Sand Camp
Sand Camp provides an opportunity for kids to explore, imagine, and play to their heart’s content! Each day is a new adventure.
Details:
Kincaid Sand Dunes
Ages: 6 to13
Cost: $130
11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
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Sand Camp is built for big energy and fun, bringing back the joy of play through group games and unstructured activities, much like the ones we grew up with. Creating a space for kids to run, jump, and connect. Younger children can join in the excitement, but it’s an especially awesome experience for older kids who thrive on adventure and connection. Now in its seventh year, Amy’s nature-based camp in Anchorage continues to grow, with two to three assistants each year helping to support the campers and enhance the experience.
Camp Routine
Meet and Greet/Walk into the woods
Wanderings
Lunch
Nature Games
Afternoon Reflection Circle
Walk out of Woods/Parent Pickup
Free Play
Free play is where the magic happens at our camps. Whether jumping off sand dunes, digging deep holes, running down hills, or exploring the natural landscape, kids are encouraged to use their imaginations and move freely in a space that is theirs to explore. The simple joy of feeling the sand under their feet and the freedom to play without structured activities allows them to connect with nature and experience the world in a way that is unhurried and unplanned.
Group Games
Group games are a favorite part of our summer camps. Games like Capture the Flag and other favorites promote teamwork, strategy, and healthy competition, all while encouraging kids to be active and engaged in a shared experience.
Afternoon Reflection Circle
We take this time to reflect on our time together. It is an opportunity to build community by talking about shared and personal experiences, tucking these moments into our memories.
Camp Facilitator
Amy Rupp
Amy was a teacher in the Anchorage Public School District for nine year and enjoyed teaching and working with children but longed to provide opportunities for children to experience a deeper connection to nature, themselves, and others. In 2015, she started Nature Song to support this mission and to find other families that wanted to build a community with nature as their anchor. It started out as a nature-based cooperative for toddlers and soon expanded into a drop-off preschool, summer camp and now a variety of opportunities to connect to art, nature, storytelling, play, and community.
