Big Questions

Thursday, July 23rd, 2026

So here I sit , Silver Morningstar, in the puppet palisade. Fresh of a birthday that is ending with a strange burrito eaten away from our home kitchen and a flat tire on the side to go with it. It’s my birthday and I was honored to be asked to write a blog entry while your usual friend JP, who rescued me, now works on world peace puppets.

Today I asked the children the big questions. Their answers are offered verbatem and unabashedly. Its July 23rd, 20226, 947 pm, the evening program has just ended and the children of the rainbow are walking nearby to brush em if they got em.

Suddenly a camper races past! “You the one running, you will be absorbed!” I call out. The calmly transition to a walking pace, familiar with the silly restorative ways of Winnarainbow.

Part 0  What did you come to camp for…top 3

{ I came to camp for…}

Silver 48*

  1. The salad bar
  2. The money
  3. To do morning reading
  4. To build a heart rock spiral 
  5. The giant fan in the big top
  6. To find my water bottle
  7. To locate my sorcerer’s staff
  8. To sleep in a tent beside a river 

Maya BN age unknown

  1. The creek
  2. Song circle
  3. Heart rocks*

Caulder age ?*

  1. Tradition
  2. Because I have not been on the bus ever. 
  3. Hot coco

Solemon 17

  1. I really like everyone here
  2. The community and vibes*
  3. The food 

Phoenix age 11*

  1. No clue
  2. Technically not for anything 
  3. My mom said i must 

               Porter age 10

  1. To make new friends
  2. To learn some new skills
  3. To drink coco*

Star 18 with blue hair

1.The individuality

2. The attitudes towards performing

3. These mornings*

Vela age?

  1. Because it was fun the last time *
  2. To make more friends
  3. To have fun. 

Falco age 8

  1. I like living mostly outside*
  2. Camp is fun
  3. So I could learn more clowning.

Ruby 12

  1. My mom made me *
  2. I went last year
  3. I liked it last year

Ranger age 8*

  1. I don’t know
  2. Nothing
  3. My mom told me to. 

Cyrus

  1. To learn circus*
  2. My mom forced me
  3. My cousin’s recommend it

Timony Age ?

  1. Because vela told me it was fun. 
  2. To get out of the house and away from my parents
  3. Because my brother was also leaving for 2 weeks. 

Jackie 20

  1. A new chance at intentional community
  2. Being able to facilitate the joy and education of children
  3. The safety to fail*

Memo 75*

  1. The Money
  2. To work on my kids skills 
  3. To interact with other do-gooders

Sabeen age?

  1. My best friend dragged me here
  2. I like everyone here
  3. Ariels are really fun, I haven’t missed a class yet. 

Ache’ 22

  1. Community
  2. To give back
  3. The heck of it *

Bukie 22*

  1. High intensity world building with children
  2. Reminder of hippie clown history
  3. Just the daily funnies

Lena 11

  1. Because every year i come with my best friend*
  2. Tight rope 
  3. Having fun

Larkin 11

  1. Because i go here every year
  2. Because it’s so fun
  3. Because there is a really awesome RJ teacher who is so modest …*

Kira 15*

  1. I love camp
  2. I really miss camp since last year
  3. I was hoping to see some of my old tipi mates and learn some new tricks like juggling and maybe do some stilts, so if i ever find some stilts i can do it and be a tall person. 
  4. I also come back because I love the coco better than the coco at my house. 

Lira 12*

  1. Nature
  2. No screens
  3. Friends

 I’m kinda screen addicted so this is good! 

Mario from Mexico City. Age young*

      1.Fun

      2.Active classes

      3.Sleeping bags

Ava 14*

  1. My friends 
  2. Hot coco
  3. Volleyball

Ripley 13 almost*

  1. The stilts 
  2. Trapeze
  3. To be with other people like me

Penny 15 or16*

  1. To be happy
  2. Slow my pace down and get caught up in things 
  3. To learn new things

Tristan 12*

  1. For the love
  2. Unicycling and stuff
  3. Enjoying with the family and stuff

Maya*

  1. The  joy
  2. The nature
  3. The vibes

JP*

  1. To put on a new Tshirt

Django 13*

  1. Friends
  2. Stilts
  3. Unicycling

Matthew 12*

  1. LeBron 
  2. Curry
  3. Draymond 

Valentine Josien 13*

  1. To meet with my friends
  2. To do diablo
  3. To eat

Mason aka the rooster*

  1. To have fun
  2. To get better at performing the stuff
  3. To see my cousin

Bryn age ?*

  1. To make new friends and meet new people 
  2. To get away from screens 
  3. To get hot coco every morning

Ginger*

  1. The future
  2. The kids
  3. The magic

Miles*

  1. Jumping on the jumping mats
  2. Having fun
  3. And i don’t know why i came to camp it was my mom’s idea

Robby age young*

  1. What! 
  2. Umm umm ummm
  3. To find sticks!
  4. To use my magic wand that can do anything but i forgot to bring it 

Aven 14

  1. Stilts is always fun
  2. The community is really nice*
  3. Friends

Shakon 28*

  1. Food
  2. Kids
  3. Peace

Now that’s just in alphabetical order the way i like it 

Karma age?*

  1. To schedule
  2. To stress about scheduling
  3. To reduce my stress about scheduling but doing dance

Joaquin 28*

  1. Safety
  2. Work 
  3. Friends

Lexi age ?*

  1. The money
  2. The fame
  3. The power 

Kali 10

  1. To meet new people
  2. Do stizilts*
  3. Have fun

Abigail age ?*

  1. Having fun
  2. Having more fun
  3. Having an amazing time! 

Stan Luupper age old*

  1. To bring the orb
  2. To get everyone else on will fenders side
  3. Educate the masses

Suri 15

  1. The friendship
  2. Learning opportunities
  3. To give back to the community especially this year, cuz it’s my first year on teen staff. 

Jalin age?*

  1. Coco
  2. Cuzins
  3. Gambling

James 13

  1. Durell
  2. Durell
  3. Durell

Durell 

1.

2.

3.

Kushi

  1. To help kids grow confidence on stage
  2. A lived experience of bravery 
  3. Connection to the land

Momo

  1. Community
  2. Land
  3. Making magic

Cass

  1. Reconnect with community
  2. Build bigger and stronger community

Riley 

  1. Longtime friendship
  2. Creative spark
  3. Nature

Lastarla 

1. Community

2. Youth advocation

3. Friendship and connection to spiritual land

Angel

  1. It’s my job
  2. I just love this place
  3. It’s my job

JAli

  1. Kids
  2. The people 
  3. The humans

Kimi age? 

  1. Lokey i just came here for the bread

2.0

How long will camp last? 

1. I think it will last forever and ever and ever until the sun exposed because this is the place where there is unlimited love and acceptance and one day our leaders will realize this is what we need and then we will have it. 

Anna Marie 14 Scarlett

2. I think it will last as long as it’s needed and i think it will be needed for a long time but if someday the world is a better place, and we don’t have to go into the woods to find a safe place then it won’t be as needed. 

Iona 14 Scarlett

3. Until it doesn’t.

Atticus 12 rainbow

4. Forever! 

Rubin 12

5. For as long as people believe in peace, love and orj’s.

Sky 15

6. Uh. Probably for like 100 or so more years. 

Mario 8

7. Forever, because people will maintain it that long and keep it alive. 

Anonymous 14

8. 3 days

Mcai 9

9. 50 years

Just because. 

Haily 

10. I would say like 47 years. Because if camp has lasted 51 years with all that fun then it can almost happen again. 

Aliyah?

11. As long as Quinn is here. 

Quinn 14

12. At least a 100. Cuz people like it. 

Lexi 28

13. A long time, not forever, but definitely a long time. 

There’s some stuff going on in the world and i don’t think this place will be able to last until the heat death of the universe.

Ruby S. 12

14. Forever. 

As long as i will live.

Czar 21

15. As long as i am here. So you better pick me as a teen staff 

Charlie 11

16. Forever. Because all of our descendants. And Luke Skywalker. 

Caulder 9

17. James 12

Forever. Because LeBron, curry, renaldo, Namar and Oliver tree.

18. Like 2 more days. 

Zahara 13 almost 14

19. Forever. Well because wavy gravy’s legacy will live forever even if he castles. And people will still like camp even after wavy. They’ll wanna put on his legacy.

Larkin 

20. I don’t even know what day it is 

Ziona 14

21. As long as me and frankie stay at the camp. 

Lou 11

22. Camp winnarainbow will last until pigs fly. 

Silver 48

23. I say forever. Because even if camp itself goes away it will still be remembered. It will never be forgotten. 

Mason aka the rooster 10

24. At least 100 years because the other camps i been to lasted that long to this one will too i guess. 

Sierra 13

25. 75 more years 

I think the American project will fail or change to a degree that camp will not last past that. I think the surrounding condition will degrade.

Jasper jg 37

26. Like 20 or 25 more years. Because it’s been 51 years so another 20 or 25 sounds about right. 

– Donald

27. Hopefully, forever.

Maia 15

28. Forever. Because it’s built on generations. 

Bohdi 

29. Honestly, literally no idea. 

Alina 11

30. 20 years. 

Robby 3 not 3 and a half though.

31. At lease 11.000 Zlurps.

Why not. 

– Luna age 21

32. Untill the world ends. Sofia age 11

33. I think camp will last as camp winnarainbow for about 30 to 35 years and then it will change its name and all kids will receive cybernetic enhancements and lots of other stuff. The new name will be decided by a mind link. So we will have to wait to see what it is. 

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