My cabin this session is so awesome. Last session I really struggled when I was solo with the kids but these guys are a breeze. As they’re all the oldest kids I can get away with a lot more with them. For example today I pretend I got fed up with one of them after he hugged me continuously as I walked around so I traded him to another cabin for a while. In the next couple of days we’re stealing the polar bear to leave on the waterfront.
Yesterday was the day trip for my kids as they’re the oldest cabin. We went in a scavenger hunt around the cape. It was really nice, we had lunch at the beach, played hide and seek on a massive wooden playground, climbed a tower with a view of the whole bay, watched a movie about how the cape was formed,fed some massive turtles and ended the day with ice cream. As much as the kids enjoyed it, I also loved it. Just being away from camp for just the afternoon was like a whole day off.
The very oldest kids are in tents. A couple of my kids were expecting to be there this year as it’s their last and were disappointed to be in this one instead. They have now changed their tune and have said that they love this cabin more than the tents because we have so much fun and the dudes here are cooler.
One of the big things here is making sure we do lots of creative cabin activities. While I was solo a creative cap was forced upon me due to a lack of availability of areas. We ended up playing a game which was basically netball across the entire camp. As the game progressed I kept modifying the rules to have dropping the ball forcing the turnover and allowing kicking. It was really cool to have that sort of freedom to just give those sort of things a shot and just see if it works. Basically if you can think of it, it’s appropriate and you can get the equipment you can do it.
The other cool thing is that even ‘organised’ activities get creative. For example last week we went kayaking which turned into an all out assault on the girls in the canoes.
One challenge that wasn’t present in the youngest unit last session is having teenagers. One of the guys in my cabin now has a camp girlfriend which means he asks me every day if we can have a co-ed cap and when we do I need to keep a really close eye on him. So much drama too. That being said I’m glad I got to stay until the end of the dance.
Also of note is that finally we have an awesome group for drama. This week nine senior boys signed up, three times more than our previous high. Unfortunately juniors are at a record low. So for those I haven’t explained it to, each week the kids get to choose two interest groups to dd Monday to Friday. This means that in a two week session the kids get to do four interest groups. We’ve always assumed that the second week will have more than the first after they hear how good it is.
For now I should go to bed. Last night I was on duty for the unit while everyone else chilled out so I got to bed late.
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