One of the activities had the kids using all of their senses (except sight) to learn about the forest and their surroundings. Specifically, the campers paired off in groups. One partner closed their eyes and kept them shut. The other partner spun the 'eyes closed partner' in circles and then took them to a tree. The "spinee" then hugged the tree and otherwise tried to become familiar with "their" tree. Then the "spinner" took their partner away from the tree and then spun them around again. After the spinning, they opened their eyes and tried to locate their tree.One happy camper found her tree and struggled to contain her enthusiasm.
After Forest we had supper. And this time I think they broke the bank; Chicken Parmigiana, pasta and sauce, salad, bread sticks, and cake.
It is after supper and more free time. The camp counselors had games prepared for the campers to play in the gym after supper. The first game was a variation on Rock, Paper, Scissors. This one was called "Tarzan, Jane, Gorilla" or something close to that. It took a while to get 40+ 5th graders on the same page with that game. It took considerably less time to get everyone on the same page with "War Ball".
Our strategy with "War Ball" was the same as the night before. Tire the campers out as much as possible.
It worked!
Lights out was 11:00 PM. The cabin was quiet by 11:15 PM.
Tomorrow, Airborne and the trip home.
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