It’s hard to believe Session 4 is almost over! We are soaking up as much of summer as we can with lots of Gaga ball, swimming, paddling, arts & crafts, nature walks, and Chill Zone time as we can here at Wildwood.
Campers have been making a lot of things: friends, works of art, and a big splash, to name a few! Check out a few photo highlights below and then head over to the SmugMug album to see more summer fun from Session 4.
Fun in the sun on the splash padArchers, you may fire your first arrow!Nice blanket!!Making drip paintings during DGsThis week’s lineup of Discovery Groups is poppin!“If you love nature, you will find beauty everywhere. —Vincent Van Gogh”Nature Moment!Gaga ball in our new ball pit is awesomeIncredible jump to avoid the Gaga ball! Curious creative crafts involving oranges (Entertainment with Eben DG)
Session 4 has been filled with activities, adventures, and lots of smiles. On Friday, we got the much-anticipated “all clear” to take our masks off and see even more of those camper smiles we love so much!
Mornings are spent in our Nature Groups, where campers spend time ponding and looking for aquatic wildlife, playing nature-themed games to demonstrate ecological systems like abundance and scarcity or food webs, and learning all about Things With Wings. One group even had teams building their own bird nests, which were judged based on sturdiness, protectiveness, and “swag”.
Afternoon Discovery Groups (DGs) bring lots of options for fun activities like archery and Ultimate Frisbee at the activity field, and games like Knockout on the basketball court and Nukem on the volleyball court.
And of course, there’s the ropes course, where campers can take Mary Schmich’s advice and “Do one thing every day that scares you.” It’s always fun to see apprehensive faces change to laughter and big smiles when kids take the leap from the zipline platform and challenge their fears head-on. In one funny moment, the zipline instructor asked “Is the line clear?”, but for once the answer was “No!” There was a Wood Thrush chilling on the zipline, so we had to wait a minute for it to fly away!
Head over to SmugMug to see an album with some photo highlights from session four. Two-week campers should be returning from their overnight trip soon, and we can’t wait to hear some stories from their adventure!
Big smiles on the zipline
Taking the big leap from the zipline platform
This Wood Thrush seemed to want to try the zipline, tooUltimate Frisbee on the activity fieldCarson unit enjoying lunch togetherHe found a fish during ponding!Think fast! Playing a game in the kayaks and canoes involving a wet sponge and a lot of laughterCamp friends are the best friends!Nets are for ponding, not wearing, goofballs!
Here at Wildwood the rain has been holding up, but so has the camp spirit! There have been some exciting activities: we created items for a Dutch Auction, played games like Crab Soccer, did some Food Drawing, and used our imaginations at Monster Making. Check out a few highlights from this week below and see the full slideshow on Smugmug!
Come back on Thursday for a post and pictures from a new and exciting tradition at Wildwood!
Session two is here and we’re kicking things off with lots of swimming, wilderness shelter building, friendship bracelets, Freeze Tag, archery, and more. And in between all the activity, we’re still making time to just chill and relax and reflect in nature.
Gathering materials for wilderness sheltersTending to the camp gardenShoes lined up outside Cranberry cabin in the Fossey unitMaking friendship bracelets in the Arts & Crafts buildingCounselor Jackson had a creative way of choosing who was “it” first in Freeze Tag…Freeze Tag – An oldie but a goodie!Grace is a terrific archery instructorPracticing on the Archery RangeA camper plays the ukelele in the Arts & Crafts buildingA camper plays the ukulele in the Arts & Crafts buildingHammocks were a great addition to the Chill ZoneSwimming during OATSWalking to the dining hall during OATS