On a cold and blustery afternoon here at Winter Camp, our oldest campers took a break of the blowing wind and snow to sit down and have an impromptu and improvised game of Jeopardy! Facilitated by counselors Pat and Shawn and their arsenal of random knowledge on everything from Dora the Explorer to Space to the Box Car Kids, campers and staff alike were challenged to come up with the best answer possible. Take a look!
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Energy stayed high as our Winter campers rolled into their first full day in a snowy wonderland! Each one of the cabins spread out their activities today taking advantage of some of the great opportunities like snowy gaga! Some of the morning’s highlights were meeting and learning about Frost Valley’s residential raptors, climbing the indoor climbing wall, caroling, and making winter swag in arts and crafts.
In the afternoon some of the cabins headed out to the tubing hill and took their crack at broom ball! Indoor archery and capture the flag on castle lawn were also amazing. Today was great because anywhere we went on Frost Valley property we were overwhelmed with a wintery wonderland, which could only be interrupted by brief interludes of hot chocolate.
Tonight our campers split up. The younger half of camp prepared lip sync performances while the older half of camp loosened up for a good old fashioned game of peaceful toss and evade (dodge ball).
Throughout the day our director team conducted interviews for the CiT’s and JC. We will continue with the CiT and JC interviews tomorrow.
Opening Campfire was a great success last night. Every cabin performed a song or a skit! Check out our images below.
Outpost and Forest, two of Camp Wawayanda’s male villages, spent part of the afternoon playing silly summer camp games such as “fight the faucet” and “mortal noodle.” Campers were challenged to seal the water flow of one the spigots on Big Tree Field, which typically results being drenched – perfect for a warm day! While the challenge is difficult, a few boys managed to fight the faucet and WIN!!!
Campers also played mortal noodle, a two person game where players are blindfolded and must find a pool noodle and gently touch the opposing player with the noodle. The first camper to complete the challenge is the winner!
Forest and Outpost had a blast!
Outpost village got wet n’ wild in the summer heat with an awesome game of Boulder Dash! Campers, counselors, and CiTs crawled and crab-walked up two slip n’ slides, followed by an attempt to dodge soft, colorful orbs thrown by fellow campers. The boys had so much fun beating the heat!
Board of Trustee member, Al Filreis, facilitated the awesome traditional camp game, Geronimo, for Susky and MiniMAC girls! Campers and counselors participated in a musical chairs styled game, and ran from chair to chair to ensure they would not get caught in the middle of the circle. Camp Wawayanda’s young, female villages enjoyed a morning of high energy activity and one of the best games on camp! Thanks, Al!
Camp Wawayanda’s coed village of 7-9 year-olds, Pokey Totem, participated in Olympic-style games facilitated by Frost Valley YMCA alumni, Stuart and Mike, both who have acted as past Forest VCs. Campers and counselors participated in potato sack races and relays, while teams cheered each other on to show support and spirit!
As the first full day of session 4 draws to a close we are all left wondering where our summer went. Even though we are tired and worn, excited and hopeful we approach the end of the summer with an air of happiness. We had an amazing summer across the board. Even though September brings the start of school it also brings hope for next summer. We are coming down the home stretch and will finish the summer with an amazing session.
As the first full day of session 4 draws to a close we are all left wondering where our summer went. Even though we are tired and worn, excited and hopeful we approach the end of the summer with an air of happiness. We had an amazing summer across the board. Even though September brings the start of school it also brings hope for next summer. We are coming down the home stretch and will finish the summer with an amazing session.