No one knows quite how to explain it. State troopers are stunned, the local mayor is crying political scandal, because in just one night – and courtesy of some mysterious “night crew” – Camp Simcha has been mysteriously transformed from a rural camp to an underwater haven decked with jellyfish, coral reef collages and a tentacled sea monster! Buried treasure locked in ancient kelp-covered trunks are buried deep within the ocean floor of our very own dining room and campers have fallen right into sync, sporting all things blue and sea worthy! It’s Blue day at Camp Simcha and we are a sailing, ship-bound crew ready for our very first full day of exploration.
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Think of a Number From 1 to 10…
Step right up ladies and gentleman, step right up. Just when you thought you’d seen it all, welcome to the spectacular, the amazing “David Levitan The Mentalist,” in his first time performance on Camp Simcha grounds!
We wrapped up our first night with some mind reading madness, applauding for some daring campers who volunteered to have their minds probed as part of the nighttime entertainment. Mr. Levitan was a card tricking, mind reading comedian as he guessed phone numbers, drew pictures based on stolen thoughts and floored us with his humor. With our first action-packed color storm starting tomorrow, this is Camp Simcha signing off for the night.
Meet ‘n Greets
Theme song – Check!
Dance moves – Check!
Unpacked – …Well…
Much of our afternoon was spent learning the steps to our Color Crazed theme song, unpacking, catching up with old camp friends, unpacking and getting to know each other. And still unpacking. Camp is a two week non-stop colored-crazy marathon and we’ve hit the floor running, settling into our bunkhouses while the very first night activity is set to begin very soon.
A Giant Welcome to all of our campers and staff!
Color-Coded Countdown
This is not a drill. REPEAT! This is not a drill.
Camp Simcha 2016 is officially rolling!
Schedules have been finalized, last farewells hastily thrown from bus windows, and stashes of anticipation carefully taped and labeled set to arrive at Glen Spey, New York any minute now! Our staff members and campers alike have been counting down the days until our spectacular Color-Crazed summer swings into motion.
Camp Simcha, we are officially on the clock…
in 5…4…3…2…1…!!!
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The Secret to Goodbyes
We are a wonderful lot of “goodbye procrastinators!” We’ve managed to spend an entire evening singing with Dalia Uziel who showed up for a surprise dinner concert while the waitresses popped in with a hip-hop flash mob! We’ve posed for last minute pictures, admired the black and red decor set up for our final banquet freckled with wands, balloons and card-suits center pieces. And still, we haven’t managed to say our goodbyes. Or maybe, we just aren’t trying hard enough. Either way, our banquet was followed by a ceremonial session in the social hall where we said our tremendous “Thank-you’s” to our dedicated staff and watched the culmination of our color-saturated craze this session put together by Malky, our Video Media Head, Meryl and Dina, our videographers and Rochel and Michelle, our video editors. A huge shout out to the entire Media Department for their efforts and devotion this entire session! And still, amidst the memories, the moment by moment reminiscing, we just haven’t found a spare moment for goodbyes. Our final event of the night, a sky full of fire works, welcomed in our very last night of Camp Simcha Special and still, we procrastinated our goodbyes. Maybe the true magic of Camp Simcha is that every single one of our girls knows that there really is no such thing as goodbyes. Just, “See ya laters” and a sweep of a red cape, and a swap of magic dust and a black hat full of memories.
Magic Tricks on the Dance Floor
Just as lunch was winding down, with the wave of a wand, they pulled a fast one on us. Eli Gerstner was there, suddenly, in a flash of music and red curtains, singing with our campers on their final Camp Simcha day! Counselors and campers alike quickly hit the dining room dance floor, still wondering how our head staff members managed to pack in yet another hat-trick into these last very magical moments.
Motorcycle Madness and Magic Mornings
Snap! Whoosh! A sweep of coat tails. White gloves concealing a wand. And then…BAM! Motorcycle rides at the front on campus for every single girl! While candle making and pottery spinning began this morning in the Arts and Crafts Pavilion, each division was called up to experience a flash-tour of camp riding shot-gun on the back of a motorcycle. Cherry was our first brave rider, followed by Niya and Hope. Our Camp Simcha staff is definitely keeping the last-day realizations off of our minds with jam-packed scheduling and perpetual activity today, keep the magic coming!
Black Capes and Some Hocus-Pocus
There’s definitely a dab of Simcha magic in the air this morning, a smattering of cards and the tip of a magician’s hat. It’s black day in Camp Simcha Special and black cats are mingling with hatted rabbits and striped mimes. Abracadabra, the day is spun with open workshops, a post breakfast magic show by Faigele, and an afternoon graduation for some of our beloved campers. With the snap of a finger and the wave of a red handkerchief, these past two weeks have disappeared in a magic whirlwind of late night dancing and color war madness, morning costumes competitions and afternoon water fights. And, as usual, the audience is left dumbstruck, always wondering at what precise moment the slight of hand, the manipulative trick had actually taken place before their critical eyes.
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