March 29, 2017
Our first camp of the spring was a hit! This week we spent lots of time on our forest archery range practicing our technique and shooting at various targets, including swinging bags, balloons, and our own hand-drawn paper plates. We also played some classic Schoolhouse games like Windigo and 6 Feathers. We even ventured into […]
March 27, 2017
We started spring in Brumley Forest with a blast! The week was filled with primitive projectiles including atl atl, spear making, archery, slings, and tomahawk throwing. The warmer temperatures helped us find all sorts of creatures like worm snakes, crawfish, a garter snake, minnows, salamander eggs, and some fresh beaver chews. Games were another hit […]
March 23, 2017
This week in camp we had warm beautiful weather, which made helping the park with both our adopted garden and finding reptiles and amphibians for a weekend event, extremely fun! We made lots of yummy, yummy treats. Favorites included pancakes, inventing oatmeal flavors, s’mores, pine needle tea, dough boys, and quesidillas. Great teamwork from this […]
March 23, 2017
If you can’t beat the wind, make kites and join it!! That was our motto in camp this week! Not only was this group creative, but tough campers, too…Our campers braved some cold temperatures to cook up yummy fire side treats to stay warm, as well as trying out flint and steel. Art projects included […]
January 13, 2017
Winter weather didn’t stop our villagers from building forts, banks, police stations, and more! Using our theme of village creation we were also able to practice some cross-cut sawing and learn about diagonal lashing. When we weren’t exploring, climbing, and digging around the village we had time for lots of games including some epic rounds […]
January 6, 2017
Our campers braved some cold temperatures to cook up sweet and savory delights. We practiced slicing and dicing veggies for our hobo packets and pita pizzas, mixing and measuring for our scrambled pancakes, and strengthened our patience with doughboys, pine needle tea, and minty hot chocolate. When we weren’t busy prepping, cooking, or enjoying our hard […]
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