Winter Camp Update: Wednesday 12/22

It was surprisingly cold this morning, so we had the campfire ready for the start of the day…and what better way to make use of a campfire, than to cook baked apples! Our morning game was Eagle Eye, which gets the kids comfortable sitting still in nature for long stretches while hiding from a stationary eagle in his/her nest. They really enjoyed this one and played several rounds. 

We helped on the farm by assisting Mr. Austen with mixing up the chicken feed, then we learned how to properly transplant seedlings. We planted cardoons (a relative of artichokes) at the ends of the row beds. They’ll tell you we planted “cartoons.”

During snack, we had visit with a “real life” social butterfly, who landed on almost every student. We then painted our salt-dough ornaments with watercolors - they really turned out nice.

We played Bird Survival again in a new part of the farm - where a couple of kids had a run in with a patch of prickly pears, but no harm done. Despite the wide age range, these kids are very accepting of each other - quick to apologize and we’ve had very few hurt feelings this week. They also love singing together - it’s really sweet. 

After lunch, we finished up our ornaments, climbed some trees and relaxed in the shade. Finally, at the end of the day, we hiked across the creek to the big playing field and finished with a few rounds of Fire in the Forest, a type of freeze tag with a wilderness flavor. Another great day in the bag.

We’ll see y’all tomorrow for our last of camp!

Ms. Bridget