July 17, 2017
The treefrogs were hiding this week but we found a bunch of amphibians especially toads and salamanders. This group’s favorite activities included story-telling, creating nature art, playing Beckon and Kick The Can. They also enjoyed visiting a “magical” tributary we do not visit often.
July 12, 2017
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 […]
July 12, 2017
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, […]
July 7, 2017
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, […]
July 7, 2017
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 […]
July 5, 2017
This group spent the week exploring and investigating the four elements. Each day was devoted to an element, culminating in an EPIC Friday scout mission game involving all four. Although wind did not cooperate for its day, there were no complaints when the group played WINDigo. Other activities included building boats, creating mud creatures/cubes, and […]
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