It was an interesting weather day at camp today. We started off with rain, sun, rain and then overcast for the night. At camp we did social skills (relationships and personal hygiene) then it was time for obstacle course and archery. The campers did really good for the first time at archery today and the kids flew through the obstacle course. After that we had lunch and then it was time for swimming. After swimming we had a few rounds of dodgeball and then it was time for "Horse Races". All the campers got to dress the counsellors up. The counsellors were the horses and they had to race around the site and at the finish line the kids cheered them on. We saw Lucky win heat 1, Fox 40 win heat 2, 2LC win heat 3 and to finish it up we saw Bandit come from behind on a bike to win heat 4. Tonight we played Capture the Flag and Camouflage.

We will be at camp again tomorrow!!

Today we went to Easter Seals Camp Horizon. It was so nice outside and the campers all seemed to have a good time. Lots of the kids went to the top of the giant swing ... and if they were scared of heights they still got strapped in and went up a bit. The rock climbing wall we had some campers race up the wall while others took there time. Lots of campers made it to the top when they thought they weren't going to. When we returned from Horizon we went to the pool immediately. It was a hot day so the staff and campers were happy to be in the pool. We saw a variety of tricks off the diving board. Tonight we did super skills (sports and outdoor) and then played a game called Safari (it is very similar to capture the counsellor except the counsellors are animals). After that we had snack and the campers went to bed.

Tomorrow we will be doing obstacle course, archery range and play some games around the campsite.

FRIENDLY CAMP

We got to camp today and quickly put on our swimsuits and the sun came out at the perfect time. All the campers enjoyed swimming and got to talk to all the new campers and start to make new friends. After swimming we had supper that consisted of chicken, corn and mashed potatoes. It was then time for social skills and all the campers set a camp goal to accomplish by the end of the week. We then played capture the flag and had a campfire.

Tomorrow we are going to Easter Seals Camp Horizon to go off the giant swing, rock climbing wall and low ropes course.

We just finished our last full day at camp for this session. We had another great day with amazing weather. Today we did social skills, archery, obstacle course then let the kids go to the playground till lunch. Swimming was a hit once again with all the kids. After lunch we did a obstacle course that Bandit and Wood Shop set up. There were buckets of water hid throughout the obstacle course. If the campers looked for these buckets while trying to get through the course and then found one they were aloud to throw the whole bucket of water on Wood Shop. Needless to say he got very wet during this game. All the campers appeared to be enjoying it. It was then time for supper and after supper we did Super Skills. One group did arts and crafts the other went to the river. We finished off our night with one last campfire before sending the campers to bed. We have had many campers ask to come back next week and if we could do a longer camp for them to say at. I'm glad to hear that they are all enjoying themselves enough that they want to stay longer. See you all tomorrow at pickup!

What a hot day it was today. After breakfast we did social skills (Problem Solving) and then some kids went to the river with the counsellors and some stayed in the cabin out of the sun. The river was an amazing time and the kids got to see a few counsellors walk across the current and almost get swept away (not really, but it was fun watching them cross). We then did archery and obstacle course. Our nurse was very busy making sure campers had sunscreen on at all times and drinking as much water as possible. After lunch we swam for almost 2hrs and then our theme for the afternoon was CRAZY EGG DAY! The kids were in groups and had to make a container to put there egg in. When they were done Bandit went on top of the cabin to drop the eggs off the roof to see if any of them would break. All the creations kept the egg in 1 piece except for 1 team. After this they did a few relays with the eggs and then before dinner there was a water chugging contest. After supper we did super skills and played "The Animal Game". The campers and counsellors are all really tired from being outside in the sun ... but are looking forward to another hot day tomorrow.

Today was another nice day out at Camp Amicus. The kids were all up bright and early and were ready to start their day. We had pancakes and sausages for breakfast and then we did social skills (dealing with strong emotions). After that we split into 2 teams ... one team did archery and one team did obstacle course. The kids seemed to have a really good time. At archery we had some campers doing it for the first time by themselves and they were so happy that they didn't need the counsellor to help them hold the bow. We also had campers go off the zip line for the first time on the obstacle course. For lunch we had Mac 'N Cheese! After lunch we went swimming and the campers saw the counsellors throw Stanger (one of our counsellors) into the pool. They all thought it was hilarious.

The whole afternoon was "Pirate Day". The kids did a treasure hunt, made pirate boats and went to the river to try to sink the other teams boats. They all really got into it ... so did the counsellors. For dinner we had bbq chicken, potato salad and veggies. To finish off the night we had a "fire war". We had 2 fires going and the campers had to work with there team to put out the other teams fire with only there water bottles. If they were tagged by the "pirates" then they had to dump out the water in there bottle and go refill it.

The campers are now in bed. We will talk to you again soon!

Today we went to Easter Seals Camp Horizon and did the campers got to go on the giant swing, rock climbing wall and low ropes course. We had beautiful weather and when we got back to

We woke up to a beautiful sunny day and got ready for breakfast and then headed to Camp Horizon where we had a giant swing, rock climbing wall and obstacle course waiting for us. Some of the campers went to the top and even a couple screamed! The campers really enjoyed the rock climbing wall. We had lunch under the tent at Horizon ... we were happy to see the tent so the campers had time to get out of the sun. After Horizon we went swimming and did some cool jumps off the diving board and some of the counsellors threw the kids high in the air. After swimming they had social skills (Friendships and Bullying). For dinner we had sloppy joes and they were really sloppy. One kid ate 6 sloppy joes! He broke the Amicus record of 5 set by a camper last week. Super Skills was after where they chose between Arts and Crafts or Outdoor Adventure. Some campers painted rocks while the others went to the river. The campwide game was Safari, where counsellors hid as different animals. Some animals were harder to catch then others (Cheetah) and they were really hard to catch. Tonight we were able to squeeze in a campfire and sang some songs before having snack and getting ready for bed.

Tomorrow we are doing obstacle course, archery and swimming!