back in the swing of things....

Welcome back to all those oldies and welcome to the new smiling faces!!! Camp started off on a roll with the most amazing activities, workshops, field trips...and of course the awesome counselors!!! On the first day of camp, we found out that we will be spending our summer on an island, and not just any old island... it's CGI Treasure Island! Throughout the summer, we will be discovering and collecting all the buried treasure on our sunny, tropical island. The first treasure we managed to dig up was an old bronze chest full of Kindness, so we spent the week learning all about that special mitzvah. Starting from the very first day, after some get-to-know-you games, we jumped right into funshops, getting to choose betweeen sports, yoga, computers, music or art. It was a hard decision, but everyone in all the groups had fun, whether they were bending and twisting in yoga, or kicking the ball in sports. Then we ran off for some swimmiong before it was time to go home.... On Tuesday, we each got our very own treasure box, which we had a blast decorating with gold coins and gems. As the summer goes along, our treasure boxes are going to get filled up with all the stamps we're going to collect. After lunch, it was time for the field trip to Northfork Farms, where we rode a bucking bronco, and best of all, got to see a REAL Indian in his teepee! On Wednesday, when we learned how much it helps sick people when we visit them or do other nice things for them, we made Get Well cards that we're sending to sick people. After sports and funshops, we ran through the raindrops to the bus to swim in our nice, cozy, indoor pool, until --BAM!-- the lights went out! Boy was that scary!Luckily, they went on again a moment later and we kept on swimming. Thurday was Appreciation DAy, so we learned all about appreciating and respecting the people who do so much for us -- our parents! We wove a thankfulness web with a ball of yarn, and filled up a "sand" art with chocolate chip cookie ingredients. We'll have fun pouring it out and baking up a big batch of cookies at home. (Cleaning service not included!) Then we ate lunch and jumped on the bus for an awesome time at Putt N Glow, the coolest glow-in-the-dark miniature golf course around.