The lazy river is a camp favourite!

A beautiful creation made by one of our older campers.

We have sixteen beautiful horses on the farm. They are used by real huasos to round up the cows.

The Camp Kitchen is all set up for chefs in training. We teach our campers to bake bread, pies, pizzas, cookies - our cooking workshop is popular.

Canoeing, SUP boarding and kayaking!

Archery is a popular activity at camp.

The food at Camp Makemake is organic. Most of it we grow ourselves. You will have the chance to see it growing in the vegetable patch at camp and to pick it fresh for your meals.

We pride ourselves on our pies and eat them hot with vanilla ice cream.

Every year our resident artist, Siski Kalla shares her expertise in a watercolour workshop for the campers.

Tie-dying is a camp classic that we enjoy each year.

Watersports are big at Camp Makemake. We also offer canoeing and SUP. We share our lake with a family of black necked swans and many other beautiful birds.

We offer a magical circus workshop once a week. Our campers love it. It is run by a well known and very talented Australian clown who is resident in Maule, Tito.

Tacataca, foosball, table soccer, table football. Call it what you like, it´s always a hit at camp!

Drama is a big part of Makemake. We put on shows of all kinds. Each camper is encouraged to participate and it does wonders for their self esteem

We pride ourselves on our beautiful books and love to see our campers enjoying them. We have books in English and in Spanish for all ages and stages.

Our campsite is surrounded by grass and we have balls of all sorts. There is always some kind of ball game happening. Football, basketball, dodgeball...

Relay races, dance offs, party games... it's all go at camp!

A STEM Challenge - In groups of three build Camp Makemake with mini marshmallows and toothpicks! We will add a lego stem challenge workshop to our 2020 program.

Slow and steady! We get out and about on the farm as much as possible with our campers.

We share snacks, stories and songs around our campfire most nights. Here the girls are enjoying hot cheese sandwiches and listening to a story.

Every afternoon the children participate in optional garden activities.

An event not to be missed!

These three boys are proudly showing off their joint creation.

We have a table tennis table and you can use it whenever you want. Last year we had a fabulous tournament.

All of our campers participate in The Makemake show and it is definitely one of the highlights of camp.

Messy creative fun. Make your own pinch pot, coil pot, piggy bank. We will teach you the basic pottery techniques and then you can experiment as you please.

Working together is one of the best things about camp.

Reading, chess, cards, drawing, board games, swinging in hammocks, relaxing in your tent, digging in the garden - you choose.

Notice how this pizza has two different sides. That´s because each side was made by a different camper. We made the base too with wholemeal flower olive oil and water.

Each morning after breakfast we meet at the Hay Circle. We sing, play games and share plans for the day. We also set up group challenges.

Layla the dog is desperate for a dip too. Happy late afternoons spent in the pool. We have a swimming session every day.

Ever tried a s´more? We make those too.

Find something red. Find something rough. Find something furry. Find something noisy. What can you find a)under a rock? b)in the bark of tree? c)under a pile of leaves?

The camp garden is set up like a kids´paradise. Any garden game you can think of we will probably have. We also play a lot of active garden games in groups.

Anyone up for a game of darts?

We use worms to make beautiful nutrient rich soil. All of our scraps go to our worms. Here we are visiting the worm farm and learning about the process of organic farming.

Each year we have The Great Boat Race. These lolly stick boats are made in pairs and then are tested for strength, durability, design, originality and speed.

Which team can fill up their bucket with water first from another bucket using only a sponge. We play lots of games like this.

Here we are meeting the mayor of Pelarco on a trip to our local village. We tried churrascas, ate icecream in the plaza, posted a letter at the post office and sang live on the local radio!

We care deeply about nature. This photo was taken during a nature scavenger hunt.

Here we are all trying to step over a rope at exactly the same time. It is not as easy as it looks.

This group of girls decided to do some yoga in their free time.

We are working in small groups here to create different objects with our bodies. This is a blinking eyeball!

We painted rocks with special messages or funny faces to take home as a reminder of the fun we had at camp.

The kids are racing to reach their donut. We play lots of old fashioned party games like this one at Camp Makemake.

The farm is full of life. Animals are everywhere.

Water games are key on our hot summer afternoons. This is part of a relay race.

The beauty of an organic farm is that you can eat the blueberries straight from the bushes.

An afternoon of field games. Lots of flour involved!

There is a circle of stones in the woods in our camp where we gather to reflect, tell stories, talk about plans for our day, share jokes, do riddles, play games and sing songs.

Design your own banana split!

There is plenty of opportunity to learn about how and why things work the way they do on our organic farm. Here the campers are looking at our worms.

Cookies, hot chocolate and cards one evening. We have just invested in lots of new card games. Have you played Sushi go!, Slamwich or Rat a tat Cat? They are all great fun.

A ridiculously funny and exhausting team game. We play lots of funny games like this. Every tried pool noodle hockey?

Check out the two cheeky sisters sharing a secret when their eyes should have been shut!

During your time at Camp Makemake you will explore our entire farm. It is huge! We even have a haunted house.

Fun in the afternoon sun.

Creativity in the fresh air.

The farm is filled with hiking trails. This trail passes by a huge an ancient quillay tree.

This group of children were busy planning a city with rocks, leaves and dirt.