And today is the day we have all been waiting for!!!! the Tour de Simcha bikers have arrived! Even the pouring rain didn’t stop the bikers from biking so far all the way to camp to make the campers so happy!  The excitement and simcha that was in the air was indescribable! Everyone was jumping and singing and dancing and waving the banners that the campers so nicely decorated!  Dawn performed a ballet dance for the bikers! She was so graceful….I’m speechless! Next we had a group of campers do a dance for our bikers- they were adorable! After that, all the campers got up and sang a song with motions that they just learned! It was a song of encouragement for the bikers and showed the appreciation the campers all have to the bikers.

One of our campers, Chaya was telling me how nice it is and how special she feels that all these bikers train for so long, and work tirelessly in order to raise money and make her stay in Camp Simcha so much more exciting! And now camp has the resources and money to give the campers the best time possible thanks to these amazing women who bike rode!

It was an absolutely incredible afternoon here in camp simcha special!

This afternoon, our beautiful camper, Abby, shared a breathtaking story with me: “All my friends call me Abigail and only my family calls me Abby. But in camp simcha everyone calls me Abby because here everyone is considered my family!”

Moriah and Julie had a blast bumper boating and spraying everyone with water! Then by lunch we had a dance challenge. Each division had to preform the dance that they were taught. It was very competitive but still fun and exciting. Congratulations to Minchies Minions for winning this contest!! Very impressive!

We had a special surprise visitor today in camp! AVRAHAM FREID! We cheered we danced we sang! The floors were shaking there was so much SIMCHA in the room! Everyone was smiling campers and counselors alike! Jumping up and down on the stage and getting a chance to sing On the mike! Everyone had a blast! One camper said in the beginning she doesn’t like concerts, in the end she loved it and was singing and dancing  and came back to tell me that it was one of the best surprises in camp so far!

I must say… this day has been awesome so far!!

Aloha! Today we had a beach party! There was sand, beachballs and umbrellas. The campers made jewelry out of sea shells and cool shapes out of clay sand! They also made sand art projects and decorated picture frames with sand, sea shells and rocks! Additionally, the campers each got to color a wooden flip flip or beach chair! Zlati said her favorite project was coloring the Wooden beach chair!The campers also enjoyed having a water fight and playing in the sprinklers and getting their counselors soaked after all, partying on the beach means getting wet!

Can’t wait to share a huge surprise with you soon!!

one of the special activities that we played today was banana grams but with Hebrew letters.  Everyone was challenged to make Hebrew words with the letters they got!

One of our campers, Rikki, baked special muffins in baking and decorated them like an Israeli flag! They were so good! Then Rivkas racers made an awesome music video. Every girl got a chance to make up a dance move and then got filmed! Can’t wait to see it!

Today we traveled to Israel where we had a talent show!! Each camper had a chance to shine and show off their special talents. We had singers, magicians, dancers, actors, and gymnasts.
Chana- marveled us with her beautiful voice and sang her favorite song “let it go…”
Zloty- “was off to see the wizard of oz”
Chaya Liba, Chanshie, Rosy, and Chana all sang a song together with adorable motions
We were also privileged to watch a gymnastic show by some of the most talented campers they performed cart wheels, flips, and back-bends.
Michal- is definatley a super star especially when she sings “twinkle twinkle little star”
Niya- performed for us some really cool magic tricks
Rebbeca- showed us some really awesome dance moves in a dance she made up
Leora and Hope sang a duet to the fight song they are true fighters!
Sara- showed off some of her amazing archery skills!
Victoria- did a great job playing the piano for us!
Abby- sang for us “stronger!”
Hindy- sang “daddy come home”,with Blima and Etta doing motions and acting out the song in the background it was really special!
Michal- came on stage all dressed up and danced away to one of our very own Camp Simcha songs
These are just a few examples of how talented our campers are!! We can’t wait for more!

In honor of Fourth of July and our stop over in America we had a parade. It started off with the singing of the star spangle banner and then a march around camp! Every camper marched with a flag or decorated poster that she made! One of our incredible campers, Tehilla held a poster that said! “The reason US is the best is because of camp simcha! And none other reasons!”

Additionally there was a contest as to who’s wheelchair was decorated the best and the winner was none other then Sara! The challenge of the day was won by Rivkas Racers division, for having the best costumes and decorations! Yay them!

We can’t wait for our friday salon to open! Every camper will have the opportunity to have their hair, makeup, and nails done!

Today Simcha Special was just drilled to the brim with exciting activities! Right after lunch we walked out to a wonderful surprise, finding three gorgeous Italian sports cars sitting outside the dining room!! Every camper got to ride around our wonderful campus enjoying these convertibles.
The next fun activity was taking place at the lake. The divisions were split up in half and each raced to collect noodles and ducks on a boat. The other half had to tie noodles to strings and see who could create the longest rope. There was lots of excitement, cheering, and teamwork.
Lastly, right before dinner, there was a very cool BMX show where performers on bikes came in to do multiple flips and other tricks! It was such a fun filled day 🙂

And from what I hear, there’s even more in store tomorrow!