This week I have not compiled a list of a million things to do...so sorry. I am only posting what we are doing each day. I am not sure what is more wanted or more helpful. So here it all is for the week broken down by day. Remember that in addition to these activities we are singing camp songs, doing camp chores, camp exercises, and outdoor recreation with the camp assistant director daily.
We kicked off our week on Saturday by going to the Ogden Nature Center. There we were able to see lots of birds, including a Hawk and a Bald Eagle! It was great.
Enjoy the week
The book we are reading this week is “How to Eat Fried Worms”
This week each of the kids have been given a bug collecting kit and bug house (from the dollar store) so they can collect all week long.
Day 1
Talking about migration and birds around the world. (found some great books at the library)
Making pine cone bird feeders and hanging them
Doing the chicken dance
Making bug eyed headbands; make a headband with paper attach giant paper eyeballs to it, and antennas made out of pipe cleaners and pom poms. (pictures will come on facebook)
Painting our finger and toe nails to look like ladybugs
bug creation contest (building bugs out of play dough or clay)
making dirt cups for dessert; chocolate pudding, crushed up oreos, and gummy worms
3 legged bug races
Day 2
make binoculars (made out of two toilet paper roles, or 1 paper towel roll cut in half)
go to Farmington Bay Refuge and do a little bird watching and bug collecting
making hand print butterflies
make pony bead bugs (patterns are found online at http://www.makingfriends.com/ponybead/ponybead_animals.htm )
Get the bed bugs out (I'm putting plastic bugs in their beds, and they have to change their sheets and bedding and get them all out, gotta get some cleaning in their somewhere :) )
Camp out with the crickets (not sure that my kids will last, but we are setting the tent up out back and they can sleep outside for the night)
Day 3
Making insect fossils (this works with snails and potato bugs real well) http://tlc.howstuffworks.com/family/nature-craft-projects-for-kids4.htm
Eat ants on a log (celery sticks with peanut butter and raisins)
Spend the day at Mueller Park
Go on a nature scavenger hunt (http://youthonline.ca/scavengerhunts/ )
Go on a nature walk and collect bugs
Build bird houses out of Popsicle sticks
Hot dog and Marshmallow roast in Mueller Park
Day4
Go to the bird show at the zoo, or go to Tracy Aviary (not sure which we will do depends on the $$$)
Create your own bug (they will get to design their own bug and decide if it is a pest or good for the environment etc. they will design a poster and tell us all about their bugs)
make bird masks
Bugs Life Movie night and party
Looks like a great week have fun everyone!
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