Leslie Science                                                                                            
            and Nature Center 
               1831 Traver Rd. Ann Arbor  MI 48105 ■ 734-997-1553 ■ info@lesliesnc.org

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Nature Adventure Summer Camp

This summer, explore your world by hiking, dabbling with scientific experiments, visiting rabbits, turtles, owls, and an eagle.  Discover the delicious benefits of gardening, create nature-inspired art and enjoy the summer sunshine. Follow a set of animal tracks, use binoculars to study birds, play games with new friends, build a shelter and much more. A different adventure awaits each age group from catching tadpoles and polliwogs to planning your own two day camping trip.

Sample Weekly and Daily Themes

v  Plant week- trees, flowers, vegetable, wild edibles, plants as predators

v  Methods of movement- Flyers, jumpers, creepers, weepers, peepers, climbers, etc.

v  Predators and prey day

v  Ecosystems, habitats, and communities in my backyard

v  Scatology- everybody poops

v  Nature detective Week                                                                    

v  Grossology Week

 

Some Typical Camp Activities

v  Scavenger hunts

v  Salamander Walk

v  Message in a bottle hike

v  Letterbox quest

v  Survival Skills- orienteering, fire building, shelter building, etc

v  Tree hike, seed exploration

v  Berry picking

 

Some past Arrival Activities:

v  Puppets

v  Fishing Game

v  Junk Art

v  Invent an Animal

v  Pop-Up Habitats

 

Examples of Choice Time Activities

v  Shelter Building

v  Treasure Hunt

v  Orienteering

v  Photo Hike

v  Theme Hikes

v  Mosquito Freeze tag

v  Bat and Moth Game