Ecstatic Christmas Soul Jam

The IPYNC's good friend and supporter Suzanne Hollett, aka Suzanne Song Mother,  will be holding an "Ecstatic Christmas Soul Jam" this coming Saturday, December 19 from 2 pm to 5 pm at the Upper Tantallon Shambula Center.  

Children are welcome.  Bring finger food.  $10 or donation welcomed. 

For more information, please contact Suzanne at 902.821.2289

This gathering will begin with a Welcome Circle

And end with a Gratitude Circle

Circles naturally Relax and Remind us of our Sacredness

It is my intention to give families

This space more regular 

Where you can come and be Relaxed

Follow your heart

Lay down

Bring an instrument

Dance

Meditate

Play

It is my intention to build on a powerful space together

wherein we can share our passion

And Express it into Reality!!

Peace, love and following your heart,

-I.P.Y.N.C Staff

LifeScanner Results

Hi Everyone:

This past summer the “Big Kids”   became Citizen Scientist  by collect samples of creatures and recorded observation using the University of Guelph’s DNA LifeScanner phone app.  Four of the results are in.  Please visit  the IPYNC Blog regularly for the rest of the DNA results.

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 Peace, love and DNA,

-I.P.Y.N.C Staff

December 2015 Edition of the Seastar Times

BIG KIDS AMAZING RACE RULES AND TEAMS ANNOUNCED!

Big Kids Amazing Race 2014

The campers are split into 3 teams to compete in an Amazing Race competition.  Each team starts at a different station.  At each station they must complete a challenge to receive map puzzle pieces from the challenge leader.  Once they have completed the challenge, the challenge leader will give them the puzzle pieces that lead the team to the next challenge location.  Once the teams have finished all 6 challenges, they put all map puzzle pieces together that leads to the finish line marked with an X.

The team that finishes first will receive 4 points, the second team 2, and the last team 0.5 points.  There will be opportunities to gain extra points in each challenge, so the fastest team may not necessarily win! 

There is a 20 min maximum time limit on each challenge, although the teams do not have to stay the whole 20 minutes at each station once they have finished the race.

Team Name	Colour	Members
Team Squid	Green	Michael, Lily, David, Alyssa
Team Sea Star	Blue	Miriam, Meagan, Sydney, Emmy,
Team Lobster	Red	Mitchell, Jackson, Milo, Skyra

Schedule for Friday August 21, 2015

Hi Everyone:

Every Camp we end the week off with our much anticipated Island Amazing Race.  Here's a look at our schedule for the last day of Camps for 2015:

 Peace, love and Hope to sea you'll in 2016!

- IPYNC STAFF

Mystery Creature Revealed!

Here were the four clues given about the Mystery Creature this week:

They were:

1. I am found wide spread in the Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean and Mediterranean Seas. 

2. I have huge roundish pectoral fins for walk along the sea floor looking for food such as small crabs and fish.  I expand these fins like wings when I get threatened to help scare off predators.

3. I have drumming muscles in my bladder to help me make grunting sounds which part of my name means in French.

4. I have large scales all over my body and I am closely related to a trumpet fish.

And the Mystery Creatures is . . .

A FLYING GUNARD FISH LIKE THE ONE IN THE AQUARIUM IN THE LIVING ROOM! :)

- IPYNC STAFF

Mystery Creature: Clue 3 and 4

Only one more day legt until we reveal the mystery Creature!

Here are the last two clues f or you:

       3. I have drumming muscles in my bladder to help me make grunting sounds which part of my name means in French.

I     4. I have large scales all over my body and I am closely related to a trumpet fish.

      - IPYNC Staff

Camp Schedule for Thursday, August 20, 2015

Hello:

We had a great day Kayaking to Dover Island where we swam and dove off cliffs into tide pools, found interesting bones of creatures, ate s'mores and hot dogs.  A huge thank you to Glenn, Kristen, Zoe and Dave for being super great guides!

Thursdays we will have a Paddle Board training day, finishing up our t-shirts and collecting and recording the species information to lifeScanner.

Here's a look at the schedule:

Peace, Love and Bliss Balls,

- I.P.Y.N.C Staff

Schedule for Wednesday, August 19, 2015

Hi Everyone:

We had a fun day in the water and decoration our t-shirts.  Tomorrow is our kayak trip to Dover Island.  Scott has sent all parents information on the adventure.  Here's the Schedule:

Peace, Love and Tropical Fish under the dock,

- IPYNC Staff

MUD SLIDING CANCELLED and Tuesdays Revised Schedule

Hello:

We had to cancel the Mud Sliding field trip for Tuesday because of lack of drivers for the campers.  To make up a little for having to cancel, we had the Campers stay an extra hour for an Epic Super long "After Camp Activity" that made Milo flies like Superman!

Tomorrow we meet at 9 am and finish at or regular time of either 3 pm or 5 pm, depending on if the camper is in the After Camp Program or not.

Reminder to  parents about kayak trip on Wednesday. Campers need to arrive at cottage at 8 am.  Some parents indicated they could drive directly to kayaking at 9 am.  This fine but let us know if you are dropping your children off at the Cottage or meeting us at the Kayaking in East Dover.  More about the kayak trip tomorrow.

Here's the schedule for tomorrow:

Peace, Love and The Dog Days of Summer,

- I.P.Y.N.C Staff

CAMP 4 MAJOR Event Schedule

Hi Everyone:

Below is the list of all the major events coming up this week in Camp.

Lots going on!

I.P.Y.N.C Staff

Camp 4 mystery Creature Clues #1 and #2

Each week of camps we give clues for guessing what the Mystery Creature found in St. Margaret's Bay is for the week.  Here are the first 2 clues for this weeks Mystery Creature:

1) I am found wide spread in the Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean and Mediterranean Seas.  

2) I have huge roundish pectoral fins for walk along the sea floor looking for food such as small crabs and fish.  

We'll be giving two more clues later in the week. Please keep your guess to yourself until Friday when we reveal the mystery Sea Creature.

IPyNC Staff

Monday, August 17th Camp 4 Schedule

Hi everyone:

Its promising to be a hot and sunny week for Camp 4.  We have lots of activities planned. Here's what we have planned for Monday:

Peace, love and jellies,

-I.P.Y.N.C Staff

EXPLORING BIODIVERSITY in Camp 4

Hi everyone:

Camp 4 begins on Monday and we would like to introduce lifescanner to all Campers.  Everyone will have a chance to collect and learn about the species around them using DNA bar-code technology.

Here's how it works:

We encourage all campers to watch the lifescanner videos at 

https://www.youtube.com/watchv=uWXg8TaenhY and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WHkJuI--pFc and visit the lifescanner website at http://lifescanner.net/

Peace, love and the Diversity of Life,

-I.P.Y.N.C Staff

"Where's Kyra?" Revealed!

Hello:

Today we reveal "Where's Kyra?"  Here were the clues she gave on Monday again:


1. This countries national animal is an elephant.

2. The worlds smallest bat, called a bumble bat, is found here.

3. The famous golfer, Tiger Woods, mother is from the country.

Kyra is in  ...

THAILAND!

 

Mystery Creature Revealed!

Hi Everyone:

here were the 4 clues for Camp 3's mystery Creature:

1) I am average sized 3 meters long.  My Uncle however is over 10 times larger at 40 meters in length.  That’s longer than an enormous Blue Whale and making my kind the longest animal on Earth!

2) My body is called a bell.  My bell is about half a meter around and light orange in color.  My uncles bell, because he is much larger, has almost a 3 meter dark purple bell.

3) I am a carnivore hunting and feeding on plankton and small fish but I sometimes chow down on my own kind, making me a cannibal too.

4) I am not brainy so I am happy I have four sets of eyes  to see my predators, giant sea turtles and Ocean Sunfish.

And the Mystery Create is  .....!

LIONS MANE JELLYFISH

Schedule for August 7, 2015

Hi everyone:

A great week finishes up with our annual Island Amazing Race tomorrow.  Here's a look at our complete Fridays schedule:

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Peace, Love, and FUN Memories that will last a life time,

-I.P.Y.N.C Staff

Mystery Sea Creature Clues #3 and #4

Here are the last two clues for our Mystery

Creature for Camp 3, 2015

3) I am a carnivore hunting and feeding on plankton and small fish but I sometimes chow down on my own kind, making me a cannibal too.

4) I am not brainy so I am happy I have four sets of eyes  to see my predators, giant sea turtles and Ocean Sunfish.

On Friday we'll reveal the Mystery Creature but not before we take

guesses from Campers.  Good luck researching!

I.P.Y.N.C Staff

No-Bake Almond Butter Bites

The I.P.Y.N.C wants to thank Edie Shaw-Ewald, Superstore Dietitian, for bring to us lots of fun food games and activities Wednesday. We all LOVED here YUMMY Almond Butter Bites she made for us.  Here's the recipe: 

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Peace, Love and Chocolate Chips,

-I.P.Y.N.C Staff

Schedule for Thursday, August 6, 2015

Hi Everyone:

Today we had energetic games of Bat Tag, Stormy Sea and Laser Tag in the morning and creative t-shirt decorating in the afternoon.  Add in lots and lots of swimming and exploring the sea and you have one BIG EPIC DAY!

Tomorrow we'll decorate our Birdhouses with treasures from the sea and engage in activities  about the sea with a marine biologist Reba from Dalhousie University.  Here is the rest of Thursdays Sunny Schedule:

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Peace, Love and Purple Nurples,

-I.P.Y.N.C Staff

Camp Schedule for Wednesday August 5, 2015

Hi everyone:

What an exciting day!  We strolled misty old grow forest, Visited the most famous treasure Island in the World, Oak Island, and had an exciting time riding the waves on the back of a a "Rock Star"!

Tomorrow we are decorating t-shirts, learning about great foods and, a camp favorite over the years, Laser Tag.  There will be  lots of swimming and exploring the seashore too.  Here's a look at the complete schedule for Wednesday:

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Peace, love and Painted Turtles,

- I.P.Y.N.C Staff

Rare Tropical Fish Found by Camper!

Hi everyone;

A few years ago a camper found a tropical Barrel Fish.  Today another tropical fish was found my Camper Matthew in the somewhat  warm waters of St. Margaret's Bay ( 22 C).

We believe it is a young Flying Gurnard Fish. Its only inch or so long.

Perhaps Campers can research our little tropical fish and come to Camp and tell us all more about him or her in the morning.

Here's a photos of an Gurnard in its normal coral reef home:

I.P.Y.N.C Staff

"Where's Kyra?" Clues

Hello:

Today we Skyped Jr. Counsellor Kyra from a mystery location on Earth. She gave us three clues where she is.  Campers are asked to make guesses on where she is on Friday. Here's her clues:

1. This countries national animal is an elephant.

2. The worlds smallest bat, called a bumble bat, is found here.

3. The famous golfer, Tiger Woods, mother is from the country.

- I.P.Y.N.C Staff

CAMP 3 Field Trip Schedule for Tuesday, August 4th, 2015 REVISED

The Money Pit on Oak Island

Hi Everyone:

From birdhouse to lighthouses and from slack lines to "Rock Star" tube lines, we had a very busy and fun day in the Sun!

Tomorrow is our exciting field trip to Wind Horse Farm and Oak Island.

Below are  names of the drivers and who they are taking.  If we missed you, put you as a driver by mistake or if you are down to drive but feel there will be too many in your car, please let me know as soon as possible. Thank you.

Below is the Driver and passenger list for the field trip:

IPYNC CAMP 3 Field Trip Schedule

Tuesday, August 4^th, 2015 REVISED at 6:30 pm August 3

Below is the Drive List for the field trip:

1.       Scott: Mitchell, Mia, Ely

2.       Alan: Michelle, Tess, Emily, Kate

3.       Kristen: Zoe, Miriam, Ben

4.       Rafi: Connor, Amelia, Will

5.       Angela: Maggie, Claire

6.      Stacey: Sam, Max, Milo, Patrick

7.      Don: Anya, Emma, Mathew

8.      Andrea: Adi, Elliott (Meeting us at WHF)

9.      Mary: James Olivia, Isabel (Meeting us at Oak Island)

Grand total: 36

Grand total: 36

 Everyone should bring a lunch, snack in a backpack (not a carrying  bag ) and wear walking shoes. Drivers will be receiving maps, schedule and phone number list tomorrow morning.

Everyone who is scheduled to be at the Camp tomorrow, please be here by 7:45 am.  We start the WHF tour at 9:30 am and we need to start the Oak island Tour at 12:30 pm. 

Here's a look at the complete Tuesdays Schedule:

Don't forget the after camp activities at 4 pm.  A parent or guardian must be present.  Thank you.

Peace, Love and Flying Gurnard Fish (more on thsi in our next post),

-I.P.Y.N.C Staff

Camp 3 Schedule and Reminders for Monday August 3, 2015

Hi Everyone;

Looks like the Sun will Shine on the first day of Camps tomorrow.  Here's a look at the schedule of activities for Monday.  Please note reminders at below schedule for Tuesdays Field Trip.

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We ask parent for Tuesday's field trip to have their children at Camp by 7:45 am in order to get everyone "Smoothied up"  and in cars for the 50 minute drive to  Wind Horse Farms.

We are looking for parents to drive on the field trip.  please let us know tomorrow during registration if you can help drive. Here's a look at the days Schedule:

SCHEDULE for WHF, Oak Island Field Trip: Thursday July 23 and Tuesday August 4

7:45 am:  Meet at Camp and travel to Wind Horse Farms (snacks on the way)

9:30 am: Arrive at Wind Horse Farms for tour and Marsh Trail Walk with Amanda

11:15 am: Lunch in the forest then swim in the river

11:45 pm: Travel to Oak Island

12:30 pm: Oak Island Tour with Charles

2:00 pm:   Travel back to The Camp

Please only back packs and no hand held bags.  We want our hands free to touch nature :)  We will be hiking so closed toed shoes is a good idea.

THERE WILL BE A VERY SPECIAL AFTER CAMP ACTIVITY STARTING AT 4 PM TUESDAY.

ALL CAMPERS ARE INVITED, HOWEVER A PARENT OR GUARDIAN MUST BE PRESENT.  PLEASE TALK TO US TOMORROW FOR MORE INFORMATION.

Peace, Love and Tie Dye,

- I.P.Y.N.C Staff

Camp 3, 2015 Mystery Creature: Clue #1 and Clue #2

Hi Everyone:

This week will be giving four clues about a creature that is found in St. Margaret's Bay next to the Camp.  Campers are encouraged to look in books, Google it and ask friends and family for help if they want.  We will be giving two clues later in the week and will reveal the mystery creature on Friday.  Good luck guessing!

1) I am average sized 3 meters long.  My Uncle however is over 10 times larger at 40 meters in length.  That’s longer than an enormous Blue Whale and making my kind the longest animal on Earth!

2) My body is called a bell.  My bell is about half a meter around and light orange in color.  My uncles bell, because he is much larger, has almost a 3 meter dark purple bell.

Do you know who I am?  Plese don't give anyone

you guess until Friday when  will be revealed!

- I.P.Y.N.C Staff

Hi Everyone ! 

We had an awesome field trip today from chasing mosquito to chasing treasures ! 

Look at our last day of camp 2 for this year ! 

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Peace, love and Squid Eggs ! 

IPYNC Staff

July 20-24, 2015 IPYNC Wind Horse Farm & Oak Island Adventure Thursday, July 23rd, 2015 Updated

Hi Everyone:

We had a thunderous day in the rain.  For once it will be sunny tomorrow

Below is the Drive List for tomorrows field trip:

1.       Scott:  Miriam, Ely, Alex, Zack, Evan,

2.       Kathryn: Mia, Graeme, Elizabeth, Ryan, Adam

3.       Kellie: Patrick, Geneva, Dawson

4.       Vida: Brooke, Delaney

5.       Hue: Milo, Ben, Grace

Grand total: 23

We all should be at The Camp by 8 am Thursday.  I reminder for Campers, staff and parent drives to wear a swimsuit under clothes if they would like to go swimming in the river.  Please bring a towel, snack, lunch and water in a back packs.  Nothing else is needed.  Please no hand held bags, only back packs if you can. 

We have two children with peanut allergies, so no peanut products for snack or lunch.

Below is tomorrow's schedule:

Peace, Love and Rainy Days,

-I.P.Y.N.C Staff

No-Bake Almond Butter Bites

We here at the I.P.Y.N.C want to thank Edie Shaw-Ewald, Superstore Dietitian, for bring to us lots of fun food games and activities Tuesday and we all LOVED here YUMMY Almond Butter Bites she made for us.  Here's the recipe: 

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Peace, Love and Chocolate Chips,

-I.P.Y.N.C Staff

Camp 2 Mystery Creature: "Who Am I?" Clues 3 and 4 PLUS BONUS CLUE!

Hi All:

 Below you'll find the first two clues we gave Monday and the final two clues given today for our camps Mystery Creature.  We'll reveal Camp 2's Mystery Creature on Friday.  Good luck!

1)           I am shy by nature and have thick lips and a big forehead.

2)          I am quite friendly as long as you don’t try to break into my home den, much like people in fact!

3)          Some say I have a face like a pooch and the body of an Eel. I can grow up to 2 meters in length and weighs up to 40 kilograms.

4)          I have one of the strongest mouths created by nature to crush hard shelled creatures such as sea urchins and green crabs.

BONUS CLUE:

The  first part of my name is a kind of wild dog.  The second part is named in one of the clues above!

Schedule for Wednesday July 22, 2015

Hi Everyone;

Another cloudy day and another day of fun swimming, exploring and Laser Tag!

Tomorrow looks like it might be a little rainy so perhaps rain gear may be good to bring to Camp.

Here''s a look at what we have planned for Wednesday:

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Peace, Love and Joysticks,
- I.P.Y.N.C Staff

Camp 2 Windhorse Farm & Oak Island Field Trip Drive Schedule and "What to Bring" Information

Hi Everyone:

Below is the list of drivers for the field trip.  
1.       Scott:  Milo, Ely, Alex, Zack, Evan, Gareth 
2.       Katheryn: Mia, Graeme, Elizabeth, Ryan, Adam, Lauren
3.       Kellie: Patrick, Miriam, Geneva, Dawson
4.       Vida: Brooke, Delaney, Ben, Grace
Grand total: 20We all should be at The Camp by 8 am Thursday.  I reminder for Campers, staff and parent drives to wear a swimsuit if they would like to go swimming in the river under their shorts and t-shirts.  Please bring a towel and snack an lunch and water in a back packs.  Nothing else is needed.  Please no hand held bags if you can. 

Peace, Love and Adventures!

- I.P.Y.N.C Staff

Camp Schedule for Tuesday July 21, 2015

Hi All:

Despite the damp weather in the morning Monday, we got to do lots of swimming and crafts.

We also gave the first two clues of the Mystery Sea Creature (see our blog post below for the clues).

We are still looking for help on our field trip.  Please let us know if you can drive to Wind Horse Farm and Oak Island on Thursday.
The Sure to be EPIC for those Campers who've been waiting a year to beat Patrick Laser Tag!

Below is Tuesday's schedule:

Peace, Love and Plankton,

-I.P.Y.N.C Staff

 

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Reminder to parents:

Could we please have the following campers come at 8:30am for just Monday and the rest at 9:00 am. 

Could we have:

Geneva

Brooke

Delaney

Ely

Gareth

Evan

Alex

Zachary

at 8:30am

Peace, love and thunder over the bay

-IPYNC

Camp 2 and 3 Fields Trip UPDATE

Hi all Campers and their families going to camp 2 and 3:

We regret to inform Campers and their families that, due to scheduling issues, we have cancelled the Superstore " Nutrition In Our Aisles"  part of our field trip. 

Below is an Updated schedule for Thursday July 9, 23 and Tuesday August 4:

9:00 am:  Meet at Camp and travel to Wind Horse Farms (snacks on the way)

10:30 am:   Arrive at Wind Horse Farms for  tour and Marsh Trial Walk with Jim and Amanda

11:15 am: Lunch in the forest then swim in the River

11:45 am: Travel to Oak Island

12:30 pm: Oak Island Tour with Charles

2:00 pm:   Travel back to The Camp

On the  field trip, WHF has asked us to to wear our swimsuits under our cloths if you want to swim in the Lahave River.  Also they asked us to have our hands free, so we need only need to bring a lunch and in a backpack in order that we can freely touch nature :)

We are looking for parent drives for the field trip.  With out the parents, we will not be able to have this exciting field trip.

Peace, Love, and Jellies,

-I.P.Y.N. Staff

Hello everyone 

We had a great day at Windhorse Farms and our special after camp activity was a SPLASH ! Tomorrow is our Island Amazing Race and, sadly, our last day of camp for Camp 1 ...

Here is tomorrow's schedule :

Peace, Love and Gong

IPYNC Staff

BIG UPDATE to FIELD TRIP TOMORROW- MUST READ!

Hi Everyone:

Mary had to drop out because of a bad back.  Thankfully Milo’s Mom and Dad have VERY kindly offered their 8 seater SUV to us for the field Trip – Thank you Scott and Kim!

Below is the REVISED list of drivers for the field trip.  We can always move people around if you like when we leave the Super Store at 8 am.

1.   Scott: Milo, James, Olivia, Isabel, Adam, Graeme, Ryan for a total of 8

2.   Kathryn. H: Elizabeth, Will, Lauren, Grace for a total of 5

3.   Katherine. W: Miriam, Lily, Skyra, Connell: for a total of 5

4.   Hugh: Mia, Patrick, Nate, Julian, Jess: Total: 6

Grand total: 24

The Oak Island Trip has been cancelled due to an illness to Charles, our tour guide.  I am looking into extending our visit to Wind Horse Farm an extra hour. We still plan to have our After Camp Activity at 4 PM.  Campers normally leaving at 3 pm can stay at no extra cost.

Gosh, things are happening fast!

Peace, Love and adapting quickly,

- The I.P.Y.N.C Staff