Ages 8-10: Where the Wild Things Are

Have you ever seen a yellow-bellied sapsucker? Have you scooped up a water scorpion? Have you practiced fox-walking? Bring your sense of wonder and an adventurous spirit to explore the wetlands, prairies, and woodlands at the KVR. This will be a week of nature-themed adventures. Activities will be engaging and educational with an emphasis on fun!

Each camper will have the opportunity to discover and learn new things firsthand by seeking, spying, tracking animals, catching little critters, drawing, and sharing. Be prepared for hiking, storytelling, nature crafts, and games. Interactive games will stress involvement and cooperation while respectful behaviors in nature will be emphasized. Along with individual discovery there will be time for group collaboration and time to take advantage of the moment.

Instructor:  Cathy Chybowski

June 23 - June 27 9:00 am – 2:30 pm
Fee:  $150/camper
(includes healthy snack; camper must pack own lunch)
Limit:  8 minimum/12 maximum
Registration Deadline:  June 17, 2025

Ages 8-10:  Art Sprouts - The Art and Science of Nature

Calling all dreamers and discoverers! In a camp experience that seeks to connect with the artist and naturalist in each of us, we invite children to join us for a week of drawing, painting, crafting, experimenting, and exploring. We will immerse ourselves in the wild, where discovery and play are one.

Campers will spend most of their time outdoors building forts, exploring streams, and creating art from nature. We will investigate as a team to explore, create, and discover Nature's wonders.

Instructor:  Vicki Ramsay

June 16-20  9:00 am – 2:30 pm
Fee:  $150/camper
(includes healthy snack; camper must pack own lunch)
Limit:  8 minimum/12 maximum
Registration Deadline:  June 9, 2025

Ages 8-10:  Nature Nuts

Each day of Nature Nuts camp brings exploration, discovery, and new skills.  Campers will investigate the realm of plants with identification games and crafts, they’ll search for animal life and learn the art of quiet sitting to see who comes along.  We’ll encounter the wonders of the water with a day on the pond learning basic canoe skills and safety and discovering who lives in this watery world.     Traditional crafts and demonstrations in the ways that ancient peoples made their fires, shelters and food will also be part of the adventure.  Each day will     include hikes, time for guided play and safe exploration.  We’ll get wet, dirty and gain a new level of comfort and knowledge about nature.

Instructor:  Maggie Schultz

June 16-20   9:00 am – 2:30 pm
Fee:  $150/camper
(includes healthy snack; camper must pack own lunch).
Limit:  8 minimum/12 maximum
Registration Deadline:  June 9, 2025

Ages 8-10:  Four Elements  

By exploring the wild land around the Kickapoo Valley Reserve, we see how the four elements are expressed in the natural world. A day in the life of our Four Elements camp sees children engaging with these vital archetypes through art activities, science experiments, and simply spending time in nature. We explore the environment of a winding stream as it makes its way to the Kickapoo, spend our days swimming, making forts, and exploring. Through this immersion and through creative expression, children feel more connected to nature, to each other, and to the wildness within.

Instructor:  Vicki Ramsay

July 7-11   9:00 am - 2:30 pm
Fee:  $150/camper
(includes healthy snack; camper must pack own lunch)
Limit:  8 minimum/12 maximum
Registration Deadline:  July 1, 2025