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Our week of Field Mouse camp was a fantastic mix of activities squeezed into three short days! We had some excellent building projects including forts, traps, fairy houses, dams and more! When campers weren’t busy building they were busy whittling, exploring, or playing games in the forest (with some excellent hiding and sneaking skills). Our week ended with a big finale game of Six Feathers – campers raced trying to pull tails, steal feathers, and show kindness as they unfroze campers from their own team (and even the other team!). The creek was a highlight for many as a great place to cool off, catch crayfish, splash around, build dams or boats, and even sculpt things out of the mud. It was a very fun couple of days!

We found plenty of tracks and trails exploring Brumley Forest this week. We discovered deer trails, raccoon tracks, scat, burrows, bones, and even some animals themselves! Our campers honed their skills through a few tracking challenges (and got to leave trails to follow as well)! Games were a big hit this week and campers ran, snuck, and hid in the forests and the fields. Our big finale of the week was a huge game of Six Feathers  – tails were pulled, feathers were stolen, and an amazing amount of kindness was shown by campers unfreezing each in very selfless ways. It was a warm week and the creek provided a great place to cool down and explore. Many versions of the dam were created, including one with a ‘massage chair’ in it! Overall, it was a great little week!

Our Bobcat Camp started with a roar! We saw some fantastic bobcat den and fort building with many creative ideas. Campers and staff had a great time playing some classic Schoolhouse games like Werewolf, Mystery Animal 3000, and more. A surprise of the week was how many wild fruits were ripening! We got to try blackberries, autumn olive, and even some wild cherries! When it got hot our bobcats prowled down to the creek to cool off. We stayed busy catching crayfish, building dams, skipping rocks, and just dunking our hair into the water. Our Brumley Forest bobcats had a great week!

Our week of camouflage was a great success! We learned all about different things to think about when trying to blend in (shapes, colors, shadows, and textures). Nature provided the materials we used to disguise ourselves including plenty of mud, leaves, and grasses. Our skills were put to the test as we played many hiding and sneaking games including Eagle Eye, Beckon, and an extra sneaky version of Scout Mission. Creek time was a favorite of many campers this week. An epic battle between islands, creek jumping, getting across the creek using a skinny log, building a dam, and looking for critters filled our time at Stony Creek. Take a look at our pics to see some of the awesome things we did. If you see a picture that looks like nothing is happening, look again – we’re probably just camouflaged!