Finding the Right Costume

Mama Camp has been busy with the arrival of "Baby Camper"! He's eleven weeks old and came to us like a loud rumbling thunder storm. Unfortunately we've been too busy to write about it.

Now that things have calmed down, just in time for Halloween, we are ready to go to our first party this weekend.

The Big Camper's latest hobby is "everything dinosaurs" which means that the Little Camper's latest hobby is also "everything dinosaurs". So guess what? This year's group family Halloween costume is, you guessed it, "Dinosaur/Paleontologist". The Little Camper agreed to wear his brother's hand-me-down dragon costume (close enough to a dinosaur) but we've had trouble finding the Big Camper a dinosaur costume in his size (Boys Medium). We've found lots of dinosaur costumes but they all stop at size: small. We tried the party stores, the fly-by-night Halloween stores, the toy store, and then online. We'd almost given up and started on "Operation Costume Plan B: Paleontologist". We had the dinosaur cap from the Forth Worth Museum of Natural History, cargo shorts, t-shirt, leather camel pack, and canteen. It was a creative costume but the Big Camper still had his heart set on being a dinosaur. He's tried to be on board with plan B but was still disappointed. Daddy Camp agreed to give our search one last ditch effort. Eureka! "We found a cheap costume at the party section", he relayed over the phone. Unfortunately, it was one size to small (just barely). Last night, with puppy dog eyes, the Big Camper asked, "But why can't they have my size before Halloween?"

After searching for "Dinosaur Costumes Kids Size M" it took two days for us to find this site: Halloween Costumes. I'm happy to report that one dinosaur costume size L is on the way to Mama Camp with one day premium delivery promises to arrive on October 29. We haven't informed the Big Camper of our find but stay tuned to his reaction! :) Right now, at this campground, there's one happy mama!


Halloween Costumes

Let Sleeping Dragon's Lie

Big Camper, Camp Daddy, Baby Camper, Little Camper.

Free Comic Book Day

Hey Austin...

May 01, 2010, Saturday is Free Comic Book Day!
As the name implies comic book stores are giving away a free comic book.
Find a participating store nearest you http://www.freecomicbookday.com

If you miss visiting your favorite comic book store on Saturday go to
your local library on Monday, May 03 to receive a free comic book:
http://www.ci.austin.tx.us/library/news/nr20100409.htm

MadScience..."It's Alive!"

Creating little scientists.

As the Camp Director of Mama Camp, I observed the big and little camper create a "volcano" using baking soda, red Jell-O and vinegar. They thought it was the absolute bomb (no pun intended). With big smiles I looked from one to the other and imagined the little wheels turning and contemplating, "What other chemicals can we combine to make a reaction?" Yikes! All of this knowledge in the hands of a 3 and 6 year old? Uh-oh.

The big camper started an after school science program called "MadScience". After the first class he said, "Only five more days until the next class!" I knew it was a hit. The program is one hour long, and, although one teacher is not enough to handle all of the students, the big camper comes home with new data every week and a little experiment kit to do at home.

It's wonderful to see the big camper excited about science. Now will the kitchen survives his enthusiasm? That's another story. :)

Links:
-Need some fun Jell-O activities? Try the Jell-O Zone
-Want to make your own volacano? Search for "erupting volcano science project" and you'll get lots of links.