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The tri-folds have just been updated and are ready to be displayed in the schools starting on Monday! On each colorful board, parents can find information regarding all of our fun and exciting programs happening here at camp. Don't forget to pick up a Parent's Night Out registration form as our first one begins September 23 from 6-9 pm. We would love to see you there!
Hello dear readers… This is the first post, in what I hope to be a spectacular addition to our beloved Camp Blog. The “Guest Blogger”. This idea is probably just as old as the concept of blogging itself… which actually isn’t very old. The concept of blogging began in the late 1990’s and has grown to an estimated 156 million blogs in existence today. Professional writers and dedicated bloggers would take turns posting entries on each others blogs in an effort to share new ideas and stories with new audiences… and potentially attract new readers to their own work. The [...]
Hello from School's Out at Nokomis School!
With snow and ice crystals flying outside, the children at Indian Mills School's Out have been busy creating different kinds of cystals inside! We made ice-like crystal gardens with salt, water and laundry bluing. Check out the recipe for Crystal Gardens below! We have a talented group of weavers at IMS! We have wooven pot holders and primitive wall hangings. Several of the girls are learning spool knitting. Now they are working on belts and scarves! Recipe for Crystal Gardens 2 tbsp water 2 tbsp salt 2 tbsp Mrs. Stewart's Bluing (use must use Mrs. Stewarts's - it's the best!) [...]
Camp staff members Joe Elliott, Nick Homa, Ruben Castro, Dave Kaubin, and Brent Birchler attended the NE Y Camp Conference at the NYC Y Camps in Huguenot, NY last week. We look forward to this conference every January because it is a great chance to spend time with our colleagues from other Y Camps, attend cutting-edge workshops covering […]
Happy New Year from Allen School! Over the holidays, we had so much fun making wooden toys, bead ornaments, paper chains, felt stockings and so much more! This week with the snow, we working on paper snowflakes, snowmen and winter themes. With pipe cleaners, Ruthie made a person with a fuzzy green belly button and also a unicorn :) We also made fruit loop necklaces. Ruthie made a fruit loop halo! Check out the mini golf course we made! This simple project was so easy and SO much fun! Our "LOL" moments go to Emily, who said, "I don't like [...]