u/CherryTeague

Free Weekend!

Free Weekend!

Good night campers, Yoli, Dodde and I are waving from our own campsite! This means all Camp Chirpaway campers are getting a completely schedule free weekend. The morning buffect will be up as usual, and all our normal spaces will be avalible to hang out in, Yoli & Dodde just won't be around because I don't have a consistent connection out here.

Enjoy some chill-out time, get out and observe nature if you can, maybe try out making leaf rubbings if you can find a solid leaf!

u/CherryTeague — 6 days ago

Letters to Home

Good afternoon campers!

Camp Chirpaway has been open and full of campers for over a week now, and we think it’s time to write some letters back home. Maybe it’s your finchy parents, main person, siblings, or just a friend you want to share allllll about camp, now’s the time.

We’ve got paper & pencils, crayons, markers, and pencil crayons, plus plenty of stickers and washi tape. Doddle has envelopes and stickers for any camper who’s ready to mail one.

If you need some inspiration, here’s a sample letter (Pulled from RosieJadeDesigns on Etsy)

u/CherryTeague — 9 days ago

Camp Still Going, Just Blipped

Hey Finchy campers, camp's been quiet the past couple of days, but we're not rolling up our sleeping bags quite yet, Cherry just got unexpectedly busy.

I encourage all my camper to think about what adventures they've been up to and the friends made, because soon we'll be writing some letters "home" to share all about it.

Cherry, Yoli, and Dodde ❤️

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u/CherryTeague — 10 days ago

Campfire & Cryptids 1.5 Night

Oh dear my Finchy campers, that moon looks awfully high in the sky...what time is it again?

Yoli and Dodde got a touch too caught up in making our own Cryptid creation and suddenly...it's nearly midnight, at least here.

So campers are welcome to spend another night around the fire telling stories and we'll have an earlier kick-off tomorrow for the field guide art designing.

Good night, Camp Chirpaway, good night.

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u/CherryTeague — 13 days ago

Good Morning Announcements (Day 7)

Good morning & afternoon Finch friends! I see many of you have been wandering and exploring the grounds on this beautiful day.

Tonight is part two of of our Campfire & Cryptids activity, where we make some art of own Camp Chirpaway Cryptids. If you missed part one, there's still plenty of space for story sharing.

(https://www.reddit.com/r/campchirpaway/s/BcSEVorDK1)

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u/CherryTeague — 13 days ago

Campfires & Cryptids

The night is drawing in, and it's time to get this campfire going! Yoli has brought extra marshmallows to share around, plus some thermoses to keep the chill at bay as the night gets cooler. Naturally, I've also got some teddy bears to join us for company, in black, brown, cream, or white.

This special campfire will truly be running over two nights.
Tonight, we’ll gather to roast marshmallows and tell stories of long-known Cryptids, like the Bigfoot every forest camp has. But we’re also going to create some of our own Cryptids that could live right here in the forest or water, just waiting to spot a curious camper

Tomorrow night, we’ll take those stories and make up some artwork so Yoli can make a field guide of Chirpaway Crypids to share.
(I’ll be throwing the stories/artwork together in a collage after a few days. Go crazy with it, fleshed out art if you’re feeling creative, stick creatures if that’s more your speed, or even stock art and some photoshopping fun. I want to see where your brain takes you in a world of anything can show up)

(And here's the chill video I often watch while writing up camp posts: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MGIdetUnrSk )

u/CherryTeague — 14 days ago

Good Morning Announcements (Day 6)

Good morning sweet finch campers! We have found Yoli once again! Our little bird tuckered themselves out running left and right getting things ready, when they stopped in the redone book nook for a quick break, Yoli plumb passed out. A big thank you to our wonderful campers for their help in searching, and to Violet & the RAs for finding extra beds for some of our campers. (Oops, Yoli is sorry we took over your cabin, but that corner just looked so darn cozy...)

With our camp director safe and sound, the breakfast buffet has it's greeter back, and Yoli will be at a table near the entrance, starting with a muffin for breakfast.

We'll also have our campfire up and going tonight proper this time, as Yoli's got everything but the food ready to go. I suggest bringing your favourite Cryptid ideas 😉

Good to see everybirb again!

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u/CherryTeague — 15 days ago

Where can Yoli be?

Where, oh where, oh where is Yoli?

Where, oh where, oh where is Yoli?

Where, oh where, oh where is Yoli?

Where can Yoli be?

Huh, parts of this place look oddly familar...

u/CherryTeague — 15 days ago

Has Yoli started the campfire?

Crickets chirp as the night air draws heavy over camp. Where has Camp Counsellor Yoli gone with the firewood supplies?

The eerie silence starts to spread as one by one, finches arrive with marshmallows notice a missing leader and no roasting campfire...

(Hang around tomorrow to help start the search for Yoli! I suspect a silly snoozing spot 🤔)

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u/CherryTeague — 16 days ago

Good Morning Announcements (Day 5)

Good morning campers!

Courtesy of some creative chefs, we've got some fun smoothies to try in our breakfast buffet this morning! Make sure you stop by and see what's new.

This evening, I think it's time for a big group campfire. Make sure you've got some marshmallows handy!

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u/CherryTeague — 17 days ago

Kitchen Mania

Are you ready chefs?

It's cooking time! Today we'll be making smoothies, lollies, and there's a chance to try making rice Onigiri for any chef birb who wants a different challenge.

Step up & into the kitchen to show Dodde what flavour combo you'll be trying. We've got plenty of aprons and whisks back here, and hopefully some finished treats to try.

(I see all these wonderful creations and will be dropping back in later)

u/CherryTeague — 17 days ago

Good Morning Announcements (Day 4)

Good morning finchy campers! I hope everybirb was able to have some relaxing time yesterday in the storm. We've got the breakfast hall cleaned back up from the odd bit of mud, and breakfast is on the house! (As always 😛 ) Yoli themselves are enjoying some orange juice and sausage as a starting point.

In camper news, Violet has been doing a wonderful job getting the book nook back up and I encourage everyone to stop by to say thank you, and stay a bit if you've got the time.

This afternoon Dodde is hosting some Kitchen Mania! We've got some sweet treat recipes ready to go for anybirb who'd like to try their hand in the kitchen.

Have a sweet day campers!

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u/CherryTeague — 18 days ago

Good Morning Announcements (Day 3)

Good morning campers! The sky is looking a touch dreary today and the barometer is judging a storm, so I think it's a good time to haul out the pancake breakfast! When you're ready to eat, come down to the breakfast hall. We'll have the common round pancakes, some tents and trees, and if you don't mind waiting, I suspect chef Dodde can whip up initials or other creative shapes.

Naturally, if pancakes aren't your thing, there's the full buffet spread still out too, and the hot drinks bar is up and running.

There's no hosted activities today as human Cherry needs to handle their own camping prep, but come share what you like to do on a rainy day, or maybe what kind of comfy & cozy space you like best.

Stay warm, camper!

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u/CherryTeague — 18 days ago

Canoe Launching

Hey campers, we'll be launching canoes this afternoon by our far left Cardinal dock shortly! The weather is looking perfect and it should be smooth paddling, for both our returning and new campers. Make sure to keep an eye out, there just might be a Yoli mermaid lifeguard swimming about with extra oars!

Any bets on which finchy will get too excited and tip their canoe first?

Throw your friend code in a comment with a colour & and Yoli will swim by with some treehouse oars 😉, you might just want them for a later treehouse workshop.

u/CherryTeague — 19 days ago

Good Morning Announcements! (Day 2)

It's looking like a good sunny start to the day, and I'll invite you all to wander the breakfast hall when you're ready to start your day. There's also a group near the main meeting hall if you'd like to do some stretches, Animal Crossing style.

Personally, Yoli will be joining the stretch group after grabbing some hot chocolate and a muffin. It may be summer, but what is hot chocolate but a camping staple?

This afternoon, we'll be taking to the water for some canoeing and taking advantage of the full rivers, so keep an eye out for that post later on the bulletin board if that sounds fun!

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u/CherryTeague — 19 days ago

Camp Director 2026 Introduction

Hello everyone! We're Cherry & Yoli, and I'll be leading Camp Chirpaway this year! I've seen some familiar faces around already, and some of you might remember the events I hosted as a participant camper last year.

It will largely be Yoli & I around for announcements and hosting, but some events I may also bring in Dodde, my lovely "creative brain" finch, to show off examples and bring camp cheer.

I won't have access to the full reddit-mod scheduling tools, but expect the morning announcements/daily activities to be up by 8:30am EDT. This'll include the details about what I'm hosting, plus activities run by any other camper.And on that note, if you're interested in hosting an event or two in camp this year, feel free to give me shout here or DM's.

Happy Camp 2026 everyone, here's to some August Fun

u/CherryTeague — 20 days ago

Day 1 ~ Cabin Set-Up & Welcomes

You arrive to what should be the site of a #1 Summer Camp...Camp Chirpaway. But instead, it's a mostly empty grass field?

Good Morning Campers!
As you may have seen from our announcement, we've been having a fair bit of rain, and it appears to have washed the cabins clean down the river! Yoli & Dodde have been hard at work collecting supplies, so every camper will get the chance at some choice in their cabin colours.

We've gotten a large chunk of cabin fixtures (Walls/Windows/Doors) and furniture ready to roll, so toss your top 3 colour wishes & friend code in the comments and Yoli will drop by with something that matches your vibe.

(The regular cabin posts by the bot will also be up, so feel free to get chatty with the other campers in the Cabin Common Areas)

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u/CherryTeague — 20 days ago

Get Ready Campers, It's Almost Go Time

Pack your bags campers, Camp Chirpaway is back for another season. The wild rain may have delayed our start, but we'll be setting up cabins to welcome everybirdy in first thing tomorrow.

Check in Friday morning for the cabin get together and a list of upcoming activities.

Yoli & Dodde can't wait to see you!

u/CherryTeague — 21 days ago