Camp Oakhurst Day Three

Day three started off with Pj Breakfast! It was nice to be able to sleep in and roll out of bed for breakfast. Shortly after breakfast and Chapel (word of the day: Humble) our LITS were off to Group Building activities led by Chris Soury and Derrick Shima. Derrick ran an activity that had the kids bargaining for items around camp with the ultimate goal of the most creative, valuable, and biggest item. It was neat to see the difference in items and what holds more value for one person that it may for another. Chris lead two activities. One activity's goal was to get a ping pong ball out of a PVC pipe using water. The trick was the pipe had holes all over it allowing water to link. This challenged the campers to think as a team and come up with the most efficient way. The next activity used a tennis ball in which all the campers had to touch the ball in an order that they picked. The challenge was how fast they could accomplish this. After this, the LITS started their rotations of the following activities; High Ropes, Pool, and Lip Sync Practice. The evenings Dinner was Disney themed. All the campers dressed as their favorite Disney characters. This happens to be on of my favorite dress up days because I absolutely love everything about Disney and Disneyland. The LIT staff decided the 7 dwarfs was most appropriate. I was bashful which was comical to most because I am far from bashful. During dinner we played all the classic Disney songs and the campers and staff did not hold back from singing on top of their lungs. Our twilight activity for the evening was 4 corners led by Dajon. In this activity Dajon would read a statement in which the campers had to choose a corner that represents their view or opinion on the statement. The 4 corners were labeled-Strongly Agree, Agree, Disagree, Strong Disagree. They were given about a minute to discuss with the people in their corner. Then each corner is given a moment to share their reasons. This provides another appropriate time for the campers to positively and respectfully share and debate their beliefs.
The campers were able to head back to their cabins after and gather their sleeping bags and belongings for an on site overnight. After campfire the whole LIT groups gathered on the volleyball court for an overnight as a group. Before headed to bed the whole group participated in a Blue Rag Ceremony. (Please see above blog post for information of the Rag Ceremony details)

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