Construction the Theme of CDC Summer Camp


Construction the Theme of CDC Summer Camp

July 29, 2015


By Taylor Leech


Construction crane outside Todd Hall

Todd Hall and other locations on the WOU campus have been under construction all summer, which has inspired the Child Development Center to make “construction” the theme of this year’s Summer Camp.

"I knew the children would be mesmerized by all the equipment and the workers in their hard hats and tool belts," said Ingrid Amerson, Director of the TRI-Child Development Center (TRI-CDC). "So I thought, let's learn about the concept of construction."


Not just about buildings


To Amerson, construction is not just about buildings. It can be about constructing a play, a quilt, or even a meal.

So, the Summer Camp kiddos have been hard at work using their imaginations to create a variety of things with their hands and the tools around them. 



Summer camp construction projects


Teacher helping children build a small catapult

They made catapults out of wooden blocks, clothespins, popsicle sticks, and water bottle caps. Using their catapults, they launched “warm and fuzzies” into the air and measured whose flew the farthest!

Children on floor playing with catapults















They made bread from scratch, built structures using toothpicks and marshmallows, and made a sign for their puppet theatre.

teacher and child working together at a table

Teacher and children at table making bread









Empty lot with contruction equipment


The children will also be making many trips to look at the construction site on campus where the new Richard Woodcock Education Center is being built. They will see all the hard work that goes into constructing a building from the ground up!



Turning lemons into lemonade


Many kudos to the staff at the CDC Summer Camp for turning what could have been seen as an annoyance into some very productive summer projects. Always looking for a learning opportunity!


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