We had a lovely end to our two-week session here at Maripai, ending with one of our favorite activities: the BANQUET! The ladies of the camp made their own decorations to follow with the Magical Mayhem theme - and did it in style if WE are any judge - and the Administrative Staff still has the paper Chepi flying in our office.

 The Ladies of Hilltop's famous Chepi

 The Wardrobe to Narnia!

 The Mad Hatter

This past week at Camp Maripai was an active one indeed! During the week, as usual, our campers participated in horse riding lessons, archery lessons, and, of course, canoeing! But the highlight of this week was undeniably the unit-lead All-Camp Olympics.

During this event, each unit took to planning and setting up an activity/event for the rest of the campers. They earned gold, silver, and bronze medals and had a BLAST!

Here are some pictures of the festivities:

Week 3 at Camp Maripai is off to a WINDY start! But we're having a blast

This week of camp has been a very exciting week at camp! For the first time in seven years, campers are back it on the canoes! Canoeing has teaches them communication skills, patience, and teamwork. 

 Campers have been participated in activities against bullying. Here the girls are "talking behind each others back" but what they are really are doing is writing compliments about each other. (: 

 Summer camp isn't complete with a few arts and crafts!

In a circle of friends activity campers express the importance of being a good friend and sister to one another. 

 And here we have some counselors being goofy!

The first campers have arrived!! And none are too shy to get silly with their counselors and fellow campers!

 Pinetree - Pony Tails

Hilltop - Maripai Madness

 Greenwood - Cowgirl Up

Creekside - Hold the Reins

Frontier - Camp Bits and Pieces

Week 9 Greenwood

This week Greenwood had cowgirl up, hold the reins and ponytails.

Here are some photos from Thursday's riding lessons

Hold the reins

Hold the reins about to learn a barrel pattern

Cowgirl up!

Ponytails learning to groom

Ring games in the arena

Don't drop the ring!

Tonight is banquet and closing campfire.
Tomorrow is last day of the season!
Happy Camping!

Week 9 playing with science

Part of STEM is science at camp!

This week girls went on a solar scavenger hunt and got to look through a solar lens to look directly at the sun

Creekside waiting for a turn

Solar lenses allow us to look directly at the sun safely

Science

Solar lense

Science scavenger hunt outdoors

Girls searched for solar facts outdoors