Pinterest Pick Thursday

It's Pinterest Pick Thursday again!  Hooray!  Remember, these are activities you can do at home to promote your child's faith formation (or, if you like, spiritual / belief formation).  The four components of faith formation are:

• Content (Curriculum)
• Community (Relationships / Group Identity)
• Covenant (How do we promise to be with each other)
• Contex / Calling (Who are we in our community / Social Justice) 

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Pinterest Pick of the Week:
First Church Camp Out - Yellow Springs

Faith Formation Component:
Community

Time for Activity:
Saturday OR
Saturday and Sunday

Recommended Age:
All Ages

Materials:
Camping Materials (i.e. Tent, sleeping bags, etc.) and a dish for Saturday's Potluck dinner

Activities:
This weekend, a group of First Church members, visitors and friends are headed up to Yellow Springs for a camp out.  You are free to join them on Saturday or for the entire weekend (Saturday and Sunday).  Cost is $6 per adult and $3 per child.  The goal - to simply be with each other.  Below is a short list of activity ideas for families who are planning to attend the camp out.

Explore Yellow Springs Logo

Dining and Entertainment
As I already stated, dinner will be potluck, so be sure to bring a dish.  But, what about the other meals?  Well, Youngs Dairy Farm, The Corner Cone & Grill & Bike Rental, and The Clifton Mill all offer dining as well as entertainment.

Shopping
Yellow Spring is known for its great independent stores.  While you are shopping, don't miss out on Dark Star Books, Mr. Fub's Party: Toys & More, and Super-Fly Comics & Games.  You may also want to check out the Yellow Springs Farmer's Market.

Spiritual Nurture
There will be a short worship service on Sunday morning, but if you are looking for additional ways to nurture your soul, check out the Dharma Center, they offer Zen meditation on Saturday, and Vipassana meditation on Sunday.

Education
If you have a high school youth, you may want to take this time to check out one of the local colleges.  Yellow Springs is home to both Antioch College and Antioch University: Midwest.

Camp Out Activities
Of course, you can always just hang around the camp grounds and enjoy some old fashioned (and new fashioned) camp out activities.  Some of my personal favorites - Geocaching and Nature Scavanger Hunt.

Stock Photo of a family camping.

If you want to know more about the First Church Camp Out, or if you would like to register to attend, please message me and I will get you in touch with the events organizer.

To learn more about what Yellow Springs has to offer, visit Explore Yellow Springs.  For more camp out ideas, visit Great American Backyard Campout.

Original Sources: See above for links.

See you in Yellow Springs!

- Ms. Meredith