Camp Paw Paw 2017: Day One at Camp!

Our afternoon was very hot to say the least. We still made the best of it and had an amazing time, though! Camp started with decorating name tags, coloring pages, working on puzzles, and hanging out with friends. Once everyone arrived, campers decided to hang out a little longer in the tent to avoid the sun, so we had our snack and worked on some crafts.

Once Linden Higgins, our guest speaker arrived, we made our way inside the to the classroom, and got to learn all about bugs. After we talked for a bit, we got to go outside and "hunt" some bugs of our own! The most popular finds were roly-poly bugs, daddy long legs, and ants! We did find a few spiders and grasshoppers too though!

After Linden said goodbye, we started our tours of the Humane Society. We learned about the feral cats, what the volunteers do inside the shelters (and how old you have to be to volunteer: 16), what the staff does, the layout of the building, and got to meet the sallies (guinea pigs, rabbits, and ferrets) as well as all of the cats! At the end of our tour, we explored out back and learned about the three feral cats that camp out behind the shelter. Aladdin, Cameron, and Mr. Jingles are the three feral cats that the Humane Society provides shelter, food and water to, every day, year round. While we may never get to meet them due to feral cats' tendency to avoid humans, we'll know that we are keeping them full, healthy and safe! Throughout the week, campers will be helping with three main jobs: feeding the feral cats, taking care of Carmen the box turtle, and filling peanut butter dog Kongs.