This week of events were both fun, educational, and new to me. Even though I have worked with children through a coaching stand point of sports, this weeks
camp involved nature! The first day of the two day camp we brought in a woman
named Beth from the Seneca County Water and Soil Department, who brought crafts, games, and other teaching tools about nature. Some of the crafts included soil paintings, coloring a bird seen in nature, and a nature book. I was most intrigued by the soil paintings because I did not know that you could take soil and mix it with water to make paint! We also took the kids on a bird hike, this
let the kids go explore the park with binoculars. They were able to figure out
what kinds of birds are around the area. Lastly, Beth brought in the fur hides
of several different animals that could be and have been seen in the city of
Tiffin. Some of these animals included skunks, squirrels, ground hogs, foxes,
coyotes, and even minks. Once Beth was done showing her fur hides, the kids
ate lunch and then we took them swimming at the community pool for the second half of the day.
The second day of camp focused less on nature and more on camp games, but the kids had just as much fun. We played dodge ball, Pac-man, and capture the flag. But other than the games we also had the kids make cards for their fathers, since Fathers Day was that Sunday. While the cards were drying we ate lunch and then took the kids swimming once again. Throughout this day of camp I was in charge of taking pictures of the activities and the campers so that we could add them to the Parks and Recreation Department's Facebook page.
Beyond the two days of camp I also had my weekly duties of Volleyball on Wednesday evening.
camp involved nature! The first day of the two day camp we brought in a woman
named Beth from the Seneca County Water and Soil Department, who brought crafts, games, and other teaching tools about nature. Some of the crafts included soil paintings, coloring a bird seen in nature, and a nature book. I was most intrigued by the soil paintings because I did not know that you could take soil and mix it with water to make paint! We also took the kids on a bird hike, this
let the kids go explore the park with binoculars. They were able to figure out
what kinds of birds are around the area. Lastly, Beth brought in the fur hides
of several different animals that could be and have been seen in the city of
Tiffin. Some of these animals included skunks, squirrels, ground hogs, foxes,
coyotes, and even minks. Once Beth was done showing her fur hides, the kids
ate lunch and then we took them swimming at the community pool for the second half of the day.
The second day of camp focused less on nature and more on camp games, but the kids had just as much fun. We played dodge ball, Pac-man, and capture the flag. But other than the games we also had the kids make cards for their fathers, since Fathers Day was that Sunday. While the cards were drying we ate lunch and then took the kids swimming once again. Throughout this day of camp I was in charge of taking pictures of the activities and the campers so that we could add them to the Parks and Recreation Department's Facebook page.
Beyond the two days of camp I also had my weekly duties of Volleyball on Wednesday evening.
