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Kids Activities; Fun for the whole family!

Natural Craft Activities in the Kid's Tent

Children, of all ages are welcome to come and create!
Nature Bracelets
Flower Crowns
Watercolor Butterflies
Nature Weavings
And MORE!

Bugs are better than Ughs!

Saturday 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm

Back by Popular Demand: Doug Buege helps kids get down on the ground in search of six-legged friends. We search insect wildlife, from egg to adult and capture specimens in our own hand-made traps.

 

 

Tribal Fusion Face Painting

Young and old are invited to take a respite on Kumari's blanket and experience the magic of painting. You will receive a one-of-a- kind, whimsical and sparkly painting to brighten the face and refresh the spirit!

 

Kamp Kenwood presents:
Cooperative & Old Time Games

Let's come and play together with parachute games, trust circles, relays and old time circle games!

Food Fun with Families:
Cool Treats

Saturday 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm

Sunday 3:30 pm – 4:30 pm

Imagine a cool treat on a hot summer afternoon. Bring the whole family and learn new and traditional methods of making ice cream, as well as fruit slush preparation. Ummm, Ahhhh!

Beeswax Sand Candles

Presenter: Ethan Schandelmeier
Saturday & Sunday 11:00 am – 12:00 pm

Demonstrations will be given on making sand candles with beeswax, followed by an opportunity for parents and children to create their own sand candles.*

Ethan Schandelmeier started Honey Pot Beeswax Candles four years ago. He operates out of his La Crosse, WI home where each candle is artfully hand dipped and poured, using 100% pure beeswax from local Wisconsin and Minnesota apiaries.

*Demonstration will include the use of hot liquids, so parents should accompany and assist any small children.

"Spit, Guts and Poop:" Digestion Start to Finish

Sunday, 12:30-2:00 pm

Have you ever wondered what happens to food after you put it in your mouth? How do our eyes and nose influence hunger and taste? If you're hungry to know more about stomach rumblings, saliva, and gas, join us as we have some fun with physiology.

Feel-good, philosophical take-home message: No matter what we look like on the outside, we're all the same on the inside!

Presented by Melinda "Food Sleuth" Hemmelgarn, M.S., R.D.

Topics:
1. Hunger:
2. Sight à Salivation
3. Blindfolded Taste Testing
4. Esophagus; stomach; intestines: how long?
5. Flatulence
       Reading the Children’s Book: "Walter the Farting Dog"
6. Poop
       Reading the Children’s Book: "Everyone Poops."

Take home message: We're all the same inside; Our bodies are miraculous machines!