Summer Programs for 2024
Diggin' The Earth: Camps for ages 4-8
DRAGONFLY CAMP Best for Ages: 4-6, 10:00-1:00
June 25th-27th: Under the summer sky in the sweet nest of Full Moon Rising Farm, we will guide your little ones on a fairy-inspired adventure! Creating flower crowns and magic wands out of gathered farm treasures (be they feathers, sticks, or flowers) and culminating in a picnic of foraged goodies from the garden: a magical few days woven together by stories, songs, dancing, and games.
July 15th-17th: During sun-filled days on Full Moon Rising Farm we will explore the colorful garden, share “oinks” with Olive the pig, and play with paint all while observing the nature around us. Your littles will explore their imaginations and express their creativity in these crafty days.
August 12th-14th: Calling all playful littles to find hidden treasures in the summer breeze. During this camp we will be creating rainbows with nature, playing with the friendly farm animals of Full Moon Rising Farm, and telling stories in the bountiful garden. Join us as we explore our creativity and play with our imaginations.
GREEN ARTS Best for Ages: 5-8 10:00-3:00
Offered four weeks: June 17th-20th June 24th-27th July 29th to August 1st, August 5th-8th
Express your creativity and use your hands in nature at the Green Arts Summer Camp. This free-form creative camp brings out the unique expression in each child. We’ll use repurposed natural materials to connect with our roots as artisans. Wood, burlap, shells, clay, natural dyes and flora, will be turned into one-of-a-kind creations by you – scientist, designer, artist, and environmentalist.
Farm Life Camp, Best for Ages: 6-11, 10:00-3:00
Offered two weeks: July 1st-4th, July 8th-11th
We will be spending time in the barnyard caring for the animals. We will be feeding, cleaning, and milking. Garden games will find us hunting for pollinators and crafting from the colorful flower bounty. While the barnyard critters take their afternoon siesta we will take short hikes into the forest to eat our lunch at a new spot every day. Here we will relax, play forest games, and craft. Returning to the farm we will bring forest treats to the goats and pigs, ending our day with a story, song, and everyday magic.
Coyote Camp, Best for Ages: 7-11 10:00-3:00
Offered: July 15th-18th, August 13th-16th
Enter the greenwood, where the forest becomes a natural playground of possibility.We will spend our mornings learning survival skills, forest arts, and joining in imaginative play in our extensive fort system. After lunch we will hike, explore, and play games throughout the vast trails, traversing from farm to forest to lake to beach. Along the way searching for clues of coyotes and their forest friends.
Raven's Nest: Camps for Ages 9-16, *10:00-3:00 unless noted
Hummingbird Camp: June 17th-20th. Best for Ages: 9-12, 13-15
Do you love to wander in the garden, pick flowers, and cook using freshly harvested plants? Do you like to make nature crafts and potions from herbs? Like hummingbirds and honeybees who joyously collect nectar in the summer sunshine, we will fly and buzz about the garden collecting and making all sorts of beautiful and tasty things. This is a makers camp with time thrown in to play with the farm animals and take short walks to wildcraft in the forest.
The Upside Down Reverse Floating World of Block printing: July 1st-4th Best for Ages: 11-16
Join us for a hands-on class of printmaking through relief carving. We will begin by learning about the use of printmaking throughout history but also its use in contemporary street art. We will play with various methods to work up sketches until they are ready for carving, maximizing contrast, and creating bold images. The goal of this class is to gain an understanding of relief carving as a powerful graphic art form and leave with the confidence that you can manipulate various surfaces into your own poster, print, card, or wheat paste. Class will cover basic safety skills and tool care. Water-based inks will be used. The class will be taught by Jeff Petersen, a painter and printmaker from San Francisco, California.
Blacksmithing and Woodcraft Workshop: July 9-11th, July 16th-18th. Best for Ages: 11-16
In this three-day workshop participants will learn basic blacksmithing and woodworking through a project of their choice. We will have forges, hammers, anvils, and other tools to explore the plasticity of iron. We will work with hand tools learning basic woodworking techniques. Take home functional art made by you! Items may include kitchenware like butter knives, spatulas, ladles, and more...
Crafty Crow Camp: July 22nd-25th. Best for Ages: 9-12, 13-15
In harmony with the creative, playful, and curious mind of the crow, join us for fun, nature-based arts and crafts. Projects may include tie-dye, macrame, nature journaling, and nature printing. There will be plenty of time for exploring the magical spaces on the farm, including visiting the animals.
Dancing Goat Yoga Camp:August 9th-11th, 10-3:00-*(overnight on Saturday)Best for girls ages: 11-14
Together we will weave a week of activity that honors and nourishes our feminine spirit. Creating a cozy space in our yurt for yoga, art, and meditation we will take the time to slow down. We will venture outside too, finding nourishment in the garden for our homemade lunches, as well as care, feed, and walk our goats everywhere! We may make our own jewelry or create something in the wood shop for our yoga altar. We will hike to the lake and ocean to swim and have plenty of time to socialize and lounge in our tree hammocks, paint with henna, make herbal products, and tell stories. There will be a Saturday overnight campout.
Coyote Camp: June 24th-27th Ages 9-12
Enter the greenwood, where the forest becomes a natural playground of possibility.We will spend our mornings learning survival skills, forest arts, and joining in imaginative play in our extensive fort system. After lunch we will hike, explore, and play games throughout the vast trails, traversing from farm to forest to lake to beach. Along the way searching for clues of coyotes and their forest friends.
Apprenticeships (Multiple dates see website) 9:30-3:30*
The Apprentice program gives the opportunity for campers too old for the traditional camps of Coyote and Farm Life to still participate in camp but in a new way that gives them greater responsibility and leadership skills. Your duties as an “Apprentice” will be to help and assist camp counselors and lead teachers with campers on their projects, provide safety with the farm animals, and play games. This is a great opportunity to slowly learn the ropes towards becoming a camp counselor.
Please visit our website to register and read more detailed information. www.fullmoonrisingfarm.com
