April 12, 2017

Wilderness Survival Photo Gallery (4/3/17-4/7/17)

We all survived this adventurous week of wilderness fun! During this camp we spent each day undertaking a new survival task – finding water, building shelters, searching for forest food, and trying our hand at primitive fire-making. When we weren’t busy surviving, we had time for plenty of games, stories, and water time. We hope […]

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April 11, 2017

Roots to Wings Photo Gallery (3/20/17-3/24/17)

Roots to Wings camp was filled to the brim! We had amazing weather, especially after that crazy cold weather the week before. Campers had a blast finding loads of critters by using binoculars, insect nets, and aquatic nets. Story-telling was a huge hit with this group, as well as fort-building. Our week wouldn’t have been complete without searching […]

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April 10, 2017

Game On! Photo Gallery (3/27/17-3/31/17)

During this week of camp we put the kids to work doing what they do best – playing! We spent our days trying out all sorts of sneaky games, running games, team games, and everything in between. Some favorites were Scout Mission, Windigo, Bum Bum Bum, Doxeneye, and Dragon’s Egg. After each game we had […]

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April 4, 2017

Whittling & Woodcraft (3/27/17-3/31/17)

We had a week filled with creating out at Brumley Forest! We practiced whittling techniques on projects like gnomes and snakes and moved on to using a few tools like a hand saw and hand drill to complete our wall hooks. The end of the week saw us lashing our river cane into a variety […]

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March 29, 2017

Spring Archer Photo Gallery (3/20/17-3/24/17)

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 […]

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March 27, 2017

Primitive Projectiles Photo Gallery (3/20/17-3/24/17)

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 […]

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