The first day is always exciting! The counselors are excited
for the arrival of their campers, the staff is still peppy, and the kids are
bursting with excitement like it is Christmas! We registered in a total of 240
people including 86 campers, 21 counselors and 4 adult staff from Van Wert
County! Campers settled into their new home for the week (their cabins) for a
meeting and a chance to meet their bunk mates! We covered important things such
as a deep swim test, pool and canoe rules, and emergency drills such as inclement
weather or a fire. Adults set the tables for our first dinner of lasagna and
breadsticks! We sang camp songs, and introduced warm fuzzies to campers. During
dinner the Grinch stole our spirit stick! While the counselors were very upset
we had a good feeling we would see that Grinch again! After our dinner we
lowered our American flag and headed off for a camp picture! With that many
people we took a while to get all settled, but it was right off to dances and
ice breakers in the recreation hall! The permanent (Camp Palmer) staff showed
us all some new dances, and we all busted a move while getting to know one
another. We had a snack of indoor smores and milk, and headed off for campfire
planning. We reported to campfire where we were asked to send a participant for
“sam I am” where we played simon says competing with their groups! After a
winner was declared, we got down to business hunting down the Grinch. Of course
he showed up, and we were able to convince him to share the spirit stick!
We also dressed one person from our group up to be the best “Dr. Suess” character. We had some good competition with green eggs and ham, little Cindy lou, and even a cat in the hat! During campfire the permanent staff showed us a skit about “How Dr. Suess characters eat” and it was very funny! After campfire we celebrated the end of night #1 with a dance in the recreation hall. After showers and putting our PJ’s on – all the campers and staff had a great night’s rest. We look forward to sharing the rest of the week with you all! Tomorrow is sessions, and a “Super Suesical Suspense”—they said there is lots of water and fun to be had tomorrow afternoon!
We also dressed one person from our group up to be the best “Dr. Suess” character. We had some good competition with green eggs and ham, little Cindy lou, and even a cat in the hat! During campfire the permanent staff showed us a skit about “How Dr. Suess characters eat” and it was very funny! After campfire we celebrated the end of night #1 with a dance in the recreation hall. After showers and putting our PJ’s on – all the campers and staff had a great night’s rest. We look forward to sharing the rest of the week with you all! Tomorrow is sessions, and a “Super Suesical Suspense”—they said there is lots of water and fun to be had tomorrow afternoon!
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