Day Two- Camp Art and Other Fun Things

The Tie-dye booth returned this year and was in full swing as campers designed their shirts.  This year the dyes were in the blue, maroon and mauve. It was exciting to see campers' variations and creativity as they were hung in the sun to dry. 

Camper Dying a Shirt 

Tie-dye Shirts Drying in the Sun

Campers were able to demonstrate their creativity in the spin art booth as well. Each piece is unique to the camper's color choices and no two paintings turn out the same. 

Camper's Spin Art

Colorful Birdhouse

Brightly colored birdhouses and dollhouses appeared on the drying racks as campers began to apply paint to the kits they assembled yesterday. The dollhouse now has a person (right of the house)  using a template drawn by the camper, and created by wood craftsman Tom. The person can be used while playing with the dollhouse.  

Dollhouse 

Paddle Boats Waiting to be Painted 

Campers enjoying  painting Plaster of Paris bisques in many shapes and forms. One camper was very excited to be the first to paint a Cocker Spaniel bisque. She was quoted as saying, "All the other campers are going to choose this dog as well." 

Camper Painting a Plaster Bisque of a Dog

Today starts the drama, "The Lord is My Shepherd", an adaptation of a RFK classic.  In this drama are a flock of sheep, that include a a dowager, teen, baby, and other sheep in various stages in life. The cast includes a sinister wolf and a wise sheep dog.  In today's installment, the sheep are introduced to the campers and are playing games and interacting within the sheep fold.  The teen sheep is disenchanted with remaining in the fold, and convinces his fellow sheep that the world outside of the fold offers adventure and delectable grass that cannot he found within the fold.  With a lot of fast talking, the teen sheep persuades the rest of the flock to follow him on a big adventure.  The flock believes the wolf is far away, if real at all. Will the wolf get our little flock since they have left the fold? We will see as the rest of the adventure unfolds over the next few days of camp.

Drama Sheepfold Stage

Camp Puppet Stage

The camp zipline has been improved and extended. The campers are able to fly down the line and experience the speed and excitement of flying down the line from the platform.

Trip Down the Zipline

Brianna Grace, Spencer Boliou, Noah Walker

That night we were treated to a concert by Brianna Grace, Spencer Boliou, & Noah Walker. The message these had for our campers was heart felt and just right, as they reached our to all of their listeners.  You can hear them them sing clicking here and here. Thanks to Brianna Grace, Spencer, and Noah for the great concert.