August 3, 2018
Our Squirrel campers had a week full of adventure and exploration! We hiked, splashed, ran, hid, and sang our way through Umstead State Park. We got to look closely at nature, using nets in the creek and binoculars in the forest. We played games and listened to stories about animals and people alike. Of course, […]
August 3, 2018
Dragonfly campers had a great week filled with games, stories, and plenty of animal sightings! Our campers ducked, dodged, ran, and hid during some classic Schoolhouse games like Six Feathers, Sock Wars, Beckon and more. Creek time was a fantastic way to cool off and campers splashed hard, skipped rocks, got muddy, and caught plenty of […]
August 3, 2018
We had a very fun week learning all about the wild plants & herbs and their incredible properties! Campers worked on their identification skills, sampled some edible plants like autumn olive and wood sorrel, made some plant presses, and even made some leaf rubbings. We learned all about essential oils and the different properties they […]
August 3, 2018
We had a great week exploring Umstead State Park together. We studied the life cycle of frogs and were lucky enough to see them in various phases of that life cycle while exploring the creek and forest. In addition to frogs and tadpoles, we also found a variety of spiders, some crayfish, and even got […]
August 2, 2018
Crayfish, crawfish, crawdaddy–whatever you call them, we saw plenty of these clawed critters in the creeks of Umstead State Park this week. We trekked the trails and and waded the waterways to explore as much as we could! Some campers built forts and fairy homes, while others practiced whittling with potato peelers. We also enjoyed […]
August 2, 2018
This week was wet and wild in Treefrog camp. We saw a number of grubs, toads, and snakes. The animals loved all the rain and so did we! The river swelled which revived our creeks, allowing us to explore new waterways. Along with water exploration we played a bunch of games, climbed trees, built tarp […]
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