Back to Nature - Day 3

Summer Camp day three was all about insects.

 We started out talking about the parts of an insects body - head, thorax and abdomen. Several of the children also observed that insects have six legs and antennae. We passed around an ant in a magnifying jar before going out with our own magnifying glasses to look for insects.

 We saw lots of insects, but perhaps most exciting was the baby lady bug this group of children found.

 A large banana pepper was also discovered, and shared with all the students right off the vine.

 After the insect hunt we came back in to read a story about ladybugs. One of the toddlers was really hungry for snack though.....

 For snack we made 'ants on a log' with sunbutter (made from sunflower seeds), celery and raisins. mmm.

 Then we tried on our awesome shirts. :)

 Our art project was making butterflies from food coloring and coffee filters. The colors turned out beautiful.

 Finally it was time for some water play - today we broke out the old school slip and slide for the older kids. They LOVED it!

 Everyone enjoyed mixing cornstarch and water. If you've never done this, give it a try. The texture is very unusual.

 All the fun wore out our youngest little guy before lunch!

No pictures form yesterday due to technical difficulties, but here is a shot of the art projects - leaf/bark rubbings and trees made from recycled paper. The children learned their arms are like tree branches, reaching for the sun, their skin is like bark to protect them,  their back bone is like the trunk to stand  up tall, and the roots are like their feet to hold them to the ground. (Although one child pointed out it was gravity that held us to the ground)

We are having so much fun at camp! We still have a few slots open for our Wonderful Wednesdays mini camp June 22-July 27. Please email colmdirector (at) gmail.com for more information!