospital operation can be silhouetted onto the sheet, which is set up like a screen. Ham it up with humorous dialogue, occasionally throwing a peeled tomato or a piece of raw liver or spurt of ketchup out to the audience.


name: The Operation
category: altele
subcategory: skit
content_type: joc
source_file: big-book-of-skits.pdf
source_files: ["big-book-of-skits.pdf"]
page_reference: page 68
materials_category: props
materials_list: white sheet, light source, peeled tomato or raw liver or ketchup
skills_developed: drama, comedy, creativity
difficulty_level: mediu
keywords: skit, hospital, silhouette, prop comedy
tags: ["campfire", "skit"]
language: en
normalized_name: the operation
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: d3fe281d_big_book_of_skits
source_ids: ["d3fe281d_big_book_of_skits"]
chunk_key: d3fe281d_big_book_of_skits.part05
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
A mock hospital operation is silhouetted behind a white sheet lit from behind. Actors ham it up with humorous dialogue, occasionally throwing peeled tomatoes, raw liver, or ketchup at the audience.

rules:
Set up white sheet as screen with light behind. Actors perform operation in silhouette, with funny dialogue. Occasionally throw peeled tomato, raw liver, or ketchup out to audience for shock effect.

source_excerpt:
By setting up a white sheet and using a light behind it, a hospital operation can be silhouetted onto the sheet, which is set up like a screen. Ham it up with humorous dialogue, occasionally throwing a peeled tomato or a piece of raw liver or spurt of ketchup out to the audience.


name: The Lost Quarter
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: skit
content_type: activitate
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 964
materials_category: props
materials_list: flashlight
skills_developed: performance, comedy
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: skit, campfire, comedy
tags: ["skit", "campfire"]
language: en
normalized_name: the lost quarter
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part61
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
A skit where someone searches under a lamp post for a lost quarter. Others join the search. When asked where the quarter was lost, the searcher points away — 'But you can't see over there, the light is better here!'

rules:
One person acts as a lamp post with flashlight. Another searches in the light. Others join. One asks where the quarter was lost — the searcher points to darkness. Punch-line: 'Because the light is better over here!'

source_excerpt:
Scene: One person acts as a lamp post, shining a flashlight on the ground. Another is groping around in the pool of light.


name: The Lost Quarter
category: jocuri-cercetasesti
subcategory: skit
content_type: joc
source_file: big-book-of-skits.pdf
source_files: ["big-book-of-skits.pdf"]
page_reference: page 59
source_excerpt: # 1: "Because the light is better over here !"
materials_list: flashlight
skills_developed: acting, comic timing
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: skit, quarter, flashlight, campfire
tags: ["campfire", "skit", "props"]
language: en
normalized_name: the lost quarter
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: d3fe281d_big_book_of_skits
source_ids: ["d3fe281d_big_book_of_skits"]
chunk_key: d3fe281d_big_book_of_skits.part04
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
A person searches for a lost quarter under a lamp post. Others join the search. When asked where they lost it, person points away from the light. Asked why they search here, the punchline: 'Because the light is better over here!'

rules:
Props: Flashlight. One person acts as lamp post with flashlight. Another searches in the pool of light. Others enter and join search. One asks where the quarter was lost. Pointed away from light. Punchline: 'Because the light is better over here!'


name: The Dead Body
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: skit
content_type: activitate
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 964
source_excerpt: "Just a minute, I'll drag him over to King and Elm !"
skills_developed: performance, comedy
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: skit, campfire, comedy
tags: ["skit", "campfire"]
language: en
normalized_name: the dead body
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part61
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
A short two-person skit where someone finds a dead body and tries to call the police, but can't spell the street name — so he announces he'll drag the body to a simpler intersection.

rules:
One person lies dead. Another panics calling the police, struggles to spell the street name, and says 'Just a minute, I'll drag him over to King and Elm!'


name: The Dead Body
category: altele
subcategory: skit
content_type: activitate
source_file: big-book-of-skits.pdf
source_files: ["big-book-of-skits.pdf"]
page_reference: page 25
source_excerpt: "Just a minute, I'll drag him over to King and Elm !"
skills_developed: humor, acting
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: skit, dead body, police, comedy
tags: ["skit", "campfire", "comedy"]
language: en
normalized_name: the dead body
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: d3fe281d_big_book_of_skits
source_ids: ["d3fe281d_big_book_of_skits"]
chunk_key: d3fe281d_big_book_of_skits.part02
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
A short skit where one person discovers a dead body and calls the police, struggling to spell the street name. Finally decides to drag the body to a simpler intersection.

rules:
Two participants. One person lies dead on ground. Second person finds him, calls police, struggles to spell street name (Montgomery and Westchester), gives up and says 'Just a minute, I'll drag him over to King and Elm!'


name: The Short Runway
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: skit
content_type: activitate
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 964
source_excerpt: Announcer: This scene is on board a very low budget airline.
materials_category: props
materials_list: seating for pilot and co-pilot, compass
skills_developed: performance, comedy
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: skit, campfire, comedy
tags: ["skit", "campfire"]
language: en
normalized_name: the short runway
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part61
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
A skit set on a low-budget airline where the pilot and co-pilot attempt to land at an unfamiliar airport with no instruments. After a dramatic landing, co-pilot remarks: 'Yep, and wide too!' about the 'short runway'.

rules:
Pilot and co-pilot have seating on stage. Sound effects person makes engine noises. Announcer sets the scene. Dramatic landing sequence; co-pilot looks left and right after landing.


name: The Short Runway
category: altele
subcategory: skit
content_type: joc
source_file: big-book-of-skits.pdf
source_files: ["big-book-of-skits.pdf"]
page_reference: page 84
materials_category: props
materials_list: seating for pilot and co-pilot, compass
skills_developed: comedy, drama
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: skit, airplane, pilot, landing, comedy
tags: ["campfire", "skit"]
language: en
normalized_name: the short runway
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: d3fe281d_big_book_of_skits
source_ids: ["d3fe281d_big_book_of_skits"]
chunk_key: d3fe281d_big_book_of_skits.part05
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
A pilot and co-pilot on a low-budget airline attempt to land without instruments. The co-pilot uses only a pocket compass. They dive in to a very short runway — the punchline is that the runway may be short but it sure is wide.

rules:
Pilot and co-pilot in seats; co-pilot uses compass as sole instrument; pilot dives for landing with dramatic flaps/throttle commands; landing too fast; co-pilot notes short runway; pilot gives punchline.

source_excerpt:
Co-Pilot : (pulling compass from pocket) Oh, I've got my trusty compass and the sun went down about 20 minutes ago, so we've got to be on course.


name: The Short Runway
category: altele
subcategory: skit
content_type: activitate
source_file: big-book-of-skits.pdf
source_files: ["big-book-of-skits.pdf"]
page_reference: pages 84-85
source_excerpt: Pilot : Boy that was a short runway ! Co-Pilot : (Looking right, then left) Yep, and wide too !
materials_category: props
materials_list: chairs (for seating), compass
skills_developed: acting
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: airplane, runway, pilot, skit
tags: ["campfire", "skit", "humor"]
language: en
normalized_name: the short runway
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: d3fe281d_big_book_of_skits
source_ids: ["d3fe281d_big_book_of_skits"]
chunk_key: d3fe281d_big_book_of_skits.part06
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
A budget airline skit where a pilot and co-pilot navigate to an airport using only a compass. After a tense landing, the pilot remarks the runway was very short—and the co-pilot notes it was wide too (they landed crossways).

rules:
2 speaking parts (pilot and co-pilot), optional passengers. Need seating and a compass prop. Skit ends with comedic realization they landed sideways on the runway.


name: Bell Ringer #1
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: skit
content_type: activitate
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 964
source_excerpt: Hunchback: No, but his face sure rings a bell!
materials_category: props
materials_list: coat with padding for hunchback, hat or nightstick for gendarme
skills_developed: performance, comedy
difficulty_level: mediu
keywords: skit, campfire, comedy
tags: ["skit", "campfire"]
language: en
normalized_name: bell ringer #1
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part61
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
A skit where the hunchback of Notre Dame is retiring and interviews an applicant to ring the bells. The applicant fails to step back when the bell returns and falls 15 stories. Punchline: 'I don't know his face, but it sure rings a bell!'

rules:
Hunchback goes up and down the tower multiple times. Applicant tries the bell, is hit and falls. Hunchback and crowd gather. Gendarme asks if hunchback knows the person. Punchline delivered.

variations:
Bell Ringer #2 is done the night after #1 with the same script but the applicant is a twin brother; new punchline 'he's a dead ringer'. Bell Ringer #3 uses firemen with a blanket net to catch the next jumper.


name: Bell Ringer #1
variations: Bell Ringer #2 and #3 are sequels designed to be done on subsequent nights.
category: altele
subcategory: skit
content_type: activitate
source_file: big-book-of-skits.pdf
source_files: ["big-book-of-skits.pdf"]
page_reference: page 12
materials_list: coat with padding, hat or nightstick
skills_developed: acting, physical comedy
difficulty_level: mediu
keywords: bell ringer, hunchback, skit, campfire
tags: ["skit", "campfire"]
language: en
normalized_name: bell ringer #1
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: d3fe281d_big_book_of_skits
source_ids: ["d3fe281d_big_book_of_skits"]
chunk_key: d3fe281d_big_book_of_skits.part01
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
A skit where the Hunchback of Notre Dame interviews an applicant to ring the bells. After an elaborate up-and-down staircase routine, the applicant is hit by the bell, falls to the ground, and the Hunchback delivers the punchline: 'his face sure rings a bell.'

rules:
Props: coat with padding for the Hunchback's hump, hat/nightstick for the Gendarme. The Hunchback goes up and down the stairs multiple times to answer the door and show the applicant the job. Applicant fails to step back from the bell, falls, and the Gendarme asks if the Hunchback knows the man.

source_excerpt:
Gendarme : (Entering, calls to Hunchback) Hey you ! Do you know this guy ? (Rolls body over with foot) Hunchback: No, but his face sure rings a bell !


name: The Bicycle Shop
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: skit
content_type: activitate
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 964
source_excerpt: The scene begins with three players on their hands and knees, in a row, as bicycles.
skills_developed: performance, comedy
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: skit, campfire, comedy, audience participation
tags: ["skit", "campfire"]
language: en
normalized_name: the bicycle shop
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part61
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
A skit where a customer tries three scouts acting as bicycles. The first keeps falling down. The shop owner gets a volunteer from the audience to hold a wheel, and explains the bicycle just 'needs a big nut to hold it together'.

rules:
Three scouts on hands and knees as bicycles. Customer tries each one. First one keeps falling. Shop owner gets audience volunteer to hold the wheel. Punch-line: 'We just need a big nut to hold it together!'


name: The Bicycle Shop
category: altele
subcategory: skit
content_type: activitate
source_file: big-book-of-skits.pdf
source_files: ["big-book-of-skits.pdf"]
page_reference: page 14
source_excerpt: Shop Owner: Oh, we just need a big nut to hold it together !
skills_developed: acting
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: bicycle, skit, campfire
tags: ["skit", "campfire", "audience participation"]
language: en
normalized_name: the bicycle shop
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: d3fe281d_big_book_of_skits
source_ids: ["d3fe281d_big_book_of_skits"]
chunk_key: d3fe281d_big_book_of_skits.part01
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
A skit where three scouts act as bicycles in a shop. A customer tries them out but one keeps falling. A volunteer from the audience is brought in to hold a wheel — the punchline: 'We just need a big nut to hold it together.'

rules:
Three players on hands and knees act as bicycles. A customer tries each one. One keeps falling. A volunteer from the audience holds one 'wheel' of the bicycle to stabilize it. Shop Owner delivers punchline about needing a 'big nut.'


name: The Lawnmower
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: skit
content_type: activitate
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 964
source_excerpt: One participant is on his hands and knees as the mower.
skills_developed: performance, comedy
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: skit, campfire, comedy, audience participation
tags: ["skit", "campfire"]
language: en
normalized_name: the lawnmower
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part61
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
A skit where the owner can't start a lawnmower (person on hands and knees). Helpers try and fail. Finally a leader is brought out, the mower starts, and the owner declares 'All it needed was a good jerk.'

rules:
One person is the mower on hands and knees, sputtering when pulled. Owner tries to start it, then brings in helpers who all fail. A leader is selected from audience; mower starts. Punch-line about needing 'a good jerk'.


name: The Lost Lollipop
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: skit
content_type: activitate
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 964
source_excerpt: Boy : (Loudly) No, it didn't, but I did find a whole lot of suckers!
skills_developed: performance, comedy, audience participation
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: skit, campfire, comedy, audience participation
tags: ["skit", "campfire"]
language: en
normalized_name: the lost lollipop
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part61
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
A boy cries over a lost lollipop. A passer-by tells him to chant 'Big red yummy lollipop'. He gets the audience to chant with him. When asked if it worked, he says 'No, but I did find a whole lot of suckers!'

rules:
Small boy sits crying. Two passers-by try to help — one suggests chanting. Boy gets audience to chant along. Punchline at the end involves calling audience 'suckers'.


name: The Lost Lollipop
category: jocuri-cercetasesti
subcategory: skit
content_type: joc
source_file: big-book-of-skits.pdf
source_files: ["big-book-of-skits.pdf"]
page_reference: page 59
source_excerpt: Boy : (Loudly) No, it didn't, but I did find a whole lot of suckers !
skills_developed: acting, audience engagement
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: skit, lollipop, chanting, campfire
tags: ["campfire", "skit", "audience-participation"]
language: en
normalized_name: the lost lollipop
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: d3fe281d_big_book_of_skits
source_ids: ["d3fe281d_big_book_of_skits"]
chunk_key: d3fe281d_big_book_of_skits.part04
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
A small boy cries because he lost his lollipop. Two passersby suggest chanting 'big red yummy lollipop.' The boy recruits the audience. After everyone is chanting, he announces 'it didn't work, but I did find a whole lot of suckers!'

rules:
Small boy cries. Passer-by #1 suggests chanting. Passer-by #2 suggests getting more help. Boy recruits audience to chant 'Big red yummy lollipop.' Passer-by #1 returns. Punchline: 'No, it didn't, but I did find a whole lot of suckers!'


name: The Brutal Miner
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: participation story
content_type: activitate
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 964
skills_developed: performance, listening, comedy
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: skit, campfire, participation story
tags: ["skit", "campfire", "participation story"]
language: en
normalized_name: the brutal miner
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part61
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
A participation story where each character has a distinctive sound. The narrator reads the story while characters react on hearing their name. The hero Handsome Harry rescues the Beautiful Daughter from the Brutal Miner.

rules:
Each character has a sound: Brutal Miner: Grrrrr, Tired Wife: Oh dear, Lazy Son: yawn, Young Daughter: giggles, Beautiful Daughter: Ahhh, Handsome Harry: Ah Ha!, Automobile: Honk Honk, Cat: Meow. Narrator reads the story and pauses after each name.

source_excerpt:
Each character in the skit has a distinctive sound to make when the Narrator says their name during the reading of the skit.


name: Chief Woodpussy
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: participation story
content_type: activitate
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 964
materials_category: props
materials_list: tin with stones (for Emma)
skills_developed: performance, listening, comedy
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: skit, campfire, participation story
tags: ["skit", "campfire", "participation story"]
language: en
normalized_name: chief woodpussy
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part61
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
A participation story where each character — Cowboy, Old Paintbrush (horse), Chief Woodpussy, Sitting Bull (mule), Emma (rattlesnake), Timber Wolf, Sheriff, Deputy — has a distinctive sound made whenever the narrator says their name.

rules:
Cowboy: Yippee!, Old Paintbrush: whinney, Chief Woodpussy: war whoop, Sitting Bull: Hee Haw, Emma: rattles stones in tin, Timber Wolf: Howooooo, Sheriff: Bang Bang, Deputy: He went that-a-way. Narrator reads the story and pauses after names.

source_excerpt:
Each character in the skit has a distinctive sound to make when the Narrator says their name during the reading of the skit.


name: The Compass
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: skit
content_type: activitate
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 964
source_excerpt: Scoutmaster: You know the old saying: "He who has a TATES is lost!"
materials_category: props
materials_list: compass, map
skills_developed: performance, comedy
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: skit, campfire, comedy
tags: ["skit", "campfire"]
language: en
normalized_name: the compass
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part61
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
A short skit where a scoutmaster teaches his patrol about map and compass, ending with the punchline: 'Never buy a TATES compass — he who has a TATES is lost!'

rules:
Scoutmaster instructs patrol to take bearings on a distant object. Boys pass compass and take bearings. Scoutmaster wraps up with the punchline warning about TATES compasses.


name: The Compass
category: orientare
subcategory: skit
content_type: activitate
source_file: big-book-of-skits.pdf
source_files: ["big-book-of-skits.pdf"]
page_reference: page 22
source_excerpt: Scoutmaster: You know the old saying: "He who has a TATES is lost!"
materials_category: props
materials_list: compass, map
skills_developed: navigation, humor
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: skit, compass, orienteering, pun
tags: ["skit", "campfire", "orienteering", "pun"]
language: en
normalized_name: the compass
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: d3fe281d_big_book_of_skits
source_ids: ["d3fe281d_big_book_of_skits"]
chunk_key: d3fe281d_big_book_of_skits.part02
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
A skit where a Scoutmaster teaches a patrol about maps and compass. The lesson concludes with the pun: never buy a TATES compass, because 'he who has a TATES is lost'.

rules:
Props: compass and map. Scoutmaster demonstrates map-bearing and asks John to try it. Asks boys to take a bearing on a tree. Concludes with warning never to buy a TATES compass — punchline is 'He who has a TATES is lost'.


name: Fishing (Skit)
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: skit
content_type: activitate
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 964
source_excerpt: Andrew: Oh, that's easy. I'll just mark the spot with a big X right here on the side of the boat!
skills_developed: performance, comedy
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: skit, campfire, comedy
tags: ["skit", "campfire"]
language: en
normalized_name: fishing (skit)
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part61
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
Two scouts mime rowing out to a great fishing spot and catch many fish. When it is time to return, one suggests marking the spot with an X on the side of the boat.

rules:
Two players row an imaginary boat, fish successfully, then plan to return the next day. One marks an X on the side of the boat to find the spot again.


name: Gathering of Nuts (Skit)
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: skit
content_type: activitate
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 964
skills_developed: performance, comedy, audience participation
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: skit, campfire, comedy, audience participation
tags: ["skit", "campfire"]
language: en
normalized_name: gathering of nuts (skit)
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part61
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
Artist Vincent Van Go Go selects audience members to be trees, birds, a sun, rabbits, and a babbling brook to form a 'living nature painting', which he titles 'The Gathering of the Nuts'.

rules:
Vincent selects volunteers from audience: two trees (wave arms), three birds (twitter), a tall sun on a bench, rabbit assistants, a babbling brook leader. Reveals the painting title at the end.

source_excerpt:
Vincent: (Turns to audience) There it is, another Vincent Van Go Go original nature scene. I call it "The Gathering of the Nuts."


name: Go Cart (Skit)
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: skit
content_type: activitate
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 964
source_excerpt: Driver : Oh, that's perfect now ! All I needed was a few NUTS to get it going!
skills_developed: performance, comedy, audience participation
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: skit, campfire, comedy, audience participation
tags: ["skit", "campfire"]
language: en
normalized_name: go cart (skit)
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part61
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
A driver has trouble with his go cart (person on hands and knees). He recruits audience volunteers to be the front wheel, then the suspension, then the rear wheel. Once everything is in place and the cart runs, he says 'All it needed was a few NUTS to get it going!'

rules:
One person on hands and knees is go cart. Driver tries to start it and fails. Selects audience members as: front wheel (on hands and knees), suspension (holds rear up), rear wheel (holds leg). Once all in place, cart runs. Punchline about 'nuts'.


name: Good Soup
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: skit
content_type: activitate
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 964
source_excerpt: Cook : (Enters waving floor mop and shouting) Hey you guys ! Get out of my mop water !!!
materials_category: props
materials_list: large pot, spoons, floor mop, chef's hat (optional)
skills_developed: performance, comedy
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: skit, campfire, comedy
tags: ["skit", "campfire"]
language: en
normalized_name: good soup
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part61
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
Boys are tasting 'soup' from a large pot and raving about its flavour. The cook enters waving a floor mop and tells them to get out of the mop water.

rules:
Several boys sample from pot, praise the soup. Cook enters with floor mop and yells 'Hey you guys! Get out of my mop water!'


name: Good Soup
category: altele
subcategory: skit
content_type: activitate
source_file: big-book-of-skits.pdf
source_files: ["big-book-of-skits.pdf"]
page_reference: page 39
source_excerpt: Cook : (Enters waving floor mop and shouting) Hey you guys ! Get out of my mop water !!!
materials_category: props
materials_list: large pot, spoons, floor mop, chef's hat (optional), tub
skills_developed: acting, comedy timing
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: soup, mop water, cook, skit
tags: ["campfire skit"]
language: en
normalized_name: good soup
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: d3fe281d_big_book_of_skits
source_ids: ["d3fe281d_big_book_of_skits"]
chunk_key: d3fe281d_big_book_of_skits.part03
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
Scouts are tasting something from a large pot, praising how delicious it is. The cook runs in and reveals it's his mop water. Includes a version 2 with dishwater.

rules:
Several boys seated around a large pot, sampling with spoons and praising the soup. Cook enters waving a floor mop shouting 'Hey you guys! Get out of my mop water!!!' Version 2: same but cook reveals it's dishwater.

variations:
Version 2: Cast: Three or four Cubs or Scouts, Cook, Tub. Same plot but cook shouts 'Get out of my dishwater!'


name: Letters from Home
description: Two scouts at camp read letters from home filled with absurd, funny news from their families.
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: skit
content_type: activitate
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 964
source_excerpt: Scott: (Enters) Gee, it's always nice to get a letter from home when you're at camp.
materials_category: props
materials_list: two sheets of paper
skills_developed: performance, comedy
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: skit, campfire, comedy
tags: ["skit", "campfire"]
language: en
normalized_name: letters from home
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part61
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
rules:
Each boy reads their letter aloud in turn, swapping increasingly absurd family stories. Each can hold a sheet of paper as if reading. They should rehearse to sound natural.


name: Letters from Home
category: jocuri-cercetasesti
subcategory: skit
content_type: joc
source_file: big-book-of-skits.pdf
source_files: ["big-book-of-skits.pdf"]
page_reference: page 56
source_excerpt: Scott: Well, it's nice to know things are normal at home.
materials_list: two sheets of paper
skills_developed: acting, reading aloud
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: skit, letters, camp, campfire
tags: ["campfire", "skit", "two-person"]
language: en
normalized_name: letters from home
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: d3fe281d_big_book_of_skits
source_ids: ["d3fe281d_big_book_of_skits"]
chunk_key: d3fe281d_big_book_of_skits.part04
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
Two scouts at camp read letters from home full of absurd family news — dad working at the cemetery, sister with unknown-gender baby, mom not knowing if an appendix or dishwasher was put in. They conclude things are 'normal at home.'

rules:
Props: Two sheets of paper. Scott and Robin read letters from home, alternating increasingly ridiculous family news items. Can be performed with scripts on paper read aloud.


name: Lunch Break
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: skit
content_type: activitate
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 964
materials_category: props
materials_list: lunch bags or pails
skills_developed: performance, comedy
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: skit, campfire, comedy
tags: ["skit", "campfire"]
language: en
normalized_name: lunch break
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part61
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
A skit spanning three days where a construction worker complains about egg salad sandwiches. When pressed why he doesn't ask his spouse for something else, he reveals he makes his own sandwiches.

rules:
Announcer sets each day. Worker opens lunch, reacts with disgust. Another worker swaps lunches. On the third day, the first worker reveals he makes his own sandwiches.

source_excerpt:
Worker 1: My (wife/mom/significant other)?? She's got nothing to do with it. I make my own sandwiches!


name: Lunch Break
category: jocuri-cercetasesti
subcategory: skit
content_type: joc
source_file: big-book-of-skits.pdf
source_files: ["big-book-of-skits.pdf"]
page_reference: pages 59-60
materials_list: lunch bags or pails
skills_developed: acting, comic timing
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: skit, lunch, construction, campfire
tags: ["campfire", "skit"]
language: en
normalized_name: lunch break
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: d3fe281d_big_book_of_skits
source_ids: ["d3fe281d_big_book_of_skits"]
chunk_key: d3fe281d_big_book_of_skits.part04
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
A construction worker opens his lunch bag to find egg salad sandwiches and complains three days in a row. Co-worker trades with him each day. Finally annoyed co-worker suggests having his wife make something else. Punchline: 'I make my own sandwiches!'

rules:
Props: Lunch bags or pails. Worker 1 complains about egg salad sandwiches. Worker 2 trades. Repeat for three days. Worker 2 tells him to ask wife/mom to change. Punchline: 'I make my own sandwiches!'

source_excerpt:
Worker 1: My (wife/mom/significant other)?? She's got nothing to do with it. I make my own sandwiches !


name: New Saw
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: skit
content_type: activitate
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 964
source_excerpt: Lumberjack: Oh, my gosh! What on earth is all that noise?
skills_developed: performance, comedy
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: skit, campfire, comedy
tags: ["skit", "campfire"]
language: en
normalized_name: new saw
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part61
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
A lumberjack buys a chainsaw guaranteed to cut twice the wood. Three days later he returns exhausted — it cut less than his old saw. The owner starts it and the lumberjack asks 'What on earth is all that noise?'

rules:
Lumberjack buys saw from owner. Returns next two days with complaints of less wood cut. Owner checks saw by pulling starter rope with sound effect. Lumberjack's reaction to the noise provides the punch-line.


name: New Saw
category: jocuri-cercetasesti
subcategory: skit
content_type: joc
source_file: big-book-of-skits.pdf
source_files: ["big-book-of-skits.pdf"]
page_reference: pages 65-66
source_excerpt: Lumberjack: Oh, my gosh ! What on earth is all that noise ?
skills_developed: acting, comic timing
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: skit, chainsaw, lumber, campfire
tags: ["campfire", "skit"]
language: en
normalized_name: new saw
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: d3fe281d_big_book_of_skits
source_ids: ["d3fe281d_big_book_of_skits"]
chunk_key: d3fe281d_big_book_of_skits.part04
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
A lumberjack buys a chain saw promised to double his output, but it performs worse than his old crosscut saw. The owner puts a new chain on and the lumberjack returns even more exhausted. When the owner starts the saw, the lumberjack is astonished by the noise — he didn't know it was motorized.

rules:
Cast: Lumberjack, Owner (hardware store). Lumberjack buys chain saw for $100. Returns next day having cut less wood. Owner puts new chain on. Lumberjack returns even more exhausted. Owner starts saw (announcer makes motor sound). Punchline: lumberjack asks what the noise is.


name: New Saw
category: altele
subcategory: skit
content_type: joc
source_file: big-book-of-skits.pdf
source_files: ["big-book-of-skits.pdf"]
page_reference: page 65
skills_developed: drama, comedy
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: skit, chainsaw, lumberjack, comedy
tags: ["campfire", "skit"]
language: en
normalized_name: new saw
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: d3fe281d_big_book_of_skits
source_ids: ["d3fe281d_big_book_of_skits"]
chunk_key: d3fe281d_big_book_of_skits.part05
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
A skit where a lumberjack buys a chain saw guaranteed to cut twice as much wood, but finds it cuts less than his old crosscut saw. When the owner pulls the starter rope to check it, the lumberjack is baffled by the noise.

rules:
Narrator announces scene; lumberjack enters, buys chainsaw, returns exhausted next two days with complaints; owner pulls starter rope and chainsaw noise confounds lumberjack.

source_excerpt:
Lumberjack: (Enters tiredly) There's something wrong with this saw. I worked very hard yesterday, and only cut half as much wood.


name: Puppy in the Box
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: skit
content_type: activitate
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 964
source_excerpt: Roger : (Returns, looks in box) Oh, you naughty puppy!
materials_category: props
materials_list: cardboard box, stuffed dog or rabbit
skills_developed: performance, comedy
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: skit, campfire, comedy
tags: ["skit", "campfire"]
language: en
normalized_name: puppy in the box
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part61
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
A scout asks bystanders to hold a box while he shops. Others wonder what is leaking from the box. They taste the liquid and guess lemon soda or chicken soup. When the owner returns, he reveals a naughty puppy is inside.

rules:
Roger enters with box and asks others to hold it, then exits. Others notice liquid leaking, taste it. When Roger returns, he looks in the box and reprimands the puppy.


name: Puppy in the Box
category: altele
subcategory: skit
content_type: joc
source_file: big-book-of-skits.pdf
source_files: ["big-book-of-skits.pdf"]
page_reference: page 79
source_excerpt: Roger : (Returns, looks in box) Oh, you naughty puppy !
materials_category: props
materials_list: cardboard box, stuffed dog or rabbit
skills_developed: comedy
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: skit, puppy, box, gross-out, comedy
tags: ["campfire", "skit"]
language: en
normalized_name: puppy in the box
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: d3fe281d_big_book_of_skits
source_ids: ["d3fe281d_big_book_of_skits"]
chunk_key: d3fe281d_big_book_of_skits.part05
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
A man asks bystanders to hold a leaking box while he enters a store. Bystanders taste the liquid and disagree on the flavor (lemon soda, chicken soup, ice cream). The owner returns, looks inside, and exclaims to his puppy — the liquid was not food.

rules:
Owner asks #1 to hold box; others gather and taste the drip and argue about flavor; owner returns and reveals it's a puppy inside.

variations:
Version 2: Owner asks #1; two friends join and taste drip arguing about flavors (vanilla, chocolate, pistachio); owner reveals it's a dog.


name: Fly in the Soup
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: skit
content_type: activitate
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 964
source_excerpt: Customer: BECAUSE IT'S DOWN UNDER NOW!
skills_developed: performance, comedy
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: skit, campfire, comedy
tags: ["skit", "campfire"]
language: en
normalized_name: fly in the soup
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part61
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
A customer complains to a snooty waiter about a fly in his soup. The waiter makes increasingly absurd comments about the fly doing the butterfly stroke and being Australian because 'it's down under now!'

rules:
Customer calls waiter about fly. Waiter is snooty and makes a series of increasingly absurd puns. Ends with punch-line about the fly being Australian.


name: Fly in the Soup
category: altele
subcategory: skit
content_type: activitate
source_file: big-book-of-skits.pdf
source_files: ["big-book-of-skits.pdf"]
page_reference: page 34
source_excerpt: Customer: BECAUSE IT'S DOWN UNDER NOW !
materials_category: props
materials_list: soup bowl prop
skills_developed: humor, timing
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: skit, fly in soup, waiter, pun
tags: ["skit", "campfire", "pun", "comedy"]
language: en
normalized_name: fly in the soup
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: d3fe281d_big_book_of_skits
source_ids: ["d3fe281d_big_book_of_skits"]
chunk_key: d3fe281d_big_book_of_skits.part02
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
A snooty waiter responds to a customer's complaint about a fly in the soup with increasingly ridiculous observations, culminating in the customer's pun about the fly being 'down under'.

rules:
Customer complains about fly in soup. Waiter peeks in, charges extra for the 'meat'. Customer says fly is swimming. Waiter says it's doing the Butterfly stroke. Customer says it must be Australian. Waiter asks why. Customer: 'Because it's DOWN UNDER NOW!'


name: Fly in the Soup
category: altele
subcategory: skit
content_type: activitate
source_file: big-book-of-skits.pdf
source_files: ["big-book-of-skits.pdf"]
page_reference: page 34
skills_developed: acting, comedy timing
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: fly, soup, waiter, skit
tags: ["campfire skit"]
language: en
normalized_name: fly in the soup
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: d3fe281d_big_book_of_skits
source_ids: ["d3fe281d_big_book_of_skits"]
chunk_key: d3fe281d_big_book_of_skits.part03
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
A waiter/customer exchange where the customer complains about a fly in the soup, leading to escalating absurd responses and a punchline about Australia.

rules:
Customer complains of fly in soup. Waiter responds with increasingly absurd observations (charging extra for meat, saying it's doing the butterfly stroke, etc.). Punchline: 'BECAUSE IT'S DOWN UNDER NOW!'

source_excerpt:
Customer: Waiter, waiter, there's a fly in my soup ! Waiter : (Enters, very snooty, peering into the soup) Oh, yes, you are right sir. That will be an extra 25 cents for the meat.


name: Someone Chanted Evening
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: skit
content_type: activitate
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 964
source_excerpt: Friar: (Breaking into song) Someone Chanted Evening!
materials_category: props
materials_list: blankets and rope for monk's cassock
skills_developed: performance, comedy
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: skit, campfire, comedy
tags: ["skit", "campfire"]
language: en
normalized_name: someone chanted evening
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part61
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
A friar leads monks in chanting 'Morning'. After several attempts it sounds excellent, but one monk chants 'Evening' instead. The friar's punchline: 'Someone Chanted Evening!'

rules:
Friar leads monks in chanting 'Morning'. After a few raggedy attempts, it sounds great, but one monk clearly chants 'Ev-en-ning'. Friar breaks into song: 'Someone Chanted Evening!'


name: Someone Chanted Evening
category: altele
subcategory: skit
content_type: activitate
source_file: big-book-of-skits.pdf
source_files: ["big-book-of-skits.pdf"]
page_reference: page 88
source_excerpt: Friar: (Breaking into song) Someone Chanted Evening !
materials_category: costume
materials_list: monk's cassock (blankets and rope)
skills_developed: acting, humor, singing
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: chanting, monks, song parody, skit
tags: ["campfire", "skit", "wordplay"]
language: en
normalized_name: someone chanted evening
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: d3fe281d_big_book_of_skits
source_ids: ["d3fe281d_big_book_of_skits"]
chunk_key: d3fe281d_big_book_of_skits.part06
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
A Friar leads monks in morning chanting practice. After several attempts improve, one monk chants 'Evening' instead. The Friar breaks into the song 'Some Enchanted Evening' as his punchline.

rules:
Friar and monks practice chanting 'Morning, morning, mor-or-ning.' On the third good attempt, one monk chants 'Evening' loudly. Friar sings 'Someone Chanted Evening.'


name: St. Peter
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: skit
content_type: activitate
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 964
skills_developed: performance, comedy
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: skit, campfire, comedy
tags: ["skit", "campfire"]
language: en
normalized_name: st. peter
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part61
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
A skit where different people try to enter Heaven by describing their suffering. St. Peter turns down camp food and blisters, but immediately admits the person who's in [Scout Leader's] troop.

rules:
St. Peter greets candidates at the Pearly Gates. Each describes their suffering and is turned away. The last person names a well-known troop/leader as their source of suffering and is immediately admitted.

source_excerpt:
Brad : I'm in (Pick someone's name who can take a joke) (troop/pack/six/class, etc.) St. Peter: Well, come on in!!


name: St. Peter
category: altele
subcategory: skit
content_type: activitate
source_file: big-book-of-skits.pdf
source_files: ["big-book-of-skits.pdf"]
page_reference: page 92
skills_developed: acting, humor
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: heaven, St. Peter, suffering, skit
tags: ["campfire", "skit", "humor"]
language: en
normalized_name: st. peter
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: d3fe281d_big_book_of_skits
source_ids: ["d3fe281d_big_book_of_skits"]
chunk_key: d3fe281d_big_book_of_skits.part06
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
People arrive at the Pearly Gates and must describe their suffering to get in. Camp food, blisters from hiking, and being in a specific troop are offered. Only the last person, who was in the troop, gets in immediately.

rules:
Each person arrives at Pearly Gates and describes their suffering. St. Peter rejects all until the last person mentions being in the named troop—which constitutes enough suffering.

source_excerpt:
Brad : I'm in (Pick someone's name who can take a joke) (troop/pack/six/class, etc.) St. Peter: Well, come on in !!


name: All Face (Skit)
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: skit
content_type: activitate
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 965
skills_developed: performance, comedy
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: skit, campfire, comedy
tags: ["skit", "campfire"]
language: en
normalized_name: all face (skit)
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part61
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
A short skit where a Native American man barely dressed stays warm in the cold while his companion shivers. When asked how, the Indian asks if his face is cold. 'No.' 'Me all face.'

rules:
White man and Indian walking together. White man complains of cold. Indian asks if face is cold. White man says no. Indian says 'Me all face.'

source_excerpt:
The white man asks the Indian how he stays so warm. The Indian asks if his face is cold. The white man says no it isn't. The Indian replies, "Me all face."


name: Artistic Genius
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: skit
content_type: activitate
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 965
skills_developed: performance, comedy
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: skit, campfire, comedy
tags: ["skit", "campfire"]
language: en
normalized_name: artistic genius
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part61
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
At an art show, judges praise various canvases for brightness, color, and technique, selecting one for the prize. When the artist is called up, he exclaims it got in by mistake — it's the canvas he cleans his brushes on.

rules:
Judges inspect several canvases and comment at length on artistic qualities. They select the best for a prize and call up the artist. The artist's punchline reveals it is his brush-cleaning canvas.

source_excerpt:
The painter exclaims, "Oh, my goodness, that got in by mistake. That's the canvas that I clean my brushes on!"


name: Artistic Genius
category: altele
subcategory: skit
content_type: activitate
source_file: big-book-of-skits.pdf
source_files: ["big-book-of-skits.pdf"]
page_reference: page 9
materials_list: canvas props
skills_developed: acting
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: art, skit, campfire
tags: ["skit", "campfire"]
language: en
normalized_name: artistic genius
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: d3fe281d_big_book_of_skits
source_ids: ["d3fe281d_big_book_of_skits"]
chunk_key: d3fe281d_big_book_of_skits.part01
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
A skit at an art show where judges praise a winning painting for its genius and imagination, only for the artist to reveal it's the canvas he cleans his brushes on.

rules:
Scene is an art show with judges inspecting canvases. They select one for the prize, call the artist up, and he reveals it got in by mistake — it's his brush-cleaning canvas.

source_excerpt:
The painter exclaims, "Oh, my goodness, that got in by mistake. That's the canvas that I clean my brushes on."


name: Balloon Orchestra
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: skit
content_type: activitate
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 965
materials_category: props
materials_list: balloons
skills_developed: performance, comedy, music
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: skit, campfire, comedy, music
tags: ["skit", "campfire"]
language: en
normalized_name: balloon orchestra
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part61
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
Players each hold a balloon. They blow them up in unison and let air out in squeaks to the rhythm of a familiar tune such as 'Blue Danube' or 'Jingle Bells'. At the end all balloons are released simultaneously.

rules:
Each player has a balloon. Blow up together, release air one squeak at a time in rhythm. At director's signal at the end, all fill and release balloons at once.

source_excerpt:
The players in the orchestra each hold a balloon. They blow up their balloons in unison, then let out the air in a squeak at a time to the rhythm of some easily recognized rhythm


name: Balloon Orchestra
category: altele
subcategory: skit
content_type: activitate
source_file: big-book-of-skits.pdf
source_files: ["big-book-of-skits.pdf"]
page_reference: page 10
materials_list: balloons
skills_developed: coordination, rhythm, teamwork
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: balloon, orchestra, skit, music
tags: ["skit", "campfire", "music"]
language: en
normalized_name: balloon orchestra
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: d3fe281d_big_book_of_skits
source_ids: ["d3fe281d_big_book_of_skits"]
chunk_key: d3fe281d_big_book_of_skits.part01
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
Players each hold a balloon, blow them up in unison, then let out air in squeaks to play a recognizable rhythm. At the end, all release their balloons at once on the director's signal.

rules:
Each player holds a balloon. They blow them up together, then release air in controlled squeaks to play a tune like 'Blue Danube' or 'Jingle Bells'. The finale: all fill balloons and let go simultaneously on the director's cue.

source_excerpt:
The players in the orchestra each hold a balloon. They blow up their balloons in unison, then let out the air in a squeak at a time to the rhythm of some easily recognized rhythm such as "Blue Danube" or "Jingle Bells".


name: Big Game Hunting
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: skit
content_type: activitate
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 965
source_excerpt: One of the hunters relies," "Why no, we are going after mosquitoes!!"
skills_developed: performance, comedy
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: skit, campfire, comedy
tags: ["skit", "campfire"]
language: en
normalized_name: big game hunting
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part61
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
Hunters each claim to be carrying a bigger and more powerful gun. Two bystanders settle a bet — they ask what the hunters are after. The reply: 'Why no, we are going after mosquitoes!'

rules:
Two to four hunters progressively describe larger guns. Two bystanders come over and ask what they are hunting. Punch-line about mosquitoes.


name: Big Game Hunting
category: altele
subcategory: skit
content_type: activitate
source_file: big-book-of-skits.pdf
source_files: ["big-book-of-skits.pdf"]
page_reference: page 14
source_excerpt: One of the hunters relies," "Why no, we are going after mosquitoes!!"
materials_list: prop guns
skills_developed: acting
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: hunting, skit, campfire
tags: ["skit", "campfire"]
language: en
normalized_name: big game hunting
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: d3fe281d_big_book_of_skits
source_ids: ["d3fe281d_big_book_of_skits"]
chunk_key: d3fe281d_big_book_of_skits.part01
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
Hunters brag about increasingly powerful guns they carry for hunting. Two bystanders bet on whether they're hunting wolves or moose — but the hunters reveal they're after mosquitoes.

rules:
Two to four hunters boast about their guns, each bigger than the last. Two bystanders overhear and approach with a bet about what the hunters are hunting. Punchline: the hunters are hunting mosquitoes.


name: Bonfire (Skit)
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: skit
content_type: activitate
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 965
materials_category: props
materials_list: buckets of water
skills_developed: performance, comedy, audience participation
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: skit, campfire, comedy, audience participation
tags: ["skit", "campfire"]
language: en
normalized_name: bonfire (skit)
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part61
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
A leader explains how to build a campfire and uses audience volunteers to represent pieces of wood — tinder in the center, kindling, then logs stacked by size. When the leader strikes a match, accomplices yell 'ON FIRE!' and drench the volunteers with water.

rules:
Leader organises volunteers into tinder, kindling and logs. Leader strikes match. Accomplices yell fire and pour buckets of water on the 'fire'.

source_excerpt:
The leader then says that the fire is ready to light, strikes a match, whereupon, several accomplices yell out that its ON FIRE and dash several buckets of water on the fire.


name: Candy Store (Skit)
variations: Two distinct versions are described with the same punch-line.
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: skit
content_type: activitate
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 965
materials_category: props
materials_list: long string or long pole, blanket or sheet
skills_developed: performance, comedy, audience participation
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: skit, campfire, comedy, audience participation
tags: ["skit", "campfire"]
language: en
normalized_name: candy store (skit)
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part61
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
Two versions of a candy store skit both ending with calling audience members 'suckers'. Version 1: A line of people hold a string as the candy store 'suckers on a line'. Version 2: A store owner has a pole held by two audience members; customers ask for candy; all he has left is 'two suckers on a stick'.

rules:
Version 1: Leader asks one person to hold a long string, adds others until there is a long line — it's a candy store with suckers on the line. Version 2: Owner has pole held by two audience members (candy store counter). Customers ask for various candies; all are out of stock. Final answer: 'two suckers on a stick' while removing blanket to reveal volunteers.

source_excerpt:
The leader gives instructions for playing candy store. He asks that one person take a long string and hold on and then adds others until there is a long line of people holding onto the string.


name: Change Underwear
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: skit
content_type: activitate
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 965
skills_developed: performance, comedy
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: skit, campfire, comedy
tags: ["skit", "campfire"]
language: en
normalized_name: change underwear
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part61
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
Boys march in single file led by a drill sergeant who announces good news (change of underwear) and bad news (they must change with each other).

rules:
Boys march in. Sergeant tells them to stop. Announces good news: change of underwear — boys cheer. Bad news: change with one another — boys groan.

source_excerpt:
The good news is that they get a change of underwear. The boys cheer and he cuts them off. The bad news is that they have to change underwear with one another.


name: Change Underwear
category: altele
subcategory: skit
content_type: activitate
source_file: big-book-of-skits.pdf
source_files: ["big-book-of-skits.pdf"]
page_reference: page 21
skills_developed: humor, acting
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: skit, drill sergeant, comedy
tags: ["skit", "campfire", "comedy"]
language: en
normalized_name: change underwear
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: d3fe281d_big_book_of_skits
source_ids: ["d3fe281d_big_book_of_skits"]
chunk_key: d3fe281d_big_book_of_skits.part02
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
A short comedy skit where a drill sergeant gives boys good news (change of underwear) and bad news (they must change with each other).

rules:
Boys march in single file with one leading like a drill sergeant. Sergeant announces good news: change of underwear. Boys cheer. Bad news: they have to change underwear with one another. Boys groan.

source_excerpt:
He tells them he has some good news and some bad news. The good news is that they get a change of underwear. The boys cheer and he cuts them off. The bad news is that they have to change underwear with one another.


name: Chief Shortcake
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: skit
content_type: activitate
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 965
materials_category: props
materials_list: towel or sheet, whipped cream
skills_developed: performance, comedy
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: skit, campfire, comedy
tags: ["skit", "campfire"]
language: en
normalized_name: chief shortcake
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part61
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
Boys give increasingly outlandish suggestions for what to do with the dead Chief Shortcake (an adult leader lying under a towel). The last Indian says 'I bury Shortcake' and squirts whipped cream on the leader's face.

rules:
Adult leader lies down, covered by a towel/sheet except for head. Each boy suggests burying, burning, sealing in a cave, etc. Last boy squirts whipped cream on leader's face.

source_excerpt:
The last Indian says that they are all wrong, "I bury Shortcake" and squirts whipped cream on Chief Shortcake's face.


name: Chin Faces
variations: Chin face can be a chicken instead of a person.
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: skit
content_type: activitate
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 965
materials_category: props
materials_list: table, sheet with holes, sunglasses
skills_developed: performance, comedy
difficulty_level: mediu
keywords: skit, campfire, comedy
tags: ["skit", "campfire"]
language: en
normalized_name: chin faces
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part61
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
Performers hang heads upside down over a table edge; a sheet covers the body. Sunglasses are placed below the chin as 'eyes'. The upside-down chin and mouth make a face that can give a silly speech or sing. Multiple 'chin faces' can form a group.

rules:
Performers lie with heads over table edge. Sheet covers body with holes for mouth and chin. Sunglasses below chin = eyes. Chin = nose, mouth upside-down. Can sing or speak. To smile you must actually frown.

source_excerpt:
Performers arrange themselves with their heads hanging upside down over the edge of a table with a sheet or other drape covering their body with holes cut out exposing their mouth and chin.


name: Chin Faces
variations: Have the 'chin face' be a chicken instead of a person.
category: altele
subcategory: skit
content_type: activitate
source_file: big-book-of-skits.pdf
source_files: ["big-book-of-skits.pdf"]
page_reference: page 21
materials_category: props
materials_list: table, sheet/drape, sunglasses
skills_developed: creativity, acting
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: skit, chin face, visual comedy, upside down
tags: ["skit", "campfire", "visual comedy"]
language: en
normalized_name: chin faces
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: d3fe281d_big_book_of_skits
source_ids: ["d3fe281d_big_book_of_skits"]
chunk_key: d3fe281d_big_book_of_skits.part02
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
Performers hang their heads upside-down over the edge of a table, with bodies draped. Sunglasses placed below the chin create a face where chin = nose, mouth = mouth (upside-down). They give a speech or sing a song.

rules:
Performers lie with heads hanging upside-down over edge of table, body covered with sheet/drape with holes for mouth and chin. Sunglasses placed just below chin for 'eyes'. Chin face makes speech or sings. To smile, performer must frown. Variation: chin face as a chicken.

source_excerpt:
Performers arrange themselves with their heads hanging upside down over the edge of a table with a sheet or other drape covering their body with holes cut out exposing their mouth and chin.


name: Contagious Disease Ward
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: skit
content_type: activitate
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 965
materials_category: props
materials_list: four chairs, magazines or books, pregnant costume
skills_developed: performance, comedy
difficulty_level: mediu
keywords: skit, campfire, comedy
tags: ["skit", "campfire"]
language: en
normalized_name: contagious disease ward
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part61
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
Patients in a waiting room progressively infect each other with their conditions (itch, hand twitch, leg twitch). All four end up with all three conditions and bounce frantically — until a person dressed as a pregnant lady enters and they all flee.

rules:
Four chairs and a magazine stand. Each patient enters with a different condition. Sitting next to each other they catch each other's conditions. Fourth patient bounces wildly. Person in pregnant costume enters and all scramble. Optional jazz music in background.

source_excerpt:
The scene takes place in the waiting room of a doctor of contagious and communicable diseases, Dr. Ringworm, M.D., LSD., VIP., ICB.


name: Contagious Disease Ward
category: altele
subcategory: skit
content_type: activitate
source_file: big-book-of-skits.pdf
source_files: ["big-book-of-skits.pdf"]
page_reference: pages 22-23
materials_category: props
materials_list: chairs, magazines, books
skills_developed: physical comedy, acting, timing
difficulty_level: mediu
keywords: skit, doctor, contagious, physical comedy
tags: ["skit", "campfire", "physical comedy"]
language: en
normalized_name: contagious disease ward
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: d3fe281d_big_book_of_skits
source_ids: ["d3fe281d_big_book_of_skits"]
chunk_key: d3fe281d_big_book_of_skits.part02
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
A skit in a doctor's waiting room where each new patient has a different symptom (itch, hand twitch, leg twitch, full body shaking) and infects the others. When a 'pregnant lady' enters, all four panic and flee.

rules:
Setting: waiting room of Dr. Ringworm. Four chairs and magazine stand. Person A enters with an itch. Person B enters with hand twitch; they gradually swap symptoms. Person C adds leg twitch; all three acquire all symptoms. Fourth person bounces uncontrollably. 'Pregnant lady' enters and all flee. Optional: jazz music.

source_excerpt:
In walks a fellow (a) with an itch which he scratches periodically in different places. He grabs a magazine and attempts to read but is disturbs periodically by his itch.


name: Court Case
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: skit
content_type: activitate
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 965
source_excerpt: This time he says that he taking his case to a higher court.
materials_category: props
materials_list: suitcase, ladder
skills_developed: performance, comedy
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: skit, campfire, comedy
tags: ["skit", "campfire"]
language: en
normalized_name: court case
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part61
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
A quick two-scene skit: a person walks in with a suitcase, says he is going to court. He returns with a suitcase AND a ladder, saying he is taking his case to a higher court.

rules:
Second person enters with suitcase, says going to court. First person is on stage. Later, second person comes back with suitcase and ladder. Punch-line about a higher court.


name: Court Case
category: altele
subcategory: skit
content_type: activitate
source_file: big-book-of-skits.pdf
source_files: ["big-book-of-skits.pdf"]
page_reference: page 23
materials_category: props
materials_list: suitcase, ladder
skills_developed: humor
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: skit, court, pun, comedy
tags: ["skit", "campfire", "pun"]
language: en
normalized_name: court case
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: d3fe281d_big_book_of_skits
source_ids: ["d3fe281d_big_book_of_skits"]
chunk_key: d3fe281d_big_book_of_skits.part02
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
A short version of the briefcase skit where a person walks in with a suitcase saying he's going to court, then returns with a ladder to take his case to a higher court.

rules:
Second person walks in with a suitcase, says he's going to court. Returns with case and ladder, says he's taking his case to a higher court.

source_excerpt:
Second person walks in with a suitcase. First person already on stage asks where he is going and the first person's reply is that he is going to court.


name: Crazy Charlie
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: skit
content_type: activitate
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 965
skills_developed: performance, comedy
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: skit, campfire, comedy
tags: ["skit", "campfire"]
language: en
normalized_name: crazy charlie
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part61
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
In a mental institution at dinner, residents laugh at numbered jokes. Crazy Charlie tries to join in but no one laughs at his joke number 52. His friend explains: 'Some people can tell jokes and some people can't.'

rules:
Set dinner scene. Numbered jokes called out cause laughter. Charlie is told about the system and tries calling 52. Dead silence. Punch-line delivered.

source_excerpt:
He friend tells him not to worry that there isn't anything wrong, some people can tell jokes and some people can't.


name: Crazy Charlie
category: altele
subcategory: skit
content_type: activitate
source_file: big-book-of-skits.pdf
source_files: ["big-book-of-skits.pdf"]
page_reference: page 23
skills_developed: humor, acting
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: skit, jokes, mental institution, comedy
tags: ["skit", "campfire", "comedy"]
language: en
normalized_name: crazy charlie
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: d3fe281d_big_book_of_skits
source_ids: ["d3fe281d_big_book_of_skits"]
chunk_key: d3fe281d_big_book_of_skits.part02
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
A skit set in a mental institution where inmates have numbered all their jokes and call them out by number. When the newcomer (Crazy Charlie) tries calling a number, nobody laughs — the punchline being 'some people can tell jokes and some people can't'.

rules:
Scene in mental institution at dinner. Someone calls '37' and room laughs; someone calls '57' and more laughter. Charlie asks what's happening; told everyone knows jokes by number. Charlie tries calling '52'; complete silence. Friend tells him some people can tell jokes and some can't.

source_excerpt:
After a while Charlie decides to give it a trial and call 52, but no one laughs; there is complete silence.


name: Dancing Knee Dolls
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: skit
content_type: activitate
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 965
materials_category: props
materials_list: face paint, dresses or pants and shirt, sheet, flashlight
skills_developed: performance, creativity
difficulty_level: mediu
keywords: skit, campfire, comedy
tags: ["skit", "campfire"]
language: en
normalized_name: dancing knee dolls
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part61
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
Performers paint faces on their knees and dress their legs as dolls using real clothes or crepe paper. Their upper body is covered by a sheet. A spotlight shines on each knee-face to create the illusion of little dancing dolls.

rules:
Paint faces on knees. Dress legs as dolls with clothing. Cover upper body with sheet. Direct flashlight (spotlight) on each knee. Performers can sing or dance.

source_excerpt:
Paint faces on the knees of the performers. Use dresses (or pants and shirt) to dress the legs as dolls with the arms bulging out.


name: Dancing Knee Dolls
category: altele
subcategory: skit
content_type: activitate
source_file: big-book-of-skits.pdf
source_files: ["big-book-of-skits.pdf"]
page_reference: page 25
materials_category: props
materials_list: face paint, crepe paper or cloth, sheet, flashlight
skills_developed: creativity, acting
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: skit, knee dolls, visual comedy, performance
tags: ["skit", "campfire", "visual comedy"]
language: en
normalized_name: dancing knee dolls
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: d3fe281d_big_book_of_skits
source_ids: ["d3fe281d_big_book_of_skits"]
chunk_key: d3fe281d_big_book_of_skits.part02
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
Performers paint faces on their knees and dress their legs as dolls with crepe paper or cloth, covering their upper bodies with a sheet. A flashlight is directed on each knee 'doll' as they perform.

rules:
Paint faces on performers' knees. Dress legs as dolls (arms made from bulging clothes). Cover upper legs and body with sheet. Direct flashlight (spotlight) onto each knee. Knee dolls make speech, sing, or mime a recording.

source_excerpt:
Paint faces on the knees of the performers. Use dresses (or pants and shirt) to dress the legs as dolls with the arms bulging out.


name: The Echo
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: skit
content_type: activitate
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 965
skills_developed: performance, comedy
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: skit, campfire, comedy
tags: ["skit", "campfire"]
language: en
normalized_name: the echo
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part61
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
A leader announces an echo in the room and tests it. The 'echo' (person out of sight) responds correctly until the leader says 'This leader is great', to which the echo responds 'Bologna'.

rules:
Leader announces echo. Exchange hello, cheese, bologna (no echo). Leader tries again — says 'This leader is great'. Echo says 'Bologna'.

source_excerpt:
The club leader announces during the singing that he has noticed an echo in the room and he is going to try it out


name: Living Xylophone
category: jocuri-cercetasesti
subcategory: skit
content_type: joc
source_file: big-book-of-skits.pdf
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca", "big-book-of-skits.pdf"]
page_reference: page 58
materials_list: fake mallet
skills_developed: performance, music, comedy, coordination, teamwork
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: skit, campfire, comedy, music, xylophone
tags: ["skit", "campfire", "music"]
language: en
normalized_name: living xylophone
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: d3fe281d_big_book_of_skits
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived", "d3fe281d_big_book_of_skits"]
chunk_key: d3fe281d_big_book_of_skits.part04
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
Several performers kneel in a line acting as xylophone keys. A player strikes each on the head with a fake mallet. Each performer utters a single note when struck, allowing simple songs like 'Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star' to be played.

rules:
Several kneeling performers are the xylophone. Player uses fake mallet or fist to strike each on the head. Each performer produces one note. Simple songs can be played.

source_excerpt:
The instrument consists of several kneeling performers. The player strikes each on the head with a fake mallet or his fist as if playing a xylophone. Each player utters a single note when struck.


name: Mad Reporter
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: skit
content_type: activitate
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 966
skills_developed: performance, comedy
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: skit, campfire, comedy
tags: ["skit", "campfire"]
language: en
normalized_name: mad reporter
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part61
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
A reporter is about to jump off a bridge, discouraged about not getting a big story. Others join him. When they finally all count to three and jump, the reporter stays back, saying 'I've got a great story — two people jump off the bridge!'

rules:
Depressed reporter at bridge edge. Each new person hears the story and decides to jump too. On 'One, Two, Three!' all jump except the reporter who runs off with his story.

source_excerpt:
the reporter who runs off saying; "I've got a great story, two people jump off the bridge. Wait until the boss sees this."


name: Mad Reporter
variations: A building could be used as well as a bridge.
category: jocuri-cercetasesti
subcategory: skit
content_type: joc
source_file: big-book-of-skits.pdf
source_files: ["big-book-of-skits.pdf"]
page_reference: page 60
skills_developed: acting, improvisation
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: skit, reporter, bridge, campfire
tags: ["campfire", "skit"]
language: en
normalized_name: mad reporter
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: d3fe281d_big_book_of_skits
source_ids: ["d3fe281d_big_book_of_skits"]
chunk_key: d3fe281d_big_book_of_skits.part04
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
A reporter about to jump off a bridge is joined by increasingly more depressed people who all decide to jump together. They all jump except the reporter who runs off to report the story.

rules:
Setting: Bridge. Reporter about to jump. Others join one at a time, telling sad stories. All jump on count of three — except reporter. Reporter runs off: 'I've got a great story, two people jump off the bridge.'

source_excerpt:
A very depressed reporter is about to jump off (the end of the stage or a platform could be the end of the bridge). The reporter says that he has had it, can't get a big story, all washed up and wants to end it all.


name: The Magic Bandana
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: skit
content_type: activitate
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 966
materials_category: props
materials_list: bandana, banana, table
skills_developed: performance, comedy
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: skit, campfire, comedy
tags: ["skit", "campfire"]
language: en
normalized_name: the magic bandana
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part61
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
A magician instructs his assistant Herkimer to perform tricks with a bandana, but Herkimer picks up a banana instead and performs all the actions on it, ending by throwing mashed banana at the magician.

rules:
Magician faces audience, instructs Herkimer (behind him) to pick up the bandana and perform steps. Herkimer picks up banana by mistake and follows all instructions. At the end throws mashed banana at magician.

source_excerpt:
Herkimer, picks up the banana, not the bandana and performs these actions. At the end when Herkimer is supposed to show his fist, for the disappearance of the bandana, he throws the mashed up banana at the magician instead.


name: Mixed Body Acting
variations: Instead of singing, second person tries to eat, tie shoes, crack eggs, etc.
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: skit
content_type: activitate
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 966
materials_category: props
materials_list: shirt, sheet
skills_developed: performance, comedy
difficulty_level: mediu
keywords: skit, campfire, comedy
tags: ["skit", "campfire"]
language: en
normalized_name: mixed body acting
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part61
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
A shirt is fastened backwards on one performer, with a second person hidden behind providing the arm gestures. As the first person sings, the second person's arms create the gestures.

rules:
Fasten shirt backwards around first person's neck, leaving sleeves empty. Second person stands behind and puts arms through sleeves. Sheet held behind to hide second person. First person sings while second person gestures.

source_excerpt:
Fasten a shirt backwards around the first person's neck, leaving the sleeves empty. Have a second person stand behind the first and put his arms through the shirt sleeves.


name: Mixed Body Acting
category: jocuri-cercetasesti
subcategory: skit
content_type: joc
source_file: big-book-of-skits.pdf
source_files: ["big-book-of-skits.pdf"]
page_reference: page 62
materials_list: shirt, sheet
skills_developed: acting, coordination, creativity
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: skit, puppet, arms, campfire
tags: ["campfire", "skit", "props"]
language: en
normalized_name: mixed body acting
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: d3fe281d_big_book_of_skits
source_ids: ["d3fe281d_big_book_of_skits"]
chunk_key: d3fe281d_big_book_of_skits.part04
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
A shirt is worn backwards on the first person. A second person stands behind, putting arms through the sleeves. As the first person sings or speaks, the second person provides the gestures and arm movements.

rules:
Fasten shirt backwards on first person. Second person stands behind and puts arms through sleeves. Sheet held behind head to hide second person. First person sings/speaks; second person gestures. Can include multiple singers.

variations:
Variation 1: Instead of singing, second person tries ordinary acts such as eating from a bowl, tying shoes, cooking (cracking eggs, etc.)

source_excerpt:
Fasten a shirt backwards around the first person's neck, leaving the sleeves empty. Have a second person stand behind the first and put his arms through the shirt sleeves.


name: Oh-Wa-Ta-Goo-Siam
category: icebreakers
subcategory: skit
content_type: activitate
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 966
materials_category: props
materials_list: turban
skills_developed: performance, comedy, listening
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: skit, campfire, comedy, audience participation
tags: ["skit", "campfire", "audience participation"]
language: en
normalized_name: oh-wa-ta-goo-siam
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part61
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
A guru leads audience participants in chanting a 'magic phrase'. Participants repeat the phrase and actions. Eventually they realise the phrase sounds like 'Oh, what a goose I am.'

rules:
Guru sits centre stage. Audience members recruited to chant and mirror guru's actions. All chant 'Oh...Wa...Ta...Goo...Siam...' repeatedly. Continue until everyone catches on.

source_excerpt:
All sit cross-legged on the guru repeating the guru's actions and words. The guru moves his arms and chants "Oh ... Wa ... Ta ... Goo ... Siam ..." All chant with him.


name: Oh-Wa-Ta-Goo-Siam
category: icebreakers
subcategory: audience participation
content_type: joc
source_file: big-book-of-skits.pdf
source_files: ["big-book-of-skits.pdf"]
page_reference: page 67
materials_category: costume
materials_list: turban
skills_developed: listening, comedy
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: skit, chant, audience participation, wordplay
tags: ["campfire", "audience", "skit"]
language: en
normalized_name: oh-wa-ta-goo-siam
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: d3fe281d_big_book_of_skits
source_ids: ["d3fe281d_big_book_of_skits"]
chunk_key: d3fe281d_big_book_of_skits.part05
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
A guru in a turban invites audience members to help bring back ancient spirits by repeating a magic chant. Repeating the phrase faster and faster, participants eventually realize they are saying 'Oh, what a goose I am.'

rules:
Guru leads audience members in kneeling and chanting 'Oh...Wa...Ta...Goo...Siam' with increasing speed until they catch on to the pun.

source_excerpt:
All are asked to kneel and with arms out-stretched, they are told to repeat the magic phrase after the guru. When ever this phrase brings enlightenment, they may return to the their seat in the audience.


name: Pie in the Face
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: skit
content_type: activitate
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 966
source_excerpt: This skit requires pie plates, shaving cream, towels, 3 plastic raincoats, or something similar
materials_category: props
materials_list: pie plates, shaving cream, towels, plastic raincoats
skills_developed: performance, comedy
difficulty_level: mediu
keywords: skit, campfire, comedy
tags: ["skit", "campfire"]
language: en
normalized_name: pie in the face
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part61
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
A ceremonious skit with three team members who receive pies in the face in various creative ways (classic, on top of head, double, swing-miss-hit), keeping the person in the middle always getting hit. At the end the middle person gets the other two.

rules:
Narrator introduces the grand art of pie throwing. Three team members stand at attention. Pies (shaving cream on pie plates) are handed out. Various named throws performed; middle person always gets hit. Wipe faces and keep supplying pies throughout. At the end, middle person gets the other two.


name: Pie in the Face
category: altele
subcategory: skit
content_type: joc
source_file: big-book-of-skits.pdf
source_files: ["big-book-of-skits.pdf"]
page_reference: pages 75-76
materials_category: props
materials_list: pie plates, shaving cream, towels, plastic raincoats or bags
skills_developed: comedy, physical comedy
difficulty_level: mediu
keywords: skit, pie, shaving cream, physical comedy
tags: ["campfire", "skit", "messy"]
language: en
normalized_name: pie in the face
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: d3fe281d_big_book_of_skits
source_ids: ["d3fe281d_big_book_of_skits"]
chunk_key: d3fe281d_big_book_of_skits.part05
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
A ceremonious skit where a narrator gives a history of pie-throwing while a team of three receives pies in the face using shaving cream on pie plates. The person in the middle always gets hit regardless of position, until finally he pies the other two.

rules:
Narrator describes pie-throwing history; attendant delivers pies on tray; person in middle always gets hit; cycle through classic, top-of-head, double, sides, swing-miss-hit variations; keep wiping faces and resupplying pies; middle person eventually pies others.

source_excerpt:
This skit works best if everyone in the skit is serious, official, and ceremonious. Ply up the ceremony and the official part of he skit.


name: Reggie and the Colonel
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: skit
content_type: activitate
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 966
source_excerpt: Colonel: Then why in heaven's name did you step in it?!!!
materials_category: props
materials_list: safari hat, glasses, gun prop, monocle, cane, small knapsack
skills_developed: performance, comedy
difficulty_level: mediu
keywords: skit, campfire, comedy
tags: ["skit", "campfire"]
language: en
normalized_name: reggie and the colonel
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part61
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
Two characters walking in 'darkest Africa' — the Colonel keeps spotting exotic animals and scolding Reggie for missing them. When Reggie finally claims to have seen an 'ooh-aah bird', the Colonel asks why he stepped in it.

rules:
Colonel and Reggie walk in place. Colonel sees animals and exclaims; Reggie always misses. Reggie decides to pretend he saw the next one. Colonel's punch-line: 'Then why in heaven's name did you step in it?!'


name: Reggie and the Colonel
category: altele
subcategory: skit
content_type: joc
source_file: big-book-of-skits.pdf
source_files: ["big-book-of-skits.pdf"]
page_reference: page 80
source_excerpt: Reggie: I saw it, I saw it! Colonel: Then why in heaven's name did you step in it? !!!
materials_category: costume
materials_list: safari hat, glasses, gun prop, monocle, cane, knapsack
skills_developed: comedy, drama
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: skit, Africa, Reggie, Colonel, comedy
tags: ["campfire", "skit"]
language: en
normalized_name: reggie and the colonel
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: d3fe281d_big_book_of_skits
source_ids: ["d3fe281d_big_book_of_skits"]
chunk_key: d3fe281d_big_book_of_skits.part05
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
Two men trek through Africa in a comedy of missed sightings. Reggie keeps missing the Colonel's exotic wildlife sightings. When Reggie finally claims to see something, the Colonel asks why he stepped in it — an ooh-aah bird dropping.

rules:
Colonel excitedly points out condor, spotted zebra, ooh-aah bird; Reggie always misses; Reggie whispers to audience he'll pretend to see the next one; when he claims to see it, Colonel asks why he stepped in it.


name: Toothpaste Skit
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: skit
content_type: activitate
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 966
materials_category: props
materials_list: two cups of water
skills_developed: performance, comedy
difficulty_level: mediu
keywords: skit, campfire, comedy
tags: ["skit", "campfire"]
language: en
normalized_name: toothpaste skit
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part61
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
A skit demonstrating how to brush teeth in a water shortage. The first person takes a drink and 'passes' the water by pressing mouth to next person's ear, with cheeks bulging. This passes down the line until the last person releases the water into a cup.

rules:
Line of four or more people. First has water in cup. Each person 'brushes teeth' with finger then presses mouth to next person's ear — cheeks bulge as water transfers. Last person releases water into empty cup.

source_excerpt:
In this you need two cups of water and four or more people. The people in the skit all line up in a row in front of the audience.


name: Thar's a Bear
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: skit
content_type: activitate
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 966
skills_developed: performance, comedy, coordination
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: skit, campfire, comedy
tags: ["skit", "campfire"]
language: en
normalized_name: thar's a bear
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part61
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
A warning chain skit where a bear alert ('Thar's a Bar') is passed down a line of 5-8 people. Each person must adopt the previous person's pointing arm. After several rounds with right arm, left arm, then both arms and leg, the leader pushes the first person domino-style.

rules:
Leader sets up each person in line one by one. Message 'Thar's a Bar' and reply 'Whar?' 'Over Thar' passed down line with outstretched arm. Repeated with left arm, then both arms and bent leg. Final time leader pushes the first person so rest topple like dominoes.

source_excerpt:
The object is to set up a bear warning system. One at a time set up five to eight fellows standing shoulder to shoulder.


name: Thar's a Bear
category: altele
subcategory: skit
content_type: activitate
source_file: big-book-of-skits.pdf
source_files: ["big-book-of-skits.pdf"]
page_reference: page 96
skills_developed: acting, listening, physical comedy
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: bear, warning, domino, skit
tags: ["campfire", "skit", "humor"]
language: en
normalized_name: thar's a bear
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: d3fe281d_big_book_of_skits
source_ids: ["d3fe281d_big_book_of_skits"]
chunk_key: d3fe281d_big_book_of_skits.part06
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
A warning system is set up with scouts standing shoulder to shoulder. A message about a bear is relayed with specific pronunciation and gestures, each time adding another arm or leg extension. The leader ends by pushing the chain, toppling everyone domino-style.

rules:
Leader sets up 5-8 scouts in a line. Relay message: 'Thar's a Bar / Whar? / Over Thar.' Three repetitions add right arm, left arm, both arms plus right leg bent. Final time leader pushes the first scout to create domino effect.

source_excerpt:
Last time the leader goes through the ritual, he pushes the guy next to him so that the rest will fall like dominoes.


name: Upside Down Singers
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: skit
content_type: activitate
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 966
materials_category: props
materials_list: sheet, shoes
skills_developed: performance, comedy, coordination
difficulty_level: mediu
keywords: skit, campfire, comedy
tags: ["skit", "campfire"]
language: en
normalized_name: upside down singers
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part61
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
Performers hide behind a curtain (sheet), place hands in shoes and wobble the shoes above the curtain as if standing on their heads while singing, giving the impression of upside-down singers. At the end a curtain holder drops the sheet to reveal the trick.

rules:
Singers duck behind sheet/curtain. They put hands in shoes and wobble shoes above the curtain top while singing. Requires practice and a director. One curtain-holder 'accidentally' drops the curtain at the end.

source_excerpt:
Placing their hands in their shoes, they wobble the shoes above the curtain top looking as they are having trouble standing on their heads and are about to topple over while singing.


name: Upside Down Singers
category: jocuri-cercetasesti
subcategory: campfire skit
content_type: joc
source_file: big-book-of-skits.pdf
source_files: ["big-book-of-skits.pdf"]
page_reference: page 103
materials_category: props
materials_list: sheet (curtain), shoes
skills_developed: acting, coordination, singing
difficulty_level: mediu
keywords: upside down, singing, illusion
tags: ["campfire skit", "singing"]
language: en
normalized_name: upside down singers
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: d3fe281d_big_book_of_skits
source_ids: ["d3fe281d_big_book_of_skits"]
chunk_key: d3fe281d_big_book_of_skits.part07
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
Singers announce they will perform upside down. They duck behind a curtain and stick their shoe-covered hands above it, wobbling as if standing on their heads. The curtain eventually drops revealing the act.

rules:
Singers duck behind curtain. Put hands in shoes, wobble shoes above curtain. Someone accidentally drops curtain revealing the trick.

source_excerpt:
Placing their hands in their shoes, they wobble the shoes above the curtain top looking as they are having trouble standing on their heads and are about to topple over while singing.


name: Whistler Precision Drill Team
variations: Scout uniform version possible.
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: skit
content_type: activitate
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 966
materials_category: props
materials_list: shirt, tie, jacket, slacks, gloves, large hat brim, face paint, marching music recording
skills_developed: performance, comedy, coordination
difficulty_level: dificil
keywords: skit, campfire, comedy, drill team
tags: ["skit", "campfire"]
language: en
normalized_name: whistler precision drill team
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part61
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
Performers dress their hips in shirts and jackets with faces painted on their chests/stomachs and wear enormous hat brims to appear as very short people with very big heads. They march like a precision team to a marching tune, acting as if whistling by sucking stomachs in and out.

rules:
Each player has shirt/jacket/tie at hip level with gloves on the arms. Naked chest has a painted face. Hat with 3-foot brim covers shoulders. March to Sousa's march or 'Colonel Bogey March'. Suck stomachs in/out to mime whistling.

source_excerpt:
Each boy provides a shirt and tie, a jacket and slacks, and a pair of gloves. Stuff the arms of the jacket and attach the gloves to the arms.


name: Gotta Go Wee!
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: skit
content_type: activitate
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 967
source_excerpt: The child then begins to dance around, sing, "Wee!!!"
skills_developed: performance, comedy
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: skit, campfire, comedy
tags: ["skit", "campfire"]
language: en
normalized_name: gotta go wee!
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part61
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
A skit on a bus where a child in the back needs to go 'wee'. The message is passed forward twice to the driver who tells them to wait. The driver finally stops the bus and lets the child out — the child dances around yelling 'Wee!!!'

rules:
Several people sit in a row as bus passengers, one acting as driver. Child taps person in front saying 'I gotta go wee'. Message passed to driver twice, getting irritated each time. Child says 'but I gotta go *wee*!' Driver pulls over, child dances saying 'Wee!!!'


name: Chief Thinking Bull
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: skit
content_type: activitate
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 967
source_excerpt: Scout 1 to Indian: raising his hand, says "How" Indian: "Scrambled"
materials_category: props
materials_list: sign for booth
skills_developed: performance, comedy
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: skit, campfire, comedy
tags: ["skit", "campfire"]
language: en
normalized_name: chief thinking bull
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part61
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
A skit at an amusement park: two scouts mock an Indian with a 'best memory on Earth' sign. They ask what he had for breakfast — he says 'Eggs'. The scene resumes 10 years later: one scout greets with 'How', and the Indian replies 'Scrambled'.

rules:
Scout at amusement park booth labelled 'Chief Thinking Bull — The best memory on Earth'. Two scouts mock, ask about breakfast. Chief answers 'Eggs'. Narrator announces 10 years later. Same scouts return. First says 'How'. Indian replies 'Scrambled'.


name: The Candy Store (Skit - Girl Scout version)
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: skit
content_type: activitate
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 967
source_excerpt: Clerk: (looks around) Two suckers on a stick?
materials_category: props
materials_list: a long stick
skills_developed: performance, comedy
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: skit, campfire, comedy, audience participation
tags: ["skit", "campfire"]
language: en
normalized_name: the candy store (skit - girl scout version)
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part61
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
Two audience volunteers hold a long stick as a candy counter. Girls individually ask the Candy Store Clerk for different candy brands — he doesn't have any. When all ask together, he says 'Two suckers on a stick', revealing the volunteers.

rules:
Two volunteers from audience hold sides of a stick. Clerk stands behind like a counter. Each girl asks for a candy brand; clerk says no to each. When all girls ask together, clerk says 'Two suckers on a stick'.


name: Singing Telegram Skit
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: skit
content_type: activitate
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 967
skills_developed: performance, comedy
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: skit, campfire, comedy, Girl Scouts
tags: ["skit", "campfire"]
language: en
normalized_name: singing telegram skit
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part61
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
A singer tries to deliver a singing telegram but keeps being interrupted by scouts asking who it's for. Each time, more scouts pile in. At the end all reveal together that it is for Girl Scouting's 86th birthday, and they all sing Happy Birthday.

rules:
Singer starts 'Happy Birthday to...' and is interrupted by successive scouts. Each tries to find out who it's for. Finally the singer gathers everyone and they all say it's for Girl Scouting's 86th birthday, then sing.

source_excerpt:
(everyone gather's around and whisper, then turn around and say all together) HAPPY 86TH BIRTHDAY TO GIRL SCOUTING!!!!!!! (sing "Happy Birthday")


name: Hamming It Up
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: skit
content_type: activitate
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 967
materials_category: props
materials_list: pig masks, pig tail props
skills_developed: performance, comedy
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: skit, campfire, comedy
tags: ["skit", "campfire"]
language: en
normalized_name: hamming it up
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part61
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
All girls in a line wearing pig masks exchange pig-themed jokes and puns. Ends with all turning around to show pig tails on their behinds.

rules:
All participants wear pig masks. Each pig in line tells a pig-themed joke or pun. At the end all turn around to show pig tails.

source_excerpt:
ALL: And that ladies and gentlemen, is the end of our tale ( Girls all turn around to show the "pig tails" on their behinds...)


name: The Ugliest Thing In The World
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: skit
content_type: activitate
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 967
source_excerpt: When the person looks under the blanket, the ugliest thing in the world screams and faints.
materials_category: props
materials_list: blanket or tarp
skills_developed: performance, comedy
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: skit, campfire, comedy, audience participation
tags: ["skit", "campfire"]
language: en
normalized_name: the ugliest thing in the world
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part61
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
Someone sells tickets to see the 'ugliest thing in the world' hidden under a blanket. Audience members look, scream and faint. When a volunteer from the audience looks, the thing under the blanket screams and faints instead.

rules:
One person under blanket/tarp. Another sells tickets with exaggerated promotion. Line of people pay admission, look under blanket and scream/faint. Finally a random audience member is invited up; the 'ugliest thing' screams and faints at the sight of the volunteer.


name: Campfire Planning
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: campfire planning
content_type: activitate
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 969
skills_developed: leadership, planning
difficulty_level: mediu
keywords: campfire, planning, ceremony, songs
tags: ["campfire", "guiding", "ceremony"]
language: en
normalized_name: campfire planning
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part61
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
A guide to structuring a campfire ceremony. Songs are arranged in a deliberate order: start softly, build in volume and energy to a peak, then gradually slow to the closing, mirroring the flames of the fire.

rules:
Begin with quiet opening songs, increase to rowdy action songs and yells at the peak, then slow back down to quiet vespers and closing. Especially magical when the fire's actual flames mirror the song mood.

source_excerpt:
A campfire is a very special ceremony. It has a definite beginning, middle and ending. Songs of different types are usually sung in a certain order


name: Campfire Safety Rules
category: camp-outdoor
subcategory: safety
content_type: activitate
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 971
materials_category: camp equipment
materials_list: water buckets, sand buckets, roasting sticks, marshmallows
skills_developed: safety, fire management
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: campfire, safety, fire, guiding
tags: ["campfire", "safety", "camp"]
language: en
normalized_name: campfire safety rules
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part61
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
A set of rules and procedures for safe campfire conduct with girls of any age, including no running in the fire pit area, fire tending duties, water/sand bucket placement, appropriate clothing guidance, and how to safely put out a campfire.

rules:
1. No running in campfire pit area. 2. No horseplay on ring logs. 3. Only designated persons touch the fire. 4. Fire always attended when burning. 5. Review why water/sand buckets are needed. 6. Build fire away from trees, keep small and sheltered. 7. No loose clothing or nylon near fire. 8. Properly extinguish fire — ashes cold to the touch. Snack rules: limit roasting sticks to 6 per 24 girls; only those with sticks stand by fire; demonstrate how to blow out flaming marshmallow.

source_excerpt:
Here are the rules and regulations that I like to use with girls of any age when we're at a campfire.


name: It Isn't Any Trouble
variations: Verses: S-M-I-L-E, G-R-I-N, L-A-U-G-H.
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: campfire song
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 979
source_excerpt: It isn't any trouble just to S-M-I-L-E / Whenever you're in trouble / It will vanish like a bubble
skills_developed: singing
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: campfire song, guiding, smile, Girl Guides
tags: ["song", "campfire", "guiding"]
language: en
normalized_name: it isn't any trouble
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part61
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
A campfire song sung to the tune of 'Battle Hymn of the Republic'. The verses spell out S-M-I-L-E, G-R-I-N, and L-A-U-G-H, encouraging smiling, grinning, and laughing as the antidote to trouble.


name: Music Alone Shall Live (All Things Shall Perish)
variations: Has three language versions: English, French, German.
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: campfire song
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 980
skills_developed: singing
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: campfire song, round, guiding, music
tags: ["song", "campfire", "round", "multilingual"]
language: en
normalized_name: music alone shall live (all things shall perish)
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part61
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
A three-part round about the eternal nature of music, sung in English, French, and German. All things shall perish but music alone shall live.

source_excerpt:
All things shall perish from under the sky, / Music alone shall live / Music alone shall live / Music alone shall live, never to die.


name: Music Alone Shall Live (All Things Shall Perish)
category: cantece-ceremonii
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 980
keywords: campfire song, round, multilingual, Girl Guides
tags: ["campfire", "song", "round", "guiding"]
language: en
normalized_name: music alone shall live (all things shall perish)
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part62
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
A campfire round song celebrating music's timelessness, available in English, French, and German versions. Source: 'Celebrate With Song', Girl Guides of Canada, 1995.

variations:
French version: 'Tout doit sur terre mourir un jour...'; German version: 'Himmel und Erde mⁿssen vergeh'n...'

source_excerpt:
All things shall perish from under the sky,
Music alone shall live
Music alone shall live
Music alone shall live, never to die.


name: Winterfire
category: cantece-ceremonii
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 981
keywords: campfire song, winter, Guiding, Girl Guides
tags: ["campfire", "song", "guiding", "slow song"]
language: en
normalized_name: winterfire
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part62
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
A slow campfire song about gathering around a campfire in winter, celebrating the warmth of Guiding friendships. Source: 'Celebrate With Song', Girl Guides of Canada, 1995.

source_excerpt:
We gather in the frosty air, around the campfire glow.
The dancing light spreads through the night
and sprinkles diamonds on the snow.


name: Each Campfire Lights Anew
category: cantece-ceremonii
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 982
keywords: campfire song, closing, friendship, Girl Guides
tags: ["campfire", "song", "closing", "guiding"]
language: en
normalized_name: each campfire lights anew
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part62
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
A campfire closing song about the flame of friendship and the joy of Guiding, used to mark the end of a campfire gathering. Source: 'Celebrate With Song', Girl Guides of Canada, 1995.

source_excerpt:
Each campfire lights anew
The flame of friendship true.
The joy we've had in knowing you
Will last the whole year through.


name: Each Campfire Lights Anew
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: closing/friendship song
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1515
keywords: campfire, friendship, closing, memories
tags: ["song", "campfire", "closing", "friendship"]
language: en
normalized_name: each campfire lights anew
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part95
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
A closing campfire song about friendship and the enduring memories of camp. Three verses celebrate the joy of friendships made, the parting at camp's end, and the hope of meeting again.

source_excerpt:
Each campfire lights anew / The flame of friendship true / The joy of having know you / Will last my whole life through.


name: Australian Campfire Opening
variations: Can also be sung as a round
category: cantece-ceremonii
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 983
keywords: campfire song, opening, round, Girl Guides
tags: ["campfire", "song", "opening", "round", "guiding"]
language: en
normalized_name: australian campfire opening
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part62
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
A campfire opening song that can also be sung as a round, encouraging participants to sit, clap, tap and sway in time to the music. Source: 'Diamond Jubilee Songbook', Girl Guides Association, 1984.

source_excerpt:
Sit round the campfire, now night is here
All birds are resting, no one is near
Clap with your hands and tap with your feet, now


name: Tall Trees
variations: Can also be sung as a 4-part round
category: cantece-ceremonii
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 984
keywords: campfire song, round, nature, Girl Guides
tags: ["campfire", "song", "round", "guiding"]
language: en
normalized_name: tall trees
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part62
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
A campfire song that can be sung as a 4-part round, calling friends to gather and sing together around the campfire. Source: 'Diamond Jubilee Songbook', Girl Guides Association, 1984.

source_excerpt:
Tall trees that reach the sky
Mountains and lakes nearby
Draw near, my friends, come sing, my friends
Our campfire time is nigh


name: The More We Get Together
category: cantece-ceremonii
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 985
source_excerpt: The more we get together Together, together The more we get together The happier we'll be
keywords: campfire song, friendship, togetherness
tags: ["campfire", "song", "friendship"]
language: en
normalized_name: the more we get together
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part62
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
A classic campfire song celebrating togetherness and friendship. Source: 'The Kids' Campfire Book', Jane Drake and Ann Love, Kids Can Press, 1996.


name: Rise Up, O Flame
variations: Can also be sung as a round
category: cantece-ceremonii
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 986
source_excerpt: Rise up O Flame By thy lights glowing Show to us beauty Vision and joy
keywords: campfire song, round, Girl Guides, flame
tags: ["campfire", "song", "round", "guiding"]
language: en
normalized_name: rise up, o flame
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part62
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
A campfire round song calling on the flame to rise and show beauty, vision and joy. Source: 'Our Chalet Songbook', Our Chalet Committee, 1981.


name: It's a Good Time
category: icebreakers
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 987
keywords: icebreaker, campfire song, action song, Girl Guides
tags: ["icebreaker", "song", "action", "guiding"]
language: en
normalized_name: it's a good time
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part62
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
An icebreaker song sung to the tune of 'It's a Long Way to Tipperary', where participants cross hands and hold their neighbors' hands, moving them up and down in time to the music.

rules:
Cross hands and hold the hand of the person beside you. Repeat song and move hands up and down in time to the music.

source_excerpt:
It's a good time to get acquainted
It's a good time to know
Who is sitting close beside you
So smile and say hello


name: It's a Small World
category: cantece-ceremonii
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 988
keywords: campfire song, friendship, unity, Girl Guides
tags: ["campfire", "song", "guiding", "unity"]
language: en
normalized_name: it's a small world
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part62
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
A well-known song celebrating unity and shared humanity across the world. Source: 'Our Chalet Songbook', Our Chalet Committee, 1981.

source_excerpt:
It's a world of laughter, a world of tears
It's a world of hopes and a world of fears
There's so much that we share
That it's time we're aware
It's a small world after all


name: We're Glad to See You Here
category: cantece-ceremonii
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 989
keywords: campfire song, welcome, Girl Guides
tags: ["campfire", "song", "welcome", "guiding"]
language: en
normalized_name: we're glad to see you here
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part62
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
A short welcoming campfire song sung to the tune of 'Farmer in the Dell', expressing joy and cheer at seeing participants.

source_excerpt:
We're glad to see you here,
It gives us joy and cheer,
Sure, it's true, we say to you,
We're glad to see you here.


name: Fire's Burning
category: cantece-ceremonii
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 990
keywords: campfire song, round, Girl Guides, fire
tags: ["campfire", "song", "round", "guiding"]
language: en
normalized_name: fire's burning
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part62
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
A campfire song sung to the tune of 'London's Burning', can be sung as a 4-part round. Also includes a variant called 'Campfire's Burning' often sung in the UK. Source: 'Jubilee Songbook', Girl Guides of Canada, 1971.

variations:
UK variant 'Campfire's Burning': 'Camp fire's burning, camp fire's burning / Draw nearer, draw nearer, / In the glowing, in the glowing / Come sing and be merry'

source_excerpt:
Fire's burning, fire's burning
Draw nearer, draw nearer
In the gloaming, in the gloaming
Come sing and be merry


name: I Don't Need A Campfire
category: cantece-ceremonii
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 991
keywords: campfire song, friendship, stars, Girl Guides
tags: ["campfire", "song", "friendship", "guiding"]
language: en
normalized_name: i don't need a campfire
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part62
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
A campfire song celebrating that friendship and singing matter more than a physical fire, focusing on friends and stargazing. Source: 'Celebrate With Song', Girl Guides of Canada, 1995.

source_excerpt:
I don't need a blazing fire to sing a campfire song;
All I need are friends like you, to help me sing along.


name: Swedish Fire Song
category: cantece-ceremonii
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 992
keywords: campfire song, Swedish, fire, Guiding promise
tags: ["campfire", "song", "guiding", "fire"]
language: en
normalized_name: swedish fire song
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part62
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
A campfire song celebrating the fire, music, and the Guiding promise. Source: 'Girl Guide Songbook, Vol. 1', Girl Guides Association, 1984.

source_excerpt:
Light up the fire and form a ring.
Let the music echo.
Cheerful hearts are calling
Where the flame leaps strong and high


name: Four Spirits Campfire Opening
category: cantece-ceremonii
content_type: ceremonie
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 993
materials_category: fire
materials_list: torches or candles (4)
skills_developed: public speaking, ceremony, teamwork
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: campfire ceremony, opening, four directions, Girl Guides
tags: ["campfire", "ceremony", "opening", "guiding", "fire lighting"]
language: en
normalized_name: four spirits campfire opening
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part62
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
A campfire opening ceremony written by Wendy Baker for the Guiding Mailing List. Four girls carry lighted torches or candles and stand in the four compass directions, each speaking about the spirit of Guiding from their direction, then lighting the fire together.

rules:
Four girls stand just outside the campfire circle with lighted torches or candles. Each walks into the circle and stands in the four compass directions. Each speaks their part and then light the fire together.

source_excerpt:
Four girls stand just outside the campfire circle with lighted torches or candles. Each walks into the circle and stands in the four compass directions. Each speaks their part and then light the fire together.


name: Four Spirits Campfire Opening
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: campfire ceremony
content_type: ceremonie
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 993
materials_list: torches or candles
skills_developed: teamwork, public speaking
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: campfire, opening, ceremony, guiding, compass directions
tags: ["campfire", "ceremony", "girl guides"]
language: en
normalized_name: four spirits campfire opening
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part63
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
A campfire opening ceremony where four girls stand outside the campfire circle with lighted torches or candles, each walks into the circle standing at one of the four compass directions, speaks their part representing the spirit of that direction, and together light the fire.

rules:
Four girls stand just outside the campfire circle with lighted torches or candles. Each walks into the circle and stands in the four compass directions. Each speaks their part and then light the fire together.

source_excerpt:
Four girls stand just outside the campfire circle with lighted torches or candles. Each walks into the circle and stands in the four compass directions.


name: Put Your Hand In My Hand
category: integrare-incluziune
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 994
skills_developed: inclusion, friendship, empathy
keywords: campfire song, friendship, inclusion, diversity
tags: ["song", "friendship", "inclusion", "diversity"]
language: en
normalized_name: put your hand in my hand
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part62
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
A friendship and inclusion song written by Teresa Jennings, celebrating diversity and the ability to be friends regardless of differences.

source_excerpt:
Put your hand in my hand, you can be my friend,
We don't have to look the same to let our voices blend,


name: Put Your Hand In My Hand
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: friendship song
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 994
skills_developed: friendship, inclusivity
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: friendship, song, unity, diversity
tags: ["song", "friendship", "girl guides"]
language: en
normalized_name: put your hand in my hand
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part63
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
A friendship song written by Teresa Jennings, emphasizing acceptance of differences, trust, and unity. Participants sing about extending friendship regardless of looking or thinking differently.

source_excerpt:
Put your hand in my hand, you can be my friend, We don't have to look the same to let our voices blend,


name: Oh How Lovely is the Evening
variations: Can be sung as a 3-part round
category: cantece-ceremonii
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 995
keywords: campfire song, round, evening, Girl Guides
tags: ["campfire", "song", "round", "guiding"]
language: en
normalized_name: oh how lovely is the evening
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part62
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
A classic 3-part round campfire song celebrating the beauty of the evening with birdsong and bells. Source: 'Girl Guide Songbook, Vol. 2', Girl Guides Association, 1984.

source_excerpt:
Oh how lovely is the evening
Is the evening, is the evening
Birds will sing and bells are ringing
Ding dong ding dong


name: Oh How Lovely is the Evening
rules: Can also be sung as a 3-part round.
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: campfire song
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 995
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: campfire, evening, round song
tags: ["song", "campfire", "girl guides", "round"]
language: en
normalized_name: oh how lovely is the evening
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part63
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
A classic campfire song that can also be sung as a 3-part round, celebrating the beauty of the evening with birdsong and bells.

source_excerpt:
Oh how lovely is the evening Is the evening, is the evening Birds will sing and bells are ringing Ding dong ding dong


name: Hello!
category: icebreakers
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 996
keywords: campfire song, greeting, harmony, Girl Guides
tags: ["campfire", "song", "greeting", "guiding", "icebreaker"]
language: en
normalized_name: hello!
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part62
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
A greeting song sung in four-part harmony, welcoming others and expressing gladness to meet them. Source: 'Canciones de Nuestra Cabana', World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts, 1980. Includes a second version sent anonymously.

variations:
Second version: 'Hello, hello, hello, hello / And how are you / I'm fine, I'm fine / And I hope that you are too!'

source_excerpt:
Hello, hello, hello, hello
(in a four part harmony)
We are glad to meet you
We are glad to greet you


name: Hello!
rules: Sung in a four part harmony.
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: greeting song
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 996
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: greeting, song, harmony, hello
tags: ["song", "icebreaker", "girl guides"]
language: en
normalized_name: hello!
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part63
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
A greeting song sung in four-part harmony, used to welcome participants. It includes two versions: one expressing gladness to meet and greet, and another asking how you are and hoping you are fine.

source_excerpt:
Hello, hello, hello, hello (in a four part harmony) We are glad to meet you We are glad to greet you


name: Hush! Fire's Burning
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: campfire opening
content_type: ceremonie
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 997
skills_developed: mindfulness, listening
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: campfire, opening, spoken word, fire
tags: ["ceremony", "campfire", "spoken"]
language: en
normalized_name: hush! fire's burning
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part63
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
A spoken campfire opening piece (not sung) that calls participants to stillness, inviting them to listen to the sounds of the night before beginning an appropriate opening song like 'Fire's Burning'.

rules:
Spoken, not sung. After the spoken part, begin the song 'Fire's Burning' or other appropriate opening song.

source_excerpt:
Hush! Let all be still... Listen to the sounds of the night. The gentle rustling of leaves And the dying wind.


name: If You're Happy and You Know It
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: action song
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 998
source_excerpt: If you're happy and you know it, clap your hands! If you're happy and you know it, clap your hands!
skills_developed: coordination, listening
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: action song, happy, clapping, warm-up
tags: ["song", "action", "warm-up", "girl guides"]
language: en
normalized_name: if you're happy and you know it
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part63
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
A popular action song where participants perform physical actions (clapping, stamping feet, shouting hooray) in response to the lyrics, ending with doing all three actions together.

rules:
Participants perform the actions described in the song: clap hands, stamp feet, shout hooray, and finally do all three.


name: Kookaburra
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: folk song
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 999
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: kookaburra, Australian, folk song, campfire
tags: ["song", "folk", "Australian", "girl guides"]
language: en
normalized_name: kookaburra
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part63
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
An Australian folk song about a kookaburra sitting in a gum tree. Has multiple humorous verses including traditional ones and contributed extra verses from various sources.

variations:
Multiple extra verses contributed by Margaret (South Africa), Heidi Wilding (Wales), Diana J., and Margaret Bradford (Australia), featuring the kookaburra in various comic situations.

source_excerpt:
Kookaburra sits in the old gum tree, Merry merry king of the bush is he, Laugh, kookaburra, laugh, kookaburra, Gay your life must be, ha, ha, ha!


name: Light The Wood
rules: Can also be sung as a 4-part round.
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: campfire song
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1000
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: campfire, fire, round song
tags: ["song", "campfire", "round", "girl guides"]
language: en
normalized_name: light the wood
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part63
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
A campfire song that can be sung as a 4-part round, celebrating gathering around the campfire as flames leap high and light the evening sky.

source_excerpt:
Light the wood, the campfire burns We are gathered all around Now the flames are leaping high Lighting up the evening sky


name: Shake Another Hand
variations: Other verses: Touch another toe, pat another back, touch another nose, hug another friend.
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: action song
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1001
source_excerpt: Shake another hand, shake a hand next to ya, Shake another hand and sing along!
skills_developed: social interaction, physical coordination
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: handshake, action song, greeting, warm-up
tags: ["song", "action", "icebreaker", "girl guides"]
language: en
normalized_name: shake another hand
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part63
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
A participation song where participants shake hands with the person next to them and sing along, with additional verses involving touching toes, patting backs, touching noses, and hugging friends.


name: Sussex Campfire Opening
rules: Can be sung in a 3-part round.
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: campfire opening
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1002
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: campfire, opening, round, Sussex
tags: ["song", "campfire", "round", "girl guides"]
language: en
normalized_name: sussex campfire opening
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part63
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
A campfire opening song that can be sung in a 3-part round, inviting participants to come light the fire, join in the ring, and find dreams, stories, and music together.

source_excerpt:
Come, come, light up the fire. Come, come, join in the ring. Here find dreams to inspire, stories to tell, music to sing.


name: Girl Guide Girl Guide Dressed in Blue
category: jocuri-cercetasesti
subcategory: skipping rhyme
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1007
skills_developed: coordination, memory
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: girl guides, skipping rhyme, action song
tags: ["song", "skipping", "action", "girl guides"]
language: en
normalized_name: girl guide girl guide dressed in blue
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part63
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
A skipping rhyme / action song for Girl Guides with multiple verses. The original verse involves actions like standing at attention, bending elbows, saluting the captain, bowing to the Queen, and doing the heel-and-toe and splits. Additional verses have humorous content.

variations:
Additional verse: 'Girl Guide, Girl Guide, dressed in yellow' about treating a fellow. Another: 'Girl Guide, Girl Guide, dressed in green' with counting to seventeen.

source_excerpt:
Girl guide, girl guide, dressed in blue, These are the actions you must do: Stand at attention, stand at ease, Bend your elbows, bend your knees.


name: On a Mountain
rules: The named girl jumps in when called, and the original girl jumps out on 'Good-day'.
category: jocuri-cercetasesti
subcategory: skipping game
content_type: joc
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1008
source_excerpt: On a mountain stands a lady, Who she is I do not know, All she wears is Gold and Silver,
skills_developed: coordination, memory
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: skipping, rhyme, circle game, girl guides
tags: ["game", "skipping", "rhyme"]
language: en
normalized_name: on a mountain
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part63
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
A skipping rhyme / circle game where a girl stands in the middle. When her name is called she jumps in and the original girl jumps out to play.


name: Apples, Peaches, Pears and Plums
rules: Participants jump out when their birthday month is called as the rhyme proceeds through the months.
category: jocuri-cercetasesti
subcategory: skipping game
content_type: joc
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1009
source_excerpt: Apples, peaches, pears and plums, Jump out when your birthday comes, Is it January, February...
skills_developed: coordination, memory
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: skipping, rhyme, birthday, months
tags: ["game", "skipping", "rhyme"]
language: en
normalized_name: apples, peaches, pears and plums
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part63
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
A skipping rhyme where participants jump out when their birthday month is called, as the rhyme counts through the months of the year.


name: Apples, Peaches, Pears and Plums
description: A skipping rope rhyme where jumpers jump out when their birthday month is called.
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: skipping rhyme
content_type: joc
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1009
source_excerpt: Apples, peaches, pears and plums, Jump out when your birthday comes, Is it January, February...
materials_category: skipping rope
materials_list: skipping rope
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: skipping, birthday, rhyme
tags: ["skipping-rope", "outdoor", "children"]
language: en
normalized_name: apples, peaches, pears and plums
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part64
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
rules:
Recite the rhyme listing months of the year; the skipper jumps out when their birthday month is called.


name: Bluebells
category: jocuri-cercetasesti
subcategory: skipping game
content_type: joc
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1011
materials_list: skipping rope
skills_developed: coordination, endurance
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: skipping, bluebells, rope, counting
tags: ["game", "skipping", "rope"]
language: en
normalized_name: bluebells
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part63
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
A skipping game where the rope is turned only halfway then over on 'over'. After the rhyme, the enders turn the rope fast while everyone counts to see who can skip the longest.

rules:
Turn the rope only half way, then over on 'over' to continue. The enders turn the rope fast while everyone counts to see who can skip the longest.

source_excerpt:
Bluebells, cockle shells, eevy ivy over! (turning the rope only half way, then over on over to continue)


name: Bluebells
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: skipping game
content_type: joc
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1011
materials_category: skipping rope
materials_list: skipping rope
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: skipping, bluebells, counting
tags: ["skipping-rope", "outdoor", "children"]
language: en
normalized_name: bluebells
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part64
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
A skipping game using a half-turn rope technique, followed by a counting competition to see who can skip the longest during 'Peppers'.

rules:
Enders turn the rope only halfway, then over on 'over'. After reciting the verse, enders turn the rope fast while everyone counts to see who can skip the longest.

source_excerpt:
Bluebells, cockle shells, eevy ivy over! (turning the rope only half way, then over on over to continue)


name: Down by the River, Down by the Sea
rules: After the rhyme, count jumps to see how many lickin's Johnny got.
category: jocuri-cercetasesti
subcategory: skipping game
content_type: joc
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1012
source_excerpt: Down by the river, down by the sea, Johnny broke a bottle and blamed it on me,
materials_list: skipping rope
skills_developed: coordination, counting
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: skipping, counting, rhyme, river
tags: ["game", "skipping", "rope"]
language: en
normalized_name: down by the river, down by the sea
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part63
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
A skipping game with a rhyme about Johnny breaking a bottle and blaming it on someone else, ending with counting jumps to represent how many lickin's Johnny got.


name: Fudge! Fudge! Call the Judge!
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: skipping game
content_type: joc
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1013
source_excerpt: Fudge! Fudge! Call the judge! Momma's got a new born baby!
materials_category: skipping rope
materials_list: skipping rope
difficulty_level: mediu
keywords: skipping, one-foot, spelling
tags: ["skipping-rope", "outdoor", "children"]
language: en
normalized_name: fudge! fudge! call the judge!
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part64
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
A skipping game where the skipper steps on the rope at 'miss' calls and eventually spells their name on one foot.

rules:
Recite the chant while skipping. Step on the rope at 'first floor miss' and 'second floor miss'. On 'Third floor, better not miss' spell your name while skipping on one foot.


name: Cinderella
description: A skipping game with a rhyme about Cinderella, ending with counting jumps.
rules: Recite the rhyme while skipping; count jumps at the end for the question asked.
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: skipping game
content_type: joc
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1014
materials_category: skipping rope
materials_list: skipping rope
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: skipping, Cinderella, counting
tags: ["skipping-rope", "outdoor", "children"]
language: en
normalized_name: cinderella
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part64
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
variations:
Version 1: 'Cinderella dressed in yella / Went down town to meet a fella / On the way her girdle busted. / How many people were disgusted? (count jumps)'. Version 2 by Lyndsay Martin: 'Cinderella dressed in yella / Went upstairs to see her fella / Made a mistake and kissed a snake / How many doctors did it take? (count jumps)'

source_excerpt:
Cinderella dressed in yella Went down town to meet a fella On the way her girdle busted. How many people were disgusted? (count jumps)


name: California Oranges
description: A skipping game where a second jumper tags the first to swap places, repeating the chant.
rules: A second jumper comes in and tags the first, who leaves, then repeat the chant.
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: skipping game
content_type: joc
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1015
materials_category: skipping rope
materials_list: skipping rope
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: skipping, tagging, relay
tags: ["skipping-rope", "outdoor", "children"]
language: en
normalized_name: california oranges
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part64
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
source_excerpt:
California oranges, 50 cents a pack, California oranges, tap me on the back! (A second jumper comes in and tags the first, who leaves, then repeat the chant)


name: In, Out, Side by Side
category: sports-active
subcategory: elastic game
content_type: joc
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1017
materials_category: elastic band
materials_list: large elastic band
skills_developed: coordination, balance
difficulty_level: mediu
keywords: elastic, jumping, coordination
tags: ["elastic-game", "outdoor", "children"]
language: en
normalized_name: in, out, side by side
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part64
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
An elastic skipping game where a jumper follows chanted directions jumping in, out, and to the sides of a stretched elastic band, with the elastic raised progressively higher.

rules:
Two girls hold the elastic around their ankles. A third girl jumps following chanted directions: In (jump into the middle), Out (jump out - one foot on each side), Side (jump one foot in middle one foot on one side), By Side (jump one foot in middle one foot on the other side), On (jump on the elastic), In (jump into the middle), Out (jump out). If done correctly, raise elastic to mid calf and continue.

source_excerpt:
Two girls hold the elastic around their ankles. A third girl jumps in and out of the elastic, following these chanted directions:


name: Yoki
category: sports-active
subcategory: elastic game
content_type: joc
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1018
materials_category: elastic band
materials_list: large elastic band
skills_developed: agility, coordination
difficulty_level: mediu
keywords: elastic, Yoki, jumping
tags: ["elastic-game", "outdoor", "children"]
language: en
normalized_name: yoki
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part64
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
An elastic jumping game where players try to jump into the middle of the elastic without touching it, while the elastic is progressively raised higher.

rules:
Two 'enders' hold the elastic outstretched starting around their ankles. All girls jump into the middle of the elastics without touching them. Then the elastic is moved up to mid-calves, then knees, then thighs. In Chinese Yoki variant, jump in one foot at a time like double-dutch jump-roping.

variations:
Chinese Yoki: same pattern of raising the elastic, but instead of jumping into the middle with both feet at the same time, you jump in one foot at a time.

source_excerpt:
You have two "enders" with the elastic outstretched, starting around their ankles. After all the girls have jumped into the middle of the elastics without touching them.


name: Vote For Dear Old
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: skipping game
content_type: joc
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1019
source_excerpt: Vote vote vote for dear old (girl's name) Who's that knocking at the door?
materials_category: skipping rope
materials_list: skipping rope
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: skipping, names, rhyme
tags: ["skipping-rope", "outdoor", "children"]
language: en
normalized_name: vote for dear old
extraction_confidence: med
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part64
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
A skipping game where a named girl is skipping, another girl is called to join and then the first girl is voted out.

rules:
A girl skips while others chant her name. Another girl's name is called; she jumps in the rope. The first girl then leaves ('get out').


name: Spanish Lady (Not Last Night But The Night Before)
description: A skipping game with a rhyme about Spanish dancer/lady with physical actions while skipping.
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: skipping game
content_type: joc
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1020
source_excerpt: Not last night but the night before 24 robbers came knocking at my door
materials_category: skipping rope
materials_list: skipping rope
difficulty_level: mediu
keywords: skipping, Spanish, actions
tags: ["skipping-rope", "outdoor", "children"]
language: en
normalized_name: spanish lady (not last night but the night before)
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part64
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
rules:
Recite the first four lines, then sing the last four with actions: turn around (face other rope turner), touch the ground, get out of town (leave rope), come back into rope, squat briefly, jump with eyes closed.

variations:
Version 1 by Emmeline Kirton with 'Spanish lady turn around / touch the ground / do high kicks / show your nicks'. Version 2 by Lorraine Bier with running out and back into rope plus extended action sequence.


name: Little Bumper Car
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: skipping game
content_type: joc
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1021
materials_category: skipping rope
materials_list: skipping rope
difficulty_level: mediu
keywords: skipping, running, counting
tags: ["skipping-rope", "outdoor", "children"]
language: en
normalized_name: little bumper car
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part64
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
A skipping game where the skipper runs around the rope and turners at a specific point in the rhyme, then the rope speeds up for counting.

rules:
Recite rhyme; at 'corner' the skipper jumps out, runs all the way round the rope and the two turners, then jumps back in. At the end count in multiples of ten as the rope turns faster and faster.

source_excerpt:
I had a little bumper car, number 48 I took it round the cor-ner (here the person doing the skipping jumps out of the rope, runs all the way round the rope and the two people turning it and then jumps back in


name: Teddy Bear
rules: Perform the action mentioned in each line of the song while skipping.
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: skipping song
content_type: joc
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1022
source_excerpt: Teddy bear, teddy bear, turn around, Teddy bear, teddy bear, touch the ground,
materials_category: skipping rope
materials_list: skipping rope
skills_developed: coordination, listening
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: skipping, teddy bear, actions
tags: ["skipping-rope", "outdoor", "children"]
language: en
normalized_name: teddy bear
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part64
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
A skipping rope song where the skipper performs actions as directed by the lyrics (turn around, touch ground, show shoe, brush hair, climb stairs, reach for sky, wave goodbye).


name: The Birthday Song
description: A group skipping game where each player jumps out when their birth month is announced.
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: skipping song
content_type: joc
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1023
source_excerpt: All In together girls On this fine weather day Jump out when your birthday comes. Jan, Feb. . . .
materials_category: skipping rope
materials_list: skipping rope
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: skipping, birthday, group
tags: ["skipping-rope", "outdoor", "children"]
language: en
normalized_name: the birthday song
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part64
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
rules:
All skip together ('All in together'); months of the year are called one by one, and each skipper jumps out on their birthday month.

variations:
Version by Tina St. John: 'All in together girls, Never mind the weather girls. Put your coats and hats on. Tell your mothers you won't be home. I was born in January, February, March...'


name: High, Low, Medium, Slow
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: skipping game
content_type: joc
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1024
source_excerpt: Hi, low, medium, slow, Jolly ol' pepper and away we go!
materials_category: skipping rope
materials_list: skipping rope
skills_developed: coordination, listening
difficulty_level: mediu
keywords: skipping, pepper, speed
tags: ["skipping-rope", "outdoor", "children"]
language: en
normalized_name: high, low, medium, slow
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part64
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
A skipping game where the rope is turned according to the words of the rhyme, each word dictating a different skip style.

rules:
Turn the rope and skip according to the words: 'High' - rope a foot off the ground; 'Low' - skipper bends down; 'Medium' - normal skipping; 'Slow' - slow skipping; 'Pepper' - really fast skipping. Wherever the skipper gets tangled, that's how they skip next time.


name: The Wind Blows High
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: skipping rhyme
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1025
source_excerpt: The wind, the wind, the wind blows high, Blowing __________(name) through the sky.
keywords: skipping, rhyme, name song
tags: ["skipping", "outdoor", "camp"]
language: en
normalized_name: the wind blows high
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part65
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
A skipping rhyme/song where a child's name is inserted into the lyrics. The wind blows the named child through the sky, and the song describes them as handsome and pretty, from the golden city, with a boyfriend.


name: All God's Creatures
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: campfire song
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1030
source_excerpt: All God's creatures got a place in the choir Some sing low and some sing higher
keywords: campfire, nature, animals, choir
tags: ["campfire", "scouts", "nature"]
language: en
normalized_name: all god's creatures
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part65
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
A campfire song about all creatures having a place in the choir. The song celebrates the sounds of different animals — bass, middle, and high notes — and ties it into a message of universal participation in nature's song.


name: For the Beauty of the Earth
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: hymn
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1031
keywords: hymn, campfire, gratitude, nature
tags: ["campfire", "scouts", "spiritual"]
language: en
normalized_name: for the beauty of the earth
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part65
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
A hymn of praise for the beauty of the earth, the glory of the skies, human love, and the wonders of each hour. Multiple verses raise a hymn of grateful praise to the Lord.

source_excerpt:
For the beauty of the earth,
For the glory of the skies,
For the love from which our birth,
Over and around us lies;


name: Amazing Grace
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: hymn
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1032
keywords: hymn, campfire, spiritual, classic
tags: ["campfire", "scouts", "spiritual"]
language: en
normalized_name: amazing grace
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part65
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
The classic hymn Amazing Grace, with multiple verses about grace, faith, and salvation. Includes the traditional verses plus additional verses about grace setting one free to touch, taste and feel the wonders of accepting love.

source_excerpt:
Amazing grace! how sweet the sound,
That saved a wretch like me!
I once was lost, but now am found,
Was blind but now I see.


name: Battle Hymn of the Republic
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: hymn
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1033
keywords: hymn, campfire, spiritual, patriotic
tags: ["campfire", "scouts", "spiritual"]
language: en
normalized_name: battle hymn of the republic
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part65
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
A patriotic/spiritual hymn with multiple verses about the glory of the Lord marching on. Features a rousing chorus of 'Glory, glory hallelujah!' Popular as a campfire or group singing song.

source_excerpt:
Mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord,
He is trampling out the vintage where the grapes of wrath are stored;


name: Morning Has Broken
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: hymn
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1034
source_excerpt: Morning has broken, like the first morning, Blackbird has spoken, like the first bird.
keywords: hymn, campfire, morning, nature
tags: ["campfire", "scouts", "spiritual"]
language: en
normalized_name: morning has broken
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part65
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
A well-known hymn with words by Eleanor Farjeon praising the morning and creation. Multiple verses celebrate sunlight, rain, and the beauty of each new day as God's re-creation.


name: Swing Low, Sweet Chariot
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: spiritual
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1035
keywords: spiritual, campfire, classic
tags: ["campfire", "scouts", "spiritual"]
language: en
normalized_name: swing low, sweet chariot
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part65
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
A classic spiritual song about the chariot coming to carry the singer home. Multiple verses about looking over Jordan, angels coming, and the journey to heaven.

source_excerpt:
Swing low, sweet chariot, comin' for to carry me home;
Swing low, sweet chariot, comin' for to carry me home.


name: The Saints Go Marching In
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: spiritual
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1036
keywords: spiritual, campfire, classic
tags: ["campfire", "scouts", "spiritual"]
language: en
normalized_name: the saints go marching in
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part65
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
A well-known spiritual/jazz song about wanting to be among the saints when they march into heaven. Multiple verses about the revelation, the new world, the sun refusing to shine, and the hallelujah day.

source_excerpt:
Oh, when the Saints go marching in,
Oh, when the Saints go marching in,
Lord, I want to be in that number,
When the Saints go marching in.


name: Sinner Man
rules: During the chorus, half the singers sing one line and the rest echo it.
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: spiritual
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1037
source_excerpt: Hey hey hey sinner man, where ya gonna run to Oh sinner man, where ya gonna run to?
keywords: spiritual, campfire, call-and-response
tags: ["campfire", "scouts", "spiritual", "echo song"]
language: en
normalized_name: sinner man
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part65
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
A call-and-response spiritual song where half the singers sing one line and the rest echo it. The song tells of a sinner man running to rock, sea, moon, the Lord, and the devil on judgment day.


name: God's Love is Like a Circle
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: campfire song
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1038
keywords: campfire, spiritual, short song
tags: ["campfire", "scouts", "spiritual"]
language: en
normalized_name: god's love is like a circle
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part65
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
A short campfire song sung to the tune of 'Puff the Magic Dragon' about God's love being like a circle with no ending, going on eternally.

source_excerpt:
God's love is like a circle,
A circle big and round.
And when you see a circle
No ending can be found.


name: Breads and Fishes
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: campfire song
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1039
keywords: campfire, spiritual, narrative song
tags: ["campfire", "scouts", "spiritual"]
language: en
normalized_name: breads and fishes
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part65
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
A campfire song about meeting travellers on a country lane who share bread, fishes and wine. The travellers are revealed to be Joseph, Mary, and Jesus travelling through England's green lanes to share their message of freedom.

source_excerpt:
With the wind in the willows
And the birds in the sky
There's a bright sun to warm us wherever we lie
We have bread & fishes and a jug of red wine


name: Wisdom
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: campfire song
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1040
keywords: campfire, spiritual, love song
tags: ["campfire", "scouts", "spiritual"]
language: en
normalized_name: wisdom
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part65
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
A campfire song about God giving wisdom to the wise, dreams to poets, and love to parents, but the singer feeling left out until given a special person to love. Includes extra verses about finding a peaceful place together.

source_excerpt:
God gave the wise men their wisdom
And to the poets their dreams
To father and mother their love for each other
But he left me out, so it seems


name: Dem Bones Gonna Rise Again
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: campfire song
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1041
keywords: campfire, spiritual, humorous, Adam and Eve
tags: ["campfire", "scouts", "spiritual", "humorous"]
language: en
normalized_name: dem bones gonna rise again
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part65
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
A fun campfire song retelling the story of Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden with a humorous twist. Features a repeating refrain 'Dem bones are gonna rise again' and a catchy chorus about knowing the truth.

source_excerpt:
Now the Lord decided to make a man,
Dem bones are gonna rise again,
So he made Adam according to plan,
Dem bones are gonna rise again,


name: Dem Bones Gonna Rise Again
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: christian songs
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1041
keywords: christian, camp song, adam and eve, spiritual
tags: ["campfire", "christian", "spiritual", "bible story"]
language: en
normalized_name: dem bones gonna rise again
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part66
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
A humorous Christian camp song retelling the story of Adam and Eve from the Garden of Eden, with a repeating refrain 'Dem bones are gonna rise again' and a chorus. The song recounts how God made Adam and Eve, the temptation by Satan, and their expulsion from the garden.

source_excerpt:
Now the Lord decided to make a man,
Dem bones are gonna rise again,
So he made Adam according to plan,


name: The First Thing We Pray For
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: campfire song
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1042
keywords: campfire, humorous, prayer song
tags: ["campfire", "scouts", "humorous"]
language: en
normalized_name: the first thing we pray for
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part65
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
A humorous campfire prayer song where each verse prays for something increasingly lighthearted: rest, bread, beer, and the Queen. Each verse ends with 'Hallelujah, Amen' and wishes for ten times more of the prayed-for item.

source_excerpt:
The first thing we pray for
We pray for our rest,
For the Lord knows and we all know that a good rest is best


name: The First Thing We Pray For
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: christian songs
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1042
keywords: prayer, humorous, camp song, spiritual
tags: ["campfire", "humorous", "spiritual"]
language: en
normalized_name: the first thing we pray for
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part66
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
A humorous camp song structured as a prayer, with multiple verses each praying for something different (rest, bread, beer, the Queen). Each verse follows the same pattern ending with 'Hallelujah, Amen'.

source_excerpt:
The first thing we pray for
We pray for our rest,
For the Lord knows and we all know that a good rest is best


name: I See the Moon
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: campfire song
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1043
keywords: campfire, moon, love song
tags: ["campfire", "scouts", "evening"]
language: en
normalized_name: i see the moon
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part65
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
A gentle campfire song about seeing the moon and asking God to bless the singer and the one they want to see. Verses speak of God's plan for love and giving one's heart to another.

source_excerpt:
I see the moon, the moon sees me
The moon sees the one that I want to see
God bless the moon and God bless me
And God bless the one that I want to see.


name: I See The Moon
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: christian songs
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1043
keywords: moon, love, spiritual, camp song
tags: ["campfire", "evening", "spiritual"]
language: en
normalized_name: i see the moon
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part66
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
A gentle, reflective camp song about seeing the moon and thoughts of love, with three verses expressing feelings of connection, divine creation of love, and giving one's heart to another.

source_excerpt:
I see the moon, the moon sees me
The moon sees the one that I want to see
God bless the moon and God bless me


name: The Colouring Song
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: campfire song
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1044
source_excerpt: Red is the color of the blood that flowed, Down the face of Someone who loves us so
keywords: campfire, colors, spiritual, symbolic
tags: ["campfire", "scouts", "spiritual"]
language: en
normalized_name: the colouring song
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part65
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
A campfire song by Dave Eden using colors symbolically: red for the blood of Christ, blue for a cold heart, gold for the morning sun and love, and brown for autumn leaves and the cycle of life. Each verse connects the color to a spiritual message.


name: The Colouring Song
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: christian songs
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1044
keywords: colors, christian, faith, camp song
tags: ["campfire", "christian", "spiritual"]
language: en
normalized_name: the colouring song
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part66
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
A Christian camp song using colors as metaphors for aspects of faith: red for the blood of Christ, blue for a cold heart, gold for the morning sun/Son of love, and brown for autumn and the cycle of life. Words and music by Dave Eden.

source_excerpt:
Red is the color of the blood that flowed,
Down the face of Someone who loves us so
He's the perfect man, He's the Lord's own Son


name: Ezekiel Saw Two Wheels A-Rolling
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: christian songs
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1046
source_excerpt: Ezekiel saw two wheels a-rolling, Way in the middle of the air. A wheel within a wheel a-rolling,
keywords: ezekiel, spiritual, biblical, camp song
tags: ["campfire", "christian", "spiritual", "bible"]
language: en
normalized_name: ezekiel saw two wheels a-rolling
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part66
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
A spiritual camp song based on the biblical vision of Ezekiel, describing two wheels and two flames in the middle of the air, with one powered by faith and the other by the grace of God. Source: 'Rise Up Singing' by Peter Blood and Annie Patterson.


name: Don't Disturb the Ladybug
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: nature songs
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1047
keywords: nature, environment, mindfulness, camp song
tags: ["campfire", "nature", "mindfulness"]
language: en
normalized_name: don't disturb the ladybug
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part66
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
A nature-themed camp song encouraging appreciation for the natural world, with lyrics about not disturbing a ladybug, not catching a butterfly, and being still to feel the sunshine. The chorus encourages openness to nature.

source_excerpt:
Don't disturb the ladybug
Sleeping by the spider's web
And if you see a butterfly
Don't try to catch it in your net


name: I Just Wanna Be a Sheep
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: christian songs
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1048
source_excerpt: I just wanna be a sheep Baa, baa, baa, baa I just wanna be a sheep Baa, baa, baa, baa
keywords: christian, sheep, faith, camp song
tags: ["campfire", "christian", "fun", "children"]
language: en
normalized_name: i just wanna be a sheep
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part66
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
A lively Christian camp song with a chorus about wanting to be a sheep (following Jesus) and verses contrasting with undesirable roles: not wanting to be a goat, a hypocrite, a Pharisee, or a Sadducee. Words and music by Brian M. Howard.


name: Give Me Oil For My Lamp
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: christian songs
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1049
keywords: christian, oil lamp, hosannah, camp song
tags: ["campfire", "christian", "spiritual", "humorous"]
language: en
normalized_name: give me oil for my lamp
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part66
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
A Christian camp song with a main chorus of 'Sing Hosannah to the King of Kings' and multiple verses asking for oil, being fishers of men, joy, peace, and love. Source: 'Our Chalet Songbook'. Includes humorous extra verses about surfing, coffee, showers, and food.

variations:
Extra humorous verses: Give me wax on my board (surfing), give me coffee in my cup, give me water in my shower, give me salt on my Fritos, give me gas in my Ford, give me chicken on my plate, give me umption in my gumption, give me beans in my burrito.

source_excerpt:
Give me oil for my lamp, keep it burning
Give me oil for my lamp I pray
Give me oil for my lamp, keep it burning
Keep it burning till the light of day


name: Green Grow the Rushes-O
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: traditional songs
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1050
skills_developed: counting, memory
keywords: counting, cumulative song, traditional, camp song
tags: ["campfire", "traditional", "memory", "children"]
language: en
normalized_name: green grow the rushes-o
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part66
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
A traditional counting song that builds cumulatively from one to twelve, with each number associated with a symbolic phrase (e.g., 'Two two the lily-white boys', 'Ten for the Ten Commandments', 'Twelve for the twelve Apostles'). Source: 'Girl Guide Songbook, Vol. 2'.

source_excerpt:
I'll sing you one-o
Green grow the rushes-o
What is your one-o?
One is one and all alone
And ever more shall be so.


name: He's Got the Whole World
variations: He's got you and me brother/sister; He's got the little bitty baby; He's got everybody here.
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: christian songs
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1051
source_excerpt: He's got the whole world in his hands He's got the whole wide world in his hands
keywords: christian, world, spiritual, camp song
tags: ["campfire", "christian", "spiritual", "children"]
language: en
normalized_name: he's got the whole world
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part66
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
A well-known spiritual camp song affirming God's care for the whole world. The song has a main verse and variations addressing brothers, sisters, babies, and 'everybody here'.


name: Michael Row the Boat Ashore
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: christian songs
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1052
keywords: spiritual, boat, jordan river, camp song
tags: ["campfire", "christian", "spiritual", "traditional"]
language: en
normalized_name: michael row the boat ashore
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part66
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
A traditional spiritual camp song about rowing a boat ashore with alleluia refrains, including verses about the Jordan River and meeting family on the other side.

source_excerpt:
Michael row the boat ashore, Alleluiah
Michael row the boat ashore, Alleluiah
Sister help to trim the sail, alleluia


name: Will the Circle Be Unbroken
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: christian songs
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1053
keywords: spiritual, circle, community, traditional
tags: ["campfire", "christian", "spiritual", "traditional"]
language: en
normalized_name: will the circle be unbroken
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part66
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
A traditional spiritual song about death and the hope of reunion, plus a newer version about community and working together. The traditional version tells of losing a mother; the new version by Cathy Winter, Betsy Rose and Marcia Taylor is more uplifting about singing together. Source: 'Rise Up Singing'.

variations:
Traditional version: about mourning and hope for heaven. New version by Cathy Winter, Betsy Rose & Marcia Taylor: more uplifting, about community and singing together.

source_excerpt:
Will the circle be unbroken by & by, Lord, by & by?
There's a better home a-waiting in the sky, Lord, in the sky


name: Rise and Shine
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: christian songs
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1054
keywords: noah's ark, rise and shine, camp song, children
tags: ["campfire", "christian", "morning", "children", "humorous"]
language: en
normalized_name: rise and shine
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part66
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
A lively camp song about Noah's Ark, using a playful rhyming style (floody/floody, arky/arky, twosies/twosies). Especially recommended for waking up children at camp. Source: 'Wee Sing Around the Campfire' and 'The Spirit of Singing'. Includes two alternate endings.

variations:
Alternative ending: 'Everything is hunky dorey dorey'. Second alternate ending: 'HA HA we fooled you, you thought it was over over / Now we're gonna start all over over'.

source_excerpt:
Rise and shine and give God the glory glory.
Rise and shine and give God the glory glory.
Rise and shine and give God the glory glory.
Children of the Lord.


name: Three Fishermen
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: fun songs
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1055
source_excerpt: There were three jolly fishermen. There were three jolly fishermen. Fisher, fisher, men, men, men.
keywords: fishermen, humorous, cumulative song, camp song
tags: ["campfire", "fun", "humorous", "children"]
language: en
normalized_name: three fishermen
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part66
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
A fun cumulative camp song about three jolly fishermen named Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob who sail to Jericho. The song uses a playful repetition pattern where each name and place is broken into syllables and repeated. Includes a humorous bit about not saying a 'naughty word' (Amsterdam).


name: Mein Foot
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: rounds
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1060
skills_developed: listening, harmony, coordination
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: round, dutch, body parts, harmony
tags: ["campfire", "round", "group singing", "fun"]
language: en
normalized_name: mein foot
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part66
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
A Dutch 4-part round song where singers are split into four groups, each singing a different body part in Dutch (foot, arm, elbow, little finger) on different pitches (tonic, median, dominant, octave). Groups enter one at a time, each repeating their line continuously.

rules:
Split the singers into four groups. Each group sings one line: 1. Mein foot (on tonic), 2. Mein arm (on median), 3. Mein elbow (on dominant), 4. Mein little finger (on octave). Part 1 starts repeating continuously, then part 2 comes in a third higher, and so on.

source_excerpt:
Split the singers into four groups. Each group sings one
of the following lines:
1. Mein foot (meen foot) (on tonic, repeat as monotone)


name: Mein Foot
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: round song
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1060
skills_developed: singing, coordination, listening
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: round, Dutch, camp song, group singing
tags: ["round", "camp", "silly song"]
language: en
normalized_name: mein foot
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part67
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
A 4-part round song sung in mock Dutch. Singers are split into four groups, each singing one line on a different musical note (tonic, median, dominant, octave): 'Mein foot', 'Mein arm', 'Mein elbow', 'Mein little finger'. Each group repeats their line continuously as a monotone while successive groups join in.

rules:
Split the singers into four groups. Each group sings one of the four lines on their assigned note. Part 1 starts repeating 'mein foot', then part 2 comes in a third higher, and so on.

source_excerpt:
Split the singers into four groups. Each group sings one of the following lines:
1. Mein foot (meen foot) (on tonic, repeat as monotone)


name: Whip-Poor-Will
rules: Can be sung as a 3-part round.
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: round song
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1061
skills_developed: singing, harmony
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: round, camp song, nature, Girl Guides
tags: ["round", "camp", "evening song"]
language: en
normalized_name: whip-poor-will
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part67
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
A 3-part round camp song about evening and the call of the whip-poor-will bird. Lyrics describe the setting sun and nightfall.

source_excerpt:
Gone to bed is the setting sun.
Night is coming and day is done.
Whip-poor-will, whip-poor-will has just begun.


name: Let Us Sing Together
rules: Can be sung as a 4-part round.
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: round song
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1062
source_excerpt: Let us sing together, let us sing together, One and all a joyous song.
skills_developed: singing, harmony
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: round, camp song, Girl Guides
tags: ["round", "camp", "community"]
language: en
normalized_name: let us sing together
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part67
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
A 4-part round camp song celebrating communal singing. Lyrics invite everyone to join in a joyous song together.


name: Gingerbread
description: A short fun camp song sung to the tune of Frere Jacques. Lyrics express enthusiasm for gingerbread.
rules: Sung to the tune of Frere Jacques.
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: fun song
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1063
skills_developed: singing
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: camp song, food song, Frere Jacques
tags: ["camp", "silly song", "food"]
language: en
normalized_name: gingerbread
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part67
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
source_excerpt:
Gingerbread, gingerbread
Yum, yum, yum, yum, yum, yum
I like gingerbread, i like gingerbread
In my tum, in my tum


name: Ging Gang Gooli
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: campfire song
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1064
source_excerpt: Ging gang gooli, gooli, gooli, gooli watcha Ging gang goo, ging gang goo,
skills_developed: singing, coordination
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: camp song, campfire, Girl Guides, nonsense song
tags: ["camp", "campfire", "silly song"]
language: en
normalized_name: ging gang gooli
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part67
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
A classic nonsense camp song with two groups singing different parts. Includes a silly second verse about riding a pushbike with a puncture. Groups can split to repeat 'oompah' while the other half sings the verse.

rules:
Sing the verse. At the 'oompah' section, split into two groups: one repeats 'oompah' while the other sings the verse again, then switch.

variations:
Second verse: 'Ging Gang Goolie Goolie Goolie on a pushbike... Faster Faster Faster Faster Puncture Puncture'


name: Camp Hats
rules: Sung to the tune of 'Black Socks'. When saying 'no, no...' part, nod your head yes.
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: action song
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1065
source_excerpt: Camp hats, they never get stylish The longer you wear them, the grosser they get
skills_developed: singing
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: camp song, action song, humor, Black Socks tune
tags: ["camp", "silly song", "action"]
language: en
normalized_name: camp hats
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part67
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
A humorous camp song sung to the tune of 'Black Socks', about wearing an unfashionable camp hat that never gets stylish. Includes an action: when saying 'no, no...' you nod your head yes.

variations:
Version by Mégane Rawson with slightly different last lines: 'But someone keeps telling me "No, No, Not yet!"'


name: Black Socks
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: action song
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1066
skills_developed: singing, coordination, rhythm
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: camp song, action song, round, humor, Girl Guides
tags: ["camp", "silly song", "action", "round"]
language: en
normalized_name: black socks
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part67
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
A classic humorous camp song about black socks that never get dirty. Has multiple verses and can be sung as a round. Includes detailed body-percussion actions: stomping feet, slapping thighs and shoulders. Song gets faster with each repetition.

rules:
Sing the song with actions. Stomp left foot on 'Black', stomp right foot on 'socks', left hand to left thigh on 'They never', right hand to right thigh on 'get dirty', etc. During 'Not yet, not yet', snap fingers on both hands. Repeat the song faster and faster.

variations:
Multiple extra verses: about knee socks staying up, white socks getting dirty, Girl Scouts never being quiet. Alternative version by Carrie Arrington. Can also be sung as a round.

source_excerpt:
Black socks, they never get dirty,
The longer you wear them the stronger they get!
Sometimes I think I should wash them
But something keeps telling me
No, no, not yet!


name: Rock My Soul
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: spiritual song
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1067
source_excerpt: Rock-a my soul in the bosom of Abraham. Rock-a my soul in the bosom of Abraham.
skills_developed: singing, harmony
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: spiritual, camp song, three-part, Girl Guides
tags: ["spiritual", "camp", "harmony"]
language: en
normalized_name: rock my soul
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part67
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
A spiritual camp song sung in three parts, with each group singing one of three verses simultaneously to create harmony.

rules:
Sung in three parts, with each group singing one of the verses. Includes a clap on 'Oh rock-a my soul'.


name: Merry-Go-Round (Carousel)
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: layered song
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1068
source_excerpt: Oom-pah-pah (Four times, then add #2) (this is the engine running the carousel)
skills_developed: singing, listening, coordination
difficulty_level: mediu
keywords: camp song, round, layered, Girl Guides, carousel
tags: ["camp", "group song", "layered"]
language: en
normalized_name: merry-go-round (carousel)
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part67
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
A layered group song that builds up sounds to simulate an old-fashioned steam-driven carousel. Groups are added one at a time: engine, steam, penny whistles, and organ. Then groups are phased out in reverse order.

rules:
Divide group into four sections. Section 1 sings 'Oom-pah-pah' four times (engine). Section 2 adds 'Oom-sss-sss' (steam). Section 3 adds 'Oom-tiddle-dee-dee' (penny whistles). Section 4 adds the 'Da-da-da' melody (organ). Groups are phased out in reverse order.


name: Tzena
rules: To be sung as a 4-part round.
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: round song
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1069
source_excerpt: Tzena, Tzena, Tzena, Tzena, Can't you hear the music playing in the village square?
skills_developed: singing, harmony
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: round, camp song, Girl Guides, dance
tags: ["round", "camp", "celebration"]
language: en
normalized_name: tzena
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part67
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
A 4-part round camp song with lyrics about dancing in the village square. Includes an alternate version from The Reader's Digest Children's Songbook with different lyrics about love and a wedding celebration.

variations:
Alternative version (source: Reader's Digest Children's Songbook) with different lyrics: 'How can anything plainer than my love for you?' and 'Everyone is happy celebrating People dancing in the streets.'


name: Wimbaway
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: layered song
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1071
source_excerpt: Wimbaway, wimbaway, wimbaway, wimbaway, Wimbaway, wimbaway, wimbaway, wimbaway.
skills_developed: singing, listening, coordination
difficulty_level: mediu
keywords: camp song, layered song, group singing
tags: ["camp", "group song", "layered"]
language: en
normalized_name: wimbaway
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part67
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
A layered group camp song divided into four sections, each singing a different melodic line, with groups added progressively then phased out in reverse order.

rules:
Divide group into sections. Section 1 sings 'Wimbaway' twice, then section 2 adds 'Hi yup ho', then section 3 adds 'Ah...', then section 4 adds 'Ah, ah, ah, ah, Oh wimbaway'. Groups are phased out in reverse order.


name: Zulu Warrior
rules: Repeat with one side singing the verse and the other side chanting 'chief'.
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: call and response
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1072
source_excerpt: Hold it down, you Zulu warrior Hold it down, you Zulu chief chief, chief, chief
skills_developed: singing, listening
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: camp song, call and response, Girl Guides
tags: ["camp", "campfire", "call and response"]
language: en
normalized_name: zulu warrior
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part67
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
A call-and-response camp song with energetic nonsense lyrics. Can be sung with one side singing the verse and the other chanting 'chief'.


name: Orchestra
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: round song
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1073
skills_developed: singing, rhythm, coordination
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: round, camp song, instruments, orchestra
tags: ["round", "camp", "music"]
language: en
normalized_name: orchestra
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part67
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
A round song where different singers take the role of different instruments: drums, clarinets, and flutes, each repeating their part continuously.

rules:
Sung as a round. Drums: 'drum drum, drum drum drum drum, drum drum'. Clarinets: 'O yea, o yea, O yea, o yea o yea'. Flutes: 'la la la...'

source_excerpt:
Drums: drum drum, drum drum drum drum, drum drum
Clarinets: O yea, o yea, O yea, o yea o yea
Flutes - la la la...


name: Orchestra
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: round
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1073
skills_developed: vocal harmony, timing, teamwork
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: round, orchestra, instruments, singing
tags: ["round", "camp song", "guiding"]
language: en
normalized_name: orchestra
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part68
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
A round song where different groups sing their instrument parts simultaneously: drums, clarinets, and flutes each have their own repeating vocal line.

rules:
Sung as a round with three parts: Drums (drum drum, drum drum drum drum, drum drum), Clarinets (O yea, o yea, O yea, o yea o yea), Flutes (la la la...).

source_excerpt:
Drums: drum drum, drum drum drum drum, drum drum
Clarinets: O yea, o yea, O yea, o yea o yea
Flutes - la la la...


name: Rosen fra Fyn
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: camp song
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1075
source_excerpt: Rosen fra Fyn, Rosen fra Fyn, Rosen fra Fyn, Rosen fra Fyn.
skills_developed: singing
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: camp song, Danish, Girl Guides
tags: ["camp", "international"]
language: en
normalized_name: rosen fra fyn
extraction_confidence: med
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part67
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
A short camp song in Danish ('Rosen fra Fyn' means 'The Rose from Funen'). The lyrics consist of the repeated phrase 'Rosen fra Fyn'.


name: Hey-Ho Nobody Home
rules: Can be sung together with 'Oh Poor Bird' and 'Rose' to make a three-part harmony.
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: round song
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1076
source_excerpt: Hey ho, nobody home Meat nor drink nor money have I none Yet I will be happy Hey ho, nobody home
skills_developed: singing, harmony
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: round, camp song, harmony, Girl Guides
tags: ["round", "camp", "harmony"]
language: en
normalized_name: hey-ho nobody home
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part67
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
A classic camp round song expressing solitude and contentment. Can be sung together with 'Oh Poor Bird' and 'Rose' to make a three-part harmony.


name: Hey-Ho Nobody Home
rules: Sung as a round. Can be combined with 'Oh Poor Bird' and 'Rose' for three-part harmony.
variations: Can be sung simultaneously with 'Oh Poor Bird' and 'Rose' to make a three-part harmony.
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: round
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1076
source_excerpt: Hey ho, nobody home Meat nor drink nor money have I none Yet I will be happy
skills_developed: vocal harmony
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: round, harmony, traditional
tags: ["round", "camp song", "guiding", "harmony"]
language: en
normalized_name: hey-ho nobody home
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part68
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
A traditional round song about having nobody home and no food, drink or money, yet remaining happy. Can be harmonized together with 'Oh Poor Bird' and 'Rose' to form a three-part harmony.


name: Buddies and Pals
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: action song
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1077
skills_developed: friendship, cooperation, coordination
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: friendship, harmony, action song
tags: ["friendship", "camp song", "guiding", "action song"]
language: en
normalized_name: buddies and pals
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part68
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
A friendship song that can be sung in three different harmonies simultaneously. Includes actions such as pointing at others and yourself, putting arms around shoulders, and swaying back and forth.

rules:
Three different harmonies can be sung together. Actions: 'You and me' — point at others on 'you', at yourself on 'me'; 'Partners' — put hands around each others' shoulders; 'Buddies and pals' — put hands around each others' shoulders, sway back and forth.

source_excerpt:
You and me we're gonna be partners
You and me we're gonna be pals
You and me we're gonna be partners, buddies and pals.


name: Soap and Towel
rules: Can be sung as a 4-part round to the tune of 'Row, Row, Row Your Boat'.
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: round
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1078
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: round, hygiene, camp
tags: ["round", "camp song", "guiding", "hygiene"]
language: en
normalized_name: soap and towel
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part68
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
A hygiene-themed round song sung to the tune of 'Row, Row, Row Your Boat', encouraging washing dirty knees.

source_excerpt:
Soap, soap, soap and towel,
Towel and water please
Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily,
Wash your dirty knees.


name: Cuddly Koalas
rules: Sung to the tune of 'Frere Jacques'.
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: round
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1079
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: animals, Australia, Frere Jacques, round
tags: ["round", "camp song", "guiding", "animals"]
language: en
normalized_name: cuddly koalas
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part68
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
A short song about Australian animals (koalas, possums, wallabies, wombats, kangaroos) sung to the tune of 'Frere Jacques'.

source_excerpt:
Cuddly koalas, cuddly koalas
Possums too, possums too
Wallabies and wombats, wallabies and wombats
Kangaroos, kangaroos


name: Cuckoo
rules: Sung in a 3-part round.
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: round
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1081
skills_developed: vocal harmony
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: round, nature, cuckoo, forest
tags: ["round", "camp song", "guiding", "nature"]
language: en
normalized_name: cuckoo
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part68
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
A round song to be sung in 3 parts, describing a summer evening walk in the forest with the sound of a cuckoo and Mister Moon. Includes a second version with an owl answering a cuckoo.

variations:
Second version features an owl crying 'Whoooo's there?' and a cuckoo answering from the distant forest.

source_excerpt:
'Twas on a summer's evening,
I walked the forest through
When suddenly I heard it,
A sweet and low cuckoo


name: Three Blind Mice
variations: Can be sung at the same time as Frere Jacques for a challenge.
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: action round
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1082
skills_developed: coordination, rhythm, teamwork
difficulty_level: mediu
keywords: round, action, classic, mice
tags: ["round", "camp song", "guiding", "action"]
language: en
normalized_name: three blind mice
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part68
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
The classic round song with actions performed in a rectangle formation. Different groups on each side sing one part, with choreographed movement sequences including stepping forward/backward, turning, and making cutting motions.

rules:
Can be sung as a 4-part round. Form a rectangle with girls on each side singing one part. Actions: 1) Three steps forward - stamp, stamp - three steps backward - stamp, stamp. 2) Turn right, three steps right - stamp, stamp, about face, three steps left - stamp, stamp. 3) Four steps forward. 4) Four steps backward making a cutting motion. 5) Turn on the spot while shading eyes. 6) Three steps on the spot - stamp, stamp. Can also be sung simultaneously with Frere Jacques.

source_excerpt:
Three blind mice, three blind mice
See how they run, see how they run
They all run up to the farmer's wife
Who cuts off their tails with a carving knife


name: Row, Row, Row Your Boat
rules: Can be sung as a 4-part round.
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: round
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1083
skills_developed: vocal harmony
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: round, classic, boat, silly
tags: ["round", "camp song", "guiding", "classic"]
language: en
normalized_name: row, row, row your boat
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part68
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
A classic 4-part round with several silly variant verses, including a submarine version and a crocodile version, and a 'proper English' pompous paraphrase version.

variations:
Silly version: 'Row, row, row your boat / Underneath the stream / Ha, ha, fooled you / I'm a submarine!'. Crocodile version: 'If you meet a crocodile, Don't forget to scream!'. Pompous English version: 'Propel, propel, propel your craft / Down the liquid solution...'

source_excerpt:
Row, row, row your boat
Gently down the stream
Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily
Life is but a dream


name: Frere Jacques (Brother John)
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: round
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1084
skills_developed: coordination, multilingual awareness, vocal harmony
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: round, classic, multilingual, Frere Jacques
tags: ["round", "camp song", "guiding", "multilingual", "classic"]
language: en
normalized_name: frere jacques (brother john)
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part68
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
A classic 4-part round in multiple languages (English, French, German, Finnish, Spanish, Swedish, Italian, Danish, Dutch, Polish) with actions in a circle formation.

rules:
Can be sung as a 4-part round. Form a circle. Actions: 1) Circle left. 2) Shake right hand, finger pointed, then left hand. 3) Circle right. 4) Slap knees, clap hands, slap knees (twice).

variations:
Translations available in French, German, Finnish, Spanish (two versions), Swedish, Italian, Danish, Dutch, and Polish.

source_excerpt:
Are you sleeping, are you sleeping
Brother John? Brother John?
Morning bells are ringing, morning bells are ringing
Ding, dang, dong. Ding, dang, dong.


name: Rufus Rustus Johnson Brown
rules: Sung/chanted. In one version, while singing each letter you sign the letter in sign language.
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: chant
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1085
skills_developed: spelling, sign language, memory
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: chant, spelling, sign language, chicken
tags: ["chant", "camp song", "guiding", "spelling"]
language: en
normalized_name: rufus rustus johnson brown
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part68
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
A camp song with multiple versions about a character who can't pay rent, ending with a spelling chant for the word C-H-I-C-K-E-N. One version uses sign language for each letter.

variations:
Four versions collected: from Kendra Kelly, James Althaus, Amy Reynolds, and Jennifer Ring — each with slightly different words but the same CHICKEN spelling ending.

source_excerpt:
C- thats the way it begins
H- is the next letter in
I- you're in the middle of the word
C- you've already heard
K- now you're roundin' the bend
E- you're nearin' the end
C-H-I-C-K-E-N
That's the way you spell CHICKEN!


name: Animal Fair
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: camp song
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1086
skills_developed: group coordination, memory
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: animals, camp song, group, funny
tags: ["camp song", "guiding", "animals", "group"]
language: en
normalized_name: animal fair
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part68
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
A camp song about visiting an animal fair with a raccoon, monkey and elephant. In the group activity version, one group continuously sings 'The monk, the monk, the monk...' while the second group repeats the full song, then they switch.

rules:
Split into two groups: one sings 'The monk, the monk, the monk...' continuously, while the second group repeats the song; groups then switch.

variations:
Two versions: Version One features a Raccoon and monk; Version Two features a big baboon and a drunken monkey.

source_excerpt:
I went to the animal fair
The birds and the bees were there
The old Raccoon by the light of the moon was combing his auburn hair.


name: Rose
variations: Can be harmonized with 'Hey-Ho Nobody Home' and 'Oh Poor Bird'.
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: round
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1088
source_excerpt: Rose, Rose, Rose, Rose Will I ever see thee wed? I will marry at thy will, Sire At they will
skills_developed: vocal harmony
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: round, harmony, rose, traditional
tags: ["round", "camp song", "guiding", "harmony"]
language: en
normalized_name: rose
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part68
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
A 4-part round about a rose and wedding bells. Can be sung together with 'Hey-Ho Nobody Home' and 'Oh Poor Bird' to make a three-part harmony.

rules:
Can be sung as a 4-part round. Can be combined with 'Hey-Ho Nobody Home' and 'Oh Poor Bird' for three-part harmony.


name: Oh Poor Bird (Little Bird)
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: round
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1089
source_excerpt: Ah poor bird Take thy flight Far above the sorrows Of this sad night!
skills_developed: vocal harmony
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: round, harmony, bird, nature
tags: ["round", "camp song", "guiding", "harmony", "nature"]
language: en
normalized_name: oh poor bird (little bird)
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part68
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
A 4-part round about a poor bird taking flight above the sorrows of the night, with three collected versions. Can be harmonized with 'Hey-Ho Nobody Home' and 'Rose'.

rules:
Can be sung as a 4-part round. Can be combined with 'Hey-Ho Nobody Home' and 'Rose' for three-part harmony.

variations:
Three different versions: 'Ah poor bird / Take thy flight / Far above the sorrows / Of this sad night!'; 'Oh poor bird / High in flight / High above the mountain tops / On this cold night'; 'Little bird / Fly away / High up on a mountaintop / On this sad day'.


name: Zum Gali Gali
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: round
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1090
source_excerpt: Zum gali gali gali, Zun gali gali Zum gali gali gali Zum gali gali
skills_developed: vocal harmony, listening, group coordination
difficulty_level: mediu
keywords: round, world song, desert, camel
tags: ["round", "camp song", "guiding", "world song"]
language: en
normalized_name: zum gali gali
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part68
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
A three-part song split into sections representing wind in the desert, a mysterious woman singing atop a dune, and the woman's camel who likes to spit. Groups are phased in and out in reverse order.

rules:
Split group into three sections, each takes a different verse. Groups are phased in and phased out in reverse order. Verse 1 (wind in the desert): 'Zum gali gali gali...'; Verse 2 (mysterious woman): 'La la la la la la...'; Verse 3 (the camel): 'Ach-put-sssss...'


name: Zum Gali Gali
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: multi-part song
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1090
skills_developed: singing, teamwork, listening
keywords: round, three-part, desert, WAGGGS, guiding
tags: ["round", "campfire song", "multi-part", "WAGGGS"]
language: en
normalized_name: zum gali gali
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part69
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
A song sung in three parts, based on a modified version of the original found in 'Canciones de Nuestra Cabana' (WAGGGS, 1980). The group is split into three sections, each taking a different verse representing the wind in the desert, a mysterious woman, and her camel. Groups are phased in and phased out in reverse order.

rules:
Split your group into three sections; each takes a different verse. Groups are phased in and phased out in reverse order.

source_excerpt:
This song is sung in three parts. Split your group into three sections; each takes a different verse. Groups are phased in and phased out in reverse order.


name: Oh Poor Bird
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: round
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1089
source_excerpt: Ah poor bird Take thy flight Far above the sorrows Of this sad night!
skills_developed: singing, harmony, teamwork
keywords: round, song, harmony, bird, scouting
tags: ["round", "campfire song", "multi-part"]
language: en
normalized_name: oh poor bird
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part69
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
A song also known as 'Little Bird' that can be sung as a 4-part round. Three different versions exist; the first version is found in 'Rise Up Singing'. The song can also be sung together with 'Hey-Ho Nobody Home' and 'Rose' to make a three-part harmony.

rules:
Can be sung as a 4-part round. Can also be combined with 'Hey-Ho Nobody Home' and 'Rose' for three-part harmony.


name: Darkest Night
category: cantece-ceremonii
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1093
source_excerpt: On the darkest night My love will come to me Music surrounds us Like wind upon the trees
skills_developed: singing
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: song, campfire, evening
tags: ["campfire song", "evening"]
language: en
normalized_name: darkest night
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part69
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
A short, atmospheric camp song about love coming in the darkest night, with imagery of music surrounding like wind upon the trees.


name: Jack
category: cantece-ceremonii
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1095
skills_developed: singing
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: song, campfire, independence
tags: ["campfire song"]
language: en
normalized_name: jack
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part69
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
A short camp song about independence and choosing one's own path, with the singer refusing to be their father's Jack or mother's Jill, preferring to be a fiddler's wife.

source_excerpt:
I won't be my father's Jack
I won't be my mother's Jill
I will be a fiddlers wife
And fiddle when I will


name: Snap, Crackle, Pop
category: cantece-ceremonii
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1096
source_excerpt: Snap now snap now Snap's the sound You gotta have snap Or the world's not round
skills_developed: singing, rhythm
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: song, campfire, fun
tags: ["campfire song", "energetic"]
language: en
normalized_name: snap, crackle, pop
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part69
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
A lively camp song with three sections (Snap, Crackle, Pop) that celebrates the sounds and energy of each, with playful rhyming verses.


name: Waves
rules: This song can be sung together in harmony with 'Blues'.
category: cantece-ceremonii
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1097
skills_developed: singing, harmony
keywords: song, navy, harmony, campfire
tags: ["campfire song", "harmony pair"]
language: en
normalized_name: waves
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part69
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
A camp song about the Navy and a ship sailing out to sea, celebrating the courage of heroes and the role of Navy waves. Can be sung in harmony with the song 'Blues'.

source_excerpt:
Waves of the Navy there's a ship sailing out to sea
And she won't be into port again until that victory day


name: Blues
rules: This song can be sung together in harmony with 'Waves'.
category: cantece-ceremonii
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1098
source_excerpt: Blues of the seven seas Gold of God's great sun Let these colors be 'Til all of time be done
skills_developed: singing, harmony
keywords: song, navy, harmony, campfire, honor
tags: ["campfire song", "harmony pair"]
language: en
normalized_name: blues
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part69
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
A camp song about the blues of the seven seas and God's great sun, celebrating strength, courage, faith and truth. Can be sung in harmony with the song 'Waves'.


name: Hear the Lively Song
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: action song
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1100
skills_developed: singing, coordination, listening
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: action song, frog, round, movement, campfire
tags: ["action song", "campfire song", "multi-part"]
language: en
normalized_name: hear the lively song
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part69
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
A participatory frog song where everyone crouches on the floor like a frog. At the 'Barrrump', everyone jumps up in the air and claps their hands over their heads. Once familiar with the words and actions, singers are split into small groups starting at slightly different times, creating the effect of a frog pond in spring. Also known as 'The Frogs'.

rules:
On the first line of the song, everyone is crouched on the floor like a frog. At the 'Barrrump', everyone jumps up in the air and claps their hands over their heads. Split singers into small groups that start singing at slightly different times and repeat the song as many times as you'd like.

source_excerpt:
On the first line of the song, everyone is crouched on the floor like a frog. At the "Barrrump", everyone jumps up in the air and claps their hands over their heads.


name: I Like the Flowers
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: two-part song
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1101
skills_developed: singing, harmony, teamwork
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: song, campfire, nature, two-part, guiding
tags: ["campfire song", "multi-part"]
language: en
normalized_name: i like the flowers
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part69
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
A campfire song most commonly sung in two parts, with half the group singing 'boom di-a-dahs' and the other half singing the verse about flowers, daffodils, mountains, rolling hills, and campfire, then switching parts.

rules:
Most commonly sung in two parts, with half the group singing the 'boom di-a-dahs' and the other half singing the verse, then switching.

source_excerpt:
This song is most commonly sung in two parts, with half the group singing the "boom di-a-dahs" and the other half singing the verse, then switching.


name: Love Jive
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: round
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1102
skills_developed: singing, teamwork, listening
keywords: round, song, religious, campfire
tags: ["round", "campfire song", "multi-part"]
language: en
normalized_name: love jive
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part69
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
A 3-part round with religious themes about loving God and mankind. As one group of singers finishes the first verse and starts the second, the next group starts on the first verse, until all three verses are being sung simultaneously.

rules:
This is a 3-part round: as one group of singers finishes the first verse and starts the second, the next group of singers starts on the first verse, until all three verses are being sung at the same time.

source_excerpt:
This is a 3-part round: as one group of singers finishes the first verse and starts the second, the next group of singers starts on the first verse, until all three verses are being sung at the same time.


name: Make New Friends
category: cantece-ceremonii
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: pages 1103
skills_developed: singing, friendship, community building
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: song, friendship, WAGGGS, guiding, campfire
tags: ["campfire song", "friendship", "WAGGGS"]
language: en
normalized_name: make new friends
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part69
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
A friendship song from 'Canciones de Nuestra Cabana' (WAGGGS, 1980) with many verses about making and keeping friends. Includes original verses plus many contributed additional verses and translations in French and Spanish.

variations:
Multiple additional verses contributed by various scouts; French translation: 'Fait des nouvelles amis, mais garde les vieux'; Spanish translation: 'Amistad es lo que nos une'.

source_excerpt:
Make new friends but keep the old,
One is silver and the other gold.
A circle's round, it has no end,
That's how long I want to be your friend.


name: One Bottle of Pop
variations: Alternative version with 'Mayonnaise and tootsie rolls' and 'Don't put your muck in my trash can'.
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: round
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1104
skills_developed: singing, teamwork
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: round, song, fun, campfire, silly
tags: ["round", "campfire song", "multi-part", "funny"]
language: en
normalized_name: one bottle of pop
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part69
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
A camp song that can be sung straight through or as a three-part round, with three silly verses about pop bottles, fish and chips with vinegar, and not throwing junk in the backyard. An alternative version with different words (mayonnaise and tootsie rolls) is also provided.

rules:
This song can be sung straight through or as a three-part round. As one group finishes singing the first verse and moves on to the second, a new group can pick up the first verse, and so on, until everyone has sung all three verses.

source_excerpt:
This song can be sung straight through or as a three-part round. As one group finishes singing the first verse and moves on to the second, a new group can pick up the first verse, and so on, until everyone has sung all three verses.


name: Alice the Camel
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: action song
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1109
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: action song, counting, humps, camel
tags: ["campfire", "action", "group"]
language: en
normalized_name: alice the camel
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part70
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
An action song where everyone puts their arms around the shoulders of their neighbours. At each line, when you get to the number of humps, everyone bends their knees together. At 'boom boom boom', everyone bumps bums with their neighbours. The song counts down from five humps to no humps, at which point Alice is revealed to be a horse.

rules:
Everyone puts their arms around the shoulders of their neighbours. At each line, when you get to the number of humps, everyone bends their knees together. At 'boom boom boom', everyone bumps bums with their neighbours. Repeat counting down until Alice has no humps.

source_excerpt:
Everyone puts their arms around the shoulders of their neighbours. At each line, when you get to the number of humps, everyone bends their knees together. At "boom boom boom", everyone bumps bums with their neighbours!


name: Chinese Fan
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: action song
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1110
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: action song, fan, China, cumulative
tags: ["campfire", "action", "group"]
language: en
normalized_name: chinese fan
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part70
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
An action song where participants progressively add more body parts to the fanning motion. The song is repeated multiple times, adding one hand, then both hands, both legs, and the head, until everyone collapses in exhaustion on the floor.

rules:
At the end of the verse, begin waving one hand back and forth as if with an invisible fan. Repeat the song a number of times, until you are waving both hands, both legs, and your head. Repeat one more time, ending with everyone laying in exhaustion on the floor.

source_excerpt:
at the end of the verse, begin waving one hand back and forth as if with an invisible fan. Repeat the song a number of times, until you are waving both hands, both legs, and your head.


name: Fish Song
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: silent action song
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1111
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: silent song, action, fish, round
tags: ["campfire", "action", "silent"]
language: en
normalized_name: fish song
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part70
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
A completely silent action song with three parts involving breast stroke movements. It can be performed in different languages, as a three-part round, or played up as a 'difficult' song. Participants perform three parts: breast strokes directly in front, then to the sides, then toward feet, front, and over head.

rules:
Part One: Three breast strokes directly in front of the body. Part Two: Breast stroke to the right, then to the left, then to the center. Part Three: Breast stroke towards your feet, directly in front, then over your head. You can also add a 'trill' to the last action by wiggling your fingers high in the air while holding the action.

variations:
Can be done as a three-part round. Can be taught to different parts of the campfire ring in different languages.

source_excerpt:
This is a completely silent action song. There are three parts: Part One: Three breast strokes directly in front of the body.


name: Round, Round, Round My Baby
category: jocuri-cercetasesti
subcategory: singing game
content_type: joc
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1112
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: circle game, singing, skipping, choosing partners
tags: ["campfire", "circle", "group game"]
language: en
normalized_name: round, round, round my baby
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part70
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
A singing circle game where two people go in the middle, link arms facing opposite directions, and skip around while everyone else claps and sings. The girls in the middle choose replacements by jumping in directions specified by the song verses (front, back, side).

rules:
Everyone stands in a circle and two people are chosen to go in the middle. The girls link arms (elbows!) so they're facing opposite directions. Everyone else claps in a rhythm and sings. The girls in the middle choose another pair of girls; pairs jump facing each other (Front), back to back (Back), or side by side (Side). The new girls go into the middle and the song repeats.

source_excerpt:
Everyone stands in a circle and two people are chosen to go in the middle. When the game starts the girls link arms (elbows!) so they're facing opposite directions. Then everyone else claps in a rhythm and sings this chant while the girls in the middle skip around.


name: Penguins
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: action song
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1113
source_excerpt: add, in succession, your right arm, left arm, right leg, left leg, nod your head.
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: action song, penguin, cumulative, body parts
tags: ["campfire", "action", "group"]
language: en
normalized_name: penguins
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part70
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
An action song where participants progressively add body part movements. Actions are added in succession: right arm, left arm, right leg, left leg, and nodding head, with each repetition of the song.

rules:
Add, in succession, your right arm, left arm, right leg, left leg, nod your head with each repetition of the song.


name: The Birdie Song
variations: A second version with detailed bracketed actions is provided.
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: action song
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1114
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: action song, birds, sleeping, morning
tags: ["campfire", "action", "group"]
language: en
normalized_name: the birdie song
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part70
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
An action song about little birds sleeping, waking up, and greeting the morning. Participants perform various actions including flying with hands, rocking arms like holding a baby, flapping arms for wings, and sleeping poses. Two versions are provided: a simple version and an extended version with detailed actions for each line.

rules:
Perform actions for each lyric: hands thrown up (sky), fly with hands (birds fly), rock arms like holding a baby (nest/rest), rest head on hands (sleeping), flap left arm behind (wing on left), flap right arm (wing on right), same sleeping action (sleep through night), make a sun (bright sun), falling dew with hands, throw up hands at each 'good morning'.

source_excerpt:
Way up in the sky the big birds do fly But down in the nest, the little birds rest With a wing on the left, and a wing on the right The little birds sleep all through the night


name: Dun Song
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: action song
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1115
source_excerpt: There was High Dun and Low Dun And Under Dun and Over Dun All the other Duns, in and out they run
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: action song, wordplay, dun, actions
tags: ["campfire", "action", "group"]
language: en
normalized_name: dun song
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part70
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
An action song with wordplay on 'Dun' (done/dun), where each word or phrase has a corresponding physical action. Participants perform actions for High Dun, Low Dun, Under Dun, Over Dun, All the other Duns, Old Dun, Young Dun, and Young Dun's Younger Son.

rules:
High Dun: Hands together above head like making a sun. Low Dun: Hands together below stomach like making an upside down sun. Under Dun: Same as Low Dun. Over Dun: Same as High Dun. All the other younger Duns: Pretend to be patting little children on the head, moving from left to right and right to left. In and out they run: make your hand look like a swinging door. Old Dun: Hands straight up in the air. Young Dun: Hands on hips, looking proud. Young Dun's Younger Son: Do motion for Young Dun, then put your hand flat out by your waist like on top of a small child's head. Older Dun is done: Do motion for Old Dun, then move your hand across your neck.


name: Tennessee Wiggle Walk
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: action song
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1116
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: action song, wiggle, walk, Tennessee, duck
tags: ["campfire", "action", "group", "dance"]
language: en
normalized_name: tennessee wiggle walk
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part70
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
A fun action song about a bowlegged chicken and knock-kneed hen that involves participants wiggling, waddling, putting knees together, heels apart, snapping fingers, flapping elbows, and waddling like a baby duck.

source_excerpt:
Put your knees together and your heels apart Snap your fingers ready to start Flap your elbows just for luck And you wiggle and you waddle like a baby duck


name: Ducky Duddle
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: simple song
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1117
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: duck, puddle, simple song
tags: ["campfire", "simple", "children"]
language: en
normalized_name: ducky duddle
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part70
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
A short, simple song about a little duck named Ducky Duddle who went swimming in a small puddle and didn't mind splashing and splattering because he's 'only a ducky'.

source_excerpt:
Little Ducky Duddle went swimming in a puddle A puddle a puddle quite small Said he, "It does not matter, How much I splash and splatter, I'm only a ducky that's all!"


name: My Little Boat
category: jocuri-cercetasesti
subcategory: singing game
content_type: joc
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1118
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: circle game, Brazil, names, singing game
tags: ["campfire", "circle", "group game", "international"]
language: en
normalized_name: my little boat
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part70
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
A Brazilian singing game for small groups where girls stand in a circle holding hands, walk around to the left singing, and each girl mentioned by name must quickly turn so her back is to the centre. When all face outwards, a second verse is sung going right, until all have turned back.

rules:
Girls stand in a circle holding hands, facing the centre. They walk around to the left singing the first verse, repeating until each child's name is mentioned. When her name is sung, the girl must turn quickly so her back is to the centre, join hands again. When all are facing outwards the second verse is sung with the circle going around to the right. This continues until each girl has turned back as her name was sung and the circle is as it was.

source_excerpt:
This singing game from Brazil is fine for small groups. Girls stand in a circle holding hands, facing the centre. They walk around to the left singing the first verse of the song and repeating it until each child's name is mentioned.


name: The Dinosaur Song
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: action counting song
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1119
skills_developed: counting
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: dinosaurs, counting, action song, Tyrannosaurus
tags: ["campfire", "action", "counting", "children"]
language: en
normalized_name: the dinosaur song
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part70
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
An action counting song about dinosaurs going out to play. Participants hold up fingers for the number of dinosaurs and perform actions like stamping for Tyrannosaurus and munching motions. The song counts down from three dinosaurs to none, with a funny final verse.

rules:
Hold up three fingers for three dinosaurs, hand over eyes look round as if lost for 'land of lost', stamp three times for 'crunch crunch crunch', make munching motion with arms. Repeat with two, one, and finally no dinosaurs. Final verse: hold up 'no' fingers, look as if lost, make munching motion, hands on hips for 'Where's my lunch?!'

source_excerpt:
Three dinosaurs came out to play (hold up three fingers) Out in the land of lost one day (hand over eyes look round as if lost) Along came Tyrannosaurus, crunch, crunch, crunch!


name: Castle on the River Nile
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: hand-clapping song
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1120
skills_developed: coordination, rhythm
difficulty_level: mediu
keywords: clapping song, Nile, castle, hand actions
tags: ["campfire", "clapping", "group"]
language: en
normalized_name: castle on the river nile
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part70
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
An action song with coordinated hand-clapping patterns performed during each pair of lines. Participants perform a series of knee slaps, hand claps, hand-over-hand motions, fist-on-fist patterns, and thumb gestures while singing about living in a castle.

rules:
During each pair of lines in the song, complete the following: 1st line: Slap knees, slap knees, clap hands, clap hands, hand-over-hand, (switch) hand-over-hand. 2nd line: fist-on-fist (twice), (switch hands) fist-on-fist (twice), right thumb over right shoulder (twice), left thumb over left shoulder (twice).

source_excerpt:
Actions: During each pair of lines in the song, you have time to complete the following series of hand actions: 1st line: Slap knees, slap knees, clap hands, clap hands, hand-over-hand, (switch) hand-over-hand


name: Coneheads (In a Spaceship In the Sky)
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: action song
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1121
difficulty_level: mediu
keywords: action song, spaceship, conehead, astronaut, voice modulation
tags: ["campfire", "action", "space", "funny"]
language: en
normalized_name: coneheads (in a spaceship in the sky)
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part70
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
An action song about a spacey conehead who encounters an astronaut. After performing the regular song with actions, the laser beam shrinks the astronaut so the song is repeated in a high squeaky voice, then grows to be very large so repeated in a deep voice, and finally all three voices together for key words.

rules:
Actions: spaceship - arms out like holding something big; sky - arms over head in circle; conehead - hands in conehead shape on top of head; astronaut floating - star shaped, arms and legs out on one foot; knocking - knock in the air; Help me! - raise arms in alarm; laser beam - pretend laser gun pointing; astronaut comes - beckon with hands. Then repeat in squeaky voice (shrunk), deep voice (grown), and all three together for key words.

variations:
Second version has a meteor instead of laser beam, with swooping hand motion on the meteor line and 'Bong' by knocking the side of your head.

source_excerpt:
In a spaceship: place arms out like holding something big -spaceship shaped! In the sky: hold arms over head forming circle... moon shaped Spacey little conehead guy: make conehead shape with hands on top of head


name: Coneheads (In a Spaceship In the Sky)
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: action songs
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1121
skills_developed: creativity, coordination, memory
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: conehead, spaceship, astronaut, action song, voices
tags: ["campfire song", "action song", "guides", "scouts"]
language: en
normalized_name: coneheads (in a spaceship in the sky)
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part71
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
An action song about a conehead alien in a spaceship who helps a stranded astronaut. Participants perform specific actions for key words and repeat the song in high, regular, and deep voices, then all three simultaneously.

rules:
Sing the song with the prescribed actions for each key phrase (spaceship, conehead, astronaut, knocking, laser beam, etc.). Repeat in a high squeaky voice (astronaut shrank), then deep voice (grew large), then all three voices simultaneously for designated words.

variations:
A second version replaces the laser beam line with a meteor that 'swooshes' and hits your head ('Bong!'). In the large verse 'bong' becomes 'BOOM', in the small verse it becomes 'ping'.

source_excerpt:
In a spaceship, in the sky
Spacey little conehead guy
Saw an astronaut floating by
Knocking at my door


name: Peace Like a River
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: action song
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1122
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: action song, peace, river, spiritual, joy
tags: ["campfire", "action", "spiritual"]
language: en
normalized_name: peace like a river
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part70
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
An action song with motions representing peace, river, joy, fountain, love, and ocean. Participants make a peace sign, wave motion for river, trace a smile for joy, push hands upward for fountain, cross hands on chest for love, and gesture broadly for ocean.

rules:
Peace: make a peace sign. River: wave motion with hands. Joy: trace a smile on your face. Fountain: two hands together in front of body, push upward and outward. Love: cross hands across chest. Ocean: gesture broadly, indicating something large.

source_excerpt:
I've got peace like a river, I've got peace like a river I've got peace like a river, in my soul (in my soul!)


name: Peace Like a River
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: action songs
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1122
skills_developed: coordination, memory
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: peace, river, joy, love, action song
tags: ["campfire song", "action song", "guides"]
language: en
normalized_name: peace like a river
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part71
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
An action song with motions for peace, river, joy, fountain, love, and ocean. Participants sing about having peace, joy, and love in their soul while performing corresponding hand gestures.

rules:
Sing each verse with the corresponding actions: Peace = peace sign, River = wave motion with hands, Joy = trace a smile on your face, Fountain = hands together pushed upward and outward, Love = cross hands across chest, Ocean = gesture broadly.

source_excerpt:
I've got peace like a river, I've got peace like a river
I've got peace like a river, in my soul (in my soul!)


name: Deep and Wide
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: action song
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1123
source_excerpt: Deep and wide, deep and wide There's a fountain flowing deep and wide
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: action song, fountain, deep, wide, simple
tags: ["campfire", "action", "simple", "spiritual"]
language: en
normalized_name: deep and wide
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part70
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
A short action song about a fountain flowing deep and wide. Participants perform hand motions: spreading hands apart for 'deep', spreading hands out for 'wide', hands together moving up for 'fountain', and hands moving back and forth for 'flowing'.

rules:
Deep: put one hand above the other and spread them apart, as if to show how deep. Wide: spread your hands out. Fountain: put your hands next to each other, and starting at your stomach, move them up towards your head. Flowing: move your hands back and forth in front of you like a ripple.


name: Deep and Wide
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: action songs
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1123
source_excerpt: Deep and wide, deep and wide There's a fountain flowing deep and wide
skills_developed: coordination, memory
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: deep, wide, fountain, action song
tags: ["campfire song", "action song", "guides"]
language: en
normalized_name: deep and wide
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part71
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
A short action song about a fountain flowing deep and wide. Participants perform hand actions for the words deep, wide, fountain, and flowing.

rules:
Sing the song with actions: Deep = one hand above other spread apart; Wide = spread hands out; Fountain = hands next to each other moving up from stomach to head; Flowing = hands back and forth in front like a ripple.


name: The Long Legged Sailor
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: action song
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1124
source_excerpt: Have you ever ever ever in your long legged life Seen a long legged sailor with a long legged wife?
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: action song, sailor, legs, funny, cumulative
tags: ["campfire", "action", "funny", "group"]
language: en
normalized_name: the long legged sailor
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part70
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
An action song where participants perform leg-based actions matching the adjective in each verse (long legged, short legged, one legged, bow legged, knock kneed, pigeon toed). The final verse mixes all the adjectives together in a funny combination.

rules:
Long Legged: Both arms raised high above head one at a time. Short legged: Both arms bent up making a fist beside your face. One legged: One arm raised high above head. Bow legged: both arms raised high above head but making a big circle. Knock kneed: Knock your elbows together. Pigeon toed: Turn your hands out so that the back of your wrists are touching (Knock them together).

variations:
Last verse mixes all adjectives: long legged life, short legged sailor, one legged wife, bow legged life, knock kneed sailor, pigeon toed wife.


name: The Long Legged Sailor
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: action songs
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1124
source_excerpt: Have you ever ever ever in your long legged life Seen a long legged sailor with a long legged wife?
skills_developed: coordination, memory, humor
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: sailor, legs, action song
tags: ["campfire song", "action song", "guides", "scouts"]
language: en
normalized_name: the long legged sailor
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part71
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
An action song with different verses describing various types of legs (long, short, one, bow, knock-kneed, pigeon-toed). Each type has a corresponding arm/body action. The final verse combines all leg types in one humorous verse.

rules:
Sing each verse replacing the leg description and performing the matching action: Long legged = both arms raised high alternately; Short legged = arms bent up fists beside face; One legged = one arm raised; Bow legged = arms raised making a big circle; Knock kneed = knock elbows together; Pigeon toed = backs of wrists touching, knocked together.

variations:
Last verse mixes all leg types: 'Have you ever ever ever in your long legged life / Seen a short legged sailor with a one legged wife? / No I've never ever ever in my bow legged life / Seen a knock kneed sailor with a pigeon toed wife!'


name: Beaver Song
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: action songs
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1125
source_excerpt: Beaver one, beaver all, let's all do the beaver crawl Ch ch ch, ch ch ch, ch ch ch, ch ch ch
skills_developed: coordination, memory
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: beaver, chant, action song
tags: ["campfire song", "action song", "scouts", "brownies"]
language: en
normalized_name: beaver song
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part71
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
A chanted (rather than sung) action song about beavers. Each verse introduces a new number and a beaver activity, with corresponding actions performed on each 'ch ch ch' sound.

rules:
Chant each verse with actions: Beaver one (crawl) = beaver teeth with fingers, hands alternately up and down on each 'ch'; Beaver two/three (tree) = tree climbing action; Beaver four/five (jive) = John Travolta dance; Beaver six/seven (heaven) = flap arms like wings; Beaver eight/nine (time) = spin around in circles.


name: Do Your Ears Hang Low?
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: action songs
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1126
skills_developed: coordination, memory, humor
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: ears, action song, silly song
tags: ["campfire song", "action song", "classic", "guides", "scouts"]
language: en
normalized_name: do your ears hang low?
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part71
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
A classic action/humour song with multiple verses about ears and teeth hanging low. Participants perform actions matching each lyric phrase. Can be done as question verses and answer verses.

rules:
Perform actions for each phrase: Ears hang low = tug earlobes; Wobble to and fro = wave hands back and forth; Tie in a knot/bow = tie invisible knot/bow; Throw over shoulder = toss something over shoulder; Continental soldier = salute. Additional verses about teeth.

variations:
Extra verses include 'Do your teeth hang out?' and a philosophical verse about being born a lemon vs a peach.

source_excerpt:
Do your ears hang low
Do they wobble to and fro?
Can you tie them in a knot?
Can you tie them in a bow?


name: Down By the Old Mill Stream
variations: The extended version with parenthetical corrections for each phrase.
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: songs
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1127
source_excerpt: Down by the old mill stream Where I first met you With your eyes so blue Dressed in gingham too
skills_developed: memory, humor
difficulty_level: mediu
keywords: mill stream, song, tongue twister
tags: ["campfire song", "guides", "scouts"]
language: en
normalized_name: down by the old mill stream
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part71
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
A nostalgic song about a romantic memory at a mill stream. The second version adds humorous parenthetical corrections after each phrase (e.g. 'not the new, but the old'), making it a tongue-twisting challenge.

rules:
Sing the standard verse first, then the extended version where each phrase is followed by a correction in parentheses, e.g. 'Down by the old, not the new, but the old, mill stream, not the river, but the stream...'


name: Dum-Dum-Da-Da
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: action songs
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1128
source_excerpt: Dum-dum-da-da Da-dum-dum-da-da Da-dum-dum-dum-de-dum-da
skills_developed: coordination, rhythm, memory
difficulty_level: mediu
keywords: percussion, rhythm, action song, thigh slapping
tags: ["campfire song", "action song", "guides", "scouts"]
language: en
normalized_name: dum-dum-da-da
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part71
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
A rhythmic action/percussion song where participants tap their thighs and their neighbours' thighs in increasingly complex patterns. The song is repeated multiple times, getting faster each time.

rules:
1st time: drum hands on thighs. 2nd time: two slaps on own thighs, two on right neighbour's thighs, two on own, two on left neighbour's. 3rd time: cross arms to slap both neighbours' closest thighs simultaneously. Extra actions from Heidi include nose/ear tapping and clapping patterns. Repeat getting faster.

variations:
Alternative actions from Heidi: right hand to nose, left hand to right ear (tap twice), clap clap, then left hand to nose, right hand to left ear, etc.


name: Farmer in the Dell
category: jocuri-cercetasesti
subcategory: circle games
content_type: joc
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1129
source_excerpt: The farmer in the dell The farmer in the dell Hi-ho the dairy-o The farmer in the dell
skills_developed: social skills, listening
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: farmer, circle game, song game
tags: ["campfire song", "circle game", "guides", "brownies"]
language: en
normalized_name: farmer in the dell
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part71
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
A circle game/song where one person (the Farmer) stands in the middle and picks a Wife, who then picks a Child, and so on through a chain of characters (Dog, Cat, Rat, Cheese). The Cheese is left standing alone at the end.

rules:
The group stands in a circle holding hands. The Farmer stands in the middle. By end of verse 1, Farmer picks someone to be Wife. Wife picks Child, Child picks Dog, etc. When Cheese is chosen, everyone else returns to the circle leaving the Cheese alone in the middle for the final verse.


name: Father Abraham
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: action songs
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1130
skills_developed: coordination, memory
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: Father Abraham, action song, classic
tags: ["campfire song", "action song", "guides", "scouts"]
language: en
normalized_name: father abraham
extraction_confidence: med
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part71
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
A classic action song about Father Abraham and his seven sons. The song is performed with increasingly added body movements (right arm, left arm, right leg, etc.) until participants are doing all movements simultaneously.

rules:
Sing the song adding a new body movement each round. Each round all previous movements continue while the new one is added. The song continues until participants are doing many simultaneous movements.

source_excerpt:
Father Abraham, had seven sons
Seven sons had Father Abraham
And they wouldn't laugh
And they wouldn't cry
All they did was go like this...


name: Yogi Bear
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: action songs
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1131
source_excerpt: I know someone you don't know Yogi, Yogi I know someone you don't know Yogi, Yogi Bear
skills_developed: coordination, memory
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: Yogi Bear, Jellystone, action song
tags: ["campfire song", "action song", "guides", "scouts"]
language: en
normalized_name: yogi bear
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part71
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
An action song about Yogi Bear and his friends (Boo-Boo, Cindy, Ranger Smith) who live in Jellystone Park. Each character has a specific action performed when their name is sung.

rules:
Sing each verse with the matching actions: Yogi = wave arms back and forth on either side of head; Boo-Boo = pat an invisible short person; Cindy = one hand twirling in hair, other on hip; Ranger Smith = make finger gun and 'shoot' people; Jellystone = shake whole body.


name: Alligator
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: action songs
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1134
skills_developed: humor, coordination
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: alligator, action song, silly song
tags: ["campfire song", "action song", "guides", "scouts"]
language: en
normalized_name: alligator
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part71
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
A humorous action song about an alligator who is (or isn't) your friend. The song has multiple verses with different twists — the alligator is your friend, eats your friend, eats your book, sails the seas, etc. Actions include making alligator jaws and wiggling like a boogie.

rules:
Perform actions: 'Alligator! Alligator!' = make gator jaws with arms and snap them shut; 'Can be your friend...too' = wiggle back and forth doing the 'boogie'. Sing all verses.

variations:
Verses contributed by multiple people: alligator eats friend (needs protein), alligator on shirt not shoes, alligator eats book (needs knowledge), alligator sails the seas (needs exercise).

source_excerpt:
Alligator! Alligator!
Can be your friend, can be your friend, can be your friend too
The alligator is my friend he can be your friend too


name: Frog Song
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: action songs
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: pages 1135
skills_developed: coordination, memory, humor
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: frog, animals, action song
tags: ["campfire song", "action song", "guides", "brownies", "scouts"]
language: en
normalized_name: frog song
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part71
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
An action song about a little green frog that goes 'na-noo' (not 'la-dee-da' like real frogs). The song has multiple verses featuring other animals: bear, worm, turtle, fish, and Brownie Guide. Each animal has its own sounds and actions.

rules:
Each verse features an animal making a 'wrong' sound, followed by the chorus revealing the 'real' sound. Actions for frog (blink/stick out tongue/finger wiggle), bear (claws/hug neighbour), worm (wiggle finger/squish hands), turtle (swimming hands/thumbs up), fish (turtle swish/thumb on nose), Brownie (loud noise making).

variations:
Brownie Guide verse: 'Shh, shh went the Brownie Guide one day' — but Brownies make lots of noise, not shh.

source_excerpt:
Na-noo went the little green frog one day,
Na-noo went the little green frog!
Na-noo went the little green frog one day,
So we all went na-noo-na!


name: Itsy Bitsy Spider
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: action songs
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1136
source_excerpt: The itsy bitsy spider went up the water spout, Down came the rain and washed the spider out,
skills_developed: coordination, memory
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: spider, water spout, action song, classic
tags: ["campfire song", "action song", "classic", "guides", "brownies"]
language: en
normalized_name: itsy bitsy spider
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part71
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
The classic children's song about a little spider climbing a water spout, being washed out by rain, and then climbing again when the sun comes out.

rules:
Sing the song with traditional finger/hand actions mimicking the spider climbing, rain falling, sun shining, and spider climbing again.


name: The Grand Old Duke of York
variations: Three distinct versions with different movement patterns.
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: action songs
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1138
skills_developed: coordination, listening, physical activity
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: Duke of York, action song, marching
tags: ["campfire song", "action song", "classic", "guides", "scouts"]
language: en
normalized_name: the grand old duke of york
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part71
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
A classic action song with three versions. Version 1: stand up/sit down on 'up'/'down' words. Version 2: two-line dance with sliding pairs. Version 3: physical marching, crouching, and stretching to match the words.

rules:
Version 1: Stand up on 'up', sit down on 'down', half-stand on 'half-way up'. Repeat faster. Can reverse actions to confuse. Version 2: Two lines face each other, pairs side-slide down the centre and back, then arch for others to pass under. Version 3: March in place, stretch tall for 'up', squat/duck walk for 'down', crouch for 'half-way up', jump up for 'up' and squat for 'down' in last lines.

source_excerpt:
The grand old duke of York
He had ten thousand men
He marched them up to the top of the hill
And he marched them down again


name: The Grand Old Duke of York
variations: Three distinct versions: sit/stand, line dance with arch, marching with height variations.
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: action songs
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1138
skills_developed: listening, coordination, following directions
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: action song, marching, up down
tags: ["camp song", "guide song", "action song"]
language: en
normalized_name: the grand old duke of york
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part72
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
An action song with three versions. In all versions participants perform physical actions (standing up, sitting down, marching) synchronized to lyrics about the Grand Old Duke of York. Version One uses sit/stand actions; Version Two uses a line dance with arches; Version Three uses marching and height variations.

rules:
Version One: stand up on 'up', sit down on 'down', crouch on 'half-way up'. Repeat getting faster, optionally reversing actions. Version Two: two lines face each other; first pair slides down centre, back, then separates forming an arch. Version Three: march on spot, stretch tall for 'up', duck walk for 'down', crouch for 'half-way up'.

source_excerpt:
Every time you sing the word "up", stand up. When you sing the word "down", sit down. On "half-way up", stand up with knees bent.


name: Head and Shoulders
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: action songs
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1139
skills_developed: body awareness, coordination, memory
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: head, shoulders, body parts, action song, classic
tags: ["campfire song", "action song", "classic", "guides", "brownies"]
language: en
normalized_name: head and shoulders
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part71
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
A classic body-parts action song where participants touch the named body part as they sing about it. Three versions are presented with different tunes and verses including additional body parts (ankles, elbows, feet, seat, hair, neck, chin, cheeks).

rules:
Touch the appropriate part of your body when you sing about it. Version 1: to the tune of 'London Bridge is Falling Down'. Version 2: to the tune of 'There is a Tavern in the Town'. Version 3: 'Head and shoulders baby 1-2-3' style moving down the body.

variations:
Three versions with different tunes. Additional verses for ankles/elbows/feet/seat and further body parts (hips, thighs, front/back, side to side).

source_excerpt:
Head and shoulders, knees and toes,
Knees and toes, knees and toes,
Head and shoulders, knees and toes,
Eyes, ears, mouth and nose.


name: Head and Shoulders
rules: In any version, touch the appropriate part of your body when you sing about it.
variations: Three tune variations and multiple additional verse sets touching different body parts.
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: action songs
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1139
skills_developed: body awareness, coordination, memory
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: action song, body parts, children
tags: ["camp song", "guide song", "action song"]
language: en
normalized_name: head and shoulders
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part72
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
An action song where participants touch body parts as they sing about them. Three versions are presented: to the tune of 'London Bridge is Falling Down', to the tune of 'There is a Tavern in the Town', and a 'baby 1-2-3' version.

source_excerpt:
Head and shoulders, knees and toes,
Knees and toes, knees and toes,
Head and shoulders, knees and toes,
Eyes, ears, mouth and nose.


name: Going Crazy (I Am Slowly Going Crazy)
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: action songs
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1137
skills_developed: coordination, memory
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: action song, repetition, getting faster
tags: ["camp song", "guide song", "action song"]
language: en
normalized_name: going crazy (i am slowly going crazy)
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part72
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
An action song where participants sing 'I am slowly going crazy' while performing hand gestures. The song is repeated getting faster and faster each time.

rules:
Start with left hand cupping right elbow, right hand on chin. On 'switch', swap hands. Repeat getting faster and faster.

source_excerpt:
I am slowly going crazy
(left hand cupping right elbow,
right hand on chin)
One, two, three, four, five, six, switch


name: Herman the Worm
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: action songs
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1140
skills_developed: creativity, coordination
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: action song, worm, cumulative song
tags: ["camp song", "silly song", "action song"]
language: en
normalized_name: herman the worm
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part72
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
An action song about a worm named Herman who eats various family members and grows larger with each verse, then burps and returns to tiny size. Participants mime the size of the worm with hand gestures.

rules:
Make a motion as if measuring a tiny worm. Repeat verse with worm action getting larger and larger for each family member eaten. Final repeat with tiny worm action after 'I burped.'

source_excerpt:
When along came Herman the worm
And he was this big (make a motion as if measuring
a tiny worm)
And I said: "Herman? What happened?"
"I ate my Mother."


name: Hokey Pokey
rules: Put in, pull out, shake, and turn for each body part. Repeat with different body parts.
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: action songs
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1141
skills_developed: coordination, body awareness
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: action song, body parts, classic
tags: ["camp song", "party game", "action song"]
language: en
normalized_name: hokey pokey
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part72
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
A classic action song where participants put different body parts in, pull them out, shake them, do the 'hokey pokey' and turn around. Repeated using different body parts.

source_excerpt:
You put your (right hand) in.
You pull your (right hand) out.
You put your (right hand) in,
And you shake it all about.


name: Hello My Name is Joe
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: action chants
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1142
source_excerpt: Hello, my name is Joe I have a wife and a dog and a family I work (all day) in the button factory
skills_developed: coordination, memory, multitasking
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: action chant, cumulative, button factory
tags: ["camp song", "guide song", "action chant"]
language: en
normalized_name: hello my name is joe
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part72
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
A chanted (not sung) action activity where participants add on actions one at a time — starting with the right index finger pretending to push a button, then adding the left finger, feet, and head — until they collapse exhausted.

rules:
At end of first verse, pretend to push a button with right index finger. Repeat chant adding left index finger, then one foot, both feet, then the head. Final action is to collapse as if exhausted.


name: I-Double-I
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: action songs
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1143
source_excerpt: I double I double I ki-ki I ki-ki, I ki-ki I double I double I ki-ki I ki-ki, O
skills_developed: coordination, memory, dexterity
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: action song, hand gestures, getting faster
tags: ["camp song", "action song"]
language: en
normalized_name: i-double-i
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part72
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
An action song with hand gestures for each syllable. Participants make specific hand shapes (pinky for 'I', two fingers for 'double', chomping hand for 'ki-ki', circle for 'O'). Repeated getting faster, optionally with both hands simultaneously.

rules:
I: stick up pinky finger. Double: stick up index and second finger. Ki-Ki: make a chomping mouth with whole hand. O: make 'o' with hand. Repeat getting faster. Can try with both hands at same time.


name: It's Not Hard
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: action songs
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1144
skills_developed: rhythm, coordination, memory
difficulty_level: mediu
keywords: action song, rhythm, clapping, getting faster
tags: ["camp song", "action song"]
language: en
normalized_name: it's not hard
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part72
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
An action song where participants add rhythmic clapping and snapping patterns each verse, building up a complex sequence of slapping thighs, clapping hands, and snapping fingers. The song is repeated getting faster, and can also be done without words.

rules:
1st verse: slap hands on thighs, 8 slaps per line. 2nd verse: add clap hands (4 actions per line). 3rd verse: add snap fingers. 4th verse: full complex sequence. Key: always hit knees on 'just'. Repeat getting faster. Can do actions without words.

source_excerpt:
The secret to the actions is whenever you get lost, remember
to always hit your knees at the word "just"!


name: An Old Austrian
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: action songs
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1145
skills_developed: memory, coordination, rhythm
difficulty_level: mediu
keywords: action song, cumulative, yodeling
tags: ["camp song", "guide song", "action song"]
language: en
normalized_name: an old austrian
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part72
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
An action song about an old Austrian yodeling who is interrupted by various things (avalanche, grizzly bear, Saint Bernard, Girl Guide, Road Runner, etc.). Each verse adds a new character with its own sound and action, building up through the chorus.

rules:
Verse actions: drum hands on thighs for 'An old', then sequence of slap/clap/snap. Chorus actions: same sequence. At end of each chorus line, add the verse sound and action (e.g. swish for avalanche, grrr with claws for bear, etc.).

variations:
Multiple verses with different characters: grizzly bear, Saint Bernard, Girl Guide, Road Runner, Jersey cow, Pretty girl, Her father.

source_excerpt:
An old Austrian went yodeling on a mountain so high,
When along came an avalanche, interrupting his cry!


name: I've Got Two Eyes
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: action songs
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1146
source_excerpt: I've got two eyes, one two (point to each eye in turn) They're the same size, one two
skills_developed: body awareness, memory, coordination
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: action song, body parts, cumulative
tags: ["camp song", "action song"]
language: en
normalized_name: i've got two eyes
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part72
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
A cumulative action song where participants point to body parts as they sing about them. New verses are added progressively, building up a long cumulative sequence from eyes through ears, hands, arms, knees, feet, etc.

rules:
Point to each body part when singing about it. Keep adding new verses until singing the full cumulative version with all body parts.


name: Jaws (Shark Song)
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: action songs
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: pages 1147-1148
source_excerpt: I've got a story (wave index fingers back and forth) About Jaws (one hand over head as a shark fin)
skills_developed: creativity, coordination, storytelling
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: action song, shark, jaws, storytelling
tags: ["camp song", "silly song", "action song"]
language: en
normalized_name: jaws (shark song)
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part72
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
An action song about the shark from Jaws. Participants mime different sizes of Jaws and a dramatic story about a lady swimming, a waster flying, and Jaws eating her. Includes a second repeating version with a family of sharks and shark attack.

rules:
Mime each character with specific actions: shark fin over head for Jaws, front crawl for Lady swimming, etc. Second version uses finger snaps, arm chomps, hair fluffing, and other actions as specified.

variations:
Two versions: narrative version with mime actions, and repeating song version with a family of sharks (Mama, Papa, Baby Jaws) and shark attacks.


name: Little Rabbit Foo Foo
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: action songs
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1148
skills_developed: creativity, storytelling, coordination
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: action song, rabbit, story song
tags: ["camp song", "guide song", "action song"]
language: en
normalized_name: little rabbit foo foo
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part72
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
An action song/story about Little Rabbit Foo Foo who scoops up field mice and bops them on the head. A good fairy gives Foo Foo three chances before turning him into a goon. Ends with a moral: 'Hare today; goon tomorrow.'

rules:
Mime each action: use two fingers as rabbit ears hopping for Foo Foo; scoop up invisible mouse and bop it on head; wave arm with magic wand for good fairy; wag index finger for warning.

source_excerpt:
Little rabbit Foo Foo, hopping through the forest,
Scooping up the field mice, and bopping them on the head,


name: Maggalina Haggalina
rules: Touch or mime the relevant body part for each verse. Actions are specified in brackets throughout.
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: action songs
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1149
source_excerpt: Maggalina-Haggalina-Ookataka-Wakataka-Okomokopoko was her name, her name!
skills_developed: memory, humor, coordination
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: action song, silly song, body parts
tags: ["camp song", "silly song", "action song"]
language: en
normalized_name: maggalina haggalina
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part72
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
A silly action song about a woman with an extraordinarily long name (Maggalina-Haggalina-Ookataka-Wakataka-Okomokopoko) with humorous verses describing her unusual physical features (two hairs — one alive one dead, mismatched eyes, etc.). Ends with a truck hitting her.

variations:
Additional verses submitted by various contributors: two holes in her nose, two kids who ran away, two hips like battleships.


name: My Aunt Grete
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: action songs
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1150
skills_developed: memory, coordination, humor
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: action song, cumulative, getting faster
tags: ["camp song", "guide song", "action song"]
language: en
normalized_name: my aunt grete
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part72
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
An action song about Aunt Grete and her cat, tracing a circular chain: aunt has a puss, puss has a tail, tail has a curl, curl has a tip, tip has a curl, curl has a tail, tail has a puss, puss has the aunt. Repeated getting faster.

rules:
Mime each word with specific actions: outline a large woman for Aunt Grete, cat face with whiskers for puss, sweep arm for tail, draw curl in air, point for tip, draw comma. Repeat getting faster.

source_excerpt:
My Aunt Grete, veeda veeda vete, has a puss, veeda veeda
vusee,
And that puss, veeda veeda vuss, has a tail . . .


name: No Bananas in the Sky
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: action songs
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1151
skills_developed: memory, coordination
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: action song, bananas, progressive elimination
tags: ["camp song", "guide song", "action song"]
language: en
normalized_name: no bananas in the sky
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part72
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
An action song to the tune of 'There is a Tavern in the Town' about the absence of bananas in the sky. Words are progressively replaced with actions until only actions remain.

rules:
Perform hand actions for each key word (no, bananas, sky, sun, moon, coconut cream pie). Each repetition removes some words and replaces them with actions only, until performing all actions silently.

source_excerpt:
There are no bananas in the sky, in the sky
There are no bananas in the sky
There's a sun
And a moon
And a coconut cream pie


name: Oh Chester
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: action songs
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1152
skills_developed: listening, wordplay, coordination
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: action song, wordplay, body parts, Yankee Doodle
tags: ["camp song", "guide song", "action song"]
language: en
normalized_name: oh chester
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part72
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
An action song to the tune of 'Yankee Doodle' about Harry who just got back from the army. Participants point to body parts whose names are hidden in the words (CHEST-er, YOU, hEAR, HAIR, BACK, ARM, NOSE, HIP). Two versions with slightly different lyrics.

rules:
Point to each relevant body part as you sing: CHEST on Chester, YOU on you, EAR on heard, HAIR on Harry/Harry, BACK on back, ARM on army, NOSE on knows, HIP on hip.

variations:
Two versions: original and a slightly different version with additional body parts (KNEES, FACE, FEET).

source_excerpt:
Oh CHEST-er have YOU hEARd about HAIR-y
CHEST got BACK from the ARM-ME
I hEAR he NOSE how to wear his clothes


name: Old MacDonald's Farm
variations: Four versions: standard, size-actions, sea farm, and cumulative tune-switching medley.
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: action songs
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1153
skills_developed: memory, creativity, humor
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: action song, classic, farm, animals, cumulative
tags: ["camp song", "guide song", "action song"]
language: en
normalized_name: old macdonald's farm
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part72
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
Multiple versions of the classic Old MacDonald song with action variations. Version One is the standard animal sounds version. Version Two uses 'big/little/fat/thin' actions for each animal. Version Three is a sea farm with ocean creatures. Version Four is a medley that switches tunes as new items are added (tree/Home on the Range, dog/Where Oh Where, sweetheart/Let Me Call You Sweetheart, car/USA in your Chevrolet).

rules:
Version One: sing animal sounds. Version Two: make big/little/fat/thin actions for each animal. Version Three: mime ocean creature actions. Version Four: switch to the new tune each time a new item is added, carrying all previous tunes forward.

source_excerpt:
Old MacDonald had a farm, e-i-e-i-ooh!
And on that farm he had a cow, e-i-e-i-ooh!
With a moo, moo here and a moo, moo there,


name: One Finger, One Thumb
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: action songs
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1154
skills_developed: coordination, memory, body awareness
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: action song, cumulative, body parts
tags: ["camp song", "guide song", "action song"]
language: en
normalized_name: one finger, one thumb
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part72
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
A cumulative action song where participants point to or stick out each body part mentioned. New body parts are added each verse: finger, thumb, hand, two hands, arm, both arms, foot, two feet, leg, both legs, stand-up-sit-down.

rules:
For each verse, stick out or point to the body part(s) currently being mentioned. Repeat adding one new body part each time until the full sequence is performed.

variations:
Alternate ending: one finger, one thumb, one arm, one leg, knock on head, stand up, sit down, stick out tongue.

source_excerpt:
One finger, one thumb, keep moving
One finger, one thumb, keep moving
One finger, one thumb, keep moving
And we'll all be happy and gay!


name: Oohm Plucky Plucky
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: action songs
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1155
skills_developed: storytelling, coordination, expressiveness
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: action song, story song, dramatic, moral
tags: ["camp song", "action song"]
language: en
normalized_name: oohm plucky plucky
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part72
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
A dramatic action song with a chorus and multiple verses telling a tragic love story: a girl strums guitar by the river, a man sits beside her smoking a cigar, lies to her, she dies, he attends her funeral for the ride, laughs at her tombstone, gets squashed by it, she goes to heaven while he goes below. Ends with moral: never to lie.

rules:
Strum a guitar during chorus. Each verse has specific mime actions: smoke a cigar, dramatic gesture for lying, shrug for dying, honk a horn for the funeral ride, trace smile then tears for laughing-crying, arm falling for tombstone, flutter arms for heaven, frying pan action for hell. Wag finger for moral.

source_excerpt:
She sat by the river and strummed her guitar
Strummed her guitar, strummed her guitar
She sat by the river and strummed her guitar


name: Auntie Monica
variations: Other verses: muff swinging, skirts swinging, aunt swinging.
category: cantece-ceremonii
subcategory: action songs
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1156
source_excerpt: Oh I have an auntie, an Auntie Monica And when she goes shopping they all say "Ooh-la la!"
skills_developed: memory, coordination, humor
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: action song, cumulative, getting faster, aunt
tags: ["camp song", "guide song", "brownie song", "action song"]
language: en
normalized_name: auntie monica
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part72
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
An action song about Auntie Monica whose various accessories swing as she goes shopping. Each verse adds a new swinging item (feathers, hat, muff, skirts, aunt herself), with cumulative repetition of all previous verses. Repeated getting faster.

rules:
Perform the specific swinging action for each item: wave hand above head for feathers; swing invisible wide-brimmed hat with both hands for hat; hands together swinging arms for muff; sway invisible skirts for skirts; swing whole body for aunt. Sing cumulative verses.


name: Va Va Va Voom
category: cantece-ceremonii
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1169
source_excerpt: Va va va voom, va va va va voom! In a forest by a stream, (make wave action with one hand)
keywords: action song, forest, rabbit, hand gestures
tags: ["camp song", "action song", "guides"]
language: en
normalized_name: va va va voom
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part74
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
An action song set in a forest by a stream, telling the story of Little Hermie and a rabbit seeking help. Participants perform hand gestures matching the narrative lyrics throughout the song.

rules:
Participants perform actions in brackets as they sing: wave action for the stream, shade eyes when surveying the scene, two fingers as rabbit ears for the rabbit, knock fist against invisible door, throw hands up in distress, finger gun, cup hands around mouth, beckon towards yourself then hug yourself.


name: Waddle-ee-ocha
category: cantece-ceremonii
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1170
source_excerpt: It's the simplest song, there ain't much to it, All you've got to do is doodle-ee-doo it,
skills_developed: coordination
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: action song, campfire, girl guides
tags: ["camp song", "action song", "guides"]
language: en
normalized_name: waddle-ee-ocha
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part74
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
A simple, fun action song from 'Campfire Activities' (Girl Guides of Canada, 1993). The song involves coordinated hand and body actions performed in pairs of lines throughout the song.

rules:
For each pair of lines in the song, perform the following actions in sequence: slap hands on thighs twice; clap hands twice; shake left hand over right hand twice, then right hand over left twice (arms held in front of chest); hold left hand on nose and right hand on left ear, then swap (right on nose, left on right ear), and repeat.


name: Jig-a-Low
category: cantece-ceremonii
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1171
skills_developed: creativity, confidence
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: action song, dance, call and response, girl guides
tags: ["camp song", "participatory", "guides"]
language: en
normalized_name: jig-a-low
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part74
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
A call-and-response action song where a leader calls on individual girls by name. Each called girl performs a brief dance of her choice, then the whole group copies her dance.

rules:
The group sings the chorus together, then the leader calls a girl by name. After a brief call-and-response exchange, the called girl performs a brief solo dance (e.g., Pony or wiggling) while singing 'My hands up high, my feet down low, this is the way I Jig-A-Low'. Everyone then copies her dance. Repeat with another girl.

source_excerpt:
My hands up high
(raises hands)
My feet down low
(hangs hands to feet)
This is the way I "Jig A-Low"


name: Priscilla
category: cantece-ceremonii
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1172
source_excerpt: (One girl on floor, knees bent feet on floor - 2nd girl straddling her waist).
skills_developed: coordination, teamwork
difficulty_level: mediu
keywords: action song, partner song, physical, girl guides
tags: ["camp song", "partner activity", "guides"]
language: en
normalized_name: priscilla
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part74
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
A partner action song where two girls work together — one lying on the floor with knees bent and one straddling her waist — to perform coordinated actions narrating a story about knocking at the door.

rules:
One girl lies on the floor with knees bent, feet on floor. A second girl straddles her waist. The pair coordinates actions: the top girl mimes washing windows, the bottom girl props her ankle on her knee like a dad. Both perform running and knocking actions. On 'Priscilla', the bottom girl lifts both legs high. At the end, the top girl ducks down and the bottom girl comes up and says 'ME'.


name: Purple Stew
category: cantece-ceremonii
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1173
skills_developed: social interaction
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: action song, circle game, girl guides
tags: ["camp song", "circle game", "guides"]
language: en
normalized_name: purple stew
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part74
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
A circle action song where participants pretend to make a purple stew. One person stands in the middle pointing to others to join them, and the group expands from the center outward through the game.

rules:
Everyone stands in a circle with one person in the middle. Sing the song and perform the actions: stir a huge bowl with circular arm motion, pretend to throw ingredients in from over shoulder. When singing 'You in my purple stew', the person in the middle points to someone; that person joins the middle. On 'Fancy meeting you...', the two people shake hands. Repeat.

source_excerpt:
Everyone stands in a circle while one person stands
in the middle. While you are singing the song perform the actions.


name: Peanut Butter
category: cantece-ceremonii
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1174
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: action song, food, peanut butter, campfire
tags: ["camp song", "action song", "guides"]
language: en
normalized_name: peanut butter
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part74
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
A fun action song about making peanut butter and jelly, with gestures miming the steps of picking berries/peanuts, crushing them, and spreading them.

rules:
Sing the chorus and verses with accompanying actions: picking — pretend to pick berries/peanuts; crushing — squish something between hands; spreading — use one hand to spread peanut butter/jam over the other hand.

source_excerpt:
Peanut, peanut butter, jelly!
Peanut, peanut butter, jelly!
First you take the peanuts and you pick 'em, you pick 'em,


name: There Was a Crocodile
category: cantece-ceremonii
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1175
skills_developed: memory, coordination
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: action song, animals, memory game, girl guides
tags: ["camp song", "memory", "guides"]
language: en
normalized_name: there was a crocodile
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part74
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
An action song listing various animals, each with a specific gesture. The song is repeated multiple times, removing one animal's name each time while keeping its action, until only actions remain.

rules:
Sing the song performing the action for each animal: crocodile — chomping motion with arms; orangutan — monkey action; foxy snake — slithery snake motion with hand; eagle — flap arms; rabbit — make rabbit ears; beaver — make beaver teeth; elephant — make elephant trunk with one arm swinging. Repeat the song multiple times, each time dropping one animal's name but keeping its action.

source_excerpt:
Repeat the song a number of times, taking out an animal
each time till all you're left with are the actions!


name: I'm a Little Hunk of Tin (The Ford Song)
category: cantece-ceremonii
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1176
skills_developed: attention, coordination
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: action song, car, Ford, campfire, game
tags: ["camp song", "action song", "game", "guides"]
language: en
normalized_name: i'm a little hunk of tin (the ford song)
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part74
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
An action song about an old car, performed with gestures at specific sound words. The song is repeated faster and faster. Can also be played as a game where participants who keep singing after the song ends are 'out'.

rules:
Perform actions at the following sounds: Honk — pull ears; Rattle — shake head; Crash — cover face with hands; Beep — push on nose with flat of hand. Repeat the song multiple times, getting faster each time. As a game variation: anyone still singing after the song stops must go stand in the middle of the circle.

variations:
Multiple lyric versions exist: original ('Nobody knows where I have been'), Debbie Aldridge version ('Nobody knows what shape I'm in'), and Amy Ganyo version ('Henry Ford was a grand old man').

source_excerpt:
Repeat the song a number of times, getting faster as
you go. When I was a Guide, we played this song as a game: if someone
kept singing after the song was over, they were "out"


name: T.I.R.O.
category: cantece-ceremonii
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1177
skills_developed: coordination, teamwork, balance
difficulty_level: mediu
keywords: action song, circle, coordination, girl guides
tags: ["camp song", "circle activity", "guides"]
language: en
normalized_name: t.i.r.o.
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part74
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
A standing circle song where participants link arms around each other's backs and coordinate leaning movements in rhythm with the song syllables. Once the actions are learned, the song is sung progressively faster.

rules:
Everyone stands in a circle with arms around the backs of their neighbours (not pulling on shoulders). Everyone moves their right foot over their right neighbour's left foot. Then lean left/right/in/out according to the syllables: TIR = lean right or left alternating; O = lean in or out alternating. Once actions are mastered, sing faster.

source_excerpt:
Everyone stands in a circle and puts their arms around
the backs of their neighbours - important not to pull on shoulders as then
you can loose stability.


name: Baby Bumble Bee
category: cantece-ceremonii
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1178
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: action song, silly song, bumble bee, campfire
tags: ["camp song", "silly", "guides"]
language: en
normalized_name: baby bumble bee
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part74
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
A silly action song about bringing home a baby bumble bee, with increasingly absurd verses about squishing, licking, and other interactions with the bee. Multiple variants and additional verses are included.

rules:
Perform actions matching each verse: bringing home — cup hands as if carrying an insect; squishing — use hands to squish; licking — lick hands one after the other; bringing home the dinosaur — hands over shoulder as if leading something big on a leash.

variations:
Additional verses include: licking up (feeling sick), throwing up, sweeping up, mopping up, wringing out, wiping off the bumble bee. A second variant from Mandy has slightly different lyrics.

source_excerpt:
I'm bringing home my baby bumble bee
Won't my mommy be so proud of me
I'm bringing home my baby bumble bee
Ooh eee it stung me!


name: My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean
category: cantece-ceremonii
content_type: cantec
source_file: dragon.sleepdeprived.ca
source_files: ["dragon.sleepdeprived.ca"]
page_reference: page 1179
skills_developed: listening, coordination
difficulty_level: usor
keywords: action song, campfire, stand sit, girl guides
tags: ["camp song", "traditional", "guides"]
language: en
normalized_name: my bonnie lies over the ocean
extraction_confidence: high
source_id: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived
source_ids: ["87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived"]
chunk_key: 87850302_dragon_sleepdeprived.part74
created_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
updated_at: 2026-05-29 18:59:41
description:
A traditional campfire action song where participants alternate between sitting and standing every time a word beginning with 'B' is sung. The song speeds up with each repeat. Includes several silly extra verses.

rules:
Start sitting down. Every time a word beginning with 'B' occurs in the song, stand up. On the next 'B', sit down again. Repeat throughout the song. Repeat the song multiple times, getting faster and faster.

variations:
Includes extra silly verses about Bonnie's makeup, a gas tank, tuberculosis, as well as unrelated humorous verses about an apple pie maker, lying on a pillow, etc.

source_excerpt:
Start the song sitting down. On the first
"B" in the song, stand up. At the next "B", sit down
again.


