SUMMER CAMP Around the World in 50 days
Visit the sights and sounds of the world with Firefly as we travel the globe. We will be cooking, crafting, watching movies, doing activities, taking field trips, and let's not forget playing on our fabulous play structure! It's going to be a magical summer! Come explore with us!
Week 1 June 15- June 19 NORTH AMERICA Canada/Central America/Mexico
Cooking:
Cheese quesadillas
Poutine
Chicken Nachos
Frozen pureed fruitsicles
Activities:
Create passports for the summer
Canadian flag crafts
Experience the rain forest with a sprinkler party
Make origami endangered animals
Start outdoor children’s garden
Fiesta party
Field Trips:
Bear Creek Lake for swimming
Private pond for fishing
Glow Golf -54 holes & Laser Maze
Skate-A-Way
Westchester Regal Movie theater
Powhatan Library
Bowling at King Pin Lanes
Three Lakes Park in Henrico
WEEK 2 June 22 - 26 South America
Cooking:
Plantain vs. banana taste test
Easy Brazilian cheese bread
Cheesy corn fritters
Papaya Mango Smoothie
Activities:
Experience the rain forest with sponge tag
Create Puppets of rain forest animals
Make Venus Flytrap plants
Hand Print parrots/macaws
Field Trips:
Bear Creek Lake for swimming
Skate-A-Way
Putt-Putt Fun Center
West Chester Regal Movie theater
Powhatan Library
Bowling at King Pin Lanes
WEEK 3 June 29 - July 3 North America - United States focus
Cooking:
Mac & cheese with add-ons and hot dogs
Apple pie tartlets
Homemade lemonade
Red, white, and blue popsicles
Activities:
Nerf baseball and Flag Football
Basketball shootout tournament
NASCAR racing with our cars
4th of July relay races
Egg carton alligators
Field Trips:
Bear Creek Lake for swimming
Maymont for native Virginia animals
Bowling at King Pin Lanes
Henricus
Skate-A-Way
Putt-Putt Fun Center
Hiking at Fighting Creek Park
Powhatan Library
WEEK 4 July 6 - 10 Africa
Cooking:
Kenyan Irio - mashed potatoes, peas and corn
South African Malva mini pudding cakes
Activities:
Nerf Wars
Animal Continent activites
Nigerian Catch the Tail
African dances
African animal masks
Festival of the Dancing Masks
Learn to Weave
Rainsticks
Field Trips:
Metro Zoo
Treetop Zoofari Zipline Junior Explorer Course
Safari Park in Natural Bridge
Bear Creek Lake for swimming
Putt-Putt Fun Center
Powhatan Library
Bowling at King Pin Lanes
WEEK 5 July 13 - 17 Asia
Cooking:
Rice variations
Jelly bean nests
Ramen noodles with an egg yolks
Fortune cookies
Activities:
Make indoor bonsai arrangements
Paint/use markers to write Chinese symbols
Make and decorate Chinese fans
Origami figures
Learning to eat with chopsticks
Create Chinese dragon puppets
Panda bear themed activities
Animal continents activities
Nerf Wars
Field Trips:
Japanese Gardens at Maymont
Putt-Putt Fun Center
Bear Creek Lake for swimming
West Chester Regal Movie theater
Powhatan Library
Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
Skate-A-Way
WEEK 6 July 20 - 24 Australia and down under
Cooking:
Pavlova
Australian Federation Biscuits
Fairy Bread
Anzac Biscuits
Activities:
Kangaroo racing
Koala bear art project
Lord of the Rings competition
Animal continents activities
Field Trips:
Bear Creek Lake for swimming
Skate-A-Way
Glow Golf & Laser Maze
West Chester Regal Movie theater
Powhatan Library
Bowling at King Pin Lanes
Horseback riding
WEEK 7 July 27 - 31 Europe
Cooking:
Individual meat pies in a muffin tin
Crepes
Individual pizzas
German chocolate cupcakes
Activities:
Autoban racing
Paint like VanGogh exhibit
Build an Eiffel Tower with popsicle sticks
Egg drop project off of Leaning Tower of Pisa
Field Trips:
Bear Creek Lake for swimming
Skate-A-Way
Putt-Putt Fun Center
West Chester Regal Movie theater
Powhatan Library
Bowling at King Pin Lanes
WEEK 8 AUGUST 3 - 7 Europe
Cooking:
Mini cheesecakes
Croissants rolled around a hotdog
Chocolate fondue
Chocolate eclair dessert
Activities:
Medieval ballista and siege challenges
Fun with Madeline
Celebrating England
European word searches
Field Trips:
Bear Creek Lake for swimming
Skate-A-Way
Glow Golf & Lazor Maze
West Chester Regal Movie theater
Powhatan Library
Bowling at King Pin Lanes
Horseback riding
WEEK 9 AUGUST 10 - 14 Antarctica
Cooking:
Snow cones
Polar bear cupcakes
Icebox cookies
Frosted sugar cookies
Activities:
Happy Feet dance off
Handprint penguins
Fizzing ice experiment
Polar animal crafts
Origami whale
Sugar cube igloos
Field Trips:
Bear Creek Lake for swimming
Skate-A-Way
Putt-Putt Fun Center
West Chester Regal Movie theater
Powhatan Library
Bowling at King Pin Lanes
WEEK 10 AUGUST 17-21 Olympic Games
Nerf Wars
Minute To Win It
Relay Races
Name that Nation music game
Oh so much more!
CAMP WINTER BREAK
Winter Break for Powhatan County is December 23- January 3.
We are accepting new friends for Camp Winter Break! Don't need regular care for your child but need care for the week of Christmas or New Year's? We have your solution; enroll them in Camp Winter Break at Firefly for 1 week or 2 weeks!
Tuition for each week is $160 and includes 2 snacks and lunch everyday. It also includes the field-trips and activities that we will be doing.
Week One: December 23-27
Firefly will be skating at Skate A Way; bowling at King Pin Lanes; movies and popcorn at Firefly; holiday crafting and cooking holiday treats. There will be fun had by all in this holiday themed wonderland.
Week Two: December 30 - January 3
Firefly will take a trip to Glow Putt-Putt, skating at Skate A Way; movie and popcorn at Firefly; winter crafts and cooking festive treats. This week we will focus on winter themes and starting the New Year with a giggle!
Not at Firefly member yet? Go to the Parent's tab and click "Register Now"
Note: Firefly will be closing at noon on Christmas Eve and closed Christmas Day and New Year's Day to allow our team to spend time with their families.