Camp Swift Session II 2016: Day 1

These boys are having a blast at Krazy Keppies - where all of our campers get to go shopping for clothes, sleeping bags, and more (for free)!

Today's lunch menu: penne pasta, veggies, breadsticks, fruit, & a delicious salad bar

The time has finally arrived, and the second session of Camp Swift 2016 has officially commenced!

​The day started out a bit rainy when the campers first arrived, but we'd never let a little rain ruin our fun - the entirety of today has been camptastic thanks to our extra fun activities and amazing volunteer staff!
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The theme of camp this summer is COLLEGE, and each cabin has chosen a university that they are representing and learning more about all session long.  Throughout the session, you'll see this theme pop up as part of lots of our programs and activities.  College may be years away for our 8-11 year old campers, but we figure it's never too early to start learning about opportunities for the future, and this is a fun way to do it!
Before we started formal activities for the day, we enjoyed our first delicious Camp Swift meal together.

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At dinner, we polled our campers about their favorite activities from the day, and the top 3 winners include:

1. Swimming - who doesn't love swimming?! Some campers enjoyed going down the swirly slide, others played water basketball or just had fun splashing around, needless to say, everyone had a blast!
2. Making Ice Cream - part science, part yum making ice cream is always a camper favorite!  Click here for a link to the recipe for making ice cream in a bag!
3. Ropes course - At the ropes course, campers and counselors work together to complete challenges where they draw upon their teamwork skills to successfully accomplish the task at hand.

A few fun pictures from today...

Be sure to check out our Facebook Page for loads more fun photos from the session!  We hope you'll enjoy reading our posts about camp each day, and please feel free to comment if there is anything you'd like to hear more about in future posts!

Special thank you to volunteer Abby Lopez for assisting with the content of this blog!