Pirate Camp!

It was an absolutely swashbuckling fun time at FH Pirate Camp this year! Captain Erin and First Mate Michael were busy as ever training pirates, and we had a perfect beach week! Pirates like heat waves! Here was our week in photos:

Monday, we did the Pirate Training Obstacle Course:

The kids learned the ropes as they used their new wooden (hand made by Mr. Zackey ;)) swords to "defend their ship", there was also "boarding enemy ships", "swimming through sharks", "counting their booty", "cannon attacks", and more! 

We also took these group shots:

It was a fun day to kick off the week!

Tuesday we saw some amazing sea life at the low tide in the froggy weather, did some pirate face painting, made our own pirate flags, and some of us may just have ended up going to the grocery store just a tad filthier than normal (and I forgot my good camera...;)).

 Wednesday we played a lot on the beach, writing x's in the sand,studying sea life, and playing with our new pirate flags:

The treasure of the day was materials to make our own pirate hooks, which we made and played with by the captain fort:

Thursday our treasure was found in the sand, and it was an experiment with plaster! The kids had fun creating their plaster hand prints, but unfortunately Teacher Erin learned a little too late about how to use the material correctly...ooops. The kids did an amazing job building dams on the beach together, and having a great time at the Captain's fort again, so it was all fine in the end!

Friday was the big day! After a week of practicing with finding the craft project treasure of the day, and a piece of the bigger map, they put all the map together and found the real x!

The pirate kids then did a great job of making sure each everyone got a turn to dig the rocky sand, and finally they revealed the real deal! They were excited to share the booty!

  They also got to paint their own little treasure box while Michael read pirate books, and we shared pirate snacks (thanks August!). At the end of the session we did a sword cheer one last time, I gave out "pirate training certificates" and "gold!" and the pirates went home happy! It was such a fun week and this Captain was thrilled!
*If your child attended pirate camp and you would like any of the above photos individually just email me! *

FALL Info!

I know many families are anxiously waiting for info and registration dates for FH this Fall, and I'm SO thrilled! Here are the details:
Classes will be:
Tuesday Preschool 9:30-11:30 (ages 3-5)
Tuesday Kindergarten 1:00-3:00 (ages 4-6)
Wednesday Preschool 9:30-11:30 (ages 3-5)
Thursday Tots 9:30-11:30 (ages 2-4) this class will focus on the younger kids with parents but I'm open to having a few older ones attend without parents...
All courses are 10 weeks from Sept 11- Nov 22 and cost $200 for residents, $230 non, and include a snazzy FH tee shirt!

FH WILL fill up fast this fall and I'm so sorry that at this time I am unable to do anything about taking preregistration. But PLEASE if you are interested in a class that is full make sure to add your name to the wait list so I know if I can add another staff member, open up another session etc.

Registration for residents is on August 28th
Non residents August 30th
You can see the catalog for all Shoreline Parks programs at: http://shorelinewa.gov/index.aspx?page=901 
Please always feel free to email Teacher Erin: eezackey@hotmail.com with more questions!
Thank you for your support and enthusiasm for the program!

Preschool Summer Camp 2012!

We had a really fun time at Summer Camp this week! Our days were filled with singing, stories, lots of fairy play, fort building, snacks in the woods, running through trails, being silly, balancing on logs, making crafts, and really having fun together! For a number of the kids in this camp it was their very first camp experience, and they were so brave, learned so much, and by Friday really showed how to do the whole camp thing quite well. Here are some collages of each day:

Monday, Frog Day:

Tuesday, Tree Day:

 

Wednesday, Bird Day:

Thursday, Flower Fairy Day:

Friday, Woodland Friends Day:

As you can tell there was lots of action in the woods, and really it was a lovely week! I am so thankful for Taylor for being there to assist me, and have fun with the kids. I know he and I really enjoyed their fun energy, and sweet personalities!