Week 1 at Del Val Future Stars Camp's theme was <span style="color: #339966;"> <strong>"If I ran the rain forest"</strong></span>

On Monday, we made hand print safari animals! The Counselors and I assisted  the campers with tracing their hand prints. They were able to pick from a variety of animals that lived in the rain forest. We went over what animals they thought lived in the rain forest and then I showed them pictures of animals that do. On Tuesday, we made paper chain green snakes! The campers LOVED this activity because I gave them the opportunity to pick the color they wanted, they chose the size of snake they wanted, and they decorated them. On Wednesday, we made tissue paper animals! The campers were able to pick the animal they wanted to make. This was by far one of the messiest days of camp this week! They loved using the liquid glue! The creative animals they created were fantastic. Thursday's activity was everyone's favorite. We made paper plate rain forest animals. The campers chose what animal they wanted to make and everything turned out great. On Friday, we finished the theme of the week up by drawing our favorite animal and wrote a poem (Gophers, Gators) and/or three facts (Ducks,Dragons, Hawks) about the animal. If campers finish an activity early, then they were able to make something of their choice with the materials we were using or they were able to make bracelets and/or animals out of pipe cleaners. Everyone did a fabulous job and I am so proud of all of the campers hard work and artistic abilities!

I plan to give all of the campers their art work on each Friday to take home.

Miss. Rachael :)

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Week 2 "<span style="color: #000080;">Down the Shore”</span>

On Monday, we made paper bag jelly fish! The campers had a blast learning about jellyfish and some of them already knew great facts! We also painted some rocks for a cool activity later in the week!

On Tuesday, we made our own small sample of colored sand for the project we would be working on later on in the week. The Ducks and Dragons made food coloring Seahorses that I hung from the ceiling! The Gophers, Hawks, and Gators made suns on canvas boards! They used different mediums such as, food coloring, tissue paper, marker, and noodles! This was by far our favorite activity! The campers did an awesome job!

On Wednesday, we made sandpaper starfish! We learned some new facts about starfish and how they are actually called sea stars! The campers liked the texture of the sandpaper as it resembled the feel of a starfish! We also made shark heads! Each camper made one and they loved it!

On Thursday, we made pipe cleaner fireworks, which was very messy! We also collected the rocks we painted, the sand we made, and made our own beach! We used model magic, clay, markers, playdoh, and our other materials! The students enjoyed creating their very own beach!

On Friday, we made popsicle stick flags! The students enjoyed painting their popsicle sticks but most of all, representing their country through their own art!

We are having a great time here at Future Stars Camp and excited for the rest of the summer! We will miss all the campers who won’t be back! Happy Fourth of July!

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Week 3 – <strong><span style="color: #0000ff;">Blue</span></strong> and <strong><span style="color: #ffcc00;">Gold!</span></strong>

On Monday we made blue and gold signs to support our teams and hung them in the halls, we did face painting and arm painting to represent whatever team the camper was on, and finally made blue and gold friendship bracelets!

Tuesday we made marshmallow towers! We had two groups with blue and gold teams and they were told to create anything they wanted. The Gophers and Gators were timed and then judged by the Counselors and I. We were looking for group effort and participation! We gave points to the blue or gold team depending on the tower we chose! One group made a Ferris wheel, another made a tent and fire pit, another even made a pyramid! The younger groups were split into two blue and gold and pairs were working on something they wanted to create! They enjoyed working together to create awesome objects!

On Wednesday we made coffee filter dye signs! They colored and cut the coffee filters to support the team the campers were on and then sprayed it with water to make a tie dye look! We have all of the signs hung up in our classroom. The second station consisted of figuring out the popsicle stick puzzles. The hardest one was the duck! After the campers finished solving the puzzles, they were able to make their own puzzle and have other campers try to figure them out! Whoever made one, took theirs home. The last station was tic tac toe with beads! The campers enjoyed playing this simple but fan favorite game with their opposing teammate.

Thursday was a very rainy day so we stayed inside and made our own hopscotch on paper! The Ducks, Dragons, and Hawks enjoyed making their own shapes and writing the numbers in the shapes. We also played a game called “Roll a Picasso!” We learned about Pablo Picasso, although many campers knew who he was. The campers had to roll a dice and whatever number it landed on, it had a corresponding face, ears, eyes, and nose that they had to draw! The drawings were funky and creative! The Ducks and Dragons played a game called “Simon Says Draw!” I gave them goofy things to draw and they had to draw it. Our fish with a crown on its head was pretty funny! The Gophers, Gators, and even Hawks played a game called “Match My Drawing.” Everyone drew a picture of whatever they wanted and then they had to have their partner (on the opposing team) figure out what they drew but just by explaining it to them! This was challenging but they enjoyed trying to match the drawing their partners had!

Friday was a beautiful day so we spent the day outside! The Gators played Four Square! The Hawks, Gophers, Ducks, and Dragons played “Sidewalk Simon” which consisted of three circles with different colors surrounding the border. Simon Said: Jump on the red block! Jump on the red, blue, and pink block! It became our own version of Twister! We also played “Can you find…” I labeled five different circles and they had to find different things outside to put into the circles. No one found the four leaf clover though! Finally, we played “Act it Out Hopscotch” which was 6 different actions they had to do before they got to the finish line! Challenging but the campers had a blast!

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