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Singing… but not in the Rain…

We all know that songs are a big part of Summer Camp. They’re fun, they keep the energy flowing and well… its just cool to be silly! Here are a few of the favorites from this Summer performed by 2 of our PA’s, Olive and Pinky, with the help of the Blue and Yellow groups! Comment with your favorite camp songs- we’ll teach ‘em, record ‘em and stick ‘em online for you to enjoy!

Monsoon Madness Inspires Engineering

Armed with duct tape, cardboard and wild imaginations, the girls set out to construct a boat that will float under the weight of one person and win a boat race. (How cool is that?) Check out theses pictures during construction this morning:

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If you were stuck in a monsoon do you think you would have what it takes to construct a boat to keep you afloat?

The girls will finish their boats this afternoon and then race them across the pool on Thursday at 3:00pm. Of course I will post pictures of the final products and the boat race on Thursday!

Thank You Summit Hut and Inner Passage!

As Summit Hut Outdoor Adventure Camp starts to wind down, I want to take this time to thank everyone who came out and helped us this week! We had a lot going on, and without their help camp wouldn’t have been nearly as cool as it has been.

We started off the week with John and Dave. John talked to the girls about riparian areas and conservation and was very excited when they were actually interested in the discussion Dave taught the girls how to use a map and compass and took them outside for some hands on fun. They worked in teams, one blind folded and one leading them around. I think they all completed the course successfully. At the end of the day we had the girls journal about somewhere they would like to orienteer!

Tuesday, though I didn’t get to watch, was apparently pretty awesome! The girls have been talking about Jessica and Stephanie all week! Jessica walked in on Tuesday with a sweet orange pack full of gear for hiking and taught the girls about hiking essentials. From I hear, it was a pretty great class and I think all of the girls are more than prepared to brave their next hike! When we got back from climbing around 3 o’clock, someone ran out to meet us screaming “there’s a dog here!!!!” Stephanie was teaching a class on hiking with you dog!! Needless to say, everyone thought that was extremely cool.

On Wednesday, Krystal was awesome and stayed at camp with us ALL DAY! In the morning, she taught some basic first aid skills and in the afternoon the girls learned about Leave No Trace Outdoor Ethics! The Leave No Trace training came in real handy when I had to explain why we couldn’t remove a tree that was on our climbing route!

Thursday brought us Emily and Amanda. Everything they learned yesterday will come in very handy on our overnight- they learned how to set up camp and cook outdoors! The girls had a blast with these two ladies and wouldn’t stop talking about them when I got back from climbing!

We also had some other Summit Hut folks come along each day on our climbing adventures! They were all awesome and helped girls fit their harnesses, choose the right shoes and more importantly- helped to coach them on the rocks! Our Climbing days would not have gone as smooth as they had without them- so THANK YOU to Frank, Alison, Jeff, Meagan, Tyler and Dana!

Which brings me to an ULTRA HUGE THANK YOU to Matt and Sam from Inner Passage! Without them, we could not have exposed these girls to this awesome sport of rock climbing. They provided us with all the gear, expertise, coaching and even some silly voices that made our three days of climbing go off without a hitch. If you are interested in more climbing opportunities for your girls, your family or even your office, check out Inner Passage on the web at InnerPassage.net!

Let’s Beat the Heat!

It’s hard to beat the heat when you’re at camp… but we’re trying by learning how to set up camp… inside!

We managed to beat the heat with the tents… but we couldn’t manage to fit the rock wall inside the Casa Catalina Thanks to our friends at GoArmy.com we were able to have a rock wall at camp again this week. It was a piece of cake compared to the real rock climbing the girls did on Mt Lemmon this week, but fun all the same! Here’s some pics from the rock wall:

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The Creativity is Flowing at Express Yourself!

Well, Day 1 of art camp is done and gone and it was a seriously GREAT day! We did so many awesome projects and the girls were so creative and fun. I think everyone’s favorite project today was painting ceramics with the nice folks at Color Me Mine! The younger girls got to paint an ice cream bowl so that it looks like it is full of ice cream and the older girls painted pizza plates! SO COOL. We also made sculptures, mixed media collages, wrote and started to illustrate stories, made button mosaics, learned about shading and perspective techniques and were very very silly.

Since we had SO many girls register for Express Yourself Art Camp, I get the pleasure of having a group of 1st grade girls this week! We are the purple group, aka the purple people eaters This afternoon, while the girls were writing their stories, I started my own story about my group of purple people eaters. It’s kind of a tongue twister! Enjoy

Once upon a time at a Girl Scout Camp not so far away, there was an 8 eyed, 8 horned, flying purple people eater! This purple people eater was no ordinary purple people eater. This purple people eater wanted to be an artist! The purple people eater thought about being a sculptor and made mini aliens, flower pots, bugs, balls and even some animals but the purple people eater was not satisfied. Next, the purple people eater wanted to paint! The purple people eater walked all the way to the other end of the Girl Scout Camp and painted some pottery. The purple people eater painted a bowl that looked like it had ice cream in it and secretly wished that it really did. All that ice cream dreaming made the purple people eater hungry!! For lunch, the purple people eater ate a ham and cheese sandwich and some yogurt. The purple people eater was still hungry so the purple people eater ate a pizza, apples, cherries and some cookies! But the purple people eater was STILL hungry! The purple people eater thought maybe some chicken nuggets would be more filling but they weren’t. The purple people eater was STILL hungry!! So, the purple people eater ate a turkey sandwich, cow cheese, pepperoni, salami and some pretzels. But do you know what? The purple people eater was STILL HUNGRY!!! The purple people eater ate some eggs, peanut butter, celery, carrots, noodles, chicken, broccoli, and another cookie and FINALLY the purple people eater was full. After lunch, the purple people eater thought it was time to get back to artist training. The purple people eater thought maybe that if you combined a whole bunch of different types of art it would be really really cool, so the purple people eater made a mixed media collage with fabric, stamps, ribbon, magazines, stencils, brads, markers and lots and lots of glue. The purple people eater was right! The mixed media collage turned out AMAZING! All that art though, made the purple people eater HOT so the purple people eater decided to go swimming!! Part of the purple people eater didn’t want to get in the water because it was a little cold and another part of the purple people eater didn’t have a swimsuit on. So, the purple people eater had to compromise by keeping two legs out of the pool. After all that swimming, the purple people eater was hungry again, but this time some yogurt and some applesauce filled up the purple people eater’s tummy all the way to the top! Then, the purple people eater sat down and wrote a story about how hungry the purple people eater had been all day long. To be continued…

One Week Down, Five To Go!

Wonders of Water wrapped up with a parent ceremony on Friday afternoon! Every Camper earned 4 badges this week and learned tons of new skills from archery to kayaking. We also got to try our hands at snorkeling! How cool is that? Next week, we will welcome 58 new Campers to our Express Yourself Art Sampler Camp where we will draw, paint, learn about ceramics and create our little hearts out! I can’t wait to see what all of our Campers come up with! I’m Excited!! Are you?

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The tweens are taking over Summer!

Holy cow! There are just about a kabillion PA’s joining us for Summer Camp this year! Allow me to introduce you to them: Daffodil, Cupcake, Bubbles, Hersheys, Smiley, Bana Bear, Neon, Tink, Nirvana, T-Rex, Booo, Seaweed, Kermit, Aussie, Bulldog, Fin, Starburst, Jelly Bean, Simia, Minty, Snoopy, Pinky, Crush, Caps, Switchfoot, Eeyore, Scooby, Ninja, Reeses, Twizzler, Nerd, Kit Kat, Pepsi, Bumble Bee, Peanut, Angel, Ducky, Aqua, Olive, Purple, and Pooh Bear. Whew. (I totally did that all in one breath!) Our PA’s will serve as Junior Counselors at their choice of 6 Day Camps throughout the Summer. They’ll assist our Camp Counselors with groups of campers, prep activities, learn leadership skills and prepare themselves to be future Camp Counselors (hopefully!).

When you get to camp, be sure to look for all these awesome PA’s and give them a big HOWDY!

See you at Camp! It’s Your Summer~ Love it!!

It’s Summer! Are you going to Camp?

Camps are still OPEN! We are kicking off the season on Monday with Wonders of Water! Girls will learn to LOVE, SHARE, and SAVE water! They’ll help install a cistern for rainwater harvesting at the Bunk House, spend a day at the water park and learn everything there is to know about water! (or at least all that you can learn in 5 days!)

You might be missing out on Wonders of Water, but there’s still time to register for Express Yourself Art Camp starting next week, Summit Hut Outdoor Adventure Camp starting on the 21st and all of our July camps including Camp Surf, Desert Divas, Monsoon Madness, and Future Fashionistas!

See you all at Camp! It’s Your Summer~ Love it!

Because of Camp…