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Wild Wacky Wednesday
Some wild and wacky hair could be found at this morning’s circle. After morning circle, we ate a breakfast of bagels and cream cheese. After that, we did our morning chores, Yay Clean Camp! Then we went into our team. Today in teams, we learned “I” statements. After team time, we had Free to Learn, a child-directed time of adventure, then we came back up to top camp for lunch. After lunch, we had a relaxing siesta before an afternoon of camptivities. For first camptivity, some of us played gaga, […]
Terrific Tuesday! – July 30, 2019
We started the day with a morning circle. Then we ate a breakfast of pancakes, sausages, fruit and cereal. After breakfast we did our camp chores before going off into our team. We did a few team activities then had a morning camptivity period of 9-square and slacklining. Then we went back to the dining hall for lunch; hot dogs. After lunch we had a brief siesta, then we had some afternoon camptivities. For Camptivity 1 we had rock climbing and cratestacking. Then we had our La Tienda time. Then […]
A Fun Start to Our Second Girls Session!
We started off Girls 2 with a potluck, a tour, and a welcome circle. After we got settled into the cabins and the parents left we had an introductory circle before going to the dining hall for dinner. We had spaghetti for dinner. After dinner we played large group games. Then we had a campfire. Then we went to the cabins, we made our cabin flags, and came up with some cabin rules, then we went to bed. Monday Morning We woke up Monday morning to some refreshing sprinkling rain. […]
Fantastic Final Full Day Of Girls One!
Today, we started our day with a morning circle. Then, we had bagels for breakfast. After breakfast, we did our cabin chores and then we dismissed into teams. For teams, we did initiatives; we rotated through the wire maze, the wall, and the acid river. After teams, we had lunch–cold cuts. Then after lunch, we went back to the cabin for a short siesta before an afternoon full of camptivities. For camptivity one we had pool, rock climbing, a challenge hike, and slacklining. Then we had our La Tienda time […]
First Full Day of the Girls!
We started the day with a morning circle. Then we had bagels for breakfast. After breakfast, we completed our camp chores. After that we did team building. Then all camp gaga! Then we had Miss Natasha’s tasty Sloppy Joes for lunch. After lunch, we enjoyed a siesta before a busy afternoon. In the afternoon we did our swim evals. After that we had La Tienda. Then lake play!!! Dam jumping and waterfall! Then we headed back to the cabin to clean up before dinner. We had chicken nuggets, potato salad, […]
Fun with a Brand New Session!
Yeah! First day of Girls 1! Campers arrived early this afternoon to sunny skies. We started with a potluck. Then a welcome circle introducing campers and staff. After the welcome circle, campers moved into the cabins and said goodbye to their families. We had some quality cabin time then we had spaghetti for dinner. After dinner, we played games as a group out on top field. We finalized the day with a campfire!
Another Good Day at Camp
It was a lovely morning on Monday. Cool enough for a hoodie, but not cold. We started our day with our morning circle. After that, we had pancakes for breakfast. Then we headed off to do our camp chores before regrouping for teams. In teams, we did a couple fun activities–Ingredients for Friendship, and My Circle of Support. Walnut Grove After teams, we headed down to Walnut Grove for free-to-learn. During free to learn, some played musical instruments; some played cards, and some did other things. After that, we had […]
Day of the Queen Bee!!!
Thursday was a little different. We highlighted typical gender roles in society with Day of the Queen Bees, where females took the lead and were prioritized during the whole day. For breakfast, we had toast all the way from France, plus sausages. After that, we did our chores then dismissed into teams. Then we did a nature search and find activity. Then we had lunch, a 4th of July Cookout! Followed by a staff watermelon eating contest (way to go Hunter!). Followed by a Siesta. Then an afternoon full of […]
Wednesday Wacky Tacky Hair Day!!!
A variety of hairstyles could be seen at yesterday morning’s circle. We had bagels for breakfast. After breakfast, we did our camp chores and then went into our teams. After teams, we had Free to Learn. After Free to Learn, we had lunch–hamburgers, made with locally raised beef. Yum! After lunch, we had Siesta, then camptivities. We had two camptivity periods in the afternoon. For the first, we offered fishing, arts and crafts (nature collages), Gaga, pool, archery, and challenge hike. After the first camptivity, we had La Tienda. Then […]
Happy Canada Day!
We had some liquid sunshine in the morning, but it didn’t slow down our fun. We started the day with our morning circle. Then we had bagels, bacon, and eggs for breakfast. After breakfast we did our camp chores. Then we split up into our teams for some fun team building and get-to-know-you games. We had a huge quick game of All Camp Gaga before lunch. Then after lunch we had siesta. Then in the afternoon we had swim evaluations, La Tienda, and lake play. Then we cleaned up for […]
Liquid Sunshine to Start Our Blended Session!
Woo hoo! The 2019 blended session has begun. Campers arrived early Sunday afternoon in pouring rain. We started with a potluck. Then a welcome circle introducing campers and staff. After the welcome circle, campers moved into the cabins and said goodbye to their families. We had some quality cabin time then we had spaghetti for dinner. After dinner we played games as a group out of the rain in the Rec Hall. We finalized the day with a campfire, on the porch. Lemonade out of lemons (not literally)!
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We started off Backwards Day 2019 with our goodnight song. Then we had chicken and waffles for dinner. After dinner we had a Super Challenge Hike. The teams crossed the river on a two-wire bridge, trudged over treacherous terrain, then (attempted to in some cases) create a fire to cook a hot dog lunch, and made rafts. After returning from the challenging journey, the campers enjoyed a well-earned Siesta before camptivities. Camptivities For the first camptivity, some explored the schoolhouse, some did archery, and some played 9-square, while some did […]