Twas the night before
Day Camp…
The day
before my first Cloverbud Daycamp was spent crossing “to do’s” hastefully off my list. I would be
leading this year’s Daycamp and needed to complete samples of all of my crafts,
finish decorating, make nametags, cover the tables with plastic, and stock the
fridge. In the midst of this I had the daunting task of creating a master 4H
camp class schedule that had been looming over me for my entire time as an
intern. As this camp is rolling in quickly and affects not only my county, but
also four others, it was imperative I update the schedule in a timely
manner. With still so much to do I went
to bed asking myself if tomorrow would be a success or a big mess?
Day One was
anything but perfect but nothing but success. The kids truly enjoyed their time
painting creatures of the sea and playing outside. The afternoon schedule was a
little thrown off due to inclement weather so instead of water games we had an
impromptu dance and singing session and popsicles on beach towels. While I was
more tired than I expected to be, I was happy to have gotten in my 10,000 steps
and left the office a tired drowned rat due to some rowdy teenage volunteers.
Twas the night before our final day two and all I can think is whoo hoo!
Day two has
come and come gone and now it’s time to clean up and rest! With more inclement weather
we were forced inside for longer than expected. We improved with indoor fishing
over a sheet, crab walk races, and beanbag tosses. Crafts were made, pictures
were developed, and birthdays were celebrated.
This week challenged me to become more flexible with scheduling. We were unable to do all of the activities and crafts that were planned but the kids were constantly busy!
Coming up
next week is the big 4H camp! Following that I will be hosting my project day
where kids ages 9+ will join me in planting tomato and pepper plants and making
their own salsa!
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