Time Travelers

During our December vacation program, Camp Fire offered a fun Time Travelers program for youth between ages 5-10. The kids had an absolute blast! 

To begin, each child used recycled materials to invent their own time machine. They were given the opportunity to use their imagination and get creative, and the results were awesome! 

A time machine train!

Once the time machines were made, the children punched in different time periods and we quickly playing board games, making crafts, and participating in active games that were once done by children hundreds of years ago. 

Come With Me

This fun circle game resembles Duck, Duck, Goose but with a twist. Everyone sits in a circle while one person is "it". The person who is "it" chooses someone to tap on the shoulder and say, "come with me!" When that happens, the two people run the opposite directions in the circle. When they meet each other, they grasp each others hands, swing them up and run opposite directions to the empty space in the circle. The person who makes it to the space first is safe, the person who does not make it to the space is "it". The game is filled with giggles, and it is a very easy way to have fun with no materials.

Yarn Dolls

 For centuries, dolls have been made by children using materials available. Yarn dolls are especially fun and relatively easy! The materials you will need are yarn, small pieces of cardboard (one side should be between 4-5" long), and scissors. 

To begin, each person chooses a style of yarn and wraps it around the cardboard (the 4-5" section). The yarn should be wrapped at least 20 times, but can be wrapped around more for desired thickness. Once each person has wrapped their yard, they cut all the pieces along the bottom of the cardboard. The yarn is then folded evenly in half. Next, the head is made by tying off the folded top with a small piece of yarn. Finally, the children tie off various pieces of yarn to make arms, legs, a dress, or whatever the child imagines! The participants in this program added hair styles, bows, etc... It was a popular activity for the girls, and the boys who weren't interested in making dolls, made yarn octopus. They tied off eight legs to make this fun doll!

These were two of the fun activities the children participated in. Keep posted for more of the activities in the near future!