Mellwood Kids Get Ready For Summer

Date Posted: June 02, 2008

Spring has been busy at Mellwood. As we approach summer, the 23 children are getting ready to enjoy the natural surroundings of our 68-acre land. The older children will be going to Explorers Camp, where there will be swimming sports, arts and crafts, and field trips to museums. Favorite activities in the past have included the Baltimore Aquarium, Blacks in Wax Museum, the Smithsonian, and attendance at the Public Playhouse and the Missoula Children’s Theatre. These experiences will carry with them when they, with their mothers, leave Second Genesis and return to their friends and families.

Our littlest ones are going to have some adventures of their own. Each event maximizes the learning experience for the children to become comfortable with the greater world. Led by the mothers’ encouragement and guidance, the Mellwood staff has created a busy schedule to strengthen the mother-child bond. On the off days, we will have arts and crafts and ice cream socials at the house. We also plan visits to neighboring farms, such as Clagget Farms, to show the children, mostly urban, where food comes from.

Being able to provide caring and interesting life experiences for the children while their mothers are with us can only help contribute to a stronger sense of family when they leave.