Archive for the ‘Camp Activities’ Category
Week 3, Day 1 – More Water Fun
Quote of the day: Cait: “I spilled coffee on myself.” Camper: “It’s spill of the day!”
July 27, 2010
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Week 2, Day 5 – Puppets & Board Games
Quotes of the day: “I’m saving my bucket for Dakota.” – Cait “I should have worn a raincoat.” – Dakota
July 21, 2010
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Week 2, Day 3 – Laser Tag!!!!
Don’t worry, the guns those Sprouts campers are holding only shoot lasers! (They are playing under the watchful eye of two of our LITs, Marleigh & Rory) Quotes of the day: “I may or may not have helped.” – Court “I finally figured out how to cheat at Duck Duck Goose!” – LIT Rory “I [...]
July 14, 2010
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Week 1, Day 5 – Colour War!
Purple Team Yellow Team Quotes of the day: “Cause I’m so nice. And modest.” – Cait
July 10, 2010
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Week 1, Day 4 – Reading & Climbing
The Sprouts girls read books with Mikayla during siesta Sonia, our Sports Sr Counselor & favorite climbing tree! Quotes of the day: “I’m not very authoratistic.” – LIT Liam “That was a great wardrobe choice.” – Cait
July 8, 2010
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Tags: reading, staff · Posted in: Camp Activities, Pic Of The Day, Staff
Week 1, Day 3 – Princesses, Bubbles, & Water Fights
It was pretty impossible to choose just one pic of the day… today was very busy! The girls dressed up for their Princess Tea Party Bubble-blowing contests during Bubblepalooza Cait gets drenched by LIT Liam Quotes of the day: “I’m still sore from that intense game of leapfrog.” – Sonia “I’m a sweet princess!” – [...]
July 7, 2010
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48 Days ‘Til Camp: What Is Colour War?
Colour War is a special event that occurs at many summer day and residential camps. The entire camp is sorted into teams, each assigned to a colour, and the teams compete in various challenges to earn points. Exactly how, when, and under what conditions colour war happens varies greatly from camp to camp. At MKDC, [...]
May 17, 2010
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Posted in: Camp Activities, Camp Features, Countdown To Camp
Evolution Of Dance
We are always looking for new and exciting energizers to add to our morning flag line-up. I’m already thinking up a list of songs that would go in the camp version… any requests?
April 6, 2010
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5 Reasons to Become an LIT
When our campers graduate from our regular program, those who are interested in taking their camp experience to the next level are encouraged to apply for the MKDC leadership program. First is the Leader-In-Training (LIT) position, which helps campers to gain experience as a role model for our younger campers while building valuable life skills. [...]
January 23, 2010
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Tags: leadership, LITs · Posted in: Camp Activities, Staff, Working At Camp
Cooperative Competition
I just finished reading a very interesting article in the most recent issue of Camp Business Magazine called “Competition Conundrum”. It discusses the role of competition in today’s camps and schools. Competition has received a lot of “bad press” in the last few years. We’ve all heard the horror stories of screaming coaches and parents, [...]
December 1, 2009
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Tags: colour war, competition · Posted in: Camp Activities, Staff