YOU ROCK!!!

A BIG SHOUT OUT GOES TO OUR FANTASTIC CAMP STAFF. Camp would not be possible without the following people.

We also like to thank everyone who has come visit our camp and who has helped out: Anna, Hilary, Meghan, Rachel, Regine, Talia, Tina.

Summer Camp "Friendship Rocks": Cooking Together

Every Friday at camp, we cooked together to prepare a special treat for snack. Cooking and eating together is a great social event that encourages communication, cooperation, and teamwork.

Here is one of our recipes:

TROPICAL BEACH SWIRL

• 3 bananas
• 1 container of strawberries
• 1 ½ cups orange juice

Peel and cut bananas. Add to blender.

Wash strawberries, cut of leaves, cut in half and add to blender.

Add orange juice to blender.

Mix all the ingredients in the blender.

Summer Camp "Friendship Rocks": Lava Lamps

Today, we worked together in small groups and made lava lamps. Everyone was mesmerized by this project.

Here is how it goes:

Materials needed:

• Water
• A clear plastic bottle
• Vegetable oil
• Food coloring
• Alka-Seltzer (or other tablets that fizz).

Instructions

• Pour water into the plastic bottle until it is around one quarter full.
• Pour in vegetable oil until the bottle is nearly full.
• Wait until the oil and water have separated.
• Add around a dozen drops of food coloring to the bottle (choose any color you like).
• Watch as the food coloring falls through the oil and mixes with the water.
• Cut an Alka-Seltzer tablet into smaller pieces (e.g., 3-4) and drop one of them into the bottle. Observe what happens.
• When the bubbling stops, add another piece of Alka-Seltzer.

This simple science experiment is a great way to practice making comments or to have a conversation. Here is an idea how to get the conversation going with the help of a little worksheet:

Summer Camp "Friendship Rocks": Cooperative Relays & Obstacle Courses

Daily highlights at camp are our obstacle courses or cooperative relay games outside. The games always require teamwork and cooperation.

Here are some of our favorites:

Stomp Rocket Obstacle Course

Players partner up and carry a bin with the foam rockets across the field. At the end of the field, they put the foam rockets on the stomp rocket device and activate the stomp rockets together.

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Materials:

·        Stomp rocket(s)

·        Bin

·        Materials for obstacle course

Water Balloon Scooter Board Race

Kids work in pairs. Both players choose a water balloon each and place it into a small bin that is taped to a scooter board. The scooter board has a rope attached and the 2 players have to work cooperatively to transport the bin with water balloons from one end to the other. At the end of the course, they throw their water balloons onto targets.

Materials:

1 scooter board per group

1 rope per group

Water balloons

Chalk

FRIENDSHIP ROCKS: BIA CLUBHOUSE SUMMER CAMP

We were very excited to start camp today. We saw lots of familiar faces from last year but also greeted new friends. Everyone quickly got settled and the fun began.

OUR DAILY SCHEDULE DRAWN BY ONE OF OUR CAMPERS

Here is our daily camp schedule:

1. Arrival and free play
2. Opening circle, roll call, rule review and greeting ritual
3. Cooperative art/science/sensory or cooking project
4. Music/dancing game
5. Snack
6. Cooperative outdoor game such as obstacle courses, relays, treasure hunts
7. Playground time
8. Turn taking game with focus on practicing good sportsmanship
9. Lunch
10. Quiet time: painting to classical music
11. Favorites/dislikes: Reviewing the day
12. Movement or gross motor game: following directions
13. Closing ritual: friendship handshake, friendship points, prize box

Throughout each day we earn friendship points for showing good friendship behavior. Here are some things we earn points for.

• Sharing with a friend
• Helping a friend
• Using kind words
• Giving a friend a compliment
• Cheering and giving high 5s
• Taking over a group job
• Listening to our friends
• Having a conversation with a friend
• Following the Clubhouse camp rules

At the end of the camp day, we count how many friendship points we got as a group and we turn in our points and receive a small prize for all our hard work.