The kids could hardly wait for the next campfire story because it was going to be about taking a nature hike in the spring. Spring is an exciting time, and the kids want to hear what happens in the woods in the spring. They were not disappointed! Dave put another log on the fire, then […]
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6. Nature Hike – Winter
The next time the kids came to Dave’s campfire, it was a cold night. The kids were shivering when they came to the campfire, and they were glad to get warm. Dave said that the cold weather was good because tonight they were going to talk about taking a nature hike in the winter. Hiking […]
4. Nature Hike – Fall
One night around the fire, Dave told the kids that he was going to tell them about nature hikes. The kids rolled their eyes and groaned! Nature hikes sounded boring to them. Dave told them that they were wrong, nature hikes can be very interesting. When a person takes a walk through the woods, they […]
4. Crafts
One night when the kids came to Dave’s campfire, they found that he was taking small pieces of sticks and weaving string around them so that they were in the shape of a cross. They asked Dave what he was doing, and he said that he was making cross necklaces to give to some of […]
3. Bike Trip
The next time the kids came to Dave’s campfire, he was ready with another story. This time the story was about a time when they went on a bike trip to a campground by a lake. The trip should have been about 42 miles long, but it did not turn out that way! They thought […]
2. Archery
A few nights later, the kids looked across the river and saw Dave’s campfire again. So, they got their rowboat and crossed the river so that they could hear another campfire story from Dave. Dave welcomed the kids and asked them if they knew what archery was. One of the kids answered and said that […]
1. Canoeing at Camp
A group of kids lived across the river from a small Christian Camp. They have never been to the camp, but were curious about what happens at the camp, and curious about God. One night they saw a campfire in the woods at the edge of the camp. They decided to go and investigate the […]
1. The Valley of Ice Cream
The kids were excited because Professor Ooops had promised that if they used their imaginations and made-up stories about their pinewood derby cars, he would use those stories to teach them more about God. The first story that the Professor read to the group was written by a girl who had made a pinewood derby […]
Professor Ooops and the Pinewood Derby – Sorting the Cars
After the kids left, the Professor, Shane, and Shelly had to clean up the mess. There were pencils, erasers, and blocks of wood everywhere! Shelly said, “We have to pick everything up, and organize everything for our meeting next week.” Shane added, “That’s right! Next week we must cut out all the cars from the […]
Professor Ooops and the Pinewood Derby – Shopping
The next day the Professor, Shane and Shelly met to go shopping. They had to buy all the materials that they needed to build the pinewood derby cars and the racetrack. Shane told the Professor, “My friend showed me a website where we can order kits to build the pinewood derby cars, and also we […]