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Explorers Outdoor School of Idaho

Summer Day Camps
2025 SUMMER

REGISTRATION OPEN NOW
EARLY BIRD ENDS APRIL 30TH & MAY 10TH FOR MANY CAMPS CHECK INDIVIDUAL CAMP
MIGHTY POLLINATORS & JR GARDENERS MAY 27
WOODLAND FORAGING MAY 27
WOODLAND FAIRIES MAY 27
FARM BABIES MAY 28
TERRA PLANT DYING CAMP MAY 28 & 29

ADVENTURE DAY CAMP JUNE 10-12
FARM BABIES JUNE 10
HOMESTEAD DAYS CAMP JUNE 12
CHILDREN OF THE FOREST JUNE 13

MONDAYS NATURE EXPLORERS CAMP JUNE 16, 23, 30
FORGE CAMP JUNE 16, 23, 30
SUMMER SOLSTICE JUNE 20
WILDER JUNE 25 & 26
ART & FELTING CAMP JUNE 25 & 26
LITTLE SPROUTS PARENT TOT JUNE 25

LITTLE LAMBS PARENT TOT JULY 2
MONDAYS NATURE EXPLORERS JULY 7, 14, 21
MONDAYS NATURE EXPLORERS JULY 28, AUG 4, 11
HOMESTEAD THURSDAYS 9:00-12;00 OR 12:00-3:00 OR BOTH

CAMPS WITH ARCHERY
WOODLAND FORAGERS
ADVENTURE DAY CAMP
CHILDREN OF THE FOREST
MONDAY NATURE EXPLORERS
WILDER

CAMPS WITH DATES TO BE ANNOUNCED
CAMPS WILL BE ADDED TO LIST ABOVE WHEN READY

FORAGERS CAMP
LAMB CAMP
BRAMBLY HEDGE
CRITTER CAMP
LITTLE HOUSE FRONTIER
TREE FROGS & POLLYWOGS
MUDDY CAMP
WOODLAND WILDS CAMPS
COOKING CULINARY CAMP

Some early bird discounts available beyond date with cash payment
inquire within on deadline

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Summer Solstice - not quite on summer solstice but close!

Sun art projects to choose form - make a sun dial - make organic sourdough sun bread - make a nature spiral - plant a sunflower - make sunny plant paint - games - summer solstice stories & Learn about cultures & folk stories celebrating summer solstice

June 20th 10:00 - 2:00 Ages 5 & Older

$75 Regular Price

REGISTRATION OPEN

Terra Plant Dying Camp

make plant dyes & dye a towel or shirt - plant pounding art - make plant water color - forage & gather - organic herb drink from garden - yarn dying demo wool from farm - wool rock weaving

MAY 28 & MAY 29 10:-00 - 2:00

$120 PER PERSON

REGISRATION OPEN

Mondays Explorers

Explore, Play, Art, Games

Mondays June 16, June 23, June 30

or July 7, July 14, July 21,

or July 28, August 4 August 11

10:-00 - 2:00

Choose your rhythm & activity

$150 Per Session with early bird

EARLY BIRD DISCOUNT MAY 10

REGISRATION OPEN

Thursdays Explorers

Explore, Art, Play, Games

Dates announced soon

10:-00 - 2:00 or 12:00-4:00

Choose your rhythm & activity

$150 Per Session with

EARLY BIRD DISCOUNT MAY 10

REGISRATION OPEN

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Woodland Wilds:

Little Sprouts : June 25

Little Lambs: July 8

Honeybees : July 15

Wiggly Worms July 22

& Ladybugs :

Teddy Bear Picnic: TBA

Ages 18 mo - 6 Parent -Tot

Farm Babies

Lots of time with our farm animals & their babies! We have sheep, goats, rabbits, turkeys, chickens, guineas, pigs and probably more! You can help brush some, & help do feeding & watering chores for them - play games - and come back for more farm animal time!

May 28 10:00-2:00 ages 5 - 10

or

June 10 10:00-2:00 ages 5-12

REGISRATION OPEN

Foragers

TAKE A LOOK AT WOODLAND FORAGERS & WOODLAND FAIRIES CAMPS ON MAY 27TH

Foraging - Archery -Geocaching Unplugged learning to use a compass with games- make & read a map to hide a geocache for others to find in class - herb knowledge & herbal first aid along a trail - make a shelter - whittling - cook up an herbal soup or make an herb salad from the garden or foraged- short hike to the lower property -

DATES NOT SET

**TAKE A LOOK AT WOODLAND FORAGERS & WOODLAND FAIRIES CAMPS ON MAY 27TH

Adventure Camp

with archery

June 10 Tues - June 12 Thursday

9:30 - 3:30 ok to come late or leave early

Ages 5-10

Ages 11- 12

Early Bird until April 25th $215

Regular Price $265

Brambly Hedge

Listen to and recreate the sweet Brambly Hedge stories - by our own bramble berries - make a mouse boat & float the boat in the pond - have a tea party & picnic with the lunch you bring - eat berries & popcorn - make a felt mouse - play a Brambly Hedge make believe game - do a play from the story make sorrel soup -

DATES NOT SET

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Tree Frogs & Pollywogs

Mud Kitchen & Water Sensory Play : getting very muddy is OK!

Little House Frontier

Dress Up optional - make butter - jump rope & pioneer games - corn husk doll & pioneer toy - pioneer chores & stories - write on a chalk slate & make a quill pen from the farm -

Dates not set

Wilder : archery - whittle a spear & spear throwing game - Jump the River Game - Shelter Building - 11 & older make an arrow - whittle or make a little boat to race in creek -

June 25 & 26 10:00-3:00

Ages 8 & Older

Homestead Days Camps

Heritage Farm animals - learn about them- farm chores & cuddle animals - garden: learn more about how to grow organic heirloom food: plant & bring it home to grow- cook up or preserve something good! - times to be on the tree swing - play farm games - play in the mud kitchen - forts & play unplugged

June 12 10:00-2:00 with early & later options

HOMESTEAD THURSDAYS

JULY 10, JULY 17, JULY 24, JULY 31

9:00-12:00 OR 12:00-3:00

OK TO SIGN UP FOR BOTH TIMES FOR A FULL DAY

OPT TO 4:30 RERERVE BY EMAIL

EARLY BIRD $150 ENDS MAY 30

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Mighty Pollinators and

Jr. Gardeners

Learn about beekeeping & honeybees & other beneficial insects

Ladybug Release

Pot a unique plant to bring home

MAY 27 10:00 - 2:00

AGES 5 - 12

REGISRATION OPEN

Children Of the Forest

sail a nature snail boat in the pond - fort play in the woods - whittle a gnome - card wool & felting - nature play & natural craft - flower crown - weaving - fairy & gnome play - games in the woods & prairie - stories from Elsa Beskow

& MATT MYERS

June 13 10:00 -3:00 OPTIONAL LONGER DAY

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Idaho's Critters Camp :

learn about Idaho's native animals & their habitats

TRACKS SCAT HABITATS INTERESTING FACTS CRAFTS

DATE NOT SET

Lamb Camp

Learn about sheep - prepare sheared wool - skirt-wash-card wool - learn about wool history & different kinds of wool wet felting project or needle felting project - wool weaving - wool dying demo from plants - lamb craft

& lamb cuddles

Dates TBA

Forge Camp

Learn to forge and or expand your current knowledge. We have the equiptment and safety wear. Come with water & lunch. Wear pants and full cover shoes.

They'll be forging a basic knife design to bring home on last day

Dates June 16 June 23 June 30

9:00-12:00

Early Bird Discount $25 off until May 9th

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Woodland Foraging

or Woodland Fairies

Woodland Foraging Camp

JUNE 27 10:00-4:00

Learn about foraging especially native plants & medicinal herbs

Fort Building

Mud Kitchen Creations

Learn about herbal first aid with games & stories

Play in the woodsy areas and along babbling brook

Woodland Games

Nature Crafts

Woodland Fairies Camp

JUNE 27 10:00-4:00

Learn about foraging & herbs

Herbal Games to help learn

Herbal Woodland Stories

Make fairies to take home

play with fairy homes in the herb and sunflower garden

Make crowns

Come with your butterfly wings, crowns, dress up princess or fairy dress if you'd like or just ready to go!

Play along the creek, the woods & play games

EARLY BIRD DISOUNT UNTIL APRIL 30TH $15 OFF REGULAR PRICE

Both June 27 10:00- 4:00

Options to come at 9:00 & stay until 5:00 go to page for details

We hope to have Woodland Fairies & Woodland Foragers again, and build on the herbal information

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Medievel Camp

Come in your cape to fight dragons

Wear your crown

We will make castles out of boxes and battle the dragons

You can be a knight, a princess, a muskateer, robin hood, a brave princess warrior, a woodsman or woman, or peaceful peasant

We will have bows with nerf type tips on the arrows

Shoot the apple with an arrow (with a nerf end)

Fire breathing dragon game

climb to castle tower game

This Class is still being planned to make it epic cirlce back & watch for announcements

ART CAMP

June 25 & 26

10:00-3:00

WET FELTING & NEEDLE FELTING

FLOWER POUNDING ART

POTTERY & ROCK PAINTING

Extra Hour Free By Reservation

COOKING - CULINARY CAMP

LEARN & HONE YOUR COOKING SKILLS - LEARN COOKING TERMS- GATHER FRESSH PRODUCE & HERBS FROM THE FARM GARDEN

NATURAL & ORGANIC WHOLE INGREDIENTS

DATE TBA

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