BUILDING FRIENDSHIPS FOR 100 YEARS 1921 - 2021 - YMCA of Dane County
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100 YEARS
BUILDING
FRIENDSHIPS
FOR 100 YEARS
2021 Summer Camp
YMCA OF DANE COUNTY
1921 - 2021
CELEBRATING 100 YEARS
Map of Camp Wakanda
YMCA Camp Wakanda |1940’s
YMCA Discovery Day Camp | 2020
Pay $7.50 for a Week of Discovery Day Camp!
1921 - 2021
To celebrate 100 years of YMCA Camp in Dane County, we’re giving away a week of
Discovery Day Camp to 10 lucky campers for 1921’s price of $7.50! Here’s how it works:
CELEBRATING 100 YEARS • ampers must register for Discovery Day Camp during the month of March in 2021 to be eligible.
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• 10 winners will be chosen in a random drawing of all eligible registrants.
• Winners will be notified by the YMCA.
• Eligible campers can only win one time over the duration of 2021 Summer Camp.
• The 10 lucky winners will each pay $7.50 for one week of Discovery Day Camp during the summer of 2021!
Typical Day at Y Camp
Every day of camp is unique, with exciting new
Welcome
adventures, challenges and opportunities. To Camp
Here’s a snapshot of an average day: Get ready for an action-
packed summer filled with
7:30 am new friends, exploration
DROP-OFF and a whole-lotta fun, Y
Activity and snack until opening ceremony campers! Our combination
of a trained and dedicated
9:00 am staff, age-appropriate
OPENING CEREMONIES activities, new camps,
Fun start to our day at camp team building, games
and crafts deliver an
9:30 am unforgettable experience.
PLAY & LEARN We focus on developing
Camp activities the potential of every
camper while creating
3:30 pm a warm and nurturing
CLOSING CEREMONIES environment where all can
Wrap up camp for the day play, challenge themselves
and make friends.
4:00-5:30 pm
PICK-UP
Head home to rest for another great day
CAMP
INFORMATION
10% Sibling Discount
REMINDERS
CAMP SIBLING DISCOUNT
SCHOLARSHIP Keeping your kids together
OPPORTUNITIES in summer camp is not only
convenient, it’s more affordable
at the Y. All YMCA Summer
Camp Information • egistrants with outstanding YMCA
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• F or your convenience, pay weekly via balances due will not be accepted. when siblings are enrolled
bank draft from a savings or checking Please pay outstanding balances together. Get the fun, healthy
account or with Discover®, American immediately, or contact our child care activity, summer learning and
Express®, Visa® or Master Card®. administrative team. Failure to pay on licensed child care of Y camps
• ach week of camp must be paid in
E time may jeopardize your child’s camp
enrollment. Full payment is required
for less.
full two weeks prior to start date. (Excludes Club Cardinal Day Camp)
for children to attend camp.
• here is a $25 registration fee per
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child per program. Reminders
• $10 per week deposit is applied to
A • lease send a healthy lunch with your
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child. Our days are filled with great • ll YMCA camps (except Club Cardinal
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the weekly fee. Deposits are forfeited
activities, and children need lots of Day Camp) accept the Wisconsin
when a week is canceled.
energy to play and grow. Shares Child Care Subsidy.
• egistration fees and deposits
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• efrigeration and microwave cooking
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are NON-REFUNDABLE, NON-
are not available. West YMCAs accept City of Madison
TRANSFERABLE and due at
funding.
registration. • he Y provides a healthy morning
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and afternoon snack. Menus will be • scholarships are available to
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• here is a $20 charge for schedule
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posted at each camp. eligible applicants; an application
changes.
must be approved before registration.
Kindergarten Camp SUN
PRAIRIE
Ages 4-6* | 7:00 am-5:30 pm
We empower children to learn through play! This program is a great way for
your child to bridge the summer learning gap by incorporating music, art and
movement. Activities will focus on expressive language development, fine and
gross motor skills and play skills. Each week will have a different theme. Must
be potty trained; breakfast, lunch and snack provided.
Program Price | $265 per week
Discounted Member Price | $215 per week
$25 registration fee per child; $10 deposit per week. *4K must be complete to participate.
Welcome to Summer Camp! Fourth of July Celebrations Around the World
JUNE 14-18 ✺
JULY 6-9 JULY 26-30
We will spend time getting to know Firework-like art is just the start of Let’s take an imaginary trip around the
each other and learning the rules for this week of fun. world and explore new and exciting
the summer. We might work a bit of things.
fun into the schedule too! Great Outdoors
JULY 12-16 Outdoor Science
Under the Sea We will talk about camping, the night AUGUST 2-6
JUNE 21-25 sky and nocturnal animals. Camp will take to the great outdoors
We will explore underwater creatures to explore what happens to make
and discover new things about the sea. Kindness things grow, how shadows are created
JULY 19-23
and other science concepts.
Space We will focus on being good friends,
JUNE 28-JULY 2 being kind and sharing. Splish Splash SUN PRAIRIE CAMP
To infinity and beyond, we’ll talk, AUGUST 9-13 CONTACT
create and explore all things space Bring your suit and a towel, and get Sarah Peppas
related. ready for a wet and wild week of fun. 608 478 4307
speppas@ymcadane.org
SUN
PRAIRIE Discovery Day Camp
Ages 5-13 | 7:30 am-5:30 pm
Give your child a true outdoor experience this summer as they explore all that
nature has to offer. Rain or shine, campers hike, catch crayfish in our beautiful
creek, build forts in their territories in our forest, enjoy s’mores around the
campfire and create awesome art projects! Of course we’ll play games, make
new friends, learn new skills and work on character development, too. It’s what
Y Summer Camp is all about! Campers need to be dropped off and picked up at
the Lion’s Club, 7080 Elder Lane, Sun Prairie. If there is severe weather, we will
hold camp at Sun Prairie YMCA.
Schedule will be available at registration. Call 608 478 4310 for more details!
Program Price | $290 per week
Scan to Discounted Member Price | $230 per week
learn more $25 registration fee per child; $10 deposit per week.
Adventureland DDC Olympics Red, White & Blue
JUNE 14-18 JUNE 21-25 JUNE 28-JULY 2
Get ready for an adventure as we This week is all about the competition! Celebrate the USA! This week will be
reunite with old camp friends and Groups will compete in activities filled with all things red, white and
make all new ones! This is a fun-filled throughout the week in hopes to take blue! Streamers, flags and hot dogs
welcome week where we will start home the GOLD! around the campfire are just some of
exploring territories, dipping our toes the fun activities we have planned!
SUN PRAIRIE CAMP in the creek and playing camp games.
CONTACT
Seth Brody
608 478 4310
sbrody@ymcadane.org
/sunprairiesummercamp
Fear Factor
JULY 6-9
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Wandering the World
JULY 19-23
Lost in Space
AUGUST 2-6
SUN
Face your fears this week with slimy, Ever wanted to visit another country? Shoot for the stars! This week we will PRAIRIE
gross and creepy challenges. Eat bugs, This is your chance! We will “travel” explore outer space with games and
catch crawfish and touch slimy, gooey, to different countries and explore the projects that are out of this world!
grossness. Challenge yourself to push different cultures, arts and recipes.
past your comfort zone! Get your passport ready, and become Edible Engineers
AUGUST 9-13
a world explorer.
H2-w0ah Get your taste buds ready for an
JULY 12-16 Icky Sticky adventure as we have fun creating and
Splish and splash your way through JULY 26-30 tasting delicious treats! Cook your
a week of water fights, creek time, Get ready for a wacky week of icky, creations around the campfire every
sprinklers and all things wet! Summer sticky, silly stuff created by you! Come day!
is hot, but we’ll keep cool with non- dressed to get messy. We will make
stop water activities. Don’t forget your slime, oobleck and anything else ooey Summers End
AUGUST 16-20
swimsuit! gooey and messy!
We will play our final camp games,
take our last float in the creek and
have our last campfire cookout. Until
we meet again!
SUN PRAIRIE CAMP
CONTACT
Seth Brody
608 478 4310
sbrody@ymcadane.org
SUN
PRAIRIE Club Cardinal Day Camp
Ages 5-13 | 7:30 am-5:30 pm
Check out this great camp created in partnership with Sun Prairie Parks,
Recreation and Forestry. Working as wrap-around care during the weeks of
summer school and as full-day camp when summer school isn’t in session,
we’ll fill our days with projects, activities, games, swimming and weekly field
trips. We’ll engage and motivate campers to make new friends, enjoy nature
and continue learning throughout the summer. Monday-Thursday drop-off and
pick-up during summer school will be at your child’s summer school location
and at a location TBD on Fridays and when summer school is not in session.
Call 608 478 4311 for more information!
Summer School Week | $125 per week
Scan to Full-day Week | $200 per week
learn more $25 registration fee per child; $10 deposit per week.
Welcome to the Jungle Summer School Aqua Adventures Stars, Stripes and Summer School!
JUNE 14-18 JUNE 21-25 JUNE 28-JULY 2
Take a walk on the wild side! We’ve Join us for an aqua adventure! Summer Celebrate America with a red, white
got fun, games and so much more in is hot, so we’ll cool down with water and blue filled week. Enjoy patriotic
store. We’ll kick things off by getting balloons, water challenges, relays and activities like food contests, firework
to know each other with icebreakers, swimming! This will be a week filled crafts and capture the American flag
creative projects, fun activities with fun in the sun, so come prepared as we learn more about the USA.
and getting ready for a summer of with extra clothes in case you get
SUN PRAIRIE CAMP adventure. Be prepared to get WILD! soaked!
CONTACT
Seth Brody
608 478 4310
sbrody@ymcadane.org
/sunprairiesummercamp
Summer School Goes for the Gold
JULY 6-9
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Summer Superhero School
JULY 19-23
Go Green!
AUGUST 2-6
SUN
Bring your Olympic Spirit as we Calling all superheroes-in-training! Get outside, and play in the dirt as we PRAIRIE
learn about the ancient games and In addition to making our own super learn how to become environmentally
participate in new sports. Hear from suits and logos, we’ll look at what it responsible citizens. Make projects
our counselors about what it takes to takes to be an everyday hero. using recycled materials, and learn
have team spirit and be a dedicated why it is important to take care of the
athlete. All week, we’ll train for Around the World in Five Days earth. We will surround ourselves with
JULY 26-30
Friday’s Summer Games where we’ll natural beauty to instill respect for the
work as a team to compete and earn Open your eyes to cultures around world around us.
medals along the way! the world. Each day, we’ll focus on a
different part of the world and learn Blowing Off STEAM
Disney World of Summer School what makes it unique. Activities might AUGUST 9-13
JULY 12-16 include exploring the ancient pyramids It’s time to explore Science,
Get ready for everything Disney! of Egypt, drawing our own Henna Technology, Engineering, Art and Math.
We’ll share our favorite Disney designs and making traditional recipes We’ll theorize on how to clean up the
movies, dress up as our favorite from foreign cultures. oceans, discover the best way to make
Disney characters and even test our a paper airplane and learn what it is
knowledge in Disney trivia. that makes the world go round.
Super Summer Wrap-Up
AUGUST 16-20
Summer 2021 is almost in the books,
and we’re ready to end it with a
bang! Enjoy the final week of camp by
hanging out with friends, celebrating
all the good times we had and playing
our favorite games. It’s our last blast
before we say, “See ya next year!”
SUN PRAIRIE CAMP
CONTACT
Seth Brody
608 478 4310
sbrody@ymcadane.org
WEST
MADISON Kindergarten Camp
Ages 4-6* | 7:30 am-5:30 pm
We create an exciting, safe environment for kids that enables an unforgettable
summer of fun learning about the unique parts of our world. Our campers
have unique experiences and adventures while building self esteem, developing
critical interpersonal skills and making lasting friendships and memories.
We explore a fun, new theme every other week, a nutritious morning and
afternoon snack is included. Campers should bring their own lunch.
Program Price | $265 per week
Discounted Member Price | $215 per week
$25 registration fee per child; $10 deposit per week. *4K must be complete to participate.
Scan to
learn more Timewarp Space Odyssey Mythical Mania
JUNE 14-18 JUNE 28-JULY 2 JULY 12-16
Talk about blast from the past! Hop 3, 2, 1, blast off! Future engineers, Slay dragons, search for unicorns,
on board the Kindergarten time astronauts and aliens unite as we collect pixy dust and hunt trolls! These
machine as we travel back in time to explore beyond our reach. Design are only a few of the adventures we
different decades. Crazy 80’s hair day, your own planet, and create your own will embark upon during this magical
Groovy 70’s tie dye fashion, a Rockin spaceship to travel out of this world! week of camp.
50’s sock hop ... the possibilities are
ENDLESS! Ahoy Matey! Animal Planet
✺
JULY 6-9 JULY 19-23
Art Attack Ships, sailors, and pirates will fill this Hang onto your hats, and grab a pair
JUNE 21-25 fun week of nautical nonsense with of binoculars because It’s about to
Paint, glitter, tie dye ... OH MY! This treasure maps, boat building and a get wild! Campers will spend the week
WEST CAMP CONTACT week is all about creativity as we search for buried treasure. exploring and learning about different
Lindsay Flanagan explore different art forms. Come types of animals from around the
608 906 8808 prepared to get messy! world!
lflanagan@ymcadane.org
/westymcasummercampWEST
MADISON
Creation Station Circus Week Travel Week
JULY 26-30 AUGUST 2-6 AUGUST 9-13
Explore your architectural and Come one, come all! The great Discover the ruins of machu picchu,
engineering potential along with Kindergarten Camp Circus is coming scale the Great Wall of China and
your creativity through a variety of to town! We will be ‘under the big top’ explore the ancient pyramids in this
S.T.E.A.M.-based activities. Enjoy this week as we work to create our week full of adventure! Everyday we
constructing paper airplanes, bridge very own circus. Join us as we prepare will discover new destinations and
building and much more! for an end of week carnival created by cultures around the globe.
our very own campers and camp staff!
Prehistoric Adventure!
AUGUST 16-20
We will explore prehistoric times as WEST CAMP CONTACT
we dig for dinosaur bones, search for Lindsay Flanagan
GIANT Dinosaur eggs and excavate 608 906 8808
extinct species from ice. lflanagan@ymcadane.orgWEST
MADISON Discovery Day Camp
Ages 5-13* | 7:30 am-5:30 pm
Our camp is a fun mix of exploring the natural world, healthy activity and
learning to be responsible members of our community. Campers get an
outdoor experience every day. We construct imaginative art projects, play
sports, discover nature all around us and keep cool by playing various
water games. The staff lead the campers in discovering independence,
responsibility, environmental respect and being passionate about life. Camp
locations will vary.
Camp site, drop-off and pick-up happens at Thoreau Elementary
Program Price | $290 per week
Discounted Member Price | $230 per week
Scan to $25 registration fee per child; $10 deposit per week. *Kindergarten completion required to
learn more attend Discovery Day Camp.
Timewarp Art Attack Ahoy Matey!
JUNE 14-18 JUNE 21-25 JULY 6-9
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Talk about blast from the past! Hop Paint? Check. Clay? Check. Tie dye? Ships, sailors and pirates ... Oh
on board the DDC time machine as Check. This week is all about creativity my! Climb aboard for a fun week of
we travel back in time to different as we explore different art forms. nautical nonsense as we decode maps,
decades. Did you know YMCA summer Come prepared to get messy! hunt for treasure and enjoy a number
camp in Dane county is 100 years old of aquatic activities.
this summer?! Space Odyssey
JUNE 28-JULY 2
WEST CAMP CONTACT 3, 2, 1, blast off! We will explore space
Lisa Rheineck and other far-out activities!
608 906 8812
lrheineck@ymcadane.org
/westymcasummercampDDC Survivor
JULY 12-16
Travel Week
AUGUST 9-13
Camp Rewind
AUGUST 16-20
WEST
This week will test your mental and Discover the ruins of machu picchu, Do you wish to go down that water MADISON
physical ability as your group goes scale the Great Wall of China and slide just one more time? How about
head to head in daily challenges explore the ancient pyramids in this another batch of slime? Come join us
against neighboring tribes. The week full of adventure! Everyday we for one last ‘hurrah!’ as we relive our
team with the most points will be will discover new destinations and favorite activities of the summer.
recognized at tribal council. Are you cultures around the globe.
ready for the challenge?
Animal Planet
JULY 19-23
Take a walk on the wild side as we
identify footprints, discover new
species and track local wildlife.
Whether it has paws, claws or jaws
we’ll explore all things animals!
Creation Station
JULY 26-30
Design, create and build your way
through the week as we bring
STEAM to life through fun, hands-on
activities.
Circus Week
AUGUST 2-6
Come one, come all! The great DDC
Circus is coming to town! We will be
‘under the big top’ this week as we
work to create our very own circus.
Come up with a talent for the show, or
create a game with your group as we WEST CAMP CONTACT
prepare for an end-of-week carnival. Lisa Rheineck
608 906 8812
lrheineck@ymcadane.orgEAST
MADISON Kindergarten Camp
Ages 4-6* | 7:30 am-5:30 pm
At Kindergarten Camp, we create an exciting, safe environment for kids that
enables an unforgettable summer of fun learning about the unique parts
of our world. Our campers have unique experiences and adventures while
building self esteem, developing critical interpersonal skills and making lasting
friendships and memories. We explore a fun, new theme every other week, and
a nutritious breakfast, lunch and snacks are included.
Program Price | $265 per week
Discounted Member Price | $215 per week
$25 registration fee per child; $10 deposit per week. *4K must be complete to participate.
Scan to
learn more Oh, What a Colorful World! Unicorns, mermaids & pirates; Oh My! Sport Fanatics
JUNE 14-18 & JUNE 21-25 JUNE 28-JULY 2 & ✺JULY 6-9 JULY 26-30 & AUGUST 2-6
Somewhere over the rainbow, way up Let your imaginations run wild as we **SUMMER OLYMPICS: JULY 23-AUGUST 8
high! Come explore all the colors you explore common fairy tales and create Hit these two weeks out of the park
can see right in our own playground. our own magical world! Campers by joining us for sports camp! We will
We will also spend time exploring and will also have the chance to plan learn all about and play many different
experimenting with different types of and create their very own mythical sports. Don’t forget about the 2021
weather that we see all around the creature. Summer Olympics!
world!
Out of this world Camp Kindergarten
JULY 12-16 & JULY 19-23 AUGUST 9-13 & AUGUST 16-20
3, 2, 1 … Blast off! Travel out of this Pack your bags as we travel to Camp
world to explore the stars and planets Kindergarten; making sure to be home
EAST CAMP CONTACT along with not-so-scary aliens and before dinner time! We will also go
Briana Kurlinkus monsters! Make sure to bring your camping with the dinosaurs and see
608 906 8657 space goggles to set off your very own what kind of fossils we can find!
bkurlinkus@ymcadane.org rocket ship!
/eastsummercampDiscovery Day Camp
Ages 5-13* | 7:30 am-5:30 pm
EAST
MADISON
We’re forecasting an entire summer of fun on the East Side! Our camp
becomes a hub of activity, and kids stay active and engaged. Every day,
campers rotate through games on our field, creative activity tents, tetherball,
the GaGa pit, on-site splash pad, sports and more. We can take regular trips to
a nearby park and swim at least once a week at the East Y.
Camp site, drop-off and pick-up happens at the East Y Activity Field
Program Price | $290 per week
Discounted Member Price | $230 per week
$25 registration fee per child; $10 deposit per week. *Kindergarten completion required to
attend Discovery Day Camp.
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learn more
World of Tomorrow Brick Frenzy Camp Kid Diaries
JUNE 14-18 JUNE 28-JULY 2 JULY 12-16
Awaken the mad scientist within you Everything is awesome! It’s cool when Pack your magic wand and suit of
through interactive experiments using you’re part of a team! This week is armor as we dive into a week of
the scientific method, and present designed for those who like to build, adventure between the pages of your
your findings at the science fair. We create and tinker. favorite books!
can’t wait to see the reactions!
Just Add Water Hidden Jungle
Hello Wisconsin! JULY 6-9 JULY 19-23
JUNE 21-25 When the weather’s hot, just add Deep in the camp jungle, uncover
A place among friends. Wisconsin water! Cool off with us as we explore mysteries and untangle riddles as we
is like no other state, so let’s take the most popular summer water leave our world behind. Tighten your EAST CAMP CONTACT
a week to celebrate everything that activities at the Y! boot straps and put on your thinking Jason McColl
makes it great. Cheeseheads unite! caps to figure out what is wrong with 608 906 8651
our wild counselors. jmccoll@ymcadane.org
CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGEEAST Imaginarium
JULY 26-30
The Greatest Show
AUGUST 9-13
Camp’s Greatest Hits
AUGUST 23-27
MADISON Campers will be immersed in the Embrace your inner showman as we We’re busting out some of our favorite
wonderful world of fairy tales. Using embark on a spectacular journey under hits from summer camp. Enjoy crowd
STEM techniques, they will test the big top. Explore new talents as we pleasers like water balloons, gaga,
creations in flight, build castles and transform camp into a circus full of 9-square, obstacle courses and much
see how the competition stacks up. astonishing and bizarre activities. more.
Bending the Elements Nautical Expedition
AUGUST 2-6 AUGUST 16-20
Do you have what it takes to master Your captain is about to depart on
all four elements and the four core an ocean adventure of whale-sized
values? This week we will test our proportions! Scour the oceans with
skills and uncover ways to keep our us as we discover lost treasures and
mind and bodies healthy. explore the world of sea creatures.
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learn more
EAST CAMP CONTACT
Jason McColl
608 906 8651
jmccoll@ymcadane.org
/eastsummercampSpecialty Camps Football
JUNE 14-18
EAST
MADISON
Ages 7-13 | 7:30 am-5:30 pm
Specialty Camps are designed for kids who want to focus and build upon their Martial Arts
skills in the activities they enjoy most! All camp weeks serve as introductions JUNE 21-25
to the selected activity. Campers will also have time to swim and use the
splash pad. (Due to a limited number of spots, if your child chooses not to Baseball
JULY 6-9
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participate on a regular basis, we will move them to Discovery Day Camp).
Pick-up and drop-off is at the East Y Activity Field Art
JULY 12-16
Program Price | $300 per week (includes $10 equipment fee)
Discounted Member Price | $240 per week Basketball
$25 registration fee per child; $10 deposit per week. JULY 19-23
Nature
JULY 26-30
Volleyball
AUGUST 2-6
Cheerleading
AUGUST 9-13
Soccer
AUGUST 16-20
Escape Room EAST CAMP CONTACT
AUGUST 23-27 Jason McColl
608 906 8651
jmccoll@ymcadane.orgDAILY
BACKPACK
ITEMS
HEALTHY WATER BOTTLE
SACK
LUNCH
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BU SCR
SUN
SPR G
Please do not bring: AY
• Money
• Sharp objects/weapons
• Personal electronic devices
• Toys from home
What to Wear
• thletic shoes or hiking boots with
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socks
• No sandals or open-toed shoes
Rainy Days
A
e shelter inside during severe
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weather events, but rain ponchos CLOTH SWIMSUIT
are suggested. Rainy day hikes and & TOWEL
activities are fun when dressed
appropriately!
Optional: plastic bag for wet swimsuit
Please label items with and towel; comb/brush; goggles; and
a permanent marker ear/nose plugsYou can also read
