Summer day camp for me was pretty abysmal. I recognized that my parents deserved some time alone, but I couldn’t reconcile how that meant I had to go drink bug juice, play tetherball and make macaronicrafts with kids who were less than friendly. I thought, I’ll save you the price of a bottle of Banana Boat; just leave me in my room to draw and listen to the radio. But no such luck.
This from the Grass Hut, however, sounds different. Per their blog:
What is a Camp Scout?
Well…first off you get a bandana & an official patch (Dawn Riddle and Scrappers are the Scout Masters who designed all the patches and buttons.) for being a scout and you can earn buttons for doing certain things (biking, swimming, graffiti…). You also get a warm & fuzzy feeling knowing that you are totally living the heck out of life while you can. Trust us, being a Camp Scout is cool.
Calendork of Events & Field Trips:
July 5 (6-9pm) Yarn Craft
Learn to make god’s eyes, friendship bracelets, kites and other fun
string-based crafts.
July 19 (10am-late afternoon) Tour de Oregon City
A long healthy bike ride loop from Portland (spring water corridor)
to Sellwood (C.A. Butt & B.J. Cummings buildings) to Milwaukee (wild
nutria feeding) to Oregon City (elevator & hobby store) and on the way
back Elk Rock Island beach party (swimming & relaxing).
August 2nd (10-1pm) Skate or Die Trying
The title says it all. We’re just going to skate around Portland. No roller blades allowed, long boards are kind-of welcomed.
August 16 (7pm-late) Public Art Knights
Learn to graffiti. Power point lecture on Cutty Teens of San Francisco & lecture by local “artists.” Spray paint, tag, wheat paste and other fun stuff all around town in the dark dodging the cops.
August 30 (noon-later) All Sport (Park Edition)
How many different sports can we play in one day in Portland’s city parks? A lot of sports! Archery, Horseshoes, Tennis, Basketball, Soccer, Kickball, Tag, Freeze Tag, Hand Ball, Ultimate Frisbee, Frisbee Golf, Golf,
Tree Climbing, Badminton, Wiffle Ball, Tug-of-War, Skating,
Squirrel Fishing, Freestyle Yoga, Hot Lava, Football,
Simon Says, Red Light Green Light, 4-Sqaure, Volley Ball,
Butt Boxing, Croquette and whatever else
we can think of together.
Mission Statement:
We work too many hours to make money, so lets go have some fun for free.
What is fun? Arts & Crafts & Bike Riding & Swimming & Tiny Adventures & Wild Animal Feeding & General Shenanigan.
Registration Information:
(((EVERYONE IS INVITED)))
If you see something on the Calendork that you want to go to simply call or email or just show up.
Grasshut.corp@gmail.com
(503) 445-9924
Grass Hut
811 e. Burnside
Portland, Oregon
Look out for fellow campers: Bwana Spoons, Scrappers, Le Merde, Apak, Martin Ontiveros, Luke Ramsey, Cupco, Dawn Riddle and maybe even Tim Biskup. But bringing toys for signing might be a little tacky…
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