Thank you to Sarah Stearns for this easy tutorial for beginners. Below are Sarah's essential tips and tricks for making all sorts of tie dye designs, including that perfect rainbow spiral, right at home. Before you start dying, gather some supplies and materials....
What Different Can Do
Preparing Your Child for Summer Camp
Summer camp can be an exciting and rewarding experience for any child, but for children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) it can be even more impactful in terms of building a positive self-image and increasing social skills and interactions. It can also be...
Art Tracing with Pencil
This "Anyone Can Do It" craft is called Art Tracing. There are a number of ways to trace or transfer an image into linework from a photo or artwork but today we are going to walk you through how to trace using a pencil. You'll need a photo or artwork of almost any...
Emotions Wheel: Putting Words to Big Feelings
It doesn’t matter how young or old you are, sometimes we all have feelings that we don’t quite have the words to explain to the people around us. The more specific we can be with the words we use to describe how we’re feeling, the better we can understand ourselves...
Painting with Watercolors
Today's craft that anyone can do is inspired by @andrea.nelson.art on Instagram! As a side note, she posts a ton of super fun art projects for all ages of kids. Painting is such a fun way to express your creativity, and this...
Pollo Asado Burrito Bowls
These delicious and nutritious burrito bowls are always a hit! Everything we serve at CSG is made according to the varying dietary restrictions and preferences of our campers and veterans. In honor of What Different Can Do, we’re highlighting a recipe that is...
DIY Window Clings
Here is a craft anyone can do! We all have different talents. Maybe you’re really good at riding bikes, maybe you’re really funny, maybe you’re super brave. In the same way, some people have more of an affinity for art than others. I am not a person who has a natural...
Why Camp, and Why Camp Southern Ground?
Recently, I’ve had many philosophical conversations about summer camp. I guess that shouldn’t be a surprise because, since the beginning of December, I’ve been engaged in the single most important task of any camp director – recruiting and hiring the summer staff for...
Lessons Learned at Camp Southern Ground
Camp Southern Ground is unique in that it is an inclusive summer camp serving kids from a variety of populations and communities. Our inclusive model provides opportunities for all kids to make friends and have fun while, more importantly, teaching campers important...
The Benefits of Inclusion
A Conversation with Kimberly Dick with Autism Speaks At Camp Southern Ground, our inclusive summer camp model helps children of diverse backgrounds and abilities build empathy, understand differences and celebrate their own strengths by bringing them together. We are...
An Inclusive Model
Our residential program, one of the first in the country to be accredited by the National Inclusion Project, makes summer camp at Camp Southern Ground so much more than just a week away from home.