Summer Camp!
What are we gonna do?
Join The
Circus!
July 3, 5, 7
Activities
Oh so many!
Juggling w/scarves, balls and rings
Circus obstacle course
Face Painting
Clown Dressup
Stories/Crafts/Games
Making ice cream
and more!
Snacks
I'm pretty sure we're going to eat some things! At Kaleidoscope Summer Camp, we provide the ingredients and the kids make their snacks.
There will be popcorn, fruit animals, sno cones, ice cream, hot dogs, veges and on and on....
Special Guest
Big Vince
Magician and Balloon Artist
You and your kids can call and book this day separately so you can see Big Vince!
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Running the
Farm!
July 10, 12, 14
Activities
We are just going to experience lots of farm stuff!
Milking a "cow", making butter, learning how to dig in the dirt, playing music with farm tools, planting seeds, smelling horse and cow poop (dried)(with gloves on),
touching different furs/hair/wool
Experimenting w/eggs
making charcuterie boards
and more!
Snacks
oh yummy!
Corn on the cob, fresh butter on bread, fruit/veges,
charcuterie boards, different cheeses, picnic foods, we might even eat pancakes!
Special Guest
Pioneer Farms
They will be bringing some things to look at and kids will be making a pioneer toy (Moon spinners)
You and your kids can call and book this day separately so you can enjoy Pioneer Farms!
Living
Life!
July 17, 19, 21
Activities
We're starting off our week at the laudromat, washing and drying socks. We're making our own Kaleidoscope grippy socks! Then we'll iron, we'll sew a pillow, we'll plan and prepare a simple meal, and we'll learn about taking care of ourselves!
Snacks
We're eating all the things! We'll plan our "meals", create them and eat them right up. We'll learn how to cut with a pizza cutter, how to layer a sammich, we'll have healthy fruit and veges, we will squeeze oranges and lemons to make our own drinks.
Special Guest
Kids Choice Dental
They will present a lesson on brushing and flossing and will have treat bags for the kids!
Chef!
He will be coming in to teach us some simple cooking skills.
Into The
Woods!
July 24, 26, 28
Activities
Hiking (in the gym), setting up a campsite, staring at the stars, learning the summer sky, making our own constellations and star maps, following our "trail", performing trail maintenance, learning leave no trace and 10 essentials, filter water, pack a bear canister and more and more
Snacks
trail mix, s'mores, beef jerky, dehydrated foods, berries, energy gels, hot dogs and beans, and whatever other camping yummies we can dream up!
Special Guest
Tacoma Astronomy Society
TAS will be showing us summertime constellations, teaching us how to make star maps.
WTA
(WA Trail Assoc)
We hope to have a visit from WTA to teach us trail maint and leave no trace.
Running the
Farm!
July 10, 12, 14
Activities
We are just going to experience lots of farm stuff!
Milking a "cow", making butter, learning how to dig in the dirt, playing music with farm tools, planting seeds, smelling horse and cow poop (dried)(with gloves on),
touching different furs/hair/wool
Experimenting w/eggs
making charcuterie boards
and more!
Special Guest
Pioneer Farms
They will be bringing some things to look at and kids will be making a pioneer toy (Moon spinners)
You and your kids can call and book this day separately so you can enjoy Pioneer Farms!
Construc-tion
Week
Jul 31, Aug 2, 4
Activities
One day we'll build tall buildings with legos and blocks.
One day we'll build the house of our choice out of all sizes of boxes
and
One day we will have an expert come in and teach us how to drill and hammer and saw! (with lots of supervision)
Snacks
Sandwiches, hot soup out of a thermos, lunchables, summer sausage, cheese, crackers, gogurt, boiled eggs.
And we'll present it all in a lunchbox!!!
Special Guest
A real live
Construction Person!
They will teach how to use some power tools, how to saw, how to hammer a nail and more!
Exploring our galaxy!
Aug 7, 9, 11
Activities
Rockets! Moon Rocks! Space Jars! Space sensory kits! Galaxy pastel art. Games exploring weightlessness and building our own space helmets. Balloon rockets, moon mud, constellations with pretzels and marshmallows
Snacks
Freeze dried snacks
Fruit rockets
Astronaut pudding
Oreo moon phases
(each kid will have to eat the appropriate amount of oreo!)
Moon rice cakes
Special Guest
We are working on getting an astronomer in here.
We'll figure out a special guest for sure!!
getting
Buggy
Aug 21, 23, 25
Activities
Building a worm farm and an ant farm
Learning about bugs in our area, looking at them through microscopes, building bug houses, spider web game, learn how to protect the bees, insect-related games and yoga stretches
Snacks
raisins, pretzels sticks, cheese, fruit, veges, all the things that can be shaped and designed into bugs.
Special Guest
Don't you worry! We're lining up some people who know about bugs and bees and stuff.
We'll keep you in the loop!