"I can't believe only have one more full day of fun!" said not one, but two of our campers at lunch today. Although I tried to get them to enjoy the here and now, and not worry about going home quite yet, they decided to focus on coming back next year. Now that is what I call problem solving at it's finest. In an informal survey our campers like the pool and everything else they are doing at camp. Still haven't heard what they don't like.
Setting that aside,
Wednesday was another fabulous day at
Betsy Jeff Penn 4-H center. It was almost cool at 75 degrees this morning. Last night's storm made the morning much easier to wake up to. The cooler temperatures had them excited about today's schedule. We have talked a lot about the activities over the last few days and today we thought we might focus on the Trekkers and Adventurers. This our the oldest kids at camp. The Adventurers will cook dinner tonight at outpost and have the chance to sleep under the stars. The Trekkers actually travel off site to canoe down the river, sleep outside, and climb real rock walls. They are having the time of their lives tonight and will make it back for their final camp store on Thursday, muddy, tired, and knowing they can do almost anything.
For our campers on site we had another fantastic day. There were friendship bracelet looms everywhere. Campers were trying to determine who was going to get the fruit of their labors and if they could make more before they left. Even at lunch you could see them intently working on their creations to the point that some of them didn't want to put them down for their lunch of chicken sandwiches, and tator tots. However they did, after much encouragement from their adults put them down and the younger groups was especially pleased when they found out they were getting a special dessert. Due to the storm on Tuesday night our campers did not get campfire. That meant they didn't get s'mores. Being a camp tradition the staff rallied and made huge trays of s'mores so each camper could have one and enjoy that special camp tradition. As you can see they enjoyed it!
Our campers are getting used to their schedules and checking out archery, horses, canoeing, boulder wall, rock wall climbing, etc. Tomorrow we will throw in a couple of new things and make sure this experience is an adventure until the end.
Tonight's activity, after a spaghetti dinner, was a camp favorite, the talent show. We found out these youth are very talented. They sang, danced, cheered, and had a ball. We had campers who burped the alphabet and even solved a Rubics cube, while being video taped. My favorite part of the night is seeing the campers support and cheer each other on. We can't forget the counselors who did squats, jazzercise, ribbon dances, and the splits to make this night just a little over the top and more memorable for these youth. Let's just say it was a fun and magical night that will not soon be forgotten.
After the talent show it was time for bed. Campers headed back to the cabins for showers and hit the hay. They know they have one more full day of fun ahead and they are making plans to make the most of our final camp day before coming home on Friday.
Setting that aside, Wednesday was another fabulous day at Betsy Jeff Penn 4-H center. It was almost cool at 75 degrees this morning. Last night's storm made the morning much easier to wake up to. The cooler temperatures had them excited about today's schedule. We have talked a lot about the activities over the last few days and today we thought we might focus on the Trekkers and Adventurers. This our the oldest kids at camp. The Adventurers will cook dinner tonight at outpost and have the chance to sleep under the stars. The Trekkers actually travel off site to canoe down the river, sleep outside, and climb real rock walls. They are having the time of their lives tonight and will make it back for their final camp store on Thursday, muddy, tired, and knowing they can do almost anything.
For our campers on site we had another fantastic day. There were friendship bracelet looms everywhere. Campers were trying to determine who was going to get the fruit of their labors and if they could make more before they left. Even at lunch you could see them intently working on their creations to the point that some of them didn't want to put them down for their lunch of chicken sandwiches, and tator tots. However they did, after much encouragement from their adults put them down and the younger groups was especially pleased when they found out they were getting a special dessert. Due to the storm on Tuesday night our campers did not get campfire. That meant they didn't get s'mores. Being a camp tradition the staff rallied and made huge trays of s'mores so each camper could have one and enjoy that special camp tradition. As you can see they enjoyed it!
Our campers are getting used to their schedules and checking out archery, horses, canoeing, boulder wall, rock wall climbing, etc. Tomorrow we will throw in a couple of new things and make sure this experience is an adventure until the end.
Tonight's activity, after a spaghetti dinner, was a camp favorite, the talent show. We found out these youth are very talented. They sang, danced, cheered, and had a ball. We had campers who burped the alphabet and even solved a Rubics cube, while being video taped. My favorite part of the night is seeing the campers support and cheer each other on. We can't forget the counselors who did squats, jazzercise, ribbon dances, and the splits to make this night just a little over the top and more memorable for these youth. Let's just say it was a fun and magical night that will not soon be forgotten.
After the talent show it was time for bed. Campers headed back to the cabins for showers and hit the hay. They know they have one more full day of fun ahead and they are making plans to make the most of our final camp day before coming home on Friday.
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