The 4-H Camp Magic is still ALIVE!

And we are off! 4-H Camp went off like a hit! We had a great week taking 350 campers and counselors. I have been going to camp since I was 12 and I will have to say this year was the best. Seeing all the long hours, hard work and stress of planning of camp be put to use by having a successful week was the most rewarding part of camp this year! 

While there I taught a Sock Monkey Class, where the campers sewed a Original Sock Monkey Dolls. Within this class the campers successfully learned how to thread a needle and how to do a simple whip-stitch. I believe that the skills they learned in my class they can use in their lives so how and that was my goal! 

Some of the big events at camp that the kids absolutely enjoyed was the Reptile Zoo, Water Olympics, Field Games and the Inflatables!! 

The Reptile Zoo was an afternoon activity where the KY Reptile Zoo came out to camp and showed us a few reptiles! This was a great time where the campers got the chance to learn about some reptiles that have never see before but also got the chance to learn about common reptiles like the Snapping Turtle. The kids had a blast and had some very interesting questions! 

Water Olympics and Field Games are camp traditions but they are always so much fun even if this is your 11^th year at camp! These two events were great learning experiences for me because I had to help make a final decision on where to host these games due to incoming weather. Even due to the freak storm that never showed up, we had a blast hosting field games in the Shelter House! And we were very lucky to have a warm day for our Water Olympics so the campers would be able to enjoy it instead of freezing!! The week was going great! 

Our last big event that is a tradition for our county is our Inflatables Night on Thursday night! The kids and counselors had a blast as always! 

 

Lastly the best night of all! Our campfire was AMAZING! The campfire always is nice wrap up for the week and gets everyone ready to come back next year! But I believe that the best part was our clover was GREEN this year!! I already miss camp and all the campers smiling faces, can’t wait to go back next year!