Winter Break- Scatico Style!
It may be winter, but there is always a touch of summer spirit to be had! Check out some Scatico-inspired games/ activities for winter break.
Scatico Strands!
Last year we shared Scaticonnections, so this winter break we are running it back with Scatico’s own version of “Strands.” For those new to “Strands,” it is essentially a word search game. See the directions below!
Directions:
Find theme words to fill the board.
In this board example, the “spangram” is “fruit.” And the theme words are: “Banana”, “Apple” and “Lime”.
Theme words relate to the puzzles theme
Theme words contain letters that are touching (can be diagonal)
Theme words fill the board entirely (every letter is used once).
No theme words overlap (meaning each letter is only “used” once.
Find the “spangram.”
The spangram describes the puzzle’s theme and touches two opposite sides of the board. It may be more than one word (eg. HOLIDAYTIME could be a spanagram).
Spanagram Theme 1:
Spanagram Theme 2:
Spanagram Theme 3:
Holiday Baking with Chef Ale!
For those who don’t know Chef Ale— full name Alejandro Castillo— he’s gearing up for summer #5 at Scatico in 2025! Ale hails from Puebla, Mexico and started out as a member of support staff working in the kitchen. For the last 3 years has been helping out Chef Justin and Chef Ally at Cooking, and now he’s a a program head, and very excited to bring some truly delicious creations to the Cook Shack!
Below, he is sharing a favorite holiday cookie recipe to try at home! He even demoed the recipe in his home kitchen for helpful pics and easy-to-follow steps.
Scatico Puzzles
Can you piece together the classic Scatico image?
Movie Night
Lots of good streaming options out there… but only one that was FILMED AT SCATICO! Check out Rally Caps on Peacock, a kids’ baseball movie that was, in part, filmed at camp after the summer of 2021. If you look closely, you will even spot cameos from Scatico campers and staff!