Vacation Bible School Day 1 & 2

This week at summer camp, we started Vacation Bible School. The theme ofnthe week was "PandaMania" and the church was decorated like a jungle. Day 1's theme was "God made me." this day, we focused on how we are God's creation and how we are all unique. Our bible story was the creation story from Genesis and the kids made key chains of themselves. They decorated the key chains to look just like themselves and we talked about how everyone looks very different. Many of the kids decided to give the key chains to their dads for Father's Day! Day 2's theme was "God listens to us." This day, we talked about the power of prayer and how God answers our prayers. The kids made noise makers in arts and crafts and used them while we sang songs in church. The children seem to be having a really good time with the activities, but I'm not really sure if they are truly understanding the purpose of VBS. They are 4 years old and lose interest in stories very quickly. One child said, "Church is boring." I'm trying to motivate the children to want to learn in VBS. I guess we will have to see how the rest of the week goes.

Missing the Kids

On Thursday and Friday, I did not go to summer camp. I had to go to cheerleading camp with the St. Luke's cheerleaders because I am also a coach at the school. I have missed the kids from summer camp while I have been gone and have worried about how things went while I was gone. I will go back on Monday to start a week of VBS! However, the cheerleaders did wonderful at cheer camp. We had so much fun and they worked so hard! I'm so proud of them!

Yogi Bear

This week, we took the summer campers to the movies on a field trip. We went to the Rave theater in Daphne, across the bay, for Family Fun Day. The Rave shows a free movie on their Family Fun Day and this week the movie was Yogi Bear. The kids thought the movie was hilarious and it kept their attention the whole time. We also bought each child some popcorn, a pack of gummies, and a sprite. We called ahead to order from the concession stand, but we didn't receive the food and drinks until the movie was almost over. This was the only problem on the field trip because the kids were starving. Besides the late concessions, the field trip went pretty smoothly. Next week, we aren't leaving the school for our field trip. We will be attending St. Luke's Church's vacation bible school.

Summer Camp Job

My favorite season is summer and I have the best summer job! I work for St. Luke's Episcopal School's summer camp program. I am the head counselor for the K4 grade level with two other counselors working with me. We have anywhere from 16 to 24 campers a day. Our camp has many educational activities along with a lot of fun activities. This is a copy of my class' daily schedule.

7:30 - 8:30 Check - In
8:30 - 9:00 Centers
9:00 - 9:30 Morning Snack
9:30 - 10:00 Art (Wednesday and Friday)/ Computer (Monday and Thursday)
10:00 - 10:30 Playground
10:30 - 11:00 French (Wednesday and Friday)/ Gym Sport (Monday and Thursday)
11:15 - 12:00 Lunch
12:15 - 12:45 Swimming
1:00 - 3:00 Rest Time/Movie
3:00 - 3:30 Afternoon Snack
3:30 - 4:30 Playground
4:30 - 5:30 Gym and Check-Out

We are very packed days, but we like to keep the kids busy and having a good time! Every Tuesday, we take a field trip!