BAM Camp- Pirates

Arr matey! Pirate week was tons of fun.

We played with sand dough. I made regular play dough then added sand.

I added in stuff for an aquarium.

Bo's base was water. I added pool noodle boats ( slice of pool noodle with a straw and foam for the mast and sail), beads, coins, pirate figures, a pirate costume, and a treasure chest.

Cutest pirate I've ever seen.

Amelia had a purple box. Water, food coloring, every purple toy I could find, and later purple ice.

Tuesday we played again.

Then we went swimming.

We made popsicles with gummy bears and Sprite. 

They were delicious!

Wednesday was our tent day. Thursday we did our bags.

And did our boxes again.

And of course we went went swimming. 

Even Gus.

Amelia painted with a fly swatter.

Bo painted a sword. I made it with a wrapping paper tube, some cardboard, hot glue, and aluminum foil. He painted the handle.

Bo's Spanish words:

Pirata- pirate

Dinero- money

Barco- ship

Pájaro- bird

Tesoro- treasure

Here's our video

BAM Camp- Dinosaurs

This week was all about dinos! Just an FYI, I have to take physics this sumer, so I don't have the kids as long each day. Therefore, we are doing as much stuff everyday. I still plan to do an activity with them every day and blog, but the blog may be later than usual.

Amelia made flowers. She picked some colors of paint (hence the brown). I put them in 2 paper cups with marbles. I taped the cups together and she shook. After they dried I cut them into flowers

Bo made dinosaur feet using kleenex boxes for the feet and sponges for the toes. I assembled and spray painted everything. Then he added more paint as he saw fit.

"I'm going to wear them all day!"

Amelia had a water box. The was water and I dumped in lots of sea critters and boats.

Bo had a dino box. The base was sand and I added a Baby Dinos and Dino Skulls Toobs, trees, a paintbrush (to dust the fossils) and a cave. I hid the skulls and he dug them up like a paleontologist.

He told me the dino box is always his favorite.

Tuesday we took our boxes outside.

After that we went to play in the splash pad at the park again.

Wednesday we went to the library, but somebody wanted to play doll house instead of read until we were walking out the door.

Bo and I on the other hand read every dino book he could find. (Yes this is the best selfie I could get from him.)

After a VBS meeting (I'm the director along with another college student.) we went home. Amelia was asleep, but Bo went ahead and did his box. 

Thursday after a picnic they dug into their bags.

Then soon after their boxes.

Bo's Spanish words:

Verde- green

Café- brown

Huevo- egg

Grande- big

Pequeño- small

Here's our video

BAM Camp- Pond/Swamp

Last week's theme was the pond/swamp.

Tuesday was the only pretty day,

so naturally we went to the park.

And played in the splash pad.

We also made some crafts. This is Sis's. I cut the animals out with my Cricut then she used contact paper and tissue paper to make the picture.

Bo made some alligator tappers. I cut out some cardboard and hot glued 2 bottle caps in so they would tap when the mouth closed. Bo cut the paper and glued the eyes.

Sis's box was simple. She had water, soap, plastic dishes, and a rag.

She thought it was awesome.

Bo had a pond/swamp box. Later we added green food coloring. Obviously the base was water. Then I added green water beads, a river Toob, some animals I had from when my brother was little, and foam lilly pads.

Bo and his big brother Andrew played in it.

We also gave the grass heads a hair cut.

Wednesday was rainy. So we hung out inside and did our boxes.

We also made chocolate frogs and turtles.

Thursday it rained for most of the day. Bo and Andrew had a frog jumping contest.

The kids got to play with their bags.

We watched a movie in the tent.

And we did our boxes.

Bo's Spanish words:

Rana- frog

Tortuga- turtle

Animales- animals

Agua- water

Pantano- swamp

Here's out video too.