We celebrated spring all week this week! Campers created nature crafts, played exciting games, and explored new areas of the park. We saw reptiles waking up from their winter brumation and splashed in the creek as the days of spring got warmer and brighter.
This group showed off their creativity and teamwork skills as they built and decorated forts, arranged nature mandalas, tied friendship bracelets, and dove into imaginative stories. As the weather warmed up, we romped in the river and creeks and relaxed in the fresh green grass.
This group built and expanded on their forts more and more each day! We played games in and around our creations, and we discovered signs of spring like butterflies and frog eggs! As the weather warmed up, we romped in the river and creeks and relaxed in the fresh green grass.
Campers really channeled their colorful and creative sides throughout this spring week of camp! Sticks were whittled, pet rocks were painted, and rainbow tag was played. The week culminated with a bright sunny day at our creek spot, Forehead Falls!
Watch those sparks fly! Campers learned to start campfires with all sorts of supplies – matches, ferrocerium rods, and even quartz & steel strikers! We cooked doughboys over a group fire and practiced tying knots, whittling, and building shelters in the forest.
The forest was bursting with life this week, and so were we! We sent projectiles soaring through the air, then looked below the surface by rolling logs to find the tiny creatures waking up for spring. We rambled through the woods, whooshed down mud slides, and explored the creek. It was messy, lively, and full of discoveries above and below!
This week, the group tried their best to search every inch of Umstead for interesting bugs, cool bones, and the shiniest rocks; and they succeeded! In between explorations, the group also took time to float boats, practice their fire skills, and craft a rope swing!
with new leaves budding, baby birds emerging, and flowers blooming all around us, this album captures the joy of the season in full swing. Every celebration is a little sweeter with roasted marshmallows!