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So for Week #5 I thought that I would travel to the Dollar Store and try to create something out of the inexpensive products there. I came across round metal bulletin boards – loved the idea of them and wondered how to connect them… and what we got is this: It was fairly easy to [...]

These facts are what make me seem really smart at #summercamp staff table http://t.co/mjyLzISd #howtoseemlikeyouaresmarter # @sparkcbc hi! in reply to sparkcbc # quiet busy days in the office at #summercamp need to hear children outside laughing and playing #missthesummer # Powered by Twitter Tools

So – Week 4 has come and gone. I was at the Ontario Camps Association Conference. Before I left I built some foam rockets out of Make Magazine #29. These will work perfect with our rocket launchers that we have at camp from It’s A Blast. The foam rockets will certainly last longer than the [...]

Straw tower team building. #buckeye http://t.co/wzie3S7s # Bowls made from old magazines – great idea for a camp craft. http://t.co/PQtASUHj # @zoic @danlovescamp you are both good people. Should @marccooperart and I be chair of #oca conference next year? in reply to zoic # @campydave we all should #embrachange at #summercamp and in life's journey. [...]

Ready to watch the Green Bay Packers! #gopackgo # @amcintosh01 what a bad loss. Cudos to #nygiants they were the better team today. Thanks for a great season #packers in reply to amcintosh01 # Why I Won't Hire You http://t.co/gCHQ9LrN ~ #summercamp people we need to teach this to our staff to give them a [...]

So week three of 2012 is wrapping up and I have just finished my creation – an indoor plant stand for starting seeds for the home and camp gardens. This stand was in Make Magazine #28. Here is the full online tutorial. The purpose of the stand is start seeds much earlier than I would [...]

So it is another Saturday night and the end of week number 2 for 2012. This was an interesting week in creating something. When I first thought of this project I had wondered what types of things I could create each week. I did not want to limit myself to doing one thing 52 times [...]

Yoyo light fixtures: http://t.co/B74DgiVL I have got to get me a couple of these. # Crokinole club. http://t.co/BATfqQz5 # Free Poster to Print http://t.co/VXYP1alD # Powered by Twitter Tools

So it is the Saturday of Week 1 of Create Something Year. I have created a poster version of the Camp Counsellor’s Manifesto that I wrote many years ago. The background image is of Canoe Lake from my years spent at Camp Wapomeo. There are four versions of the poster available for download. There is [...]