Thursday, July 21, 2011

Cousin's Camp Day 1

This year we did a cousin's camp for the kids.  It was a roaring success and I think it will be an annual event.  The theme was Taylor Tiger's on Safari.  It started with the kids checking in and recieving some of their loot.  Then there was a swearing in.  Everyone had to pledge to be nice and not whine and have fun.  Then Phil and Meags provided a killer scavenger hunt at Kiwanis complete with compasses and an orienteering lesson.  The kids all loved it.  Then it was dinner, served cafeteria style, camp songs, camp cheer, etc.  
 For every activity the kids earned beads they could put on these necklaces:
 Adventure passports:

 The campers:
The pledge:
A crash course in orienteering:


 The hunt begins:

 The hunt concludes:
The prize was this awesome camp banner that they all signed:
Some of the "lunch ladies":

 The kids had cute place mats made by my mom:

7 comments:

Maren said...

It was so fun! Finn has worn his shirt several times since our return!

Bill Hastings said...

This looks like a pretty serious event. I'm impressed!

David and Kris Taylor said...

That was a bit of fun!

So how do you get Maren's ghost to comment on your blog? I thought sure she was killed by the haboob!

D.

Christy said...

what a cool idea! you guys are so creative.

Holly said...

That is an awesome idea! I'll have to discuss it with my siblings...

Whitney said...

Seriously impressive. The kids must have had an amazing time.

Courtney said...

So much fun.