Willow Springs Program Center

All of our staff have trickled in since May 23rd and have been very hard at work getting ready for the 2013 camping season. They are becoming one excitable, safety aware, well oiled machine. And by the looks of it they are having fun doing it... Fanta sewing a heart in ceramics. They were donated to a hospital in Utah!  More arts and crafts!  Staff got to try their hand at Archery training with our trusted instructor, Red!  Before you know it they'll be hitting bullseye left and right. Nature ceramics! After a quick flour fight, Squeaks gives a hug to our #1 volunteer, Corvid.  We had a funky pajama party sleep-out in the lodge!  And as a reminder, we hope to see you all at our Open House tomorrow from 10-2. Bring your family, bring your friends, let's have a ball!

Yes, 'tis that time of year again. The summer staff are making the pilgrimage back to camp! The administrative team has been together for about a week and the challenge course staff has just finished their training this evening. In fact, here are some photos of the challenge course staff practicing rescues from this morning.

Spring transformation has begun at Willow Springs! When the girls arrived, luggage in tow, the ground was frosty and covered in the remains of our last snowfall. Walking to their cabins to make their beds and unpack girls slid down our muddy hills and built miniature snow people, thoroughly soaking their Sunday outfits. Nothing says camp like getting muddy within minutes! After warming up and settling in, the girls attended our opening, roaring campfire where they sang silly songs, had fun sharing skits and stories, and made up a transformation story starring Bubblegum, the fearless girl who wanted to fly across the Grand Canyon with her bacon, puppies, and oooobba goobla (a parachute like contraption that was found a the base of a Juniper tree) in tow! So far the Brownies have made fairy wings and clothing for their various stuffed animals, painted monster ceramics, built fairy houses, made ice cream in a bag, and did a science experiment with some household i...