Sacred Altars
Another camp activity I always feel privileged to witness is the making of sacred altars. The children choose symbols and shapes that are meaningful to them and create a small altar that they can put in their bedroom or play area as a reminder of their connection to the deeper part of themselves and to the source of life. This year we made them smaller than last year in order to make them more portable in case a child is traveling to a new place where it may be nice to have a touchstone. It's fun to lay out all kinds of natural objects, shapes, talismans, symbols and decorations and see what each child chooses and hear about why it's special to them. They always turn out so beautiful.
