Last week in Otter Camp was awesome! We had plenty of special guests including worms, beetles, a box turtle, butterflies, turkey vultures, a heron, frogs, toads, and a skink! We also had a few special characters show up in our story telling and games.
Last week was filled to the brim at Brumley Forest. We learned about many different survival skills throughout the week. For water we tried gathering dew, making a solar still, and using plant transpiration in plastic bags. Shelter building was a huge hit, and after many campers constructed debris shelters, campers moved on to more creative and imaginative forts! We had some pretty amazing forts built with fire pits, ‘bathrooms’ (for show only!), chandeliers, beds, and all sorts of decorations. Fire building was a hit as campers got to try building fires and starting fires with quartz and steel strikers. We learned about edible plants like wild ginger, pine needles, blackberries, wild plums and some decidedly non-edible plants like pokeweed and buckeye. Our week wouldn’t have been complete without creek time to cool off! Campers caught mussels and cray fish, built them habitats, named them, and even married some. Classic Schoolhouse games like Beckon, Windigo, and Scout Mission filled the little time we had left (oh, and let’s not forget whittling!). It was an awesome week!
Our week in Brumley Forest was awesome! We saw some cool animals like skinks, turkey vultures, turtles, snails, caterpillars, salamanders, butterflies, fish, spiders, and some campers got to see a rough green snake!
Last week was a busy adventure in Brumley Forest! Campers learned strategies for finding water, lighting fires, building shelter, and identifying edible plants.
If you’re curious about what your child has been up to in camp this week, here are some questions to get the conversation started…
If you’re curious about what your child has been up to in camp this week, here are some questions to get the conversation started…
If you’re curious about what your child has been up to in camp this week, here are some questions to get the conversation started…
If you’re curious about what your child has been up to in camp this week, here are some questions to get the conversation started…
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 of inventions including a bench, a ‘deer trap’, and more. While we weren’t crafting, we enjoyed some fantastic games like Scout Mission, Eagle Eye, Train Robber, and Bum Bum Bum. We were thankful it was warm enough to enjoy some creek time this week with bridges built, salamander eggs spotted, and mud designs painted. Enjoy some of our pictures from Whittling & Woodcraft Camp!
