Brumley Forest

With a long menu of smores, dough boys, dump cake, and homemade whipped cream, we practiced our fire starting techniques (and safety). We also enjoyed running games with our fellow chefs before cooling off in the creek. 

Sizzle and Stir Skills (Brumley – Orange, June 30-July 3, 2025)

A short week felt a bit longer when campers were able to stay overnight at camp! During the days, we learned skills that would help us if we were lost in the forest like navigating with compasses and plant identification, and how to roast the perfect smore. A twilight walk around the pond let us see a beaver before we tucked in our tents for the night. 

Backyard Bushcrafting with an Overnight ( Brumley – Orange, June 30-July 3, 2025)

Butterflies and mud helped the days fly by as we explored and played in the forest! We had plenty of time to craft with pipe cleaners before finding clay to create new tattoos! But our giant sponges helped us clean up and cool off! 

Dragonfly (Brumley – Orange, July 7-11, 2025)

Water water everywhere! We’ve found new ways to play and brought back some classic fun! Building forts and playing games filled out mornings before we cool off with mud tattoos and sponge battles! We also loved seeing all the critters like newts and butterflies!

The Forest Frontier (Brumley – Orange, July 7-11, 2025)

Lots of water means lots of fun! The week was filled with new places to explore and challenges to overcome. We made a cool dam (and took it back down), climbed trees, and colors to find in the forest! No matter what we were working on, we did it together!

Teamwork Makes the Streamwork (Brumley – Orange, July 7-11, 2025)

This week was absolutely fern-nominal! We had so much fun exploring the forest and the creek. We found many treasures like clam shells and clay. We played a lot of tagging games and also some sponge dodgeball! We will look back on this week and friendships with frond memories.  

Fern (Orange – Brumley July 14-18, 2025)

This week we tried our hand at primitive projectiles such as atl atls, tomahawks, and bows and arrows! Worked on our aim and precision in the mornings before cooling off in the creek! We also found some forest creatures along the way, like the patient eastern box turtle, who let us check him out up close! 

Aiming for Adventure (Orange – Brumley July 14-18, 2025)

Take a deep breath and take a break! This week we appreciated some of the slower ways of the forest.  We watched some clouds, practiced finding our way with a compass, and caught some crawdads. We also enjoyed some fun teamwork games like Sponge Wars and Bakwali to balance out all the relaxing.

Calm of the Wild (Brumley – Orange July 14-18, 2025)

The Fireflies flit and frolicked through the forest while making crafts and friends. We also LOVED the mud and clay this week. The creek was a perfect way to cool off and clean up in the afternoon after playing sneaking, hiding and running games in the morning. 

Firefly (Orange-Brumley July 21-25, 2025)

This week was so fun to try new things! To earn growth rings, we had to learn new ways to whittle, read up in our snake guides, and practice our hand at fire making! We also found lots of critters like crawfish, clams, snails, and a tulip tree silkmoth while playing forest games and cooling off in creek time. 

Growth Rings: Pursuing Precision (Orange-Brumley July 21-25, 2025)