End of week 1

Hi everyone, happy Friday!

Another rainy day for the campers but we had some fun activities planned! The morning started off great. Dylan and Rene taught more campers how to make the paracord bracelets. They were successful! Chantelle took a group to the porch to work on the awesome bird feeders. They are starting to come together. Meanwhile, Allie and I hiked with some campers on the trails with a terrarium. The kids got to decide what they were going to put in it. They started off with a grass, moss, and bark base. After, they found many salamanders. They also found a giant slug under a piece of bark. After lunch the students enjoyed some free time. Quiet time consisted of the usual bracelet/paracord making, sketching, painting and sanding wood.

In the first afternoon block Dylan showed a group of kids how to carve some neat walking sticks. Rene worked on dream catchers and Chantelle and I offered more sketching and watercolor activities on the porch. The kids drew some nature scenes with flowers and butterflies. Towards the end of the first block the weather started clearing up. The sun was shining! In the second block Allie took a group of campers to do watercolor by the pond. They got to observe the nature and replicate what they saw. Chantelle and Rene took a group out to collect items on a walk. Dylan helped a smaller group of campers take logs and turn them into a useful structure. Some campers made pencil holders, while others made small flowerpots.

We just want to thank all the campers for the great week they gave us! We all had a ton of fun. The second week of camp will be another great one!

Hope you all have an awesome weekend,

-Shannon