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Summer Olympics, Under the Stars & Silly Science at Summer Camp

June 19, 2020 //  by McGinnis Woods School & Preschool

We have kicked off Summer Olympics at the Woods!

Our campers are having so much fun each week making new friends, playing cool games and learning new concepts along with our camp counselors and guest speakers. They also enjoy weekly water play and visits from Kona Ice. There is always something fun going on!

Crab Walk at Summer Camp

Enjoying Kona Ice Outdoors

Olympics at Summer Camp

Outdoor Fun at Summer Camp Olympics

Playing Games

Summer Camp Olympics Alpharetta

Summer Camp Olympics Class sign

Team Sign for Summer Olympics

STEM Summer Camp Fun

During Under the Stars week at camp, campers created constellations during STEM time!

Silly Science has been amazing! The campers learned about chemical reactions, landforms and buoyancy while making lava lamps, volcanoes out of play dough and aluminum foil boats.

Art Projects at Summer Camp

Bouyancy Science Lab at Summer Camp in Alpharetta

Catching Bubbles

Kona Ice at Summer Camp

Lava Lamp Science Experiments

Learning about Bouyance at Science Summer Camp

Learning about Constellations at Summer Camp

Making Lava Lamps in Silly Science

Making Volcanoes in Silly Science

Outdoor Fun Summer Camp Kona Ice

Pretzels and Marshmallows Constellation project

Science Experiments at Summer Camp

Silly Science Summer Camp Making Volcanos

STEM Science Summer Camps

Studying Chemical Reactions in Silly Science Summer Camp

Summer Camp in Johns Creeek

Summer Camp Space Constellation Project

What a great week of Summer Camp!

We competed in our own olympics with our Playball friends, created STEM marble runs, enjoyed fun water play ???? , are Kona Ice, and made cooking treats with Ms. Valorie. Next week our theme is Fun in the Sun! ????

Baking Projects at Summer Camp

Baking Treats

Creating Marble runs out of Clay

Making Treats at Summer Camp

Marble Run Competition

Playdoh Summer Camp Project

Summer Camp Science Projects

Cookies and Treats at summer cam

Cookies at Summer Camp

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