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Camp Waterdown

This is where you’ll find our updates and posts for all Camp Waterdown activities and programs combined.

Inside Out Feelings Stress Ball

Materials Needed Water bottle – air dried  Funnel  Chop Sticks or Skewer  Black Sharpie (other colors optional)  Balloon(s)-Blue/ Purple/ Yellow/ Red or Green  Yarn (optional for hair)  Fillers : use materials around your house  rice/dried lentils/ dried beans/ dried whole yellow beans/ dried peas sand/ dirt/ soil/ baking soda/ flour/ corn starch   Instructions:  Pour choice of filling into the water bottle using the funnel 

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PBJ on a Stick Recipe

2 peanut butter and jelly sandwiches (other nut butters or just a jelly sandwich will always do) 4 wooden skewers (5 to 6 inches) 1 cup seedless red or green grapes 1 small banana, sliced Directions Cut sandwiches into 1-in. squares. Alternately thread grapes, sandwich squares and banana slices onto each skewer. Serve immediately. Recipe from www.tasteofhome.com


No Blender (Chocolate) Milkshake Recipe

1 scoop of ice cream chocolate, vanilla or really any other flavour (flavoured greek yogurt, sweetened to taste with honey or icing sugar will do in a pinch): If the ice cream is hard, bring it out up to 3o minutes ahead of time to allow it to soften a little, or use the microwave trick below.) approx. 1/2 cup of cold milk (can substitute nut

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Crunchy Granola Pretzels and Fruit & Yogurt Parfaits

Crunchy Granola Pretzel Sticks You can use fewer ingredients to get a “taste” of this recipe. 1 package (350 g) dark chocolate chips 24 Pretel rod sticks (or regular pretzels will do just fine) 1 cup (250 ml) granola (without raisins, we say pick those out for another recipe!) In a non-metalic container, such as a glass measuring cup, melt chocolate chips in the

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Jamie Oliver’s Messy Meatball Buns – a 5 ingredient feast!

Adapted from Jamie Oliver’s 5 Ingredients – Quick & Easy Food Ingredients 400 g lean ground beef (any ground meat or a veg alt that sticks) 8 heaping teaspoons green pesto (fresh Basil will do or even lettuce!) 1 x 365 – 750ml can of plum tomatoes (size depends on how saucy you like them!) 1 x 125 g ball of mozzarella (or your

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New Facebook Private Group for WDCC and CW Before & After Care Families

We miss you! We have created a Private Facebook Group for our registered families to join. We will be posting additional support and resource information there, plus using it as one way to keep our community of families and staff in touch with each other during the COVID-19 isolation period. We have posted valuable resource information for families trying to navigate these difficult times

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Recipe: Baked Rigatoni with Fennel, Sausage & Peppers

Baked Rigatoni with Fennel, Sausage & Peppers Serves 6 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil, plus more for greasing 1 lb (500 g) rigatoni 1 fennel bulb ¾ lb (350 g) sweet Italian sausage, casings removed, crumbled 1 each red, yellow, and orange bell pepper, seeded and sliced Salt & pepper 1 tsp sugar 1 tbsp red wine vinegar 1 cup prepared tomato sauce

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Mindfulness Activity: Create a Glitter Jar

A Glitter Jar, like a snow globe, gives a child a comforting, mindful activity when worried, upset, nervous or angry.  Our attention is focussed on the glittering falling shiny flakes and takes our mind to a safe place.  The glitter represents all our thoughts rushing around madly in our heads and how they can settle as we practice controlled breathing while we watch them

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Wait List Registration for our September 2024 Before and After School Program is currently open from the Program Registration menu or your Family Registration page.
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