Cutting Up Today

We have made it to hump day of our 4-H Cloverbud Day Camp and today we get the chance to cut up because it's Arts and Crafts Day.  We started with our own teen helper, Megan Hurst, who transported us to Japan to learn about the ancient art of paper folding also known as origami.  Our young day campers learned how to make a cat, a dog, and even a penguin that they got to take home.
  After e brief snack they got a chance to hammer out their wiggles, literally.  Long Time 4-H volunteer and carpenter, Bobby Rogers, came in with a special woodworking project.  Our youth got the chance to make their own boxes that were lined with a cedar wood bottom and had cedar trim.  The got to hammer the nails in the ends, and bottom to put it all together.  This is a project that they will remember for a lifetime.
  After all that pounding it was time for another spectacular Ms. Margaret and Ms. Danielle prepared lunch that our campers promptly chowed down.  After all grilled cheese sandwiches make everyone happy and we were happy because they were all melty and warm.
  When we got done with lunch we hit the tables again to do a little recycling.  With some old CD's and a bucket of bling, we were able to make our own spectacular sun catchers.  Mrs. Jane used yarn to tie to them so we could hang them up to catch light and make rainbows on the walls at home.
  After all of this work Mrs. T came to see us.  Today she brought us one of her favorite stories and we hula hooped outside before the storms arrived.  When we got in it was time to make a treat.  We learned about whole grains and found out one of our favorite treats, popcorn is a whole grain.  We each got a bag but it didn't quite seem like popcorn without a movie.  So after a little negotiation with Ms. Wendy and Miss Shea Ann we got to watch a movie while we enjoyed our afternoon popcorn snack.  It was so much fun!
  We only have two more days left.  Tomorrow we heard we might be cooking something up....stay tuned for more information.