Day 2

Today was another cold day, with rain and fog most of the day. We started off the day in the barn as we will every morning of camp. Allie gave an introduction to the activities available on the porch while Judy taught a group about pressing leaves and flowers. Colin set up an orienteering scavenger hunt in the woods, and Dylan and I started clearing an area to build some looms at the top of the field. These are grass looms we can use to make mats that can serve as part of a shelter, or even a mat to sleep on! Later in the morning, the campers split up, and either did activities on the porch with Allie and Judy, or helped Colin, Dylan and me build the grass looms. Allie read a story to a group on the porch about a witch who went into the forest and turned all the monsters into trees and parts of the forest. After the story, we went on a walk to try to find some of these "monsters." Then we all returned to the barn for lunch.

We started off the afternoon with a quick game of capture the flag after lunch, followed by quiet time on the porch, and in the barn. Then we gave the kids the option to choose two of four workshops again in the afternoon. Dylan taught the kids some really helpful knots for when we start building our shelter; Allie taught watercolor on the porch; Colin took a group on the scavenger hunt; and Judy and I worked with a group in the woodshop on some great projects. I saw some beautiful paintings, and the kids showed me some knots that I had never seen before! The scavenger hunt went really well, and in the woodshop we are seeing the first few finished projects -- they are looking great!

Alex