We are so blessed and happy to have served all the little campers who joined us for this year’s Arts Camp, Treasure Hunt! Our hearts are filled with joy, and we are deeply grateful to each family that signed up, to our creative team who brought the vision to life, our audio and visual professionals, every volunteer who helped make it all happen, our dedicated room leaders, and our amazing Junior Counselors. This experience simply wouldn’t have been possible without the entire team working in unison. Thank you, thank you, thank you!
Last Sunday, June 29, we celebrated Arts Camp Sunday at the 10:15am service — a joyful culmination of the creativity and spirit that filled our halls during Saint Barnabas Arts Camp, held June 9–27.
Campers shared the treasures they discovered on their journey through music, drama, art, and more. One of the highlights of the service was a spirited performance of our original camp song, To Treasure Beyond Treasure. Our adult choir got on board — pirate hats and all — and joined the campers in singing, creating a fun and memorable cross-generational moment that brought smiles to the whole congregation.
Click the image gallery below to revisit the great moments, and scroll down further to catch a glimpse of the galleries and the music videos for all three weeks!
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Check out our camp song videos and set sail with us on a high-seas adventure of friendship and creativity.
Our Daily Activities
Ahoy, mateys! Here’s a swashbucklin’ summary of our week full of activities at Saint Barnabas Arts Camp:
Day 1: We kicked off camp with culinary, music, art, and drama—games, new mates, and pirate tales with a grumpy pirate and a cheerful stowaway discovering the true treasures in life!
Day 2: We whipped up seaweed basil salads that made mouths water! Created sea creatures with sequins galore! 🐙🐠 And dove into pirate games that sparked creativity! We learned how God’s love is a lot like silver — always constant even under the tarnish.
Day 3: Crafted parrots and rock keychains that amazed! 🦜🗝️ Safe cooking and homemade snacks were a hit! 🍪 Played musical games and kept on singing the camp song: To Treasure Beyond Treasure! We also discovered gems in ourselves and others – God-like qualities and virtues that we work to mine and refine.
Day 4: Made octopus pizzas that looked and smelled delicious! 🐙🍕 Finished finger-knitted octopi and crafted paper plate friends with many tentacles. We learned how beautiful things can come from hardship, just like a pearl.
Day 5: A bittersweet farewell with morning songs and a T-shirt treasure hunt! Built boats and decorated tiles — what a week of adventure! 🚤🎨
WEEK 1 GALLERY: June 9-13
Photo credit for most images in the gallery below goes to our Junior Counselor Content Creator: Amelia B.
WEEK 2 GALLERY: June 16-20
Photo credit for most images in the gallery below goes to our Junior Counselor Content Creator: Kate L.
WEEK 3 GALLERY: June 23-27
Photo credit for most images in the gallery below goes to our Junior Counselor Content Creator: Jack G.
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