Life As An American Girl Camp...

Well, I mentioned before that we have been busy, busy, busy! Part of that is the Life As An American Girl 'camp' that the girls attended last week. There is a private school in San Antonio's Monte Vista neighborhood (historical district close to downtown) called the San Antonio Academy...they put on weekly mini-camps all summer long in the mornings or afternoons. The topics range from art...to science...to math...to reading...to history...to make-believe/pretend...to cooking...to...do you get the idea? If a kid could want to do it or learn about it, they probably have a mini-camp for it at the academy. (ha!) A couple of friends suggested the program to me and we decided to check it out...it was well worth the drive and the money!!

The girls were encouraged to bring their dolls with them, and they decided that they would just bring their historical dolls and not their 'Just Like Me' ones. Summer has Kit. Kyla has Felicity. Each day, they were taught about the different time periods of 5 of the dolls...one doll each day of the week. This is what they did....

Monday - Felicity...they learned about colonial America, how to cross-stitch, and how to make butter from cream

Tuesday - Samantha...they learned about the history of the teddy bear (and other things pertaining to Samantha's time) and the proper manners for a 'real' tea party

Wednesday - Kit...they learned about the Great Depression and how resourceful the people had to be...the girls made dolls out of yarn...just like Kit would have done (Summer was hoping they were going to learn to type, since Kit loves to type on the typewriter she has...ha!)

Thursday - Molly...the girls learned about what life was like for Molly...they made crowns and painted a terra-cotta pot

Friday - Julie...the girls learned about the 1970s...perhaps the funniest thing was hearing my girls talk about the history of the time and them being SHOCKED that I was alive...although, in my defense VERY YOUNG...at that time. ha! They made friendship bracelets for themselves and their dolls. Plus, each girl in the class received an American Girl paperback book.

I would never say that these descriptions include ALL that the girls did each day...this is just what they remembered to tell me and what made a big enough impression to be repeated. They had a WONDERFUL time and I wouldn't be surprised if we found ourselves visiting the Academy again next summer. I have heard hints about an art camp....or the lego-building camp...or even the American Girl class AGAIN!