Summer Camp, Week 4

The final week of summer camp has come and gone! It's hard to believe it's over already, but we've had an amazing summer out here at Lyman Woods. Follow the jump to check out what went down at camp this week!

Showing off a toad

Trails & Treasures solved riddles each day to find out what they would be doing. On Thursday, the campers went on a big scavenger hunt!

Searching for clues in the butterfly garden

Found it!

What did we find? A glue bottle?! How strange!

On to the next stop

Another clue!

To the garden!

Ooh, paint!

The campers found all kinds of art supplies!

Amazing nature scenes!

 And as part of their big treasure hunt on Friday, they got some sweet temporary tattoos!

 

 

 Stream Stompers explored our ponds, streams and wetlands all week

Getting ready for a hike!

Gettin' crafty

Catching toads

Looking for fish

Afternoon campers on their way to catch some fish!

 The Wild Edge had all kinds of adventures: building shelters, searching for fish, and checking out the beeyard!

One camper found an old cicada exoskeleton

...and then put it on his head!

Checking out the hives

Exploring with the waders

Look what they found!

Building shelters

Demonstrating the "Cocoon"

 
 All the campers had lots of fun in the Wild Woods, as per usual!

We listened to some fantastic stories, too!

And had delicious snacks!

We also had a very special guest on the last day of camp! One of our Camp Leaders, Sarah, brought  her friend Lloyd to meet all the campers.

Sarah and Lloyd, the African pygmy hedgehog

Showing how to properly pet a hedgehog

Camp Leader Kelly holding Lloyd

Where did he go!?

Making a break for it!

Hedgehog in a bag!

Lloyd feels more comfortable when swaddled in a blanket or pouch

Pondering hedgehog life

Well, that's it for this summer! A big thank you to all of our wonderful camp leaders, volunteers, interns, and the campers who make it all possible! We hope you had as much fun as we did, and we hope to see you next year!