Maple Key Day Camp Director's Blog » Camp Activities http://www.maplekeydaycamp.com/blog Thoughts and news from the happiest place in Perth! Thu, 26 Jan 2012 22:09:34 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Santa’s Workshop in Review http://www.maplekeydaycamp.com/blog/2011/12/santas-workshop-in-review/ http://www.maplekeydaycamp.com/blog/2011/12/santas-workshop-in-review/#comments Tue, 06 Dec 2011 03:52:03 +0000 Kristen http://www.maplekeydaycamp.com/blog/?p=491  

 

Our 3rd annual Santa’s workshop was a great success! With double the enrolment of last year, we had a full house and both campers and staff had a wonderful time.

This year’s special projects included:

  • peppermint bath salts in gift jars
  • Christmas tile coasters
  • wreath picture frame ornament/magnet
  • slipper socks
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The 2011 MKDC Camp Calendar!

Finally, here it is! Our Summer 2011 Calendar is now finalized and ready for your downloading & printing enjoyment! It will look great on your fridge. :)

You will notice that all our Fridays have “?” marks on them. MKDC Friday events are carefully guarded secrets and will be fun surprises for our campers. Three of these will be Colour War days, and the others will be other exciting all-day events. You’ll have to be there to find out!

Download the 2011 Camp Calendar Now!

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image from thereptilerainforest.com

We love to plan special events and guests! This summer, during Week 2, I am excited to announce that we will be visited by the Reptile Rainforest Roadshow. The show will include over 15 live animals, feeding demonstrations, baby reptiles, and even some animals that our campers and staff can touch! Cool!

From the Reptile Rainforest website:

The Reptile Rainforest Roadshow™ presents a unique opportunity for attendees to get up close and personal with various misunderstood creatures, such as lizards, turtles, frogs, scorpions, and of course, snakes – All in a safe, and controlled situation!

Which creatures will you be most excited to meet?

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Marbles a photo by maplekeydaycamp on Flickr.

One of the things we love to do at camp is bring back some of those “lost” games that today’s kids aren’t as likely to know about.

Today, some of our boys learned to play some simple marble games during siesta. What fun!

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Washer Necklaces

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Christmas Tree Snacks

Giant Snowflake Ornaments

  1. Kids love making their own presents – we’ll help them, and take care of the mess too!
  2. Projects are adjusted for each age level.
  3. Everything is included – lunch, snacks, project materials, & gift wrap.
  4. You can send the whole family for $70!
  5. In addition to gifts, they will also bring home a special handmade ornament.
  6. Our staff have as much fun as the kids do!
  7. Support MKDC’s effort to provide higher quality kids programming.
  8. It will be even better than last year!
  9. They will come home tired and happy.
  10. It’s a whole Saturday for you to do your own Christmas shopping, kid-free!
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Quotes of the day:

  • “Can we start over, please?” – LIT Rory
  • “You are so Gordon Ramsey” – Court
  • “Stay!” – LIT Colleen
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Quote of the day:

  • “I guess I’m the bum jiggler in this group” – Court
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Pajama Day!

Quotes of the day:

  • “Hello? HD?” – Court”
  • “You have a soapy unibrow, and I like it.” – Cait
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Quotes of the day:

  • “Don’t disturb the beast while it’s eating!” – Court
  • “It’s a text-t0-camp connection!” – LIT Liam
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