Author: Jean-Philippe Demers

The second week of gardening camp at Maison Tucker has come to an end! A new week on the property always allows the discovery of new treasures: plants, flowers, animals and even insects. The children worked hard this week to create their own art out of branches, leaves, and other plants they found during their walks. On Wednesday, they swam and played water games the rest of the week to cool off after a day in the sun. On Monday, our campers created mini terrariums. On Tuesday, the children learned to reuse an object that is usually found in our blue bins. Using halved plastic water bottles, they planted wildflower seeds. On Wednesday, we again … Continued

We’re at the halfway mark in our summer, but the smiles on our campers’ faces have not gotten any less bright! This week’s theme at Camp Grow Green was pollinators. Since we had a bit of rain this week, we had a mix of scavenger hunts outside and inside the house. The kids had as … Continued

This week at Grow Green Camp was fun-gi filled. We had so much fun discovering the wonderful world of mushrooms! Our days started with scavenger hunts on the property. These gave us an opportunity each morning to appreciate the beauty found in our forest and gardens. On Wednesday, our campers were able to use the … Continued

Our second week of Grow Green Camp has come to an end, and what a week it has been! The children spent time exploring the 33-acre property as a group with various scavenger hunts. They discovered that Tucker House has indeed many treasures : plants, flowers, animals and insects! To honor the heritage of the site, on the first day of each camp week, the children spend time playing games that kids would have enjoyed from that era; like the game of graces or the cat‘s cradle. In the afternoon, the campers thoroughly enjoyed playing water games to cool off after a morning of exploring outside. As the activity of the week, the campers worked on … Continued

The first week of Grow Green Camp at Tucker House was filled with activities and smiling faces! In the morning, our campers spent their time in our gardens and in the forest doing scavenger hunts. They found bees, habitats of certain pollinators, and a variety of colorful plants that attract our pollinators. To cool off in the afternoon, we played several water games. Throwing the bucket of water over the head of the counselors (with permission) was definitely a crowd favorite! On Tuesday, the children were able to paint their own “bee baths”, while learning that bees not only need flowers, but also a place to rest and hydrate. On Wednesday, they created butterfly life cycles with bits of nature they found themselves during … Continued

You didn’t get the chance to tune in live during our Zoom call with Mr. Tucker and his daughter Sue… Well now’s your chance! Click the link below to watch part 3 of a 3 part video series. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ah3RVC-vjO4

You didn’t get the chance to tune in live during our Zoom call with Mr. Tucker and his daughter Sue… Well now’s your chance! Click the link below to watch part 2 of a 3 part video series. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hlz6vICyewE

You didn’t get the chance to tune in live during our Zoom call with Mr. Tucker and his daughter Sue… ? Well now’s your chance! The first 39 minutes are now live on our YouTube Channel! ? Click the link below to watch part 1 of a 3 part video series. ? frameborder=”0″ allow=”accelerometer; autoplay; … Continued