Let’s Get Packing (Grades K-2)

Kids will learn some rhythms while getting ready for an imaginary camping trip. What would you bring on a camping trip? Would you bring a sleeping bag? Should you pack some firewood?  Come along with two teachers from Shenendehowa Central School District to get packing for your camping trip. Check out this packing list to …

Laundry Landscape (Grades K-2)

Create all the wonders of the great outdoors right in your own home! Find a cool picture you’d like to recreate and make it with something that we ALL have — laundry! Check out this video for ideas on how to use clothes, blankets and props from home to create your own beautiful landscape.

Nature Compositions (Grades K-2)

Create your own nature composition with materials found right in your own backyard! Artist Andy Goldsworthy creates elaborate works of art using sticks, rocks, leaves, and other treasures he can find outside. His artwork uses geometry and shapes inspired by nature, such as circles, spirals and domes. Some of his artwork has been compared to …

Fire Pit Snack (Grades K-2)

In this no-cooking-required activity, campers make a fun and nutritious snack. You won’t have to gather tinder for this fun and tasty campfire-inspired snack made of pretzel logs, grape rocks, and flames of American cheese. Young campers will enjoy building their campfire almost as much as they’ll enjoy eating this sweet-and-salty treat. What You Need …

Let’s Go Camping (Grades 3-5)

Enjoy these stories showcasing the fun and wonder of camping. Every camping trip is a unique adventure with new things to see and lessons to learn. S is for S’mores is a visual story that takes you through the alphabet and helps you brush up on your camping vocabulary!  Read Aloud: S is for S’mores YouTube …

Day Camp Nature Walk (Grades K-5)

Take a day trip to the great outdoors with this list of nature walk locations in the Capital District.  Schiffendecker Farm Preserve Elm Avenue Town Park Moh-He-Con-Nuck Nature Preserve Hannacroix Ravine Six Mile Waterworks Park Ann Lee Pond Nature and Historic Park Corning Preserve North Bethlehem Park Peebles Island State Park Normanskill Preserve East Van …

Camping Adventures in the Summer Adventure Virtual Library (Grades K-5)

Get settled into campfires, s’mores and storytelling! There are so many adventures that come along with camping, including nature walks, spooky tales by the fire, and sleeping outside in a tent.  In this video, Karen Swain, assistant superintendent of Scotia-Glenville Central School District, shows us all the campfire stories that await in the Summer Adventure …