Today was chocolate day in Camp Simcha! Our whole dining room was decorated with giant candy bars, chocolate fountains, and Hershey kisses. Anyone who loves chocolate absolutely loved today, and even those who aren’t such chocolate fans (are there actually such people?!) had a good time because who doesn’t love sliding down a giant chocolate slide?
Our chocolate activities included candy molding in the sweet shop, chocolate building in the canteen, and a chocolate slide on the baseball field. In candy making, Sara made chocolate flowers and Leah made flower lollypops. While some campers chose to build a house out of marshmallow fluff, graham crackers, and chocolate in chocolate building, Eden decided to make a really cool old-school car! Out on the baseball field, we had chocolate fueling our slip-and-slide, which ended in a very chocolaty water fight.
At lunch, campers were each given their very own Camp Simcha chocolate bar, and five lucky campers found a golden ticket inside their candy! Willy Wonka awarded each winner with a fantastic prize. We got a chance to get our division heads all chocolate-y as well when each one called up a camper to help out in a chocolate-chip/whipped cream eating competition!
As chocolate day came to a close, we were treated to a magic show by David Garrity in the social hall. Tziporah and Leah got called to the stage to help with a really cool trick in which a hollow apple suddenly became full. Elisheva also got called up to help Mr. Garrity read our audience’s mind. Finally, Mushky got cut in half with a real saw, but David Garrity put her back together which was great because Shayna got to have her counselor back!
Special happy birthday to Tziporah and Bethany! Good night to everyone!