Camp David (In A Box) 2020

A, B, C, D and E in their camp shirts!

This week the oldest 5 kids have been experiencing Camp in a Box (well really our whole family!).  This would have been the week of burn camp for all of them; however, due to everything going on in the world, camp could not meet in person this year.  The kids all received camp boxes filled with all kids of activities and goodies.  Their boxes were delivered in person and it was pretty fantastic.  Watch the video below to see what I mean.



We also received a "family" box and F and G were happy to jump in and help when possible.  You can see the short video below of the kids opening up our family box!



The movie theme this year was Trolls World Tour and the overall theme of the camp was Dance to Your Own Beat.  I'm so thankful to Texas Burn Survivor Society (TBSS) and all they do every year to support pediatric burn survivors and their families.  This is always a highlight of the kids' summer and I'm so thankful for the extra work that volunteers put into this to allow the kids to experience some of camp from home this year.  Enjoy the photos - I really enjoyed taking them!

 It just wouldn't be camp without S'mores.  The kids all received kits for making homemade S'mores in their boxes.

 Camp Kids with their Trolls cups.

Set up for movie night, Trolls World Tour.  We received a giftcard to download the movie and our whole family enjoyed watching it together with lots of fun snacks.

The movie is starting.

 We set up a few tents downstairs for the week and the kids could either sleep in the tents or in their beds, their choice.  Above is the boys tent.

The girls pony tent.

 Stevie would sneak into the tent during the day and rest on G's cot.

 The kids made homemade gumdrops!

 Some of the shapes the kids created.  We made lime flavored gumdrops.

Yes we do!

The kids were given Whataburger giftcards to enjoy so our whole family had Whataburger for dinner one evening.

 Likewise, they were also given Chick-fil-A giftcards so our whole family had Chick-fil-A for dinner another evening.

The kids made fun instrument puzzles.  A built a violin, B built a bass guitar, C built a drum, D built a piano and E built an organ.  The tiny puzzles are so cute!

 D will her completed tiny piano puzzle.

We also had a dance party!  The kids put together a playlist of music (I think it was over 3 hours long) and we set up our schoolroom as a dance area.  Our whole family had a lot of fun.  I don't have lots of photos but I do have a few fun videos 😉.

 Ready for the Dance Party!

B dancing with G 💓

 

The kids had a lot of crafts!  They painted rocks.  They built and painted birdhouses.  C also built a paddle boat and tried it out in the bathtub - it worked.  They had a lot of fun with all their crafts and I was so pleased with how everything turned out.

 B made each side of her birdhouse a different type of weather.  Above you can see a tornado and a rain cloud.

The other side you can see a sunny day, a snowy day and the top is a view of nighttime.  I love how it turned out.

 A made cherry blossom trees with lots of fun detail.

 I love the lantern hanging from the tree above.

The kids also participated in a talent show!  E played a ditty on the piano.  D jumped rope with B.  A showed a few tricks with her Diabolo.  And the oldest 4 did a cup routine complete with a camp chant from last year!  Check out the video below.

This is just a sampling of everything the kids did last week.  I can't even begin to include everything but I hope you get the idea of how amazing TBSS did with having Camp in a Box this year.  We truly had a fantastic experience.