Nothing Up My Sleeve - Presto!

Breakfast club started off with a big game of King Of The Chairs.  For those of you who haven't had the chance to play a couple of rounds of King Of The Chairs, the rules are somewhat simple.  There's a line of chairs, five or so, and the kids line up on each of the chairs with the first person in line competing with the person sitting in the chair.  The person in the chair and the next person in line do a round of Rock, Paper, & Scissors.  You can stay in the chair as long as you win that round of the game. If you lose, the next person becomes the king and the process goes on.  Our teachers, Sue, Carolyn and Larry the Worm helped us learn through the story of David that we shouldn't judge people on the outside but instead look at their heart.

It was  a great day at the fishing  hole today.  The weather was good and the fish were biting. Each of the campers were able to catch at least one fish.  Many of the campers caught more than one fish with the record  being one held by a girl camper who caught seven.

More importantly it is a time for the counselors and campers
to sit in the beauty of nature, the warmth of the sunshine, and talk.  The campers will enjoy eating the fish tomorrow.

 

 

                                                   

The evening was capped off with a magic and ventriloquist show given to us by Great Scott.  Great Scott taught us about David who as a child had a faith that changed a nation.  He definitely made us laugh and learn along the way.  He will teach all the campers a magic trick in the morning.

The Red Carpet Treatment

  Today is the first day of camp for RFKC Boise.  For those of you who have been following the camp blog over the years, you've probably seen a couple of photos of our arrival party where each of the children are announced and cheered as they leave the bus, ready to begin their camp experience.  This year, we've added a new twist.  A red carpet and ropes have been added to the walkway in hopes that we can give each child the "Your Special" treatment right from the start.  On our red carpet, we don't ask who you are wearing, but rather say welcome, we're so glad you're here.

 

                           Red Carpet walk

 

 

Counselors and Staff Welcoming the Campers

 

For several years, the Project Linus organization has provide beautiful quilts for our first year campers.  These campers cherish these quilts and take the quilts with them wherever life leads.  The quilts are picked by the camper's counselors and sometimes the choices can be difficult due to not knowing what the campers may like in terms of patterns and colors.  The picking of the right quilt was particularly agonizing for one of our counselors who did not want to let her camper down.  Her perseverance paid off,  her little camper wrapped herself snuggly in the quilt, even though it was a hot day, and exclaimed, "You made a good choice."

Dean of Men & Dean of Women distribute quilts to the campers

The campers are now safely in bed , likely covered with their quilts and dreaming of the big fish they are going to try and catch tomorrow.