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Stay Home Summer Camp 2021 Archive: Rainforest Camp!

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Mamas Facing Forward Stay Home Summer Camp was a project I developed during the isolated summer of 2020. For each theme I provide a menu of options to choose from, including: virtual learning resources, easy craft & snack ideas, simple activities, books, and movies/TV.

Trust me, whether you do it for a full week or just for a day, there’s something magical about doing a bunch of activities that all share the same theme. In fact, even though my kids will be traveling and attending regular summer camp this year, they’ve also requested some Stay Home Camp – so stay tuned for a couple of new themes!! I’ve also added “field trip ideas” to themes from past years as well.

I hope these ideas will provide your family with a little fun – while at the same time making summer a bit easier for you!!

Love, Mariah

RAINFOREST CAMP!

Below you’ll find a menu of ideas for learning, crafts, activities, books, and things to watch that focus on rainforests. I’ve tried to keep these ideas pretty simple and make use of items you may already have – while also making it fun for the kids! I’ve also included a free printable you can hang up at home while you work on this theme.

rainforests week printableDownload

NEW! Field Trip Ideas:

  • To local playgrounds with animal features
  • To the zoo to learn about rainforest creatures
  • To the library to get more books about the rainforest
  • To the closest woods to talk about how it might be different than a rainforest

Things To Learn:

Things To Make:

  • Blue Morpho Butterfly Craft
    • Recommended supplies: paper plates, scissors, blue and turquoise tissue paper, glue, black paint
  • DIY Rain Stick
    • Recommended supplies: thick cardboard tube, hammer, small nails, dry beans or rice to put inside, decorations for the outside
  • Origami Frog that Jumps
    • Recommended supplies: paper
  • Paper Plate Toucan
    • Recommended supplies: paper plate, scissors, pencil, paint, tape
  • Paper Plate Sloth
    • Recommended supplies: paper plate, paint, cardstock, markers, stapler, scissors, glue
  • Wiggle Pasta Snakes
    • Recommended supplies: dry ziti pasta, dry ditalini pasta, pipe cleaner, hot glue, paint

Things To Do:

  • Ants on a Log
    • Recommended supplies: celery, peanut butter, raisins (though there are many other variations for ingredients in the post!)
  • Monkey Mayhem Cracker Snacks
    • Recommended supplies: round crackers, peanut butter, banana, cheerios, pretzels, chocolate chips
  • Rainforest Animals and Plants Coloring Page
    • Recommended supplies: free printable
  • Rainforest Bingo
    • Recommended supplies: free printable, something to mark the squares (pennies work!)

Time For A Break!

Need more inspiration? Check out the Mamas Facing Forward Stay Home Summer Camp Archives!

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Mariah is a writer, patient advocate, and mom of three living with rheumatoid arthritis and Hashimoto’s thyroiditis. After learning firsthand how challenging and lonely it can be to face pregnancy and motherhood with chronic illness, Mariah became passionate about supporting women with chronic illness who are or want to become mothers. She launched Mamas Facing Forward in 2015 as a private Facebook support group, followed by this website in 2018.

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