Tiny Tots -- Shabbat Shalom!

As I said, a huge mazal tov goes to Shternie, Zalman, Mendel, Rivkie, Chanie, and Yisrolik on their brand-new little sister! Today was spectacular! We got to shape and bake our very own challah dough into cats and triangles. Then we went out to sharpen our soccer and basketball skills in sports. We made beautiful colorful Kiddush cups for the Shabbat bags, which are really starting to fill up! Then we changed and headed out for a great time swimming, "sprinklering", swinging, and "sand-boxing"!! Shabbat Shalom, tiny tots!!!

Shabbat Shalom!

First of all, I would like to wish a very special mazal tov to Shternie and the whole Zweibel family for their newest addition! It's a girl!!! Today was yet another great day of CGI. We learned about recycling and played a great recycling game called Clean Up My Backyard. We had sports outside in the beautiful sunshine, and baked our very own challahs! Mmmm, the whole camp smelled so yummy while they baked. We got to do the third art project of our Shabbat Bag -- a colorful Kiddush cup! We had a Shabbat party with songs and treats and a special Shabbat Ima and Abba. Everyone got to sign a huge poster we hung up to congratulate Shternie. Then we rushed off to the pool for free swim and lessons, and then, all too soon, week 3 of the greatest camp in the universe came to a close. Bonjour everyone! Shabbat Shalom! See you next week!

Eat Your Fruits and Veggies Day in Tiny Tots!

Today was one awesome packed day in the Tiny Tots room. We started off the day with circle time and snack, as usual, but this time snack was yummy, juicy watermelon, and we saved all the black seeds. We had a great time in Music & Movement with Devora Leah, sitting, standing, and dancing! Then we took the black seeds and made our own watermelons to take home with them and construction paper. After that we played a silly game called Fruit Basket. Finally our clay models from yesterday were dry, so we painted them in bright colors. Before lunch, we got to wash and chop vegetables all by ourselves, and then stick them on sticks for a colorful vegetable rainbow! We learned about the different kinds of vegetables, like celery and tomatoes and colorful peppers. After lunch, we got one more treat -- we cut up fruit to make silly clown faces on our plates with strawberries, bananas, apricots, and kiwis...what a yummy day!

Happy Healthy Thursday!

Hey everyone, today was another absolutely amazing day at CGI. The theme was health, and we learned all about it in crazy ways like having a toothbrushing competition! Every bunk took turns making healthy peanut butter and jelly roll-ups, getting some exercise in the obstacle course, and decorating visors for the sun! Then we headed to the bus to Dominos Farm! It was true fun in the sun, from petting the chicks and bunnies, to feeding the goats and sheep, to seeing a real milking and shearing. We ended off with a real hayride, before we all piled tiredly back on the bus!

What's Going On In Tiny Tots

Wow, we've had two chock-full busy days! On Tuesday, we spent the morning learning and playing in the Ann Arbor Hands On Museum. There was so much to do, we didnt even know where to start! We played with sharks and spinning wheels at the water table, dressed up as firefighters and sped off in the firetruck, helped create a real live tornado, saw how a toilet works, built our own house...it goes on and on. Best of all was the health room, where we measured our height, weight, balance, and strength. We loved playing paramedic in the ambulance, especially when our counselor Devora got sick (for pretend!) and we had to give her medicine, bandages, and shots to help her feel better. On Wednesday, we talked about all the ways we have to take care of our bodies to keep them healthy and strong, like eating healthy food, drinking water, exercising, and getting plenty of sleep! We had an awesome time in Dance with Beth, dancing and playing musical hot potato. Then we got to shape our own air-dry clay into dishes and other cool shapes, which we'll paint after they're dry. We had a blast out in the sun, swimming and sliding and sprinkling. Then, before we went home, came pizza time! Yummy!

Tuesday & Wednesday Update

Continuing this week's theme of Health and Safety, Tuesday was Healthy Food Day, where we learned all about what kinds of food are good for you and what kinds aren't. We realized when we chopped veggies and mixed the dressing for our very own homemade salad, that healthy food is really yummy! Then we got some exercise running around camp, and some mental exercise working on clues in a grand Watermelon Treasure Hunt. When we found our watermelons, we dug in and started counting the black seeds. Everyone got their very own mini flower pot, which we painted and carefully planted with a real live flower. Don't forget to water it every day! Tuesday ended off with an awesome trip to the bowling alley, where we let the balls rolllllll down the aisle and - crash! - knock down the pins. (bumpers optional). Then, on Wednesday we learned about the importance of being clean and organized...something our parents probably sometimes wish we were better at! We split up into our funshop groups. In science we made really cool slime with Lair the Science Guy, in dance we played some musical games, we had a great time in the chess workshop, and everyone in sports had an awesome game of basketball, thanks to the beautiful weather! After lunch, we ended off the day in....you guessed it! the pool!

Moms N Muffins Monday! -- Tiny Tots

Hi everybody, we're so excited to be back in Tiny Tots again! Welcome to all our new campers, and welcome back to some really special people we haven't seen in a while. We missed you! Today was Moms and Muffins, we had so much fun singing our circle time songs with our moms, and making beaded necklaces for them. We ate yummy chocolate chip and blueberry muffins. Then out came our good friend the parachute, and we had fun singing and making it fly up in the air. We introducedour theme this week -- Health and Safety. We learned how our bodies are special gifts and we have to take good care of them by eating healthy food, and only doing things that are safe. Then, after a quick spray of sunscreen to keep our skin healthy, we jumped on the van to the absolute best place to go in weather like this - Buhr pool! We had a great time running through the fountains and playing ring around the rosie. See you all tomorrow!

Moms N Muffins Monday!

Hey everyone and welcome to all the new faces we saw today at CGI. Today was our annual Moms and Muffins event, thank you to all the moms who came and made beautiful beaded necklaces with their children and sampled the delicious muffins. Afterwards, we had some awesome workshops. Some of us chose science lab, where we experimented with mixing different chemicals, and even make our own batteries! In chess workshop, we sharpened our chess skills and learned new things. Other kids had a real workout (and a blast!) in sports and dance. Happy Birthday Jacalyn!! We all had a great time at Jacalyn's birthday popsicle celebration. Then, after lunch, we ended our day with a refreshing splash in the pool!