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A-B-C, it’s easy as 1-2-3!
The ABCs aren’t just for the school year. There’s always lots to do in these sunny summer days, and the alphabet lessons that your kindergartners will learn in September just might help you keep track of the best ones. We asked our amazing Twitter and Facebook peeps for their favourites, and here you have ‘em!
A is for Archaeology digs in the backyard. Everyone can make and bury “artifacts” and when you dig up each others’ sites, you’ll have to guess when/where the artifacts are from. Or you can always see what’s actually in your backyard. Old buttons? Disintegrating newspaper? An ancient burial ground?
B is for Butterflies and bugs to discover. –Stephanie
Get down near the ground to see the creepy-crawlies or jump up into the air to watch the butterflies flutter by.
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If the kids can’t go to summer camp, camp can come to them!
Like the idea of your children spending a few weeks at the lake, laughing and canoeing and making lots of new friends? That’s camp. Maybe your kids are already there, maybe they’re not. Maybe they’re too young, it’s too expensive, you missed the sign-up deadline? Have no fear, Bunchland is here, and we’re ready to bring camp to your house. Staycations are trending among, well, everyone right now, so why not among the school-age set? Forget about the bus trip north – Camp@Home can be just as fun, with far fewer mosquitoes!
The Basics
From cheers and songs to logos and vocab, each camp has their own spin on things, so round up your campers and decide on the camp basics! Grab some plain T-shirts and stencils to design camp shirts, spend an afternoon working on your rhymes to come up with your Camp@Home’s official song, and whip up some signs that designate the “Mess Hall,” “Outhouse” and “Cabins.” Read more...
