The Canyon was looking and smelling particularly wonderful this morning after a good night’s rain. After unloading the bus and organizing our belongings we gathered to sing morning songs. Staff member Leah sang “3 Short-Necked Buzzards,” Camille sang “the Alligator Song,” Derek sang an exciting version of “Little Red Wagon,” and Kaela sang “La Touche” to get everyone feeling goofy. The groups checked in and applied their sunscreen and filled their water bottles. We were then in for a special treat – Jen explained Scooby Doo, a mystery game involving teamwork and searching. The game: there are several ghosts and campers have to find clues to discover who the head ghost is. Campers had a great time exploring the canyon looking for clues, running and/or trapping ghosts, and working as a whole team to solve the mystery. This game took us all the way to lunch and campers were more than happy to eat after they had used so much energy!
The Purple Water Diamond Thundercats spent their afternoon playing and creating Pet Rocks. The Camping Animals finished working on lanyards and made cool Pet Rocks as well. The Electric Pine Cone Throwing Bunnies mixed GORP, created crazy sunglasses, and went bug catching. To create the Electric Bunny GORP the group had to come up with a funny story for each ingredient (we had bunny eyeballs, lightning bolts, bunny teeth, and even giant’s toenails). To mix the GORP the group stood on an ever-shrinking tarp where every camper had to be included in the mixing process (or they would be electrocuted!). They did a wonderful job and the camp enjoyed the GORP very much. To finish the afternoon the group sang songs on the bus (to avoid the fast approaching storm) and announced their favorite colors. We had a wonderful teambuilding day and are looking forward to the Meadow tomorrow! Don’t forget those long pants and hats!