Tilden Outdoor Program Summer 2018

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1 Tilden Outdoor Program Summer 2018 Weekly Schedule of Activities Mango Coconut Group Ages 7-10

2 Plans for Week 1: June It s the first week of summer! The group will combine more time with our Strawberry Bananas, ages Nature Exploration: Walk down to Froggy Flats and listen, look, and play under the big trees. Try making a Fairy/Troll/Toad House or some Andy Goldsworthy inspired temporary nature art; Hike to the Little Farm, Feed the Animals: The animals love the lettuce & celery we bring to feed them, especially those goats. Art Fun: Hand Sew a secret monkey pouch: What treasure will you store in your new little bag?; Roller Painting: Dip rollers in paint and GO! All the way down the table or completely cover an area - it s fun to mix colors and really move; Solar Beads and Bells: Design some jewelry that rings and changes color; Create Mini clay creatures does yours fly, swim, climb, run or do it all!? Most led by Samantha Swor, our Art Teacher. Music and Cooking!: Drumming with Yari Mander. Veggie Sushi with Chef Brad-Make and enjoy!; Edible Campfires: Make and eat your own little campfire with pretzels sticks, dried mango, etc. and learn about campfire safety. Food items are organic (90% of the time), vegetarian, and Kosher. Exercise: Play Group Games together: Tag, parachute games, and medic together with our experienced and fun staff & youth leaders; Hoops, Lunastix, Yoga Balls, Beamo: Fun to learn some new tricks and build on what you know. Cooperative Games: Figure out how to win as a group! Wacky Wednesday Wear your Animal clothes or dress up like an animal yourself! We ll have Face Painting, Temporary Tattoos, and Costume Bins! Friday Fun Carnival: Play games, collect and trade-up prizes at the store, eat some yummy popcorn!

3 Plans for Week 2: June Summer is here, come enjoy the outdoors! Nature Exploration: Be in Froggy Flats and listen, look, and play under the big trees. Hammocks: Hang out and relax under the redwoods...it s summer. Art Fun: Tie Dye Your Very Own Shirt: Create your own style of tying and then dye a T-shirt to keep! (We'll supply the shirt. You dress to mess on Monday!); Mix Colors with eye droppers and coffee filters Can you make a color you ve never seen before?; Dot Painting- Fun to Paint Under the Trees. Samantha Swor, our Art Teacher will lead most of these projects. Cooking-Homemade Ice Cream: Make and enjoy with sprinkles! Soy Milk Option will be available, depending on allergies or sensitivities. Food items are organic (90% of the time), vegetarian, and Kosher. Wacky Wednesday Wear your Shiny, Sparkly, Brightest Outfit! We ll have Face Painting, Temporary Tattoos, and Costumes to try out! Monkey Biz World Records, Tilden-Style: Head up to the field and make some new records with a group, a friend, or alone. Get in the book! Often tiring, always interesting. Friday Fun Messy Skit and Bubble Dance Party: Watch the youth leaders and counselors get messy and dance with bubbles all around on the field.

4 Plans for Week 3: June Summer is officially here come play outside! Nature Exploration: Be in Froggy Flats and listen, look, and play under the big trees. Hammocks: Hang out and relax under the redwoods. Check out some Andy Goldsworthy art pictures and try some temporary nature art. Fun to find sticks, rocks, bark and make something completely new that will last for a while at Tilden. Art Fun: Make a Collage Treasure Map: Design your own treasure map with tape, fabric, and jewels! Name the landmarks and mark the buried treasure with an "X"; Create your own Merfolk/Pirate Buttons to wear: Use our official button-making machine; Make a Card for someone with Stamps, ink and oil pastels. Samantha Swor, our Art Teacher will lead most of these projects. Music and Cooking- Make some music on the field with Diane Bock, a music teacher from Santa Cruz. Fruit Kebabs with Chef Brad-gather fruit, make a design, then eat! Architectural Food - Construct a Toothpick & Marshmallow tower Look at some architecture and get some ideas. Food items are organic (90% of the time), vegetarian, and Kosher. Wacky Wednesday Dress like a Pirate, a Merperson, a Creature of the Sea, or some interesting combination! We ll have Face Painting, Temporary Tattoos, and Costumes to try out! Friday Fun Obstacle Course & Dance Party: Get ready to jump, crawl, and hop your way through a fun course on the field. Then dance with bubbles all around.

5 Plans for Week 4: July 2-6 No swimming this week. Summer is officially here come play outside! Vacation on Wed, July 4 th (Fees pro-rated). Nature Exploration: A Tilden Naturalist will lead a Nature Ramble hike in the park. Hear about what's going on in the park, wildlife and plant-wise right now. Always something new happening! Explore the area around Meadows site. Great to get under the big trees in Tilden! Art and Science Fun: Kira Dulaney our admin leader, who is also an afterschool teacher and an amazing artist will lead the group in a Washi Tape decoration project. Mentos/Cola Experiment: Go far out in the field to try it out 4 bottles of cola, 4 different spouts... see how they all work! Exercise: Yoga with Jnana (say ghee-anna) Gowan : experience the fun and stillness of yoga movement and breathing together with friends. Play Group Games together: Tag, parachute games, and medic with our experienced and fun staff & youth leaders; Hoops, Lunastix, Yoga Balls: Fun to learn some new tricks and build on what you know. Cooperative Games: Learn some good ones to pull everyone together to figure out how to win as a group! Cooking- Shaved Ice-Make and enjoy with 100% fruit juice concentrate flavorings! Make and eat your own little campfire with pretzels sticks, dried mango, etc. and learn about campfire safety. Food items are organic Food items are organic (90% of the time), vegetarian, and Kosher. Walk the Tightrope: Test your balance on the Slackline we'll set up! Water Play on the field (weather permitting) Play some Duck, Duck, Splash and throw some water balloons. Friday Fun - Monkey Biz Jeopardy Game & Dance Party: Test your camp knowledge (all in fun) & dance together on the field!

6 Plans for Week 5: July 9-13 The beauty of Tilden is in full effect right now... come play! Nature Exploration: Be in Froggy Flats and listen, look, and play under the big trees. Hammocks: Hang out and relax under the redwoods...it s summer. Hike to the Mystery tree together and play games, tell stories: Learn about Tilden Park and it s many cool spots. Will the mystery be solved? Art and Science Fun: Kira Dulaney, our Registrar, and afterschool teacher and amazing artist will lead group in a Needle Felting project. Sparkly Marble Painting: Cover marbles in metallic paint and create designs; Work on a Mural: paper style, working together on a large scale. Teamwork! Play with Oobleck: Mix cornstarch and water and feel it shift from solid(ish) to liquid in large bins on the lawn. Don t be surprised to hear talk of non- Newtonian fluids later on. Always comes up. Samantha Swor, our Art Teacher will lead these projects. Music and Cooking!: Drumming with Yari Mander. Husk corn and once cooked, choose toppings from our corn on the cob bar-with Chef Brad. Food items are organic (90% of the time), vegetarian, and Kosher. Monkey Biz World Records, Tilden-Style: Always interesting and often tiring... how long can you jump on one foot while singing?? Get in the book! Fun to see what s been done in the past at camp. Wacky Wednesday Halloween in July! Fun costumes, nothing scary! We ll have Face Painting, Temporary Tattoos, and Costume Bins! Friday Fun Scavenger Hunt: Get in groups and have fun spelling a word with your bodies, measuring how wide the bathroom door is & drawing together. Teamwork!

7 Plans for Week 6: July Hang out and relax under the redwoods...it s summer! Nature Exploration: Be in Froggy Flats and listen, look, and play under the big trees. Hammocks: Hang out and relax under the redwoods...it s summer. Check out some Andy Goldsworthy art pictures and try your hand at some temporary nature art with sticks, rocks, bark all around us in Tilden. Art Fun: Tie Dye Your Very Own Shirt: Create your own style of tying and then dye a T-shirt to keep! (We'll supply the shirt. You dress to mess on Monday!); Mix Colors on coffee filters with brushes Can you make a color you ve never seen before?; Make a Mini-Clay Creature: How many legs, what kind of body, what colors, amazing what we can create; Samantha Swor, our Art Teacher will lead most of these projects. Cooking!: Fried Veggie Wontons with Chef Brad: Make and enjoy with dipping sauce! Make and eat your own little campfire with pretzels sticks, dried mango, etc. and learn about campfire safety. Food items are organic (90% of the time), vegetarian, and Kosher. Exercise: Yoga with Jnana Gowan : experience the fun and stillness of yoga movement and breathing together with friends. Play Group Games: Banana tag, Medic, Capture the flag together with our experienced and fun staff Wacky Wednesday Wear a Rainbow or all your Favorite color(s)! We ll have Face Painting, Temporary Tattoos, and Costumes to try out! Friday Fun Carnival: Play games, collect prizes, eat some yummy popcorn!

8 Plans for Week 7: July It s summertime! Come play outside in the wonder of Tilden! Nature Exploration: A Tilden Naturalist will lead a Nature Ramble hike in the park. Hear about what's going on in the park, wildlife and plant-wise right now. Always something new happening! Be in Froggy Flats and listen, look, and play under the big trees. Hike to the Mystery tree together and play games, tell stories: Learn about Tilden Park and it s many cool spots. Will the mystery be solved? Art and Science Fun: Joe Peace (Murphy) will lead art projects with wood and clay. He ll share his pieces of peace and his love of creating together. Design a Super S/Hero mask: What kind of mask will hide your identity when you are your super s/hero self?; Gak! It s glue and starch, and is it ever fun to cut, drip, and squeeze!!; Dot Painting: Fun to paint dot or line designs under the trees; Led by Samantha Swor! Music and Cooking!: Drumming with Yari Mander. Fruit Kebabs with Chef Brad-gather fruit, make a design, then eat! Food items are organic (90% of the time), vegetarian, and Kosher. Wacky Wednesday Where the Wild Things Are! Wear a beastie outfit or your PJ s or a combo!! We ll have Face Painting, Temporary Tattoos, and Costumes to try out! Friday Fun Obstacle Course & Dance Party: Get ready to jump, crawl, and hop your way through a fun course on the field. Then dance with bubbles all around.

9 Plans for Week 8: July 30-Aug 3 Tilden is a beautiful place to be in the summer! Nature Exploration: Be in Froggy Flats and listen, look, and play under the big trees. Try a bird call, build with sticks, use a magnifier to see what does bark look like clooooose up; Hammocks: Hang out and relax under the redwoods...it s summer. Art & Fun: Kira Dulaney, our Registrar, and afterschool teacher and amazing artist will lead group in a Washi Tape decoration project. Hand Sew a little monkey pouch, Create Animal Design Magnets: Use fancy magnetmaking machine; Make a Card for someone with Stamps, ink and oil pastels; Roller Painting: Dip rollers in paint and GO!! Samantha Swor, our Art Teacher will lead most of these projects. Exercise: Yoga with Jnana Gowan : experience the fun and stillness of yoga movement and breathing together with friends. Play Group Games: Banana tag, Medic, Capture the flag together with our experienced and fun staff Cooperative Games: Learn some good ones to pull everyone together! Architectural Food - Construct a Toothpick & Marshmallow tower Look at some architecture and get some ideas. Kosher & Vegan. Wacky Wednesday Green it up! Think flowers, vines, trees, and plants. We ll have Face Painting, Temporary Tattoos, and Costumes to try out! Monkey Biz World Records, Tilden-Style: Always interesting and often tiring... how long can you jump on one foot while singing?? Get in the book! Fun to see what s been done in the past at camp. Friday Fun Scavenger Hunt: Get in groups and have fun spelling a word with your bodies, measuring how wide the bathroom door is & drawing together. Teamwork! Every Day Stories, Songs, Circle with Name Games to get to know each other, Legos, Blocks, Board games!

10 Plans for Week 9: Aug 6-10 Come join us in one of last few weeks of summer! Nature Exploration: Be in Froggy Flats and listen, look, and play under the big trees. Try a bird call, build with sticks, use a magnifier to see what does bark look like clooooose up; Hammocks: Hang out and relax under the redwoods...it s summer. Art Fun: Joe Peace (Murphy) will lead art projects with wood and clay. He ll share his pieces of peace and his love of creating together. Kira Dulaney our admin leader, who is also an afterschool teacher and an amazing artist will lead the group in a Needle Felting project. Create your own paper Movable Sea Creature: Lobster top & squid bottom? Human top & shark bottom? Or the traditional Merfolk... you decide! Then decorate with designs and tools; Samantha Swor, our Art Teacher will lead this project. Music and Cooking!: Drumming with Yari Mander. Ice Cream Making (Soy Alternate Available) with Chef Brad. Food items are organic (90% of the time), vegetarian, and Kosher. Wacky Wednesday Dress like a Pirate, a Merperson, a Creature of the Sea, or some interesting combination! We ll have Face Painting, Temporary Tattoos, and Costumes to try out! Friday Fun Messy Skit and Bubble Dance Party: Watch the youth leaders and counselors get messy and dance with bubbles all around on the field. games, playing on the field, emergent play and art each day

11 Plans for Week 10: Aug Come play outside with us and enjoy the summer! Nature Exploration: Be in Froggy Flats and listen, look, and play under the big trees. Check out some Andy Goldsworthy art pictures and try your hand at some temporary nature art. Fun to find sticks, rocks, bark and make something completely new that will last for a while at Tilden; Hike to the Mystery tree together and play games, tell stories: Learn about Tilden Park and it s many cool spots. Will the mystery be solved? Hammocks: Hang out and relax under the redwoods...it s summer. Art Fun: Tie Dye Your Very Own Shirt: Create your own style of tying and then dye a T-shirt to keep! (We'll supply the shirt. You dress to mess on Monday!); Make a Mini-Clay Creature: How many legs, what kind of body, what colors, amazing what we can create. Samantha Swor, our Art Teacher will lead most of these projects. Music and Cooking!: Drumming with Yari Mander. Make and eat!: Husk corn and once cooked, choose toppings from our corn on the cob bar. Food items are organic (90% of the time), vegetarian, and Kosher. Wacky Wednesday Wear your Craziest Colorful Clothes Backwards and Mismatched! We ll have Face Painting, Temporary Tattoos, and Costumes to try out! Friday Fun Monkey Biz Jeopardy Game & Dance Party: Test your camp knowledge (all in fun) & dance with bubbles on the field!

12 Plans for Week 11: Aug Summer Send Off! Come enjoy with us! [No swimming this week] Nature Exploration: Be in Froggy Flats and listen, look, and play under the big trees. Hammocks: Hang out and relax under the redwoods...it s summer. Art and Science Fun: Embroider or Color your own Bandana Use thread or pens to add color to a design, or make your own up!; Decorate a Slap Bracelet Draw all over and then have fun slapping it on. The tension in the metal band is interesting. Play with Oobleck: Mix cornstarch and water and feel it shift from solid(ish) to liquid in large bins on the lawn. Don t be surprised to hear talk of non-newtonian fluids later on. Always comes up; Mentos/Cola Experiment: Walk to Big Leaf to experiment 4 kinds of cola, different spouts... see how it goes!; Samantha Swor, our Art Teacher will lead most of these projects. Music and Cooking!: Drumming with Yari Mander. Shaved Ice with Chef Brad-Make and enjoy with 100% fruit juice concentrate flavorings! Make and eat your own little campfire with pretzels sticks, dried mango, etc. and learn about campfire safety. Food items are organic (90% of the time), vegetarian, and Kosher. Water Play on the field (weather permitting) Play some Duck, Duck, Splash and throw some water balloons. Wacky Wednesday Halloween in August! Fun costumes, nothing scary. We ll have Face Painting, Temporary Tattoos, and Costumes to try out! Monkey Biz World Records, Tilden-Style: Always interesting and often tiring... how long can you pass a ball back and forth with a friend? Get in the book! Fun to see what s been done in the past at camp. Friday Fun Carnival: Play games, collect and trade-up prizes at the store, eat some yummy popcorn! Every Day Stories, Songs, Circle with Name Games to get to know each other, Legos, Blocks, Board games!

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