Thoughtful musings on various topics by interesting people at Blithewold

Camp Sequoia 2025 Week 5, Day 1: Cops, Robbers, and Parachutes

Welcome to week five!! The summer is flying by as we are already halfway through! We started the day by introducing ourselves and the camp space to everyone. Then we went to play Switch with … Read more.

Camp Sequoia 2025 Week 4, Day 5: Game Day

Happy Game Day! Everyone came to camp dressed in jerseys from their favorite teams. We started with an obstacle course planned by the CITs. Then, we played parachute volleyball and had a couple of throwing … Read more.

Camp Sequoia 2025 Week 4, Day 4: Frolicking Outside

What a nice day! First, we traveled to the Veggie Garden in the morning. We got to taste all of the new vegetables that Ms. Becca is working on in the garden. The campers tasted … Read more.

Camp Sequoia 2025 Week 4, Day 3: The Final Day of the Heat Wave

The heat wave has come to an end!  We started off the day by making lily pads with frogs. After that, we went to the grounds to play “What Time is it Mr. Fox” and … Read more.

Camp Sequoia 2025 Week 4, Day 2: The Hottest Day at Camp

Today was a hot one! We started the day by making crinkle paper art. Then Ms. Joanne came to teach an art lesson for the week. Today, we drew pictures of our feet in the … Read more.

Camp Sequoia 2025 Week 4, Day 1: The Start of the Heat Wave

Welcome to week four! We started our morning by doing a “Get to know you” worksheet, so that the campers could write down fun facts about themselves. Then, we introduced ourselves and showed the campers … Read more.

Camp Sequoia 2025 Week 3, Day 5: Pirate Day

Argh matey, happy pirate day! We started our morning by making treasure maps. Then, we had our pirate scavenger hunt. We read the campers the story about The Pirates of Blithewold. We told them about … Read more.

Camp Sequoia 2025 Week 3, Day 4: All About The Beach

Today was all about the beach! We started our day by making pool floats out of paper plates and adding a portrait of ourselves. After that, it was off to the veggie garden and all … Read more.

Camp Sequoia 2025 Week 3, Day 3: Hanging in the Tree Tops

What a beautiful day! We started the day by making paper bag trees. Then we went to the frog pond to explore the rock gardens. We saw so many frogs! On our way, we picked … Read more.

Camp Sequoia 2025 Week 3, Day 2: Play Ball

Game day! We started the day by making some 3D hand art. Then, we went outside. The campers had two choices in the morning about what they wanted to do. Some of them brought all … Read more.