Posted in Arts on May 7th, 2008
There are so many fun activities for teens at summer camp: sports, outdoor adventure, horseback riding, and of course arts and crafts. At Rockbrook there are more than 26 fun activities! This is a photo taken one afternoon in our needlecraft class, and it looks like everyone is working on a needlepoint or [...]
Posted in Arts on Nov 23rd, 2007
Working with leather is another of the many arts and crafts activities at Rockbrook Camp. Most popular this past year was making strap bracelets decorated with different patterns. You make the patterns by using a hammer to stamp metal shapes into the leather strap. There are also letters, so you can spell [...]
Posted in Crafts on Oct 22nd, 2007
There’re loads of different techniques for making string friendship bracelets. We describe one right here on the Rockbrook Camp website: How to make a Friendship Bracelet. But there’s another way that uses a knot you probably already know and use for a different purpose. Tying your shoes! Yep, the same basic knot, [...]
Posted in Crafts on Sep 18th, 2007
Giving kids a chance to explore crafts, to learn new ways of being creative, is a big part of summer camp. Rockbrook has almost 20 different craft activities for example. Each lets the girls express themselves creatively and make something cool. There’s plenty of time (It’s summer after all!), all the right [...]
Posted in Arts on Jul 27th, 2007
Here’s an activity that’s become increasingly popular this summer— painting and drawing. It’s a wonderful time when we get together, often outside (like in this photo), and learn different techniques to improve how we paint and draw. Perspective, compostion, color theory, and shading are just a few of the important concepts we’ve covered. [...]
Posted in Arts on Apr 23rd, 2007
One of the most traditional arts and crafts activities at Rockbrook is weaving. It’s been something girls have done at camp since the very beginning back in 1921. In the craft cabin we call Curosty (which even pre-dates camp!), there are several table-top and floor looms we use to teach basic weaving [...]
Posted in Outdoors on Apr 4th, 2007
Basket weaving is an outdoor craft activity at Rockbrook Summer Camp for girls.
Posted in Girls Camps on Jan 19th, 2007
Rockbrook is a girls camp in the south offering 26 different camp activities.
Posted in Crafts on Jan 15th, 2007
Crafts at Rockbrook Summer camp include digital photography.
Posted in Camps on Dec 24th, 2006
Rockbrook Girls Camp historic photos, part 1
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