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Another Day in Paradise
From mosaic parachute This week the weather’s been perfect. A little overcast in the morning just cool enough for me to serve tea to the moms then clearing by 10:30am so we can have beautiful sunshine through our colorful parachute. … Continue reading
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What I do When the Kids are Gone–What Empty Nest!
When the campers and their grown ups are gone I’ve got plenty to do. There’s all the clean up; clean towels, bathrooms, art supplies to organize and replenish, new projects to dream up and prep, blankets to fold and put … Continue reading
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A New Baby in the Neigh….borhood…King Snake update
We’ve got a new baby next door. I don’t know it’s name yet but it’s really small compared to it’s mom and really BIG compared to my Smiling Tree campers. The horse who lives next door and has been in … Continue reading
Sewing Circle at Smiling Tree Camp
From sewing circle One of our activities this month at camp will be an ongoing sewing circle. I have a selection of cotton fabric rectangles for the children to choose from. Our first project is a garden flag. To get … Continue reading
Baking Pretzels at Camp
From cheese pretzels The last day of each session of camp we cook. I have a great cook book with recipes designed for kids to make a small portion snack. We made cheese pretzels last week. The kids scooped and … Continue reading
Popsicles and Marigolds
From popcicles marigolds We’ve had a couple really hot days at camp. So hot that I brought out popsicles for everyone and hooked up the mister to cool things down…..still too hot! It was so hot I could hardly get … Continue reading
King Snake in the Grass
Zinnie told me she saw a snake….hmmmmm Yes, really, I asked was it this big? (gesturing a few inches) , no, was it this big? (one foot), no, this big? (arms stretched 2-3feet) YES!!! what did it look like? “A … Continue reading
The Strawberry Patch
From Collages The kids love picking strawberries at camp. A lot of the kids make a bee line straight to the strawberry patch as soon as they arrive. As you can see by the sign the kids are free to … Continue reading
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Fathers’ Day Portraits
From st 611 fathers day pics I took some sweet portraits of the kids at camp with the idea that they would be part of a gift for Fathers’ Day. Because of the strange late rain I wasn’t able to … Continue reading
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Picking and Shelling Fava Beans
From st fava beans The kids had fun picking and shelling the last of the fava beans. The giant pods have a velvety lining. I blanched the beans then sauteed them in olive oil and garlic. Fava beans are extremely easy to … Continue reading
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Wild Life at Camp
The kids had so much fun finding frogs and caterpillars at camp. There seemed to be an abundance of frogs so I had to remind the kids to use gentle hands and be sure to put the critters back in … Continue reading
Made by Joel / Made by Gail
We live in “wine country” so visiting guests often leave wine box carriers at our home. When I saw the doll house that Joel from madebyjoel.blog created I just had to try it and how cute is this!!!…(not a question!) … Continue reading
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Gallery Tour and Art Workshop at Smiling Tree
From Art workshop / Graton Sept 2010 We started our day with a tour and game of “I Spy” at the Graton Art Gallery then everyone came back to Smiling Tree to “play” with art. We mixed colors, and … Continue reading
Where Did the Summer Go?? Let’s Get Caught Up
From st summer 2010 dish garden As I look through my website/blog I see I didn’t post a lot of pictures of all the fun things we did last summer. The last photos were of wheelbarrow rides and … Continue reading
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Baking Muffins and Wheel Barrow Rides
From st muffins wheel barrow June 2010 From st muffins wheel barrow June 2010 We had such a fun week at camp. We baked blueberry, apple muffins which were delicious……..not too sweet. It’s fun to see the kids who … Continue reading
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Kites and Windsocks at Camp
From st June 2010 kites It was hot today and everyone seemed to be happy hanging out under the oak trees crafting. We made a simple little kite (which really works) and a colorful windsock. Both crafts were … Continue reading
Art Day… Graton Gallery & Smiling Tree
From st graton art day I’ve been excited about this class ever since I came up with the idea. My inspiration was from a kids’ art blog, Laugh, Paint, Create. I’ve made several trips to the Graton Art Gallery, … Continue reading
My “Art Gallery”
Sometimes the kids’ art gets left here. I love these two pieces so much I ”hung” them on the wall under our oil painting of Howard’s Cafe in Occidental. My photography doesn’t do any of these pieces justice. The kids’ art … Continue reading
Pumpkins, Pumpkins, Pumpkins
From st autumn I loved these pumpkin projects. I like to make a sample of the projects before camp and it’s always fun to see what the kids do with the materials provided. They always find a way … Continue reading
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Kids Sew the Scare Crow
From st misc october 09 pumpkins etc We often have the kids do “real” sewing at camp. Today was a little different, we did a group project. With real “pointy” needles the kids sewed a face for … Continue reading
