Building Character at the OC
The Obstacle Course, otherwise known as the OC at Huawni, is quite possibly the oldest activity at Camp Huawni. Anyone who has ever been to Huawni kno...
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Parent Book Club #2 - Learning Because You Love It
When is the last time you learned something because you loved doing it? Today we are going to dive back into our Summer Parent Book Club and youth dev...
Caddo and Tejas Teams Announced!
This session we initiated 42 new Campers into both Caddo and Tejas Tribes! Today is the start of Individual Competition, where Campers compete for the...
Play Day Day Day Day!!
You never know when the Phantom is going to show up. This morning…he did. Here’s a little back story for our first-time Session 3 families. Huawni has...
Tuesday at the Slide
Day 2 at Camp has been full of more Huawni Activities. There’s something about going to a Huawni water activity where you can just participate, over a...
Through the Eyes of a Camper
The first full day of Camp is underway here in Session 3! Today Campers woke up at 8am to the sound of music on flagpole hill. Boys camp, especially o...
First Sing Song!
Last night after Capture the Flag campers gathered around for one of Huawni’s oldest traditions…Sing Song. Sing Song is something we do every few nigh...
Opening Day Session 3
Session 3 is underway! We want to welcome all our Session 3 families and campers. Opening Day went off without a hitch…it was another great day at Hua...
WWS Tribal Comp Pics
We hosted the second round of the Wiffleball World Series Tuesday night— both tribes played two competitive and well-rounded games. In Game 3 Caddo ou...
Slippin' Sliding to the end of Session 2
Slip and Slide is always a Camp favorite after a full day of Tribal Competition! After muddy Tug-O-War, the slip and slide gives the kids a chance to ...
Growth at Camp the Running Deer
What does growth and youth development really look like at Camp? Great question. For years Camp Huawni has been a place where children feel comfortabl...
Triathlon
Lots of things at Camp are laid back and restful. From time to time we like to give our campers a chance to challenge themselves physically and mental...
Mid Session Letters Delivered!
I have been extra encouraged today as our parents have been receiving in the mail their mid-session letters. Mid-session letters are one small piece t...
Sunday Hike
Sunday at Huawni was nothing short of bliss. After Little Red Church campers got some down time at Rest Period and then geared up for afternoon Choice...
Mud Fight, Asia Jones Sing Song
Saturday was a very full day at Camp but much more laid back at the same time. Saturday afternoon we enjoyed the 1/2 mile hike down the Camp Road to t...
Talent Show Tribal Comp Fire Pics
I thought it would be encouraging today to share with everyone some really good photos from Thursday night. Talent Show The Talent Show shots really g...
TC Teams
Second Session has been a blast and everyone had so much at Connect and Talent Show yesterday! Last night was Tribal Competition Ceremony where the Ca...
Friday at Camp....the Turn!
It’s Friday at Camp Huawni, and this means one thing….the turn! I remember my days on the Huawni Staff where Rob and Chris (my directors as a counselo...
Tradition with a Twist
It’s Play day day day day dayyyyyyyy!!! With so many kids expecting Play Day to be Wednesday morning, we knew we had to change it up and surprise them...
A Mom Her First-Time Camper
As we near mid week of Session 2, I wanted to share a quick story from one of our first-time camper parents. Her son Price just returned from Starter ...
Fishing on a Tuesday Night
Not much has changed about fishing on a Tuesday night at Huawni, including the fact that we use cane poles to do it. One thing that has changed is the...
Siblings at Summer Camp
One of the neatest things about summer camp, especially at Huawni, is seeing friendships grow amongst siblings. There is truly something special about...
The Huawni Daily Schedule
The Huawni Daily Schedule is about as engrained in Camp Huawni as the Pinson Creek. It’s the ultimate sleepaway camp schedule and has stood the test o...
Rain = Sunshine on Session 2 Opening Day
By the looks on our Campers faces, you would have thought it was all fun in the sun here at Session 2 Opening Day. It just happened to be pouring down...
Parent Book Club #1 - Learning To Be
Today we officially kick off our Parent Summer Book club, as we dive into the book by Clark Aldrich entitled Unschooling Rules – 55 Ways to Unlearn Wh...
Celebrating Birthdays at Camp!
This week we’ve gotten to celebrate five – let’s count ‘em ONE TWO THREE FOUR FIVE –birthdays at Camp, and four of them were yesterday!! The kids love...
After Supper Free Play at Camp
One of campers’ favorite times during the day is after supper time. For years this time has been carved out of the Huawni Schedule to give everyone at...
Fishing on Huawni Pond
Freshly cut cane poles lined the banks of Huawni Pond as we enjoyed our very first night of Fishing at summer camp. Fishing shirts, rubber boots, and ...
Cabin Inspection... a Huawni Tradition
We believe that rich tradition provides consistency in an inconsistent world. We’ve found over the years that campers love the consistency of camp. Th...
Parent Summer Book Club
One of the newer traditions for Huawni Parents is our summer book club. Each summer we encourage our Huawni Moms and Dads to read a book on youth deve...