PHOTOS: Youngsters run around, learn tactics, at Nerf camp in Cedar Rapids

Youngsters run around, learn tactics, at Nerf camp in Cedar Rapids

Savannah Blake

Nov. 23, 2022 1:47 pm

Ethan Bruner, 11, looks through the scope of his Nerf gun while defending his territory during a game of Capture the Flag at a Wednesday Nerf tactical camp at Ushers Ferry Historic Village at 5925 Seminole Valley Trail NE in Cedar Rapids. The camp was for 9- to 14-year-olds, who provide their own Nerf gear, ammo and eye protection. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Lena Taylor, 14, signals to her teammates to move out while playing a game at a Nerf tactical camp at Ushers Ferry Historic Village on Wednesday in Cedar Rapids. Taylor’s father helps run the camp and hopes to add more events like this one throughout the year. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Teigan Mass, 11, lines up to play Capture the Flag on Wednesday during the Nerf tactical camp at Ushers Ferry Historic Village in northeast Cedar Rapids. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Kai Goedeken, 11, hides behind a tree while waiting to take a shot Wednesday during the Nerf tactical camp at Ushers Ferry Historic Village in Cedar Rapids. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Max Reed, 10, shoots his Nerf gun while playing a game Wednesday during a tactical Nerf camp at Ushers Ferry Historic Village in Cedar Rapids. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

A boys team gets together to plan strategy during a Nerf tactical camp Wednesday at Ushers Ferry Historic Village in Cedar Rapids. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)