Bug Race 07

The Friday and Saturday before Fathers’ Day we had our first father/daughter camp out. It was, of course, for fathers and daughters from ages 4 to 12. We drew from our bag of tricks from the long running father/son camp out. We used the old songs (Bill Grogan’s Goat, the Walrus Song and the Bear Song). I brought both Kimberly (12) and Angela (7). One of the “tricks” we used was the old bug race. Everyone is to go out and find the fastest bug. We put them in a big jar and lift it up. The first bug to cross the finish line is the winner. I was skeptical as to how this one would go over with the girls as opposed to the boys. We had several bug squeals in the tents prior to this event. Somehow we did manage to fill the race with competitors and had an exciting race. We didn’t hear the cheers that we used to hear with the boys, except from the dads (some of whom named the bugs like “Widowmaker”). But it wasn’t exactly quiet either. Check out the race in the video below.