True Blue Kids Camp

 
 

We are excited to offer our 2nd annual True Blue children’s camp for ages 6-11. This camp is onsite at the Sou’wester and runs parallel to the main Indigofest Retreat. True Blue is rooted in nature-based learning and play featuring indigo(and other natural dye) processes with time for forest and beach adventures. Children’s camp runs adjacent to the main retreat schedule from 9am-4pm Tuesday-Thursday, August 4th-6th. We will have a family-friendly campus check-in on 4-6pm Monday the 3rd and checkout Friday the 7th by 11am for adults and their children along with a full-campus(True Blue + Indigofest) potluck Thursday evening.

Please ensure that your children are registered here with DJHCC: Link coming soon

Adults register Here for Indigofest: Use code"TRUE BLUE" for discount.

Reserve your lodging through Sou'wester Here.

Camp Details:

  • Our partner the Dylan Jude Harrell Community Center is a 5013C insured program offering camps/afterschool programs for the Long Beach community since ‘21

  • Instructors Ally Bruser(camp director)

  • Ages 6-11 with a maximum of 18 participants

  • Approximate schedule 8:30am-4pm August 4th-6th onsite at Sou’wester (Children spend lunch period with their respective parent/guardian.)

  • 3 full days of camp each with a difference focus and daily beach walks, quiet time, and hands- on guided learning in a small group: Indigo Day(learn patterns in the indigo vat and play with fresh indigo methods), Mixed Media Day(collage, indigo painting on fiber/paper, and more), and Fiber Craft(backstrap weaving from ‘25 pictured)

Dyeing thread for backstrap looms

Camp Director- Ally Bruser

Ally Bruser is an Arts Integration Specialist and certified teacher with over fifteen years of experience working with educational institutions and nonprofit agencies in both urban and rural settings.

Ally works to increase arts learning opportunities for youth in Clatsop county as an arts teacher for DJHCC and Sitka Center. When not teaching or playing with her 5-year old, Ally enjoys exploring and experimenting with local materials in her pottery.

 

TrueBlue Camp Preregistration Waitlist

Registration for True Blue children’s camp will open late winter/early spring, you will receive a status update when registration opens.