Today campers in Camp Simcha Special had fun with music in a special jamming activity. Campers learned exactly how a violin is played and what it is made out of. Apparently horse hair is used to construct a violin bow! Campers stroked the “hairy” bow and patted the violin’s smooth surface. Campers were awed by the beautiful sound of the accordion, and they were taught that an accordion is a wind instrument. They listened to the air rushing in and out of the the accordion. Campers learned how to play a song on the guitar, and everyone played and sung it together. Then campers went wild with the bongos, stomping and clapping with the beat. The room pulsated from the energy…and from the noise.
Today Camp Simcha Special celebrated Sara’s Bat Mitzvah. She had a spectacular fairy themed party (which was very appropriate since CCS was Neverland today). There was a humongous beautifully decorated cake, an assortment of green sweets, and green pixie juice. Campers enjoyed delicious green cotton candy made from some very tasty magical pixie dust. Dancing and lively music followed. After the dancing campers made their very own fairy tutus out of pink, purple, green and blue tulle. The fairies than formed a circle to hear a few beautiful words from Sara’s dad.
With a wave of their wands, the fairies disguised themselves as pirates and rushed to their next activity, capture the (pirate) flag. In Simcha’s never never land, we never never stop smiling. Peter Pan leads the way to even more great fun.