Activity Day--Day Camp 2011

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Day Camp 2011.

**Also see Day Camp Overview to get a sample of how we run day camp**

Every year, our stake holds an activity day Day Camp.  This year, we hoped to have camp at a boy's camp in the canyon like they’ve had in year’s past, but because of the weather, we held it at a church building.  Although most everyone missed being out in nature, having Day Camp in a building worked out just fine.  In a way, it was nice to have every one so close to each other; each age group rotating in a different corner of the building.  The classes were also a little longer because rotating time was so short which was nice.  And the classes!  We have had many classes over the years, but this year it seems like the teachers were especially creative and committed to teaching these girls in a fun, hands-on way.   Each girl went home with memories and mementos of interesting and inspiring classes taught by people who love the girls and Heavenly Father.

At dinnertime, we were visited by the bishopric members from the various wards who came to eat sack lunches with their ward activity day girls.  They truly looked happy to be there and we know that the girls felt especially loved because these men took time to be with them.  Many of the bishopric members stayed to watched the skits after dinner.  The skits were so fun!  Each skit highlighted a different gospel story, Daniel in the Lion’s den, Nephi and the brass plates, the pioneers, the stripling warriors, Noah’s ark, Shadrach, Meshac, and Abednego.  Some wards spoke without lines, some used well written scripts; many quoted scriptures; some sang lyrics; one ward used no words at all!  Every skit was unique and they each taught an inspiring and sometimes very funny lesson about faith.

Before the skits, the whole stake primary board danced.  Yep.  Pretty stupendous.  Six crazy women wearing leg warmers, waving pom poms, and being as silly as possible.  And if that wasn't enough, they did it again after all of the skits were done.  No kidding.  The first time they danced, we think their poor captive audience was in shock.  The second time, thankfully, they’d gotten used to the idea of strange old ladies making fools of themselves, and they cheered and sang along.  In the end, it was pretty  darn fun.  So that was Day Camp--the theme was faith, the lesson was learned, and we think the girls had a blast.