CCS was in for a wonderful surprise. Everyone waited in anticipation to find out who stood behind the stage curtains, and when they found out that it was none other than Lipa Schmeltzer, they went wild! Simcha Special danced and cheered to the lively music. Disco lights flashed and chairs shook as counselors with campers on their shoulders jumped up and down.
Stars of Simcha Special: Leah F.
“My favorite activity in camp is swimming. I passed the deep water test today… The lifeguard didn’t ask me to back float, but I know how to.”
Stars of Simcha Special: Chaya Leeba
“I come from New York. New York rocks. My favorite food is meatballs and spaghetti… I help my mom make it.”
Stars of Simcha Special: Leah B.
“Guess my name…it’s Leah. Leah is my favorite name in the world.”
Fabulous Foodies in Simcha
Between activities campers picked candy that was hanging from a tree. In sweet shoppe, campers made faux meatballs, spaghetti and chicken. Faigy G. said that the meatballs she made in sweet shoppe were really tasty, but not as tasty as the ones her mom made.
Then campers gathered in the dining room for a fabulous food expo. There was mint archery; campers aimed and shot mints into their counselors gaping mouths. There was fruit carving where campers carved fruit to resemble human faces. Some campers decorated napkin rings and salad servers using a wide selection of beautiful glass beads and wires while others eagerly decorated muffins using every candy imaginable. Junior sushi chefs worked diligently at one station creating tasty rolls. It was quite a delicious activity.
Appropriately scrumptious meatballs and spaghetti were served for supper.
Exiting Electives
For a few days CCS is offering special elective activities. In one elective campers learn how to apply makeup and what colors work best with their complexions. In another activity, campers make miniature masterpieces out of clay. If they so wish, campers can choose to play tennis, or they can connect with their musical side and learn how to play an instrument.
Molly getting glammed up
It’s Raining Meatballs!
The weather forecast is in – be warned of the falling meatballs today! We’ve entered a portal into another one of our favorite childhood books/movie: Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs. The Dining Hall is stocked with the most delicious (rather enlarged) food – on the stage, hanging from the ceiling, and there is food roaming around campus as well. Campers and staff are dressed like food, and division heads are dressed as clouds. (While we did get hungry from all this food, you needn’t worry, this morning we had an especially delicious breakfast of french toast and scrambled eggs.)
We are also celebrating Canada Day in camp. Our native Canadians, many decked out in red and white, sang the national anthem at breakfast. Appropriately, we had maple syrup available for french toast during breakfast.
For second activity, the entire camp gathered on the deck of the Dining Hall for a Meatball and Spaghetti Hunt. At the count of 3, all were released onto campus to gather the scattered spaghetti (string) and meatballs (pom-poms). With all the string and pom-poms gathered, the divisions each sat together in the gym and created the ultimate meatball and spaghetti dish. We tied the strings together to make long strings which stretched cross the length of the gym! It was an especially fun activity, as we held and measured the strings which zigzagged across the large gym.
Simcha Special’s Super Slumber Party
Camp Simcha Special had a girls night. Campers got manicures, made sleeping caps, and decorated pillow cases. Then they stretched out on comfy blankets that were spread out on the floor and watched Cinderella. It was the perfect end of a wonderful day.
Simcha: the camp that never sleeps
Campers and staff had a spontaneous shaving cream fight. Covered in white globs from head to toe, everyone was laughing and making silly faces. After getting hosed off, campers gathered for Simcha’s very special talent show. Each camper was cheered on as they performed the presentations that they had worked hard on. There were music videos, comedy skits, dancing and much more. The Simcha stars sparkled under the stage lights.
Goodnight Moon
Is it morning? Night? Excuse us, we’re not quite sure because today we’ve jumped into one of our favorite childhood books: Goodnight Moon. Campers and staff are dressed in pajamas (really, the only appropriate attire for a day like this) and Division Heads are dressed like the cows that jumped over the moon. There are some sheep wandering around as well. (Just don’t try to count them.) When we arrived to the Dining Hall, we felt as if the page came to life right in front of us.
Although many were wearing pajamas, there was no time to snooze because Camp Simcha Special had an crazy carnival! Brought by our friends from Goldman Sachs, campers had a great time going from exciting booth to exciting booth. Campers had their faces painted and picked up some freshly-popped popcorn along with some sweet slush. They jumped on the moonwalk, slid down a giant inflated slide and danced in an inflatable filled with foamy bubbles. Armed with soaked sponges, campers aimed at a counselor’s face and hit her target. Campers then made their way to the dunking booth where they threw balls at a red target. If they hit the target, they heard the gratifying “clunk” as the person suspended over a tank of water got soaked. At another booth, campers attached to harnesses jumped on trampolines and flew high above the crowd. There were many many other great booths and activities, each of which promised some serious fun.
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