July Summer Camp - Ocean & Water Fun

Welcome to the ocean week of summer camp!  A week full of water play, crafts, science and more!

Driveway Fun - Water, chalk, and bubbles -  Really, what more does a kid need?

The kiddos were "melting" my chalk drawings.

Potion Making - Always a highlight.  I colored buckets of water and brought out all our cups, bowls, spoons, spice containers etc.

 

Painting Sea Shells -

Ocean Pockets - The kiddos painted their cartons on one day...

Then filled them with ocean bits on the next...

 

Mermaids - So many of the mermaid craft ideas are for older kiddos, this one was super cute but time intensive.  Ha! 

The kiddos painted their clothes pins, then with the help of the glue gun, we put them all together...

I found these super cute mermaids in several places, here is one blog.

Mermaid Necklaces - These are pretty fabulous.  I found the idea on this blog.

Cloud Dough - (Just 8 cups flour & 1 cup baby or vegetable oil) - The kiddos helped me make the dough, then we played.  It's very soft and squishy.

Pool - I love how the kiddos fill the pool with the toys, then gingerly step around them to scoop up water.  Ha!

Arrrgh!  Here be a bit a piracy at summer camp.

Treasure Boxes & Hunt - The kiddos decorated Altoid tins for their treasure boxes, then they were off on their hunt.  I made a map of the backyard for each of the kiddos.  Once they found their gold coin, they gathered to find their real treasure...

Fizzy Treasure  -  I made baking soda ice cubes with treasure frozen inside.  The kiddos got to use vinegar to help them free their treasure.  Delightfully Fizzy!  I found this wonderful idea on this blog.

Washing our Treasure - The kiddos washed the vinegar and baking soda from their treasure bits.

Edible Sand - The kiddos crushed vanilla wafers to create sand, then they sprinkled them onto their pudding to eat.  Yummers!  I found this idea on this blog.

The kiddos crushed their cookies with their hands, their feet or with a roller.

Shaving Cream - I reminded the kiddos that this is soap... but that didn't stop one of the boys from tasting it - yuckers!

Jello! - We had to do blue Jello with Swedish fish!  Yummers!

Foaming Bubbles - The kiddos enjoyed whipping up some bubbles with whisks and a little dish soap...