Westwood Neighborhood Campout Recap!

This past weekend, we celebrated community with a campout at Johnson Habitat Park with Westwood Neighborhood families! Families came to SPREE HQ on Saturday afternoon where they were greeted by SPREE teachers and a pile of camping gear. We set up campsites before getting busy with crafts and critter crawl!

​After welcoming neighbors to our space, we made some DIY first aid kits. These useful crafts can be taken into our city or into the mountains for safety during adventures. Families then went off on a scavenger hunt to explore nature and test their observation skills. ​

Observation skills came in handy during Critter Crawl. You woud never know that some of our guests had never looked for critters in our river before- they were pros! We caught so many crawdads, and even a large dragonfly larvae hiding under rocks! ​

​Critter crawl worked up an appetite. Evening had come, and it was time to cook dinner over a fire in our firepit. The patience it took to cook our hotdogs over a fire transferred really well when it came time for dessert…. S’mores! ​

As dusk came, and eventually night we went into our tents to enjoy the night under the stars! This annual campout is always so much fun, and we are grateful for the families that made it so special this year!