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Thank you, everyone, for another great year of Frog Hollow and Haverty Hollow Preschool Camp!

Frog Hollow Camp is for children ages 5-10 years old.  The camp is broken down into five, 2-week sessions.  Camp hours are 10:00 am-3:30 pm and the day is broken down into six activity periods.  During these periods the campers get to choose from various activities that are offered such as arts and crafts, cooking, outside games, rope swing, zip line, nature walks, wrestling, carpentry, creative writing, cheer leading, sports, and everyone has a mandatory swim lesson once a day.  Before Camp Care and After Camp Care is offered between 8-9:45 am & 3:30-6 pm for an additional charge.

Haverty Hollow Preschool Camp is located at the Garden Hills Recreational Center.  This camp is for ages 3-5 years old and the camp hours this year will be 9:30 am-2:00 pm.  Campers at the Preschool Camp will choose from a variety of activities throughout the day such as arts and crafts, cooking, tumbling, outside games, drama, music, and an optional swim time.  This camp is broken down into eleven, 1-week sessions.   Before and After Camp Care are not available for HH Preschool Camp.

Early Registration Information will be sent out in mid-January.  Early registration is for currently registered families, past campers, and siblings ONLY.

Frog Hollow campers on a creek walk

Preschool campers exploring their surroundings at Haverty Hills Preschool Camp at Garden Hills.

“You walk across the rug, reach for the doorknob and……….ZAP!!! You get a static shock.

Or, you come inside from the cold, pull off your hat and……static hair!!  The static electricity makes your hair stand straight out from your head.

What is going on here? And why is static more of a problem in the winter?

To understand static electricity, we have to learn a little bit about the nature of matter. Or in other words, what is all the stuff around us made of?”

http://www.sciencemadesimple.com/static.html

Today, our friends in Mr. John’s Science Activity learned about Static Electricity.  Using a balloon, a rug, some PVC pipe, and a few other unique tools, they were able to experiment with what it is and how it works.  The expressions on their faces; the sounds of joy, fascination, and disbelief; along with the exclamations when they heard the ions pop and felt the charge neutralize were proof that hands-on science is the way to get them involved in learning about the world around them.

For some other simple activities to try at home, check out:  http://kidsactivitiesblog.com/26688/static-electricity