My 10-year old son and I are learning to spin, using practice poi. We'd love to meet other spinners (especially other kids) in the San Francisco East Bay (Contra Costa, Alameda, Napa or Solano Counties). If you belong to such a group, we'd love to meet you and come some spin with you. -judes & dexte...

I've set up a special event for kids with Media Mecca on Monday at 9am, where kids (ages 6-12) will learn about what it takes to be a photographer at Burning Man. I'm seeking photographers to go on a photo walk-about with the kids and give them tips on playa photography. If you'd like to help out, c...

Update: We've got 15 Black Rock Scout events planned and more in the works. Check out the Events Schedule Database and take Event Polls in the Yahoo Group... also find updates on Facebook. Thank you Black Rock Rangers and BRC for getting this program off the ground! http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bla...

Gyre... I agree kids are much more capable than we give them credit for. The tweens & teens in Kidsville built the Mini-man in Kidsville last year (with parental supervision). Bike maintenance and repair is a great idea for the older kids. Do you know if there will be a Bike camp this year, and if s...

Black Rock Scout Events so far.... * Trash Talk Fieldtrip to the trash fence with Earth Guardians * Geology Field Trip to the hot springs with Earth Guardians * Greeter Shift at Gate Greeting * Gate/Perimeter/Exodus Field Trip at the Main Gate with Gate Crew * Lamplighting shift, Center Camp route *...

Look Captain, we're just trying to do something positive here. Sorry, I must have missed your 'blessing' on bringing the kids... maybe because I wasn't asking for your okay or your opinion. This post is for people who want to get involved with this project, and that's obviously not you. You've share...

Captain - in response to: "I don't care whether you light a joint or drop acid either. But guess who does? Black Rock City doesn't get to make all it's own rules. It would have a hell of a lot less rules if left to govern itself, but the playa happens to be in the state of Nevada, on federal land." ...

@ Capt Goddammit... Who said anything about toning it down for kids or making it family friendly? That's the biggest misconception about burners with kids... that we want it to be Disney. That's the wrong assumption. I personally hate Disney, have never taken my kid to Disneyland. I choose Burning M...

Kids a problem? For who? For those of us who choose to bring kids, it's not a problem. We love sharing the burn with our kid. We simply practice the extreme self-reliance principal and hope other burners observe the acceptance-principal of Burning Man. I've gone with and without a kid... and yes, th...

Nobody is asking for or offering babysitters here... in fact, Kidsville states that it is NOT a babysitting service. We practice extreme self-reliance and expect everyone to be responsible for their kids, or campmates acting like kids. Kids must be accompanied by an adult to all Scout events and tri...

Black Rock Scouts is a budding new program for burner kids. Imagine to Boy/Girl Scouts, based on the Ten Principals of Burning Man. Burner-kids are the next generation, so the goal is to teach them what it takes to build and maintain their Black Rock community, and what it means to be a burner. We i...

Socks do not have to be traditional "Sock Monkey" rag-cotton socks with the red heel. Any crew style socks with a defined heel and six inch top (or more) will work. We dye white socks a variety of colors. It's really fun to mix and match different colored and patterned socks. And you're welcome to s...

Hot Monkey Sox is back for a third season of daily Sock Monkey making workshops. Come spend a day in the shade making your own Sock Monkey. We'll be on the map near Kidsville, just look for the 12-foot Sock Monkey and the Hot Monkey Toss - our giant monkey slingshot. We need your help... we're start...

This year will be my son Dexter's 5th burn and he's six. Our calendar year revolves around the burn, and Dex looks forward to it more than Christmas. He's a burner year round, wears his outfits and does something creative almost every day. His teacher brags that she has a burner in her class. It thi...

So... who are you wearing? I think my favorite part of Black Rock life is the fashion. I design and make outfits for myself, my family and friends. I'm always trying to come up with something new, yet functional. I've been making bloomers out of pre-owned bedsheets, super cool and comfy. And I've be...

we'll see that they get reincarnated as happy playa-monkeys. We hope to get placed near Center Camp so drops-offs should be easy. Thanks!

If you're like most humans, you have a crew of mismatched socks nesting at the bottom of your sock drawer. We have an excellent use for them at Hot Monkey Sox. Like last year, we'll once again host daily Sock Monkey workshops. So bring those lonely socks with you to the playa and drop them off at Ho...

My son will be six next month, and this year will be his 5th burn. His first was when he was 16 months and if a toddler can handle the desert, so can you. Being prepared is key for burners of all ages, but especially for young-uns. When we pulled Dexter out of kindergarden for a week last August, hi...

We're trying to set up a kid-friendly vaudevillian vibe at Hot Monkey Sox (see post from today). We have room for 2-3 more camper members (1 vehicle only). We are a tiny camp of veteran burners (including my 5-year old who is a 3-year vet), with a great location on the Esplenade. Although we going l...

Camp Hot Monkey Sox wants your orphaned and mis-matched sox. We'll be gifting unique pairs of clean mis-matched sox to the people of Black Rock, and hosting sock puppet and sock monkey making workshops. So if you have a pile of loner-sox nesting in your sock drawer, we have a home for them. Just bri...

We are seasoned burners bringing out 4-year old son Dexter, to his 4th Burning man this year. We've hosted such camps as "Mehndi Body Art" next to Earth Guardians, 2001, "Mehndi Body Oasis" in Center camp, 2002 and "Our Lady of Forbidden Fruit, Catholic School Girl Rescue Mission, 2003. This year we...

Calling all Art Cars! Several members of our theme camp (Mehndi Body Oasis) vollunteer for Mardi Gras Benicia. We host an annual parade and festival in the art community of Benicia in the northern East Bay. This year's bash happens on Saturday April 24th. Although the parade is colorful, it's a whol...

Ms. Moonbeam,
We plan to host argument clinics at our camp, Monty Python's Playa Circus. We'd be happy to refer any complainers to your camp. All we ask for in return, is a shrubbery. Nee!