4-H Camping Fun

Our 4-H families met at Gifford-Pinchot State Park for a few days of cramming crafts to finish before the 4-H fair next weekend. Last year the weather was gorgeous the week we went, and it was just as good this year. (Ruby spent time with her daddy the two days we were gone. They made a trip to Chocolate World and went through four times.)







Our 4-H is a craft based club, so there were boys making hemp bracelets and wood burning, girls quilling, and Pearl getting tips on all of it. The Cloverbuds worked somewhat reluctantly on a tri-fold display for the fair, but they did enjoy designing characters out of bowling pins. The big kids also helped my girls design neat tie dye t-shirts.

quilling

We were a quick walk from the lake beach, and the warm water delighted us all.  Sapphire's big wheel made many laps of the campground, and I benefited from the easy-going big kids who seemed perfectly happy to take the girls on long walks.

With them occupied, I learned how to knit. It is slow going, and not as addicting as I had thought it might be. But at least now I have a sense of how it works.



This inch took an hour!

Our last night there the kids gave presentations of their projects. This isn't required of Cloverbuds, but Pearl got some public speaking practice as she explained what went into making her fairy bowling pin. We thought presentations were done, when a very confused Sapphire popped up, holding her bird bowling pin.  Had we forgotten her? Now, if I had asked her to present, she would have dug into her camp chair and ignored me, but because no one mentioned it to her, she was eager. She gave a startlingly loud and expressive explanation of her work. 

We caught a gorgeous sunset over the lake then skedaddled home to our real beds.

Once the camping things got unpacked, the girls had play practice for the Children of the King Sunday service they are helping with in September (there is a dinner show the afternoon of Sunday Sept 22nd if anyone wants tickets!). And I'm prepping for VBS next week.

Sapphire with her leather working tools