Camp Retrospective

Just popping in to share a few things from camp. I was so busy running around and working that I only took three pictures. And two of them were of the same thing.
The belt making went great. I was really impressed how well everyone did. I think they were all surprised with how well the belts came out too.

Here's an in-progress belt. It was having its edges smoothed and still needed the final glossy coat.

Not pictured (but I wish it had been) was the counselor hunt. All the counselors hid around camp and the kids ran around trying to find them. I'm particularly proud of the spot I found. No one found me, but quite a few kids touched me without knowing it. (shoes and tummy) I won't reveal the spot in case I even need to use it again. It was surprising that only half the counselors were found. The rules were fairly restrictive in where we could hide, but it turns out high school kids aren't that thorough in their searching. They only think they are.

Chief Crafting Engineer

I'm back from two weeks of camp. Man am I tired! But it was so worth it.

When the campers started to arrive, I helped out at the front of the camp. The official dress code for guiding cars: orange visibility vests and lightsabers. We were asked to make lightsaber noises while guiding cars. There was also a discussion about how we would have looked more like CalTrans workers if we didn't have the lightsabers.

At the beginning of each week we did a staff flashmob. (This video is from the second week, which was better rehearsed than the first week. I show up half way through in the back leftish corner. I don't have a blue shirt on.)

Since I wasn't cabin staff, junior staff, or anything with a particular title, I gave myself one. I was referred to as the craft engineer for most of my time at camp. I spent 5 weeks prepping the crafts, two weeks doing them with campers, and two hours cleaning it all up in the end.

I was so busy, I didn't really take any pictures of the different crafts. I did however manage to snap a picture of our lanyard setup. I remember some of those sample lanyards from when I was a brand new camper. (Which was maybe 15 years ago)

The snack shack was open during freetime. Among many yummy snacks, there were snow cones. Mmmm. Lime snow cone.