Pirates June 24th Camp Day

Who knew that a pirate ship would come ashore at Camp Grace, in Banner County Nebraska?  Well all the little pirates knew.

Pirates was the theme of the day at Camp Grace.   As soon as the children arrived to camp they were given a pirate bandana and got a removable tattoo.   The children were excited to take over the pirate ship found at Camp Grace.    Once the ship was taken over the children were able to dig for buried treasure that was hidden around the pirate ship.

Bash digging for his treasure with Vicki cheering him on.

Juan found his Treasure!

Once all the treasure was found it was time for some fishing.   Juan and Rose are working hard at reeling in their fish.

Dog over board!! Bash helps pull  Cooper, Camp Graces therapy dog to safety.  Thank you Bash for that amazing rescue!

Once the ship was taken over, all the treasure found, fish caught and dog rescued it was time for the children to try their hand at walking the plank.  But, first each child had to come through the  under water see tunnel. There were boards to step over, rubber sea urchins, and colorful water to navigate through.  

Abby coming through the end of the tunnel

Emmit walks the plank with his first mate Dawn.

With each pirate successfully  walking the plank it was time for a lunch break.   Little pirates get mighty hungry after working so hard. 

                                                                                                                                   

While the children and there parents got to enjoyed their picnic lunch, some special guests joined them.   Three baby goats needed their bottles so they came on the lawn for their lunch as well.

Juan, laughs at the baby goat.

 Carly says," hey, she is sucking my finger!"

After lunch the children had time to enjoy spending sometime on the camp playground.

Here Emmit, Bash and Jamie, Bash's dad, have become the official Camp Grace fire department while they play on the fire truck.   

Dylan loves going up and down the new  zip line, that is hung from of the trees near the playground.

 

After everyone was done playing on the playground it was time to help with the farm chores. This time the children helped feed the pigs.   They carried the feed in their personalized feed buckets, to the pig feeder and dumped it in. 

Kyla dumps the feed in the feeder and Carly waits her turn.

Next, it was off to the hen house to gather eggs and visit the baby chicks to see how big they have grown.  

Juan is seriously contemplating taking this young chicken home with him.  This gives a new meaning to a bucket of chicken.  

Kyla a Dylan very carefully petting the calf.

 Karen helps Juan plant his flower

Chelsea on of the camp staff helps decorate pots

With all the chores done and the and animals cared for it was time for the kids to work on the craft for the day.   Decorating flower pots and planting flowers in them to take home. 

At the end of the day with all the work done, it was time for a snack before the trip home.   

Kyla was relieved to sit down, rest and enjoy her Popsicle after her long day of being a pirate.



And all of us at Camp Grace are thankful for another wonderful day, with all the wonderful children who attended.   So long little pirates we will see you next month.