March 30, 2018

Fairies, Trolls, and Windigos Photo Gallery

What do you do when your “spring” camp brings you snow? Build a fire and roast some marshmallows, of course! And what do you do when your theme is about mythical creatures? Build fairy houses, troll bridges, wizard staffs, and fairy wands! We did all that and more out at Whispering Pines this week. We […]

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March 29, 2018

Cast Iron Cooking Photo Gallery

While some folks may have said this week was too cold for camp, our campers out at Brumley Forest found the weather to be perfect for building a fire and grilling up some flapjacks! In addition to learning and practicing basic fire-building skills, our young chefs perfected some old recipes like snakes, pine needle tea, […]

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March 29, 2018

Questions to Ask Your Carolina Folklore Camper – Thursday

If you’re wondering what your camper has been up to this week, here are some questions to get the conversation started… Tell me about Windigo. In the story, who ends up defeating the Windigo for the villagers? How do you play the game? How do the villagers defeat the Windigo in the game? The weather […]

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March 29, 2018

Questions to Ask Your Spring Sprout Walkabout Camper – Thursday

If you’re wondering what your camper has been up to this week, here are some questions to get the conversation started… 1) What kinds of snakes have we caught this week? How big were They? Did you touch them? (Hint: worm snake & northern water snake.) 2) Have you practiced any knot tying? What knots […]

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March 27, 2018

Questions to Ask Your Accept the Challenge Camper-Tuesday

  If you’re wondering what your camper has been up to this week, here are some questions to get the conversation started…   1) Monday we took on 3 team challenges. What were the challenges?  Which one was the easiest? Which one was the hardest?  What was your favorite challenge? 2) We love it when we see […]

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March 27, 2018

Campfire Cuisine Photo Gallery

During this week our woodland chefs made some delicious treats over the fire, including pine needle tea, pita pizzas, dough boys with homemade butter, and s’mores. We also experienced all four seasons of weather in five days! Through fluffy snow and golden sunshine, we played lots of different games and made some awesome forts. The week […]

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