2022 ACTORS CAMP

 

Our group is getting smaller as the years go by. Of the 16 grandkids, we have 6  left and one great grandchild. Next year it will be 2 great grands.

The actors are greeted by the paparazzi snapping pictures. Good thing that they were warned to wear sunglasses to help disguise them!

After a workshop about acting and different types of performances, we at lunch and headed to the beach. Good thing we have an aunt who owns paddleboards and brought them for us to enjoy!

I didn't think 

The slip n' slide with dish soap was also  hit

the paper sack puppets would be such a hit! 

After a red carpet entrance to the "theater", 'Bon Jovi' opened the performance. He even wandered through the audience.
The actors used a YouTube recording of The Three Little Pigs for their show with commercial breaks. Costumes were minimal, just paper pig noses on a one inch portion of toilet tissue roll, ears on a headband and the wolf had a longer nose that included paper teeth as well.
The props were mounted on cardboard and were easily "blown" down. The extra bricks were boxes of mac and cheese wrapped with colored construction paper. The story ends a little different than the fairy tale. In our version, the third pig pays a backhoe operator to knock down the brick house! The curtains were closed and the audience was told that they did not want to see the mayhem a squeals and crashing is head from behind the curtain. Then we had wieners for dinner! 
Each actor was given , not an Oscar or Grammy but a Granny award!
And of course, a pinata! Even the un is wearing sunglasses!

a comedian

The magician cut her assistant in half

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SAFARI 2021

                                    What an adventurous weekend we had! 

To start off and set the theme, we made paper chain snakes. The snakes made appearances in unexpected places the next two days!

The safari hunters always enjoy a visit to t1he museum the university. It's free and air conditioned! It's a bonus if you get a picture with the leopards if your shirt matches!

Even the elevator is a wild adventure

After the museum we stopped at a water park for lunch and a cool down

Each hunter made a wild animal using plastic water bottles and tissue paper mache' method.

After Grandpa helped teach the fine art of shooting plastic mini animals with spit wads. The older cousins got there before us and hid the monkeys and then provided lot of dramatis to make it fun for the littles. we headed to the rain forest  (up the canyon) to hunt for and capture monkeys, we ate lunch, then cooled of on the slip n' slide.
 The hunters slept in the patio with the misters on to make it a rain forest.

The parents were good sports and agreed to hunt for the younger hunters moneys that had escaped! As always, there was a pinata. This year it was a zebra and was a tough one to break!

A few things to keep in mind:

Have a mission statement posted in a visible place. Mine is just a gentle reminder that we are not spending big bucks but can still achieve the desired outcome.

2019 ASTRONAUT CAMP

Since our beautiful canon burned the previous year, we decided it looked like a moon scape and used it to our advantage! We even found the asteroid that "caused" the fire! We took soil samples in small vials and small bags of "moon" rocks. Of course the youngest was covered in ashes and dirt! The sign of a very thorough young astronaut

When the astronauts arrives to tour NASA, they had to have special clearance because a new space shuttle was being constructed. In the middle of exploring such things as moon sand (handled with gloves), putting a bolt on a washer in water (simulates going outside the module to do repairs) an alarm sounded and  special mission was assigned to them! A meteor had landed and the space shuttle had to be assembled quickly!

All the meals were "space ready" in ouches or vacuum sealed.  Astronauts had the latest 'summer' version of a space suit. and we re-enacted the first moon walk..

after the pictures of space shuttles were colored an cut out, they were tape to a large zip top bag and the bag was attached to a wire with paper clips looped over the wire. A large balloon was blown up but not tied and slipped into the bag. when the astronaut let goof the balloon,, the shuttle 'flew', 

Grandpa taught them to make a paper airplane. I could not believe that some had never made one before!

Of course we had to 'splash down', it was a hot re-entry! The shuttle experienced some technical difficulties and we had to use the emergency escape chute !Cardboard on the stairs and a cushion from a cot. The kids insisted the parent also make the same trip down the stairs when they came.

when the parents came, an alien suddenly appeared an shared 'slime with everyone. We made constellations with toothpicks and marshmallows after star gazing the night before. The parents were given a tour of the shuttle and we had dinner and a piñata. Did you know the moon is filled with candy?