August 6: Soak
by Calvin
August 7: Taking flight
by Calvin
by mom
August 8: Reflecting off water
by Calvin
by mom
August 9: Red
by Calvin
by mom
August 10: A spot of red
by Calvin
by mom
August 11: Hodgepodge
by Calvin
by mom
August 12: Season's best
by Calvin
Pitch a tent; go on a hike with our favorite naturalist; try your hand at fishing; play frisbee; make a "flower" arrangement, and a cute owl thing; earn your Junior Naturalist distinction; gobble down some s'mores; learn about nocturnal(ish) animals in our county; go for a hike in the dark; have the clouds part just in time to watch the stars with a star expert (and see a few Perseid meteors); fall asleep to the sound of a screech owl. Did I mention pancakes in the morning?
What did you do this weekend?
camping, county parks It was dual camp week for Calvin. Two half day camps, both in the same building but from different though related companies. The morning camp was theater camp with the Wild Swan company that he performed with last year in The Wizard of Oz. Afternoon camp was musical theater camp with Arts in Motion, the dance school where we took mom and me dancing classes when Calvin was still a toddler.
Thematically the morning camp was about the rain forest. The group read the story The Great Kapok Tree and made it into a skit which they proceeded to perform for the parents in a fifteen minute show on Friday. Throughout the week they worked on lines, sets, and costumes, and they also did some research on the rain forest and its denizens. Calvin did most of the research for the group, coming home proudly having volunteered to look up whatever question the group had, and spending a half hour or so with the computer and encyclopedia, taking notes so he'd have a good answer the next day. If only he approached all his work with such gusto.
Thematically the afternoon camp was a review of songs from the shows Cinderella, Into the Woods, and Peter Pan. This was another thing Calvin eagerly tackled at home without nagging, or even reminding, from either of us. He fired up You Tube and sang along with Broadway performers on a nightly basis. He had his moves down, too.
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theater July 30: Marker
by mom
by Calvin
July 31: Back in the day
by mom
by Calvin
August 1: Passing time
by mom
by Calvin
August 2: With water
by mom
by Calvin
August 3: Powerful
by mom
by Calvin
August 4: Where I stand
by mom
by Calvin
August 5: Happy feet
by mom
by Calvin
365_2015 Sewn. All by himself. Enough said.
(also, new school room organization)
(and there's a monkey eating dinner with us)
sewing