July - 2017

Buddies Intensive Camper Program

For adolescents with special needs, ages 12-15

$680/week

Important Notice! In an effort to keep the integrity and effectiveness of our special programs such as Special Needs Campers (40), Buddies Intensive (8), Junior Camp Counselors (12), and Yak Apprentice (12) there will be a cap for participants each week, noted in parentheses. Once the cap is reached, a wait list will be generated. Please don’t wait to register because these programs fill up fast!

Registration Opens April 17th at Noon

Buddies Intensive Camper Program

For adolescents with special needs, ages 12-15

$680/week

Important Notice! In an effort to keep the integrity and effectiveness of our special programs such as Special Needs Campers (40), Buddies Intensive (8), Junior Camp Counselors (12), and Yak Apprentice (12) there will be a cap for participants each week, noted in parentheses. Once the cap is reached, a wait list will be generated. Please don’t wait to register because these programs fill up fast!

Registration Opens April 17th at Noon

SuperYak's Adventures at Home Blog!

Welcome Camp Yakety Yak families!

Since we can’t host camp in person this summer, we are bringing camp activities to you!

To get started, print out your very own SuperYak's Adventures at Home Journal, and check out the links to the right to learn more about how to participate in SuperYak's Adventures at Home!

Please share photos of your camper(s) and family doing the activities through this form so we can build an incredible gallery slideshow for the Virtual Camp Assembly on Friday August 28th!

SuperYak's Adventures at Home Journal

Weeks 1+2 Materials List

Weeks 3+4 Materials List

Photo and Video Release

Photo Submission Form

SuperYak's Adventures at Home: Information for CYY Families

Construction, Day 3

Construction, Day 3

Games- Today we went on a hike! Yak Academy- Today we made our very own water slides! We drew out the blueprint of our slide. When we had our designs finished, we used straws for the ladder and tinfoil for the slide. To test it, we used a marble. It was neat to think about what would make an exciting slide. Chit Chat- Chit Chat was super fun today! We did a games-show. There were different categories on the board. We picked one and then answered a question (acting something o

Construction, Day 3

Construction, Day 3

Games - Red Group Only Today we went on a hike! Play - Yellow and Blue Today in play we started out with some duck, duck goose! It's so much fun to run around and chase our friends. Next, we played a game called bag toss rotations. There were different stations and movements we did while throwing bean bags in a hoop, or at a block tower. It's fun to knock things down. Projects- We had a special mission: design our own water slides. First, we drew out our ideas with markers. T

Construction, Day 3

Construction, Day 3

Today in buddies we made some geometric patterns using play-doh and toothpicks. It was fun to use play-doh in a new way! We also were able to construct things in a new way. We colored pictures of a dump truck. Then, we added come cotton balls and sand on the page to fill up the bucket. Shaving cream painting has been one of our favorite activities. We enjoyed painting some cardboard cut outs. When they dry we are going to make some cool builds! In Play class we threw a dice.

Construction, Day 2

Construction, Day 2

Games - Today in games we designed new games. We made up our game as one big team! If we didn’t agree on something, we tried to incorporate both ideas. It’s fun to combine ideas and try new things. Our games were also very unique. Yak Academy- Today in projects we made our very own eclipse viewers. First, we learned a little about the upcoming eclipse. Then, the teacher gave us all the direction to made them. We each made our own, but had to practice sharing the supplies. Chi

Construction, Day 2

Construction, Day 2

Games - Red Group Only Today in games we designed new games. We made up our game as one big team! If we didn’t agree on something, we tried to incorporate both ideas. It’s fun to combine ideas and try new things. Our games were also very unique. Play - Yellow and Blue Today play class we started with a fun team game. One person throws a large dice and it lands on different sides. Every side how some kind of neat action. We then hopped, crab walked, skipped, or run to the next

Construction, Day 2

Construction, Day 2

We always start with our circle time. We listened to the teacher read us a story. It's fun because she uses a lot of facial expressions and a fun voice! Today play class we started with a fun team game. One person throws a large dice and it lands on different sides. Every side how some kind of neat action. We then hopped, crab walked, skipped, or run to the next line. Everyone had a turn to throw the dice and we all got to move our bodies in different ways. After, we played o

Construction, Day 1

Construction, Day 1

Games - Red Group Only Today in games we are constructing our very own Yakety Yak game! Since it is build week, we are thinking about all the different ways you can build something. For example, your own game. It’s fun to work in a group to plan the rules and goals of the game. Play - Yellow and Blue Today in play we started with a fun balloon game. We sat in a circle and passed the balloon. Whoever had the balloon shared their name. This was fun to get to toss the balloon, s

Construction, Day 1

Construction, Day 1

Games- Today we followed our construction theme and talked about constructing our own games! It was fun to work in group and think about what the rules and the goals would be! Yak Academy- Today in class we built towers in teams. We wanted to make them as high as we could. We used Popsicle sticks and we got creative in their shapes. There were four teams and at the end we saw who made it the highest. Chit Chat- In our first day of class, we did some fun color mixing. We found

Construction, Day 1

Construction, Day 1

To follow the theme of construction, we talked about LEGOSs! We even got to make our own personal LEGO characters!! We also made blueprints out of LEGOs. We were able to paint them and then stamp them onto the page. It was kind of silly and a ton of fun!! Then, we build some really neat marshmallow towers. Building is fun because we can be creative and have fun! We had so much fun using creativity to build build build. We had a great friendship moment in class today! One kid

Mad Science, Day 4

Mad Science, Day 4

Chit Chat Today we played a super, super fun acting game. It was so amazing and the kiddos crazy loved it. We took turns to pretend to act our real life situations. Then together, everyone decided if the situation is a time when people use bubblegum brains or brick brains. Yak Academy Today we made our very own volcanoes! It used flour, water, cooking oil and a ton of salt! We made them around a water bottle which is the inside. Our focus was working as a group. We also had t

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