"The Beauty Of Siegecraft" By: Jess Hoffman

	When we first saw Siegecraft on the schedule, we were all extremely curious, and well... a little bit worried.
But then, once Rose, our Fine Arts coordinator, explained to us what the activity actually consists of, everyone was relieved and eager to sign up!		So on this lovely Friday morning, first period, Danny and Koen led the Senior campers in beginning their Campus Kids Siegecraft careers.
	To start off, the campers were given these materials:
	With these materials, they were told to make some creative catapults that would shoot harmless items such as rolled-up balls of tape!
	The campers were creating some awesome designs of catapults. The counselors were even building them too!
	What struck me the most is that I kept hearing a couple campers say "that's the beauty of Siegecraft" or "that's the unique beauty of Siegecraft". It honestly is beauty. The fact that this activity lets the campers explore their creativity by inventing contraptions is awesome. The campers helped each other come up with ideas and designs, and even had friendly competitions which motivated them to try their best.
In the end, with smiling faces, they launched their catapults, and then cleaned up.		New activity: Seigecraft... SUCCESS!

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