Jul 16 2009
Summer Camps
Each spring, burnt-out from all the driving hither and yon, I decide that we’re going to have a nice, quiet summer at home. We’ll hit the library, maybe see a movie or two, hit the pool, and just take some downtime to relax.
Our summer plan works really, really well for us. For about a week. And then the kids start complaining that they want to do MORE. More playdates with friends, more activities. And suddenly, they want to take part in a day-camp.
This year’s last-minute camp decisions include a week-long art camp, a football training camp, and chess camp. I’m waiting for Bonnie to notice that she’s been shorted a camp week, and I’m sure we’ll have to fill in with Princess camp or something like that.
The art camp was last week. Each day of the camp the kids “visited” a different country and tried out a traditional craft from that locale. Bonnie & Clyde explored China, India and Japan, and they spent the week sewing, painting, printing and using paper mache techniques.
Clyde’s favorite project was making a dragon for his door.
Bonnie’s favorite project was batiking (which she turned into a pillow).
Those of you who have spoken with Clyde know that he’s really, really, really interested in football. I recently discovered a football training camp for him, though, that would take kids his age, without prior football experience, and they wouldn’t be playing (tackling) so we thought we’d give it a try. All he needed was a pair of cleats.
One of our main objections to Clyde playing football is his size. He’s a lot smaller than his peers, and this is only emphasized at the training camp. These kids are a little older than Clyde – the age range for the camp is 12-16, but still. He better eat his Wheaties.
He’s having a good time, though. He’ll at least make a good sled dog some day.
Better add some spinach to those Wheaties. Any other moms hangin’ out at the camp taking pictures?
Smart aleck.
His dad took the pictures. So there. When are you coming to visit us??