Weekly Materials/Ingredients List

Written By Justin Kitch

Make sure that your camper has everything in order to participate in all of the daily activities!

If you are unsure which age group your camper has been placed in, please contact your Homeroom counselor or email camp@curious.com

⌄ 1-5 Grade Material List

This list is for our YOUNGER campers (generally “rising” 1st-5th graders). If you are unsure which age group your camper has been placed in, please contact your Homeroom counselor or email camp@curious.com.

Monday

  • Arts/Crafts: Pop-up cards (Teacher: Sonali Kapoor)
    • Paper (any color)
    • Crayons/colored pencils/markers
    • Pencil
    • Eraser
    • Scissors
    • Glue stick

  • STEM: Egg Drop Challenge

    Parent Note: Campers will be dropping eggs in their contraptions and if they break, can get messy! If you’d like to avoid that, a cleaner alternative could be a hard boiled egg (can still see cracks), a ping pong ball or a small piece of fruit.

    • Pen or pencil
    • Paper
    • Tape, rubber bands, and/or string
    • Scissors
    • 3 raw or hard boiled eggs*
    • Large garbage bag or tarp to cover landing surface
    • Materials for building egg drop contraption (not all of these are required, but having as many of these as possible is helpful for the project):
      • Padding materials: newspaper, packaging peanuts, fabric, tissue paper, cotton balls, feathers, plastic bags, etc.
      • Cardboard tubes (toilet paper or paper towel rolls), old tissue boxes, straws, popsicle sticks, pipe cleaners

Tuesday

  • Arts/Crafts: Drawing (Teacher: Sophie’s World)
    • Paper
    • Markers/colored pencils/crayons
    • Pencils
    • Erasers
  • STEM: Brainteasers (Teacher: Sonali Kapoor)

Wednesday

  • Arts/Crafts: Leaf Impressions/People (Teacher: Jennifer King)
    • Leaves or other small flat objects with interesting textures from nature or around the house
    • Crayons, coloured pencils, markers, and/or pens
    • Printer paper or plain non-shiny wrapping paper
    • Scissors
    • Glue
    • Construction paper, lightweight cardboard, or other surface to glue to (the weight of the paper or cardboard required depends on the weight of what is being glued to it)
    • Masking tape to tape the leaf down while working (optional)
    • Small wiggle eyes (optional)
  • STEM: Build it!
    • Popsicle sticks
    • Glue or tape

Thursday

  • Arts/Crafts: Deck of Cards (Teacher: Jennifer King)
    • 60 plain index cards (not-lined)
    • Colored pencils or other writing implements
    • Decorative stickers or other flat items (washi tape, etc) that can be used for embellishment (optional)
  • STEM: Water Science (Teacher: Sophie’s World)
    • Clear plastic cup
    • Water
    • Food coloring (red, blue, yellow)
    • Small cups or bowls
    • Plastic straws (or pipettes if possible)
    • Paper towels
    • 6 plastic glasses or mason jars
    • Shaving cream

Friday

  • Arts/Crafts: Memory Jar (Teacher: Jennifer King)
    • 1 large jar (can be bought or recycled, ideally the size of a large mayo or peanut butter jar)
    • Paper
    • Glue or tape
    • Pens, coloured pencils, markers, etc.
  • STEM: Paper Coding (Teacher: Sonali Kapoor)

⌄ 6-9 Grade Material List

This list is for our OLDER campers (generally “rising” 6th-9th graders). If you are unsure which age group your camper has been placed in, please contact your Homeroom counselor or email camp@curious.com.

Monday

  • Arts/Crafts: One-line drawings (Teacher: Sonali)
    • Pencils, colored pencils/crayons/markers
    • Eraser
    • Paper

  • STEM: Egg Drop Challenge

    Parent Note: Campers will be dropping eggs in their contraptions and if they break, can get messy! If you’d like to avoid that, a cleaner alternative could be a hard boiled egg (can still see cracks), a ping pong ball or a small piece of fruit.

    • Pen or pencil
    • Paper
    • Tape, rubber bands, and/or string
    • Scissors
    • 3 raw or hard boiled eggs*
    • Large garbage bag or tarp to cover landing surface
    • Materials for building egg drop contraption (not all of these are required, but having as many of these as possible is helpful for the project):
      • Padding materials: newspaper, packaging peanuts, fabric, tissue paper, cotton balls, feathers, plastic bags, etc.
      • Cardboard tubes (toilet paper or paper towel rolls), old tissue boxes, straws, popsicle sticks, pipe cleaners

Tuesday

  • Arts/Crafts: Moving Pictures (Teacher: Sophie’s World)
    • Paper (cardstock if possible, but not necessary)
    • Markers/colored pencils/crayons
    • Pencils
    • Erasers
    • Scissors
    • Tape
  • STEM: Brainteasers (Teacher: Sonali Kapoor)

Wednesday

  • Arts/Crafts: Leaf Impressions/People (Teacher: Jennifer King)
    • Leaves or other small flat objects with interesting textures from nature or around the house
    • Crayons, coloured pencils, markers, and/or pens
    • Printer paper or plain non-shiny wrapping paper
    • Scissors
    • Glue
    • Construction paper, lightweight cardboard, or other surface to glue to (the weight of the paper or cardboard required depends on the weight of what is being glued to it)
    • Masking tape to tape the leaf down while working (optional)
    • Small wiggle eyes (optional)
  • STEM: Build it!
    • Popsicle sticks
    • Glue or tape

Thursday

  • Arts/Crafts: Deck of Cards (Teacher: Jennifer King)
    • 60 plain index cards (not-lined)
    • Colored pencils or other writing implements
    • Decorative stickers or other flat items (washi tape, etc) that can be used for embellishment (optional)
  • STEM: Water Slide Challenge (Teacher: Sophie’s World)
    • Tin foil
    • Tape (preferably blue, masking, or duct tape)
    • Water
    • Bowl
    • Food coloring (optional)
    • Scissors
    • Towel
    • Measuring cup
    • Any assortment of the following:
      • Paper towel tubes, toilet paper tubes, cardboard, straws, hot glue (optional), sponges, sharpie pens, funnel, plastic wrap, books, plastic bags, legos, plastic cups, etc.

Friday

  • Arts/Crafts: Memory Jar (Teacher: Jennifer King)
    • 1 large jar (can be bought or recycled, ideally the size of a large mayo or peanut butter jar)
    • Paper
    • Glue or tape
    • Pens, coloured pencils, markers, etc.
  • STEM: Coding (Teacher: Justin Kitch)
    • Second device to code on (optional)

⌄ Ingredients List (All Grades)

  • Monday: Scallops in Brown Butter
    • Ingredients
      • 6 fresh sea scallops
      • ¼ teaspoon salt
      • 1/8 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
      • 2 tablespoons olive oil
      • 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
      • 2 teaspoons thinly sliced shallots
      • 1 tablespoon capers, rinsed
      • 1 tablespoon lemon juice
      • 3 tablespoons minced parsley
    • Equipment
      • Paper towels
      • Knife
      • Citrus squeezer
      • Measuring spoons
      • Skillet
      • Wooden spoon or other tool for sauteing
    • For those who may have allergies or alternate food preferences:
      • Can substitute scallops with:
        • Shrimp
        • Any white fish cut into roughly 1-inch pieces
        • Chicken cut into roughly 1-inch pieces
        • King oyster mushrooms
        • Tofu cut into roughly 1-inch pieces
      • Can substitute shallots with:
        • Onion & garlic
        • Scallion
        • Leek
      • Can substitute capers with green olives (or just leave out!)
      • Can substitute parsley with any herb of choice (or just leave out!)
  • Tuesday: Queso with Chips
    • Queso
      • 1 tablespoons vegetable oil
      • 1 cloves garlic, finely chopped
      • 1/2 medium yellow onion, finely chopped
      • 1 jalapenos, seeds removed, finely chopped
      • salt, to taste
      • freshly ground pepper, to taste
      • 1 cup whole milk, plus more if needed
      • 1/2 pound cheddar or Monterey jack cheese, shredded or diced
      • 1/2 pound American cheese, shredded or diced
      • tortilla chips, for serving
    • Optional toppings:
      • 1/4 cup sour cream
      • 2 scallions, white and light green part, finely chopped
      • 1/2 cup cilantro, chopped (leaves and stems)
      • Pickled Jalapeno (store bought or homemade, ingredients below)
        • 1 jalapenos, seeds removed, finely chopped
        • 1/3 cup white distilled vinegar
        • salt, to taste
        • freshly ground pepper, to taste
    • For those who may have allergies or alternate food preferences:
      • Can substitute all cheese with vegan cheese
      • Can leave jalapenos out
  • Wednesday: Hakka Noodles
    • Ingredients:
      • 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
      • 1 tablespoon cumin seed
      • 2 teaspoons garam masala powder
      • 2 tablespoons ginger garlic paste
      • 1 tablespoon soy sauce
      • 1 cup chopped red onion
      • 2 tablespoons fresh green hot pepper
      • 1 cup thinly sliced carrot
      • 1 cup thinly sliced napa cabbage
      • 1 cup mung bean sprouts
      • 2 tablespoons ketchup
      • 12 oz. lo mein noodles (or any noodles you like) cooked
      • 2 tablespoons sliced scallions
    • For those who may have allergies or alternate food preferences:
      • 1-3 vegetables are recommended, however, they can all be left out if unavailable. Other suitable vegetable substitutes are: bell pepper, snap peas, snow peas, brussel sprouts, bok choy, broccoli, and mushroom - all thinly sliced or shredded.
      • For those who do not like spicy foods, leave out the green hot pepper
      • Can substitute garam masala powder with curry powder (or left out)
  • Thursday: Pesto Pasta with Chicken
    • Chicken
      • ½ pound chicken breast
      • ¼ teaspoon salt
      • 1 tablespoon oil
      • 1/8 teaspoon pepper
    • Pasta
      • 4 ounces pasta
      • water with 1 teaspoon salt
    • Pesto
      • Basil leaves
      • 4 cups fresh basil
      • 1 garlic clove
      • 1 tablespoon pine nuts
      • ¼ teaspoon salt
      • 1/3 cup Parmesan cheese
      • ¾ cup extra virgin olive oil
    • For those who may have allergies or alternate food preferences:
      • Can substitute chicken with tofu or vegetarian chicken
      • If pesto ingredients are hard to find, can use store-bought version
  • Friday: Pain Perdu (French Toast)
    • Ingredients:
      • 1 cup half and half
      • 2 large eggs
      • 2 tablespoons honey warmed in microwave for 20 seconds
      • ¼ teaspoon salt
      • Several slices of bread (day old and stale)
      • 4 tablespoons butter divided into 1 tablespoons pats
      • ¼ teaspoon cinnamon
      • ¼ teaspoon vanilla extract
    • For those who may have allergies or alternate food preferences:
      • Can substitute half & half with:
        • Any type of milk (cow, goat, oat, soy, almond, etc.)
        • Coconut cream
        • Soy cream
      • Can substitute honey with:
        • Maple syrup
        • Agave nectar
      • While not ideal, if spices (cinnamon/vanilla extract) are unavailable, they can be left out
Justin Kitch
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