Thoughtful musings on various topics by interesting people at Blithewold

Week Three, Day Four: Locating the Fun

What a fun day! The campers started by making ice cream cones for their morning craft. Then they went outside for a snack, where some campers played catch with our counselors. After snack, our special … Read more.

Week Three, Day Three: Filling the Buckets

The heat has begun, but the campers had a good time! We started the day by making handprint cacti. Then we spent a long time at the Frog Pond and Rock Garden to play the … Read more.

Week Three, Day Two: Capturing the Mansion

We had a lovely day for art today after our morning routine. Ms. Joanne was back to teach the campers about drawing architecture. The campers made their models of the Blithewold Mansion. They used a … Read more.

Week Three, Day One: Marjorie and Her Paintings

Week Three started well with a cooler day. We had our camp introductions this morning and learned about our space before we went outside. While outside, we played tree tag after snack time. Then we … Read more.

Camp Sequoia 2023: Week Two Full Photo Gallery

Week Two, Day Five: Safari Day

The campers were wild with safari day! We started the day by making safari hats. Then we went to the vegetable garden. One group met Julia, Ollie, and Betsy to give us a tour. The … Read more.

Week Two, Day Four: The Camp Ecosystem

What a nice day! We started by making tree hand art. Then we went outside early this morning for a snack and a game. Then we split up into groups to study the ecosystems at … Read more.

Week Two, Day Three: Save the Bees

The heat was back today, but we still got to spend some time outside. We started the day making a sloth craft before we were off to the frog pond. At the frog pond, we … Read more.

Week Two, Day Two: The Great Wave

We had a lovely day today without being very hot until the late afternoon. We started the day with an art class with Ms. Joanne. She taught the campers about the Great Wave painting and … Read more.

Week Two, Day One: Introducing the Van Wickles

Week two started off with a bang! We were so excited to see so many familiar faces this week and the friends they brought with them. We started our day with introductions of ourselves and … Read more.