Nerd Games - Summer Camp 2025

The game is 2-4 players, but can also work with one person as just a logic game, and there’s also an expansion pack which has two more player boards to increase players to 6.

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The original August postcard @Bunny1kenobi sent me arrived today. The replacement card (that she totally didn’t have to send but was greatly appreciated and made my day!) arrived waaaaay before the original. Our postal service is very messed up. I got a second dose of happy mail! :heart:

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Prompt: August Jamboree
Team: Cabin Trailblazers
Project Name: Single serving magic potions
Project Link: LINK
Brief Description: These are small sized magic potions to hand out as magic items looking for adoption this weekend. Fun!

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Event - Campfire
I could certainly share a playlist or twelve, but I had an exciting near disaster today so I thought I’d go with that. I was making the potions above and the last step is to seal the top with sealing wax. I pulled out my kit, but lo and behold I have one tiny stub of gold and that’s it. Definitely not enough for 3 whole bottle tops. Fortunately, I remembered my son got a sealing kit as a present last year so I snagged his wax (with permission). I lit the stick and started dripping. It seemed a little reluctant, but every wax is a little different, no biggie. Then it reached it’s critical temperature or something and started dripping a lot faster and then the wax drips were dripping and staying on fire! :flushed: And then the whole top of the bottle was on fire. And then the edge of the leather wrap caught and started burning too. So yeah, big fireball kind of out of nowhere. :fire: Anyway, I managed to blow it out, trim off the leather wrap end, and the second time went better, but it was more excitement than I signed up for there for a few minutes.

Activity - Bear in the Woods
@Bunny1kenobi the drawstring bags are great - I especially love the national park print
@Mountains_and_Clouds I love the bowls. The rainbow is so inviting, but I really love the 'i’iwi. I’ve also been looking at Abducktion. Maybe it’s time to go for it.
@tapestry I’m impressed at your pretty watercolors! I get overwhelmed by my one pallete of 18.

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Mr SBC and I just finished watching all six Final Destination movies. This sounds like a scene that could be in one of those. I’m glad your fireball didn’t get out of hand and you’re still here to craft with us! :heart:

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We also have Abducktion and it’s such a fun game. The instruction booklet is hillarious.

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The notebook turned out so nice and I’m terribly jealous of your pretty Nerd Camp tracker pages!

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I’d be happy to send them to you as pdf files (I can make them regular letter size if you prefer).

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Awww, that would be lovely, thank you! I’d love a copy at whatever size you have.

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Prompt: August- Mess Hall
Team: Cabin finger painters
Project Name: Speakeasy Lounge
Project Link: Spookeasy Lounge
Brief Description: You might be able to get a mystery casserole at a Speakeasy lounge! Hey, it could happen…! This will be going into the STS
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ADVENTURE CLUB

  1. I’m grateful that we are getting a huge rain right now! The desert has been so thirsty.
  2. I’m grateful for my husband, who keeps me sane, and loves me even when I’m NOT.
  3. I’m grateful for my job. Not only does it help pay my bills (and fund my crafting obsession and swap fun with my awesome LC friends ), but it’s helped to make it possible to have some lovely adventures, like visiting @gozer a couple of years ago, a trip back to Canada (land of my birth) for the first time in decades, and the ability to see my grandbabies more often!
  4. I’m grateful for my faith, which helps me make sense of the craziness we live in, and inspires me to work on being a better person (I need a LOT of work- fortunately, God is graciously forgiving)!

Yes I know that’s 4 things. I’m an overachiever. :stuck_out_tongue_winking_eye:

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Okay, I have uploaded the pages to my Google drive for anyone who would like to print them out.

Here they are :slightly_smiling_face:.

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Thank you! I’m so excited to start using them!

Edited to add: you may need to make them public. Right now if I click the link it says I have to request access.

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Okay, I think I’ve fixed it.

I’m glad you’ll be using them! I spent a lot of time on them and it feels more worth it now that I’m not the only one using them!

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Hmmm, it still wants me to request access. I’ll pm you my email address and maybe you could email it? Sorry for the hassel.

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@Bunny1kenobi - Your spookeasy sign turned out so great! Love the font choice!

@saintcady - Oooo, those magic potions are definitely looking very magical! :smiley: Love drippy seals, too, and am glad they didn’t burn the house down! :sweat_smile:

@Mountains_and_Clouds - Oh my gosh, I love you used the washi tape from the box on your postcard! Also the star guy is perfection.

@AudiobookLover - Wow! I love your tracking sheets! They are soo pretty! So kind of you to share them, too!

@megwell - Your pocket letter turned out so great! Even the backing papers are cool!!

@storerboughtcreation - That suitcase is epic! As with most of your projects, my hands literally hurt just looking at it! :joy:

@bluebird - Your clothespin dolls turned out so great! I really love their hairstyles! You got a lot of life from the embroidery floss!

@Smeddley - Your little ghostie is SO CUTE! The bow! Squee!

@Tanath - Your bag charm is fabulous! Love the different beads and texture. All that tiny crochet, too! Wow!

@gozer - Your wooden heart is BEAUTIFUL! I love the color and the execution!

@Tapestry - Wow! Your wooden heart project is inspiring! What a cool idea and so pretty!

@craftADDchick - Your little cow cross stitch is freaking adorable! I’m so glad your friend loved it!

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Camp Activity: Complete by Friday, August 22

Rival Pranks - Campers from across the lake snuck over in the night, stole the golden glue gun, and left a trail of glitter on their way out. It’s time for reconnaissance! Spend 10 minutes going for a walk OR people watching OR making some kind of list.

Did you get it done?

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I’ve been hecka SICK the past couple of weeks, but am finally trying to crawl out of the hole!

Hopefully everyone got their August postcards in the mail for Postcard Club! If not, make sure to do so ASAP. I know a couple folks need to send late and have been in communication - just get them sent out before the end of the month, please!

Also, remember to click on the polls at the bottom of this post when you send and receive.

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Okay, so I think I’ve figured it out. I had shared access to each page, but I did not change the access on the actual folder. The working link - for reals this time!

It should all be working now, but I’ll send you an email as well just in case. It’s no hassle, I’m glad you let me know the link wasn’t working!

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Prompt: August-Cabin Pride
Team: Cabin Finger Painters
Project Name: Anniversary ATC
Project Link: Starting Out On The Right Foot- a Family ATC
Brief Description: This is for my honey for our anniversary. Because my username is based on the pet name he gave me, I’d say that it’s definitely linked to my username.
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@Mountains_and_Clouds your postcard is fantastic!!! Such creativity. I love it!!!

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