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Four campers walking down the road, one carrying a tie-dyed Wildwood blanket

Wildwood 2021: Session 4, Part 3

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 pad
Fun in the sun on the splash pad
Archers, you may fire your first arrow!
Archers, you may fire your first arrow!
Four campers walking down the road, one carrying a tie-dyed Wildwood blanket
Nice blanket!!
Making drip paintings during DGs
Making drip paintings during DGs
This week's lineup of Discovery Groups is poppin!
This week’s lineup of Discovery Groups is poppin!
A sign on a tree that reads, "If you love nature, you will find beauty everywhere. —Vincent Van Gogh"
“If you love nature, you will find beauty everywhere. —Vincent Van Gogh”
A mushroom, a leaf, and partridgeberries surrounding a stump
Nature Moment!
Gaga ball in our new ball pit is awesome
Gaga ball in our new ball pit is awesome
Incredible jump to avoid the Gaga ball!
Incredible jump to avoid the Gaga ball!
Curious creative crafts involving oranges (Entertainment with Eben DG)
Curious creative crafts involving oranges (Entertainment with Eben DG)
Playing a game in the kayaks and canoes involving a wet sponge and a lot of laughter

Wildwood 2021: Session 4, Part 2

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
Big smiles on the zipline
Taking the big leap from the zipline platform
Taking the big leap from the zipline platform
This Wood Thrush seemed to want to try the zipline, too
This Wood Thrush seemed to want to try the zipline, too
Ultimate Frisbee on the activity field
Ultimate Frisbee on the activity field
Carson unit enjoying lunch together
Carson unit enjoying lunch together
He found a fish during ponding!
He found a fish during ponding!
Playing a game in the kayaks and canoes involving a wet sponge and a lot of laughter
Think fast! Playing a game in the kayaks and canoes involving a wet sponge and a lot of laughter
Camp friends are the best friends!
Camp friends are the best friends!
Nets are for ponding, not wearing, goofballs!
Nets are for ponding, not wearing, goofballs!
Campers showing off their creations in the dining hall

2019 Overnight Camp: Session 3 – Part 3

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!

Friendship bracelets and tie-dye in Arts & Crafts
Campers showing off their creative costumes in the dining hall
Campers showing off their creations in the dining hall
Counselors in the dining hall
Campers showing off their creative costumes in the dining hall
Arts & Crafts in the dining hall
Drawing under the White Tent by the lakefront
Tie-dye items waiting to dry
A rousing game of Crab Soccer
Hammocks were a great addition to the Chill Zone

2019 Overnight Camp: Session 2 – Part 1

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.

Enjoy the highlights below and see the full slideshow on Smugmug.

Gathering materials for wilderness shelters
Gathering materials for wilderness shelters
Tending to the camp garden
Tending to the camp garden
Shoes lined up outside Cranberry cabin in the Fossey unit
Shoes lined up outside Cranberry cabin in the Fossey unit
Making friendship bracelets in the Arts & Crafts building
Making friendship bracelets in the Arts & Crafts building
Counselor Jackson chases campers with a super soaker to choose who is "it" first
Counselor Jackson had a creative way of choosing who was “it” first in Freeze Tag…
Freeze Tag - An oldie but a goodie!
Freeze Tag – An oldie but a goodie!
Grace is a terrific archery instructor
Grace is a terrific archery instructor
Practicing on the Archery Range
Practicing on the Archery Range
A camper shows off her Bird Art during DGsac
A camper plays the ukelele in the Arts & Crafts building
A camper plays the ukulele in the Arts & Crafts building
A camper plays the ukulele in the Arts & Crafts building
Hammocks were a great addition to the Chill Zone
Hammocks were a great addition to the Chill Zone
Swimming during OATS
Swimming during OATS
Walking to the dining hall during OATS
Walking to the dining hall during OATS