August Camp Adventures

 August was all about pets, art and fun with friends. 

We are always impressed by the amazing tee-shirts the kids create!

Our busy artists created beautiful mosaic stepping stones, painted rocks, string art lanyards and more. 

The resident Double Creek animals as well as special guests joined us for pet camp. 

Misty and Kiwi love kids, hikes and adventure. 

Barley enjoys warm weather, pats, keeping watch and following us on walks. He is pictured below on a hike during camp.

Aqua, the parakeet, came to visit for the day. Here she is at her home stealing watermelon. 

A few native tree frogs joined us for camp. They are fantastic at camouflage and are often hard to find even in a small enclosure. Here is one of our newly metamorphosized frogs. 

Below, campers watch a more mature frog take on a big meal. Super sized flies, anyone? The frogs were returned to their native habitat at the end of camp. 

Simba, the bearded dragon, came to teach campers about reptiles. Below he is pictured at home helping out with laundry and catching up on his reading. 

One of our campers brought her amazing mother and daughters guinea pig trio, Melody, Anna and Elsa, to meet the group. The girls are incredibly sweet! 

And of course, the resident chickens were there, eagerly waiting for veggie scraps and dandelion leaves. 

This garter snake is not a pet, but also wanted to stop by and say hello. (Thankfully, there are no poisonous snakes in this part of Oregon.) 

We were very fortunate to have a veterinarian visit our camp. Dr. KC showed us how she gives dogs check ups, told us about being a vet and let the children listen to Misty's heart. Thanks for coming, Dr. KC!

Campers were given animal beads as they learned about the needs of each type of pet.

Campers created colorful goldfish, 

fanciful turtles,

pine cone pets,

friendly birds, 

and some amazing collaborative foot paintings. 

There was plenty of time for fun with friends old and new. Thanks for an amazing August, campers! We can't wait to see what adventures are in store next summer.