Camp Kupugani Blog

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 […]

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, […]

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!  

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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)!

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 […]

A quiet morning at the breakfast table this morning as the 14-year-old campers were off on their trip. Today we had muffins all the way from England for breakfast. After breakfast we did our chores and then we split off into our teams. Lots of team building today. After team building we had lunch–hot dogs. Then Siesta before an afternoon full of camptivities. For the first session we had bench painting and nature houses in arts and crafts, as well as crate stacking, rock climbing, and horse riding. After that […]

Monday blues aren’t a thing at camp.  Some morning rain definitely can’t dampen our spirits. After a hearty breakfast of pancakes and cereal, we had everything we needed for awesome team building time. Then how cool was our time in Free to Learn you ask? Super cool! We got to build forts and play dominoes all down in our favorite Walnut Grove. After Free to Learn, we headed off to the dining hall for lunch–Natasha’s delicious Sloppy Joes (with locally-raised beef). Then we headed to the cabins for Siesta. After […]

Our quality cabin day can truly be described as quality. We all know the day is off to a great start when, after a sleep in, we have donuts for lazy breakfast, for which we can also attend in our PJs. Next up was our morning circle, camp pictures–all fabulous of course–who knows how we will choose our favorite. Afterwards, the campers enjoyed a cabin hike with a picnic lunch (yum), where they also created their own songs and skits to preform later in the evening in the Rec Hall. […]