That’s a wrap!!!
The Wildercamp ‘26 summer season has come to an end. We are grateful to the parks (administration, groundskeepers, rangers and landscapers) to the parents, to our special guests, to all our leaders and counselors and especially to our CAMPERS who propel us to enjoy summer more fully by their childlike wonder, creativity, bravery in new situations and enthusiasm for playing outside! (We never could have endured the heat without their lack of complaining or them distracting us from the fact!
☑️ kids were kids
☑️time was of no importance
☑️screens were forgotten
☑️memories were made
☑️nature inspired
To continue the spirit of Wildercamp at home:
- interfere less in children’s play
- worry less about dirt, bugs, weather or minor injuries
- help cultivate your child’s real life friendships and off screen activities
- get outside more
- get outside more
- get outside more
Wilderkids Urban Forest School
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Wilderkids offers nature- immersive, play- based classes & camps for children and families in St Louis, MO Ms. Hope to see you there!
Wilderkids Urban Forest School offers once/week or more classes for children to get out of the house and enjoy some serious nature engagement in the city. Mixed-ages classes take place in Tower Grove Park, Forest Park and the surrounding neighborhood. Children are trusted to take risks and challenge themselves in new ways while also getting acquainted with a diversity of plants, wildlife and comm
08/12/2026
Do YOU want to be a Forest School Teacher? Wilderkids is looking to help build the movement to provide play-based, nature immersive, forest school learning opportunities for children and families by connecting interested adults with opportunities to learn on the job in St Louis. There are a number of opportunities available for those who have flexibility in their schedules this fall or spring. Send a message for more info!
07/30/2026
Photo drop: Best of Love Park!
- Exploring the horsetail and nettles trail
- Playing in creeks, streams, swimming holes and on gravelbars
- Fossil hunting
-Blackberry foraging
-Fort building
-Vine swinging
-Playground playing
-Bug and creature- catching
-fire building
- sharing in the freedom and joy of nature together while learning to work as a team, be kind, stay together and be stewards of the Earth
This week’s Wildercamp got a visit from Wild Bird Rehab in Overland, who let us release some Robins and some Mockingbirds at the park! The Robins, amidst screams of delight, flew away so fast we barely saw them. Then we decided to be calm and silent for the release of the Mockingbirds,l and one landed on the edge of the basket before departing!
It pays to be quiet in the presence of wild animals!!
We learned that the rehab center takes birds fly into windows, get injured by cars or whose babies’ nests fall down in a storm.
What a treat today! Wildercamp got to lunch to the tunes of South Pacific as the cast prepared for next week’s show!
They didn’t even mind when the kids walked up close to the fence to watch and even waved to some of the kids!
06/27/2026
St Louis Parents of Littles!!
06/26/2026
That’s a wrap! Week 4!
Whittling, field games, imaginative play and YARN crafting were some highlights of Wildercamp week 4.
06/22/2026
Love nature? Love StL? Love Wildercamp? Link in bio to buy a Wildercamp T- Shirt which can come in red, blue or white for $21 (adult and children’s sizes) can be picked up at the store in Webster or shipped!
https://themash-pit.com/products/wildercamp-adult-shirt
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St. Louis, MO
63116
Opening Hours
| Monday | 9am - 4pm |
| Tuesday | 9am - 4pm |
| Wednesday | 9am - 4pm |
| Thursday | 1pm - 4pm |
| Friday | 9am - 1pm |