This was such a fun Activity Day Camp!!! I was the lucky one in charge of our Tri-Ward Camp with 80 girls ages 8-11!!! (It went from 10 am-3pm...we provided the snack but the girls brought their own sack lunch.) Our ward was in charge of pulling it off so I can't take all the credit...in fact Dana made this really cool jeep & Christy was my side kick the whole time...actually I'd have to say we were Co-Leaders because I completely recruited her to help me with ALL the planning & organizing. We spent many late nights bouncing ideas off each other & getting ready for the big event. Good thing we live next door to each other because we spent many late nights planning! I think we had more fun than the girls! Itt was great to work with such amazing ladies in all three wards & to see all the creativity & work they were willing to put in to make this camp a huge testimony builder! It was pretty much Girls Camp except we didn't spend the night!
We tried to make our daily themes go along with the 4 Purposes of Activity Days. Are you Army Strong (Keeping Baptismal Covenants), Being Battle Ready (Preparing for Future Roles), Support Vehicles-Parents, Leaders, Good Friends ( Strenghtening Relationships), Wearing the Armor of God (Living the Gospel) and then Friday was our final kick off as soldiers....BE ALL THAT YOU CAN BE!!!
The morning activities (crafts) we divided the girls into 4 groups--by ages (8, 9, 10 & 11) so they could get to know all the girls their age in the community (& so we didn't have an 8 year old comparing her craft to the experienced 11 year olds!) Then during the afternoon activities (team building/obstacle course) we mixed them up randomly so they could experience being with older & younger girls & bond that way...each of these groups had different colored bandanas!
Every girl had a Dog Tag & had to Report For Duty every morning for our opening exercises. We taught them a cute stomp that Michelle Campbell choreographed. And throughout the day we would get their attention by doing it or blowing our drill sargent whistles! Every day we did a craft in the morning (magnet boards, friendship kits, service for the troops, skits, wood blocks w/ a monogram vinyl letter, and scrapbooks of the week) and in the afternoon we did an activity (obstacle course which of course included lots of water activities, a water balloon & candy launch, human battleship, team building games, swim day at the YMCA & a slideshow.) During lunch time they had mail call where they received letters from the Stake Pres, Stake Primary Pres, Heavenly Father, and then one from their parents!!!) We closed each day with a devotional! This was a week full of fun and a great time for all the girls to bond with girls from other wards that they will know in the community & in middle school & high school! I hope it taught them to love themselves for who they are and to not get caught up in the worldly apperances. It is scary to think these girls minds are filled with pictures in the media that tell them they need tolook a certain way. I hope they went away knowing that they are special & that they are beautiful daughters of God! We had so much fun!!! It was a TON of work but we LOVED every minute of it!
This is the Mail Room. Girls each had their own cubby to keep their stuff in and a great place for their Secret Squad Buddy to leave them notes, treats, etc! Very cool & it kept all their junk from being all over the room.
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