more of week 3!

Week three is coming to an end

Outdoor explorer went on a half day hike and saw the wonders of our camp. 

Outdoor explorer doing the human knot

Stopping to hug the cool water tower on their long hike

We slept under the stars, danced like there was tomorrow and made new friends.
We saw goodbye to our one week units today but our three horse units will be hanging out with us on the weekend and continue on to next week!

week 3

Around the world week is going great!

This week is one of two weeks for three horse programs. We have hiker chic going on adventures, midnight madness laughing into the night along, run, shoot, ride becoming expert archers along with outdoor explorer learning about the world around them.

Yesterday hiker chic hiked out of camp and learned outdoor cooking and how to set up tents!

hiker chic learned to put up tents

Success!

Girls made their own pizza's for dinner and eggs for breakfast

The views were beautiful and the girls were great troopers

Free choice went on today and tonight we will all be sleeping under the stars!
Happy camping!

Week 3!

Here are some funny photos of our campers this week!

Pinetree

Frontier

Hilltop

Greenwood

Creekside

The week is going great and there is more to come! Tonight the whole camp will be dancing like we're from outer space!

More of week two!

The weather is beautiful, smiles are abundant and adventures are being had!
Over at Maripai we are incorporating the  STEM program which stands for science technology engineering and math.
Splash camp this week is learning all about water while earning the WOW journey!
Here's the link for more information on STEM:
http://www.girlscouts.org/program/basics/science/

Splash camp learning all about water!

Splash camp made boats!

Creekside playing some team bonding games

Funny Frontier

Silly Greenwood

Goofy Pinetree

Wacky hilltop

Crazy Creekside

no explanations...CIT/WIT2

Tuesday our all camp was a martian hunt! Units split into two and searched the camp for martians (CIT/WIT2's). The victors was a tie between Pinetree and Frontier.

Happy camping!

Week two!

Martians, stars and spaceships, oh my! Out of this world week is here!

Butterball got caught off guard

          

Pinetree waterfight group!

 Today pinetree started this warm day by cooling off with a water fight.

Dirt protects herself with the hose

                                                                                         Free choice included making Martian hats along with relay races, space stories and hike outs.

Sketch and fellow aliens!

CIT/WIT 2 arrived this week and will be hanging out for the next three weeks! They did tye dye today along with making planets for banquet later this week. 

Our all camp for the night was outer space dance party!

conga line!

Martians have landed!

hands on your knees, hands on your knees

Everybody cha cha!

 Tomorrow is another day, happy camping!

Fairy Tale Week!

Week one has left Maripai taken over by princesses and fairy tale creatures!

Activities such as horseback riding, archery, creek walks and outdoor cooking has been ongoing throughout the week! Fun lunches such as dress up your counselor and fun accent lunches have also been happening here at camp.

Free choice included Batterie reading stories of princesses and adventures

Poptart helped some ladies create crowns to help claim their thrones

Froggy detective with Dizzy and Sunny D in the cool shade

For outdoor cooking this week Kekoh taught the girls in Creekside how to make Zucchini (or courgette as she calls it at home in New Zealand) 

 Zucchini bread!

All that's left is for the bread to bake!

There's always time to pose on the bridge!

Wednesday free choice

 Coming soon:
Photos of riding lessons will also be accessible through a password protected website! Look for more information sent home with your camper in the parent packets.

Camp Maripai is saddling up for camp!

Horses have arrived!

Staff is here and training and getting ready for campers to come!

Training with the Highland Center for Outdoor education!

The last open house is Saturday June 1^st! Come get a tour of camp and see all the fun activities we have to offer.

Fairy tale week is the first week of camp this summer and will be starting June 4^th!

Registration for several programs is still available! 

Staff service project!

Visit the website to check for program options and openings
http://gsusa.ebiz.uapps.net/vp/CampActivities.aspx

Dust off your sleeping bags, grab your water bottles and sunscreen, camp is about to begin!