About STAY CAMP 2020!
Staying safe home doesn’t have to be boring! Kids entering 1st through 5th grades are invited to join the Hawkeye Area Council staff and community volunteers for Stay Camp 2020 – coming to a living room near you!
Enjoy a blend of virtually led activities that children can complete independently with all materials included. Activities include crafts, games, experiments, scavenger hunts, service projects, and more! Campers will receive a themed, grade specific package with all the materials needed to join in on the fun.
Participate virtually with HAC Program Director Sam Mensinger each day from 10-12:30. Don’t worry if you can’t tune in during this time – you can access all programming at your leisure until July 31st.
All the materials that you need to join in the fun will be provided for Hawkeye Area Council STAY Camp 2020. You can pick up your activity kits from the Council Service Center in Cedar Rapids or in a community near you the Saturday prior to the first day of camp. If you are outside of our service area (Johnson, Linn, Benton, Washington, Jones, Cedar, and Iowa counties) or you would prefer to have them shipped directly to your door it is an additional $8 fee.
Don’t miss our Lunch and Learn programs every day, when local guest speakers answer camper questions and lead kids on behind the scenes tours and activities at local businesses.
All the Cub Scout participants of STAY CAMP 2020 will be able to complete an entire adventure towards their rank advancement each week. If your scout registers for all four weeks, that means they can complete four separate adventures.
Participating Cub Scouts will complete the following adventures:
Science Matters!
- Tigers (1st Grade) – Sky is the Limit
- Wolves (2nd Grade) – Digging in the Past
- Bears (3rd Grade) – Forensics
- Webelos (4th/5th Grade) – Adventures in Science
Down on the Farm
- Tigers (1st Grade) – Tigers in the Wild
- Wolves (2nd Grade) – Grow Something
- Bears (3rd Grade) – Bear Picnic Basket
- Webelos (4th/5th Grade) – Into the Wild
Build It!
- Tigers (1st Grade) – Good Knights
- Wolves (2nd Grade) – Motor Away
- Bears (3rd Grade) – Make It Move
- Webelos (4th/5th Grade) – Build it!
Heroes Among Us
- Tigers (1st Grade) – Safe and Smart
- Wolves (2nd Grade) – Hometown Heroes
- Bears (3rd Grade) – Paws for Action: Duty to Country
- Webelos (4th/5th Grade) – Build My Own Hero
Science Matters!
Week 1 - Science Matters!
Explore space, dig for dinos, solve the case with forensics, meet REAL scientists, and play with physics in this hands-on-camp. Campers will receive a themed, grade specific package with all the materials needed to join in on the fun.
Participating Cub Scouts will complete the following adventures, with activities including:
Tigers (1st Grade) – Sky is the Limit
• Make a telescope
• Build constellations from marshmallows and toothpicks
• Hear stories about circumpolar constellations
Wolves (2nd Grade) – Digging in the Past
• Invent and build their own dinosaur
• Make a mold fossil
• Go on a paleontologist fossil dig
Bears (3rd Grade)– Forensics
• Learn about fingerprinting
• Conduct a “mystery substance” analysis
• Try out chromatography
Webelos (4th Grade)– Adventures in Science
• Find out how Newton’s laws of motion send rockets to space
• Make a pocket solar system
• Try a safe acid/base chemical reaction experiment
An email will be sent out to participants prior to the start of camp with Google Classroom link, as well as when and where activity packs (with everything campers need to participate) can be picked up in your community.
Stay Campers are invited to participate live through Google Classroom with HAC Program Director Sam Mensinger daily from 10 – 12:30. Don’t worry if you can’t tune in during this time – campers and their families can access all camp programming at their leisure until July 31st!
Guest speakers include the Grout Museum District, University of Iowa and Kirkwood Community College professors, and more!
A sheet with completed adventure requirements will be sent to each Cub Scout Stay Camper’s family at the end of camp.
Activity kits can be picked up the Saturday before the first day of camp within service area; optional shipping available for an $8 fee.
Want to keep the fun going? Sign up for 2 weeks and receive a free patch, and sign up for 3 or more and get a FREE Stay Camp 2020 t-shirt!
Down on the Farm
Week 2 - Down on the Farm
Learn why Iowa is perfect for farms, meet farm animals, explore farm to table cooking, and more! Campers will receive a themed, grade specific package with all the materials needed to join in on the fun.
Participating Cub Scouts will complete the following adventures, with activities including:
Tigers (1st Grade)– Tigers in the Wild
• Create a first aid kit
• Practice “leaving no trace”
• Learn about Iowa animals
• Create an animal observation book
Wolves (2nd Grade) – Grow Something
• Start a garden
• Make a terrarium
• Learn about community gardens
• Find out how seeds grow
Bears (3rd Grade) – Bear Picnic Basket
• Create their own cook book
• Study nutrition labels and serving sizes
• Plan and cook their own healthy meal
• Learn about farm to table cooking
Webelos (4th Grade) – Into the Wild
• Make a bug habitat
• Identify Iowa birds by sound
• Go on a wild creature hike
• Learn how humans impact Iowan ecosystems
An email will be sent out to participants prior to the start of camp with Google Classroom link, as well as when and where activity packs (with everything campers need to participate) can be picked up in your community.
Stay Campers are invited to participate live through Google Classroom with HAC Program Director Sam Mensinger daily from 10 – 12:30. Don’t worry if you can’t tune in during this time – campers and their families can access all camp programming at their leisure until July 31st!
Lunch and Learn Programs include:
- Becky’s Mindful Kitchen
- Wickiup Hill, Hughes Nursery
- Ranger Josh – Bees how pollinate for farm success.
A sheet with completed adventure requirements will be sent to each Cub Scout Stay Camper’s family at the end of camp.
Activity kits can be picked up the Saturday before the first day of camp within service area; optional shipping available for an $8 fee.
Want to keep the fun going? Sign up for 2 weeks and receive a free patch, and sign up for 3 or more and get a FREE Stay Camp 2020 t-shirt!
Build It!
Week 3- Build It!
Get your hands dirty with this interactive camp. Learn the science of aviation, build and sail boats, create simple machines, and learn about construction careers. Campers will receive a themed, grade specific package with all the materials needed to join in on the fun.
Participating Cub Scouts will complete the following adventures, with activities including:
Tigers (1st Grade) – Good Knights
• Learn about building character
• Make a castle from recycled materials
• Build a birdhouse
Wolves (2nd Grade) – Motor Away
• Construct paper airplanes to test the science of flight
• Take on an engineering challenge
• Design and build a self propelled car
Bears (3rd Grade) – Make It Move
• Create simple machines to complete basic tasks
• Make an exploding craft stick experiment
• Design and build a Rube Goldberg machine
Webelos (4th Grade) – Build It!
• Learn how to hammer nails safely
• Build a birdhouse on your own
• Build your own tool box
An email will be sent out to participants prior to the start of camp with Google Classroom link, as well as when and where activity packs (with everything campers need to participate) can be picked up in your community.
Stay Campers are invited to participate live through Google Classroom with HAC Program Director Sam Mensinger daily from 10 – 12:30. Don’t worry if you can’t tune in during this time – campers and their families can access all camp programming at their leisure until July 31st!
Guest speakers include the Grout Museum District, University of Iowa and Kirkwood Community College professors, and more!
A sheet with completed adventure requirements will be sent to each Cub Scout Stay Camper’s family at the end of camp.
Activity kits can be picked up the Saturday before the first day of camp within service area; optional shipping available for an $8 fee.
Want to keep the fun going? Sign up for 2 weeks and receive a free patch, and sign up for 3 or more and get a FREE Stay Camp 2020 t-shirt!
Heroes Among Us
Week 4 - Heroes Among Us
Want to be a hero? Discover what it means to be a hero, build skills to keep your family and community safe, honor a hero in your life, and create your very own superhero. Campers will receive a themed, grade specific package with all the materials needed to join in on the fun.Campers will receive a themed, grade specific package with all the materials needed to join in on the fun.
Participating Cub Scouts will complete the following adventures, with activities including:
Tigers (1st Grade) – Safe and Smart
• Practice fire safety
• Gather and hang up emergency phone numbers
• Create a fire escape plan
Wolves (2nd Grade) – Hometown Heroes
• Create a care package for heroes
• Make an award for a hero
• Learn about Scout heroes
Bears (3rd Grade) – Paws for Action: Duty to Country
• Practice calling an emergency number
• Create your own superhero
• Paracord bracelet craft
Webelos (4th Grade) – Build My Own Hero
• Write thank you letters to heroes
• Find out what it means to be a community hero
• Make a flag neckerchief slide
An email will be sent out to participants prior to the start of camp with Google Classroom link, as well as when and where activity packs (with everything campers need to participate) can be picked up in your community.
Stay Campers are invited to participate live through Google Classroom with HAC Program Director Sam Mensinger daily from 10 – 12:30. Don’t worry if you can’t tune in during this time – campers and their families can access all camp programming at their leisure until July 31st!
Guest speakers include local police and fire departments, medical professionals, grocery store owners, and more!
A sheet with completed adventure requirements will be sent to each Cub Scout Stay Camper’s family at the end of camp.
Activity kits can be picked up the Saturday before the first day of camp within service area; optional shipping available for an $8 fee.
Want to keep the fun going? Sign up for 2 weeks and receive a free patch, and sign up for 3 or more and get a FREE Stay Camp 2020 t-shirt!