Today’s escape was.. well.. magical! The dining room was decked out like Hogwart’s Great Hall, complete with polyjuice potions and broomsticks. Round glasses, with scotch tape in the middle, abounded. Breakfast consisted of pumpkin juice, porridge, rolls, orange juice, scrambled eggs, toast, buttered toast with jam, and corn flakes (no I didn’t check the book, there’s Google for that). And despite the accursed weather, the day turned out just splendid.
After a scrumptious breakfast, us wizards headed to a camp wide Harry Potter character search. Different staff members dressed up as various characters from the books, hid throughout camp, and campers ran around camp collecting their signatures. They found a dementor roaming in the forrest, Moaning Myrtle in the girls bathroom, and Hermoine on the porch of the candle shop. Every camper that collected all the signatures got a Cat in the Hat T-shirt.
After another rendition EPIC rendition of upROAR by lunch, we headed out for four consecutive awesome activities. Deron headed to the leather shop to create a belt. He first selected the leather that was the appropriate thickness and then cut a strip the proper size. He then proceeded to dye it the color that he wanted, and after it dried, he polished and shined it. He finished off his belt by punching holes and adding a belt buckle. A camper that was wearing a belt informed me that he had made the belt three years ago in the leather shop, and it was still in perfect shape. Perhaps we should stop out-sourcing everything and make all our products right here in Glen Spey!
Yitz headed to the Ductagami workshop where he made an apron for his mommy. He selected some vibrant colors and then carefully laid them out to create a sheet. He then added a loop for the neck and waist. He now has a versatile and washable present to bring back home.
Throughout the day, different divisions had an opportunity to hone their wizarding capabilities. An expert magician had come to camp, and he spent the afternoon teaching tricks to our campers. Our campers had a great time learning card tricks, wand tricks, and rope tricks.
At supper, we had another rendition of upROAR. This time, however, we also practiced the dance for our new CS song which we will be performing in NYC tomorrow. The song was recorded right here in our newly constructed studio. Campers had a blast recoding the lyrics, and the camp as a whole had a great time practicing our dance steps. You can check out a preview here.
The day closed with another magical experience. Camp Simcha witnessed The Extreme Magic of Eric, a show like no other. Using an unusual mix of exotic birds and other animals -along with the newest big-stage illusions, daring Houdini escapes, mind-blowing stunts, and close-up sleight of hand – this award-winning teenage magician provided incredible, memorable entertainment and loads of fun for all of us.
Tomorrow will be an amazing and liberating day. Follow us on Twitter @campsimcha for update