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Week 4

Dive into the Ocean! 

Grab your snorkles and your flippers, we're going to the deep blue sea for some fintastic fun!

Day 1

In Play the Red, Yellow, and Blue teams played a team game called 'Jelly-Fish Ball'. Campers were split into two teams, with each camper to plant their feet in place armed with a pool noodle. The goal is to use the pool noodle to guide the giant jellyfish ball onto the other team’s side, like hockey! Creators got to read The Jellyfish Who Lost Its Glow and paint paper plate jellyfishes, they even got to pick out some brilliant glow-in-the-dark paint! Projects got to meet Shelly the turtle under the waves and learn all about tide pools. They had lots of fun playing in the sensory bin! Today in Games the Purple, Orange, Green, and Silver teams got to partake in a variety of fun challenges! They started with a fast-paced 'Bead Sort' before competing in an exciting game of 'Flip Cup Tic-Tac-Toe'. Next everyone worked together in the 'Cup Race Down the Line', and finished the day with the 'Cup Tower Challenge'. It was super fun! Engineers got to being the shark research lab with making their own shark fin hats, jawsome! Innovators got to learn about the deepest place on Earth: the Mariana Trench. Studio Art got to make hanging jellyfish out of paper plates, they look really cool! They got to watch a fascinating video about it! Yak Apprentices and Teen Voyagers got to Cooking and made some yummy pasta salad with cheese and tomatoes.

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Day 2

The Red, Yellow, and Blue teams played a circle game called 'Save the whale' in Play Campers sat in a tight circle representing the ocean shore. They passed the "whale" ball across the circle to each other as fast as they could. Then a second ball, “the predator” moved randomly. The group had to use strategy to keep the whale safe from getting touched by the predator ball by changing directions and tossing it with purpose. It was super fun! Creators read Lost and Found, then made paper towel roll penguins riding a little paper bowl boat. Some made paper bowl umbrellas for their penguin like the book! Projects dove beneath the waves with the Shelly the sea turtle to learn about the zones of the ocean, starting with the sunlight zone near the surface. They got to listen to lots of whale songs! Teen Voyagers put their game faces on as they gathered for their turn at challenges. They started with 'Bead Sort', then 'Flip Cup Tic-Tac-Toe', next 'Cup Race Down the Line', and finally 'Cup Tower Challenge'. Purple, Orange, Green, and Silver teams got to have fun with board games, everyone had a blast playing their favorites with friends! Engineers continued the shark research lab with learning about their different types of teeth, then made shark jaws out of paper plates. Innovators go to learn about how pressure works in the sea with a fun lab, they got to shrink marshmallows by sucking the air out with plastic syringes and blowing up gloves like balloons. It was super cool! Studio Art made clay sea creatures, today they did a wonderful job sculpting their ocean critters! Cooking got to make greek salads today, an excellent healthy snack! Recess had lots of fun with toys and the beloved scooters! 

Day 3

In Play, Red, Yellow, and Blue teams played a game called ‘Starfish rescue’. In a pool lay a variety of magnetic starfish, and campers must race to find matching pairs using magnetic wands as fishing poles. Projects dived deeper into the sea with Shelly to learn about the twilight zone and added various paper sea critters they made to their classroom mural. Creators read Lula and the Sea Monster, then got to cut out deep sea divers they added their photos to and drew it with some sea monsters! Today in Games class, the Orange, Green, Purple, and Silver teams enjoyed flat scooter relays. In this activity, participants traveled on scooter boards while staying low to the ground, choosing to move forwards, backwards, sideways, or even on their tummies like a crab. Engineers continued their shark research lab by making clay sharks while learning about all sorts of different fins from different shark species, fintastic! Studio Art got to the next step of their clay sea creatures, it was a colorful paint day! Innovators got to learn about the midnight zone, the deepest part of the ocean, while drawing some sea creatures from the zone on black construction paper. They look amazing! Cooking class got to make delicious strawberry shortcake today. The reptile guy came with two boa snakes for campers to pet, ssssuper cool! 

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Day 4

In Play class the Red, Yellow, and Blue teams played a variety of ocean-themed parachute games, including ‘Shark Attack’, a game where campers take on various roles such as swimmers, sharks, and lifeguards. The next game was a deep sea dive, in which campers took turns searching for treasures hiding underneath the parachute. Projects dove into the deepest parts of the ocean to learn about the midnight zone and got to draw sea creatures with stencils on black construction. Creators got to read Lady Snark, learning about how sharks aren't the mean scary fish they are. They got to make shark collages and gave them various faces to express different emotions. Lots of happy sharks were made! The Green, Orange, Purple, and Silver teams got to Engineers learn all about how scientists track sharks to study them. Then they designed and drew their own trackers for sharks. They had some great ideas! Innovators learned all about the researchers that study the deep blue sea in submarines. Then they made turtles with paper plate shells, they look great! Studio Art got to raid the beads and string to make necklaces, they made super pretty jewelry. Today in Games Class our Teen Voyagers enjoyed flat scooter relays! In this activity, participants traveled on scooter boards while staying low to the ground, choosing to move forwards, backwards, sideways, or even on their tummies like a crab. Yak Apprentices got to go a fun field trip outside of camp today!

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Day 5

In Play class the Red, Yellow, and Blue teams played a dolphin ring relay. Teams held hands in a chain, and then were presented with the challenge to climb through the hula hoop without breaking the chain. Next, campers played beach ball basketball! Projects learned all about the midnight zone, the deepest zone in the entire ocean. They got to make the last sea creatures to the mural, it looks super cool! Creators read Sebastian and the Seabass, then made pretty paper plate fishies!The Purple, Green, Orange, and Silver teams got to enjoy Games class in the field today, everyone had the blast and enjoyed the sunshine! Innovators learned about the Mariana Trench and got to design their own submarines!Engineers finished the shark research lab with learning about shark conservation and designed their own ways to help protect sharks! Studio Art got to have a free day to make anything they wanted: shoe box habitats, shrinky dinks, jewelry, and more! Explorers got to see the therapy dog again! This year of camp was amazing and we hope everyone can come back next year for more fun!

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