Day 5

Today we were supposed to have some rain, but it held off until just around pick up time. First we had our morning choice period, where we had shelter building in the woods, arts and crafts on the porch, and pond time with judy. Colin and Dylan helped two shifts of kids start the shelter, and the four corners, and bases of the three walls of our structure are already looking great. Allie and I worked on arts and crafts with the kids. Some enjoyed drawingv or painting, some made mandalas, and others made bracelets with Allie and me. Judy went to the pond with a small group of kids, and they made ducks and other animals out of cattails. It was a fun morning, despite the rather chilly weather, and although most of the kids won't admit it, we had a pretty productive morning too. (I got a new bracelet!)

Then we had lunch, and played a couple more games of capture the flag. During quiet time, several campers did more arts and crafts on the porch, but there were a few the barn sanding their woodshop projects as well. We slowed down a little in the afternoon, offering three activities instead of four. We had woodshop, observing wildlife at the pond, and a scavenger hunt that one of the campers had set up earlier that morning. The scavenger hunt was really fun, with groups of kids following clues around the land lab woods. A couple more woodshop projects were finished, and we discovered huge frogs, tiny frogs, and all sorts of dragonflies at the pond. Today was a little bit more relaxing, but we all still had a great time!

Have a great weekend!
Alex