This is our introduction to Camp Grace and the camp facilities. This is the camp when there are many baby animals to see, pet, and hold. The campers learn about each animal and help with some of the farm chores. This year we had baby lambs, pigs, goats, calves and chicks. 
The campers spend the morning greeting each and every animal. Then campers take a hay rack ride out to the pasture to see the horses and cattle. This give the campers the opportunity to safely pet and see the horses up close.
The children are asked to help with farm chores, at each camp. Today the campers helped feed the chickens and gather eggs.
Once the farm tour is over it is time for lunch. The campers bring out their own sack lunch to eat on the farm house lawn picnic style. Once lunch is done the children get to play on the Camp Grace playground.
After a little free time at the play area it is now time to do some of the planned activities.
Today the children made their own farm texture book. There was gravel for the dirt road in which they traveled (sand paper). There was faux horse hair, cow hide, pig skin, and goat hide. There where feathers for the chicks and hay and baling twine for the final touch. Each camper took there books home as a memory of the day at Camp and all the wonderful animals they got to see and feel.
Next, the children had to work their way around an obstacle course pushing a baby stroller with a play animal in it. Each child had to weave their way to the stock trailer and take the baby animal to the photo of its momma. 
We had a wonderful time at our first camp day of the season, despite the wind, but thankful there was no rain.Where lending a helpful hand or a push is what it is all about.
