Daily updates from the camp director at Camp Oz so parents can follow along with their camper’s adventures
The fifth and final day of virtual Family Camp began with a literal splash of color. The name of the game was tie dye and the aim of the game was creating a new shirt to remember Family Camp for the rest of the summer. Heeding safety warnings to only
Read MoreAfter three days of mixing ingredients, slicing clay, and drawing pictures, Day Four of Family Camp kicked off with a back to basics, all-natural seed planting activity. While first decorating the pots with markers and stickers, campers jumped at the chance to share how they try to protect the earth
Read MoreWe hit the halfway point of Virtual Family Camp with a Day Three packed full of activities. The morning kicked off with an art and music combination called Unspoken Symphony. Campers busted open a pack of special paper with theme ideas and got to work drawing and inventing. Some of
Read MoreDay Two of Family Camp came and went with some truly serious imagination and creativity. Campers kicked things off with just seven small chunks of clay but after lots of rolling, twisting, and slicing, transformed a baby food jar into a work of art fit for a museum. Under the
Read MoreWe had some great kids and families from around the state, and even Wisconsin, sign in for the first day of EFMN’s 2021 Virtual Family Camp! Every kid was extremely excited to start digging through their Camp in a Box and finally find out what they were going to make
Read MoreThe last day of Camp Oz didn’t slow down enthusiasm and campers were fired up and ready to jump into another set of varied, tough to choose their favorite, activities. To kick off the morning the art group pulled out a rainbow of construction paper options from their Camp Boxes
Read MoreDay Four of Camp Oz is in the books and it was another amazing day filled with origami art, washing dye from our hands, licking marshmallow from our fingers, and showing off just how smart everyone is. Although our group for nature trivia was small, oh boy were they mighty
Read MoreCamp Oz Day Three has come and gone but not without a lot of laughs, sticky hands, and ingenious creations. We kicked things off with a choice between Nature Games and Tin Foil Sculptures and both activities fueled camper imaginations and creativity. In Nature Games, campers played “I love Trees”
Read MoreWith our camper meteorologists reporting in mostly sunny skies from around the state, Day Two of Camp Oz was even better as the kids started to get more comfortable with their fellow campers and our virtual setup. Animal Bonanza or Mindfulness Art proved to be a tough first choice as
Read MoreVirtual Camp Oz started off on a great note this morning with nearly 30 campers signing in from across Minnesota, and even a couple in Wisconsin and North Dakota! A lot of things have changed in the last year plus, but one thing that didn’t is enthusiasm for camp. Energy
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