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This week at camp has been bursting with imagination, innovation, and self-expression! Across so many classes, campers are stretching their minds, trying new skills, and letting their creativity take the lead. Whether it’s building, painting, drawing, or even balancing in yoga poses, our campers are proving that creativity comes in many forms. In Mad Machines, […]

Basking Ridge is back with another week of camp! As we loom towards the end of summer and the eventual start of the new school year, our camp has been working tirelessly to create the best experience for our campers. At Basking Ridge, we are kicking week 7 off with our awesome classes. For the […]

This week’s Theme Thursday was bursting with excitement with Color Wars! Dressed in their team colors and full of camp spirit, the kids spent the day participating in friendly competition. During our mid-morning break, the field came alive with relay races that had everyone cheering! Campers took turns sprinting and bear crawling their way to […]

After an unforgettable week of games, challenges, and nonstop excitement, Color War has officially come to a close at Short Hills—and what a competition it was! Yesterday morning, campers gave it their all in the final round of events, including team handball, a high-energy game of knockout, and a classic egg-and-spoon relay race. Camp spirit was at an all-time high, […]

This past week, the Youngsters have been putting their creativity and coding skills to the test in our Youngster WeDo class! The campers began by assembling their Lego race cars, a task that develops fine motor, creativity, and problem solving skills. Next, the Youngsters used WeDo coding to program their Lego cars to move forwards, […]

It’s been an exciting day at Short Hills, packed with hands-on learning, creative thinking, and the launch of one of camp’s favorite traditions—Color War! In our Python programming class, campers have been hard at work learning how to write interactive code. Today, they created a number-guessing game that randomly selects a number and asks the user […]

Yesterday at Short Hills, it wasn’t just summer, it was Halloween in July! Campers arrived in costume, ready to celebrate with a full day of spooky, silly, and action-packed activities. From princesses and aliens to athletes and Star Wars characters, the creativity was on full display across camp. The day kicked off with a Star […]

Our Mad Engineers created and combined triangles into circles to explore the foundation of buildings. They tested if a bridge made of industry-grade materials (pasta and playdough) can avoid collapsing under a water bottle’s weight.   From balancing bottles to launching ping pong balls, the campers were tasked with creating a Trebuchet, or a ping pong […]

Howdy, the Wild, Wild, West (Summit) celebrated Theme Thursday with a Country Western themed day packed with rowdy fun. The westerners certainly did not disappoint with their outfits. Campers came dressed head to toe in denim, boots, props, and a plethora of fantastic hats! During break time, the westerners learned how to line dance, a […]

Today at camp, we had an action-packed superhero-themed day! Our campers truly embraced their inner heroes, with costumes ranging from scientists to super-powered moms. To kick off the day, we hosted a Make-Your-Own Superhero Contest where campers earned Ivy Points for their creativity! They got to design their dream hero, choose a unique superpower, and […]