Campfires at Cool Creek

Every Wednesday evening, we've been going to a campfire at our local park. The festivities begin with silly campfire songs. After that, there's an animal expert to talk about the critter(s) they brought. We've learned about spiders from the Spider Lady, alligators from Alligator Aaron, skunks, bugs, birds, possums, turtles, etc. Madelyn always volunteers to hold the animal & answer any questions from the audience (rather she knows the answer or not). She held a non-poisonous tarantula, a cricket, & helped make a bird flap its wings. Ansley's attention holds up pretty well. She likes to play with rocks or snack on the graham crackers. The evening ends with the roasting of marshmallows. I've been bringing our own marshmallows (since you only get one per kid), graham crackers, & chocolate for s'mores. The campfires are officially over for the summer. The girls & I have learned the importance of each of these animals & how our world needs all of them...even the spiders!