| Lessons in nature: Kids keep learning during school break at explorers camp |
By: Corey Butler Jr.
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Posted: Friday, October 17, 2008 11:48 pm
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Interns and campers play a version of “Red Light, Green Light” Friday at River Bend Nature Center as part of the Nature Explorers Camp. Interns pretended to be turtles, while the campers were tadpoles. (Corey Butler Jr./Daily News)
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cbutler@faribault.com
FARIBAULT — “The temperature in Faribault today is 80 degrees.”
Well, not really. But if you’re Alessandra Lee and Alexis Bussert, that’s what you reported Friday at River Bend Nature Center as part of the Nature Explorers Camp.
The two teamed together to report weather for the “hot and sunny” season, or as most people know it, summer.
Cade Kletschka and Blake Kern advised their fellow campers to wear a coat, boots and use an umbrella during their “wet and rainy” forecast.
“Cold and snowy” and “cool and windy” were also covered by other campers.
Weather reporting was just one of many activities the campers participated in with River Bend interns from Wednesday through Friday. Weather was also the topic of the day for Friday, while animals was the topic for Wednesday and plants the topic for Thursday.
Digging through mounds of leaves set up by the trio of interns — Leah Penn Boris, Laura Ritenour and Natalie Spencer — was a favorite activity of the campers. The objective was to find acorns like squirrels. They then buried the acorns.
Another popular activity, program coordinator Barb Hurley said, was bird watching.
She said the campers put food into the bird feeders and watched various types of birds respond.
“We saw a lot of birds,” she said.
One camper, Hurley said, tried to attract a bird by holding up a cup full of food out to no avail.
The campers closed out Friday by playing a version of “Red Light, Green Light,” followed by a story and a group picture.
Hurley said she would advise any parent to sign their child up for a camp at River Bend during an extended break from school. She said there will be another camp during winter break and another during spring break.
“It’s an excellent way to spend the three days out of school,” she said. “It’s way better than watching TV.”
— Staff writer Corey Butler Jr. may be reached at 333-3135. |
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