Camp Liberty- Water Works Week

Water Works Week is always a lot of fun.  Teachers and counselors all agree that every day of water works camp is equal to one week of other camp themes.  So...we had (what feels like) 5 weeks of camp crammed into 5 days.  Every day we turned the playground into a water park.  They had a ball playing in the sprinklers, small pools and eventually mud puddles. We also did some great sensory activities such as water balloon yo-yo painting.

SPLAT!

 SPLAT!  SPLAT!

SPLAT! SPLAT! SPLAT!

Tuesday afternoon brought 97+degrees, so we decided to stay inside.  We made sand slime.  We thought the kiddos would love it and they did.

Some a little more than others...let's just say at the end of the day, Lindsay was not too happy to spend over an hour cleaning up.  But the kiddos enjoyed themselves so she said that it was worth it.

We went on a nature walk Wednesday.  The kiddos did a great job following directions.  I was the caboose and this image is precious to me.  I spent a great portion of my childhood in the forest, so it is very special to me when I spend time with the kiddos in the forest enjoying God's creation.

For a midweek treat, we decided to cool down.  We read books about snow and then made ice cream in a bag.  The kiddos were put in small cooperative groups and had to work together to make their ice cream.

All smiles :-)

I am so happy to have captured this moment.  I tell the kiddos to be thankful always and make sure to say it.  It touched my heart to see these girls giving thanks to the Lord for their ice cream treat.

Our first field trip was Thursday.  We had a great time at the pool.  

We swam and played all day!

A butterfly wandered into our picnic.  It fluttered around and landed on a few of us.  The kiddos were amazed.

Some of the kiddos fell asleep on the bus.  

To finish out the week, we painted with squirt guns on Friday and created some fantastic art.

For some science fun, we threw water balloons into a pool of baking soda.  The kiddos were excited to soon discover that the balloons were not filled with water!  The vinegar balloons created a fizzy reaction.  They had fun trying to figure out how the break the balloons.  Most of the time, they bounced! 

We used a catapult to try to get the water balloons on the roof.  

Our afternoon cool down activity was making Lei's.  

All in all, we had a great week making friends while keeping cool.  We look forward to Water Works Week 2 in August.  Up next...Journey Off the Map...