Trees, Tools & Treasures: First day back!

Hello all, it’s good to be back!

We hope you all had a great end to the school year and that you’re all ready for 3 weeks of fun! Today the weather was a bit overcast, but luckily the rain held off. The new campers were introduced to the day-to-day activities while the returning campers reviewed them.

The morning started with the blindfold walk .The campers paired up and led one another through to the “dark woods” while one partner was blindfolded. The activities helped the campers get more in touch with all their senses and helped them build trust in one another. After the walk, groups split off and went to different areas of the land lab to explore. We saw some salamanders and slugs on the way. The campers loved the new tree stump chairs they found along the trails leading to the play woods.

We had lunch in and around the barn and afterwards the kids had recess. It started to mist a little bit during that time, but that didn’t stop the campers from running around and having fun! After lunch Rene and Allie took the campers to do an alphabet scavenger hunt while Dylan, Chantelle, and I went with another group to collect nature items for the boats that the kids will float on the pond soon. The next block of activities included more boat gathering/shelter building with Chantelle, Rene, and Dylan. Allie and I helped the campers make bracelets. Some bracelets were finished, but other bracelets are more complicated and take more time.

Overall it was a great day and ran smoothly! We look forward to the week ahead and hope the best weather comes our way.

See you guys tomorrow! – Shannon