"LEAFS CAN BE FUN", SAYS MATTHEW!

Dear All,

This week we continued to explore the forests around us, but also spent time playing sports, doing archery and preparing a few amazing crafts. We made bird feeders out of popsickle sticks, and created picture frames out of twigs! :)

A very exciting and intense soccer game took place yesterday, Wednesday, at lunch. ARK was victorious over Stork with a score of 4:3. The re-match is to be played today. The campers are intensely preparing for the game!!

In the midst of all this activity we even created shelters in the 'Scmuck' forest. Some of them can hold an entire camper group!

We also made sure that we spend time in our small groups where we talked about our core values of Acceptance, Caring, Health, Respect and Responsibility. We are collecting the puzzle pieces corresponding to each of the values so that by Friday we can put together the 'Y' symbol out of the pieces! :)

This evening we are looking forward to another 'epic' campfire and sleepover. The 'Camper Council' will, once again, lead the campfire and will decide what games we are playing this afternoon.

Please see some of our pictures below.

See you all soon,

The Camp Heidelberg Staff :)

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OFF TO THE FOREST WE GO! :)

Dear All,

Our first day of week 3 - 'Fun in the Forest' - was thoroughly enjoyable! We created name tags out of 'tree cookies', did archery, played 'Capture the Flag' in the forest, and ventured down to the pond. At lunch, we played 'Camouflage', 'Ladder Toss' and relaxed underneath the Pavillion.

For the next two days, we will be building shelters in the forest, and will try our hands at creating bird feeders our of popsickle sticks.

See you during the week,

The Camp Heidelberg Staff

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THE 'RACE' IS OVER, AND WE ARE HEADED FOR 'FUN IN THE FOREST'!! :)

Dear All,

We hope you enjoyed our third week at Camp Heidelberg! We had a great finish to the week; it was complete with a really fun campfire - which, by the way, had to be moved indoors due to thunder - a really fun sleepover complete with some dancing (and dance moves, including the 'DAB'), marshmallow roasting on Friday, and a great 'Schmuck the Staff' on Friday afternoon. What a week!!! :)

Please see below our pictures from the week.

This coming week, we are going to play a lot - I mean, a LOT - in the forest. We will also go on a pond exploration expedition, and will build forts in the forest. We are also looking forward to learning as much as we can about the natural habitat around us.

See you all soon,

Laszlo

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Week 3 in pictures...

'RACING' THROUGH THE WEEK WITH A LITTLE BIT OF SALSA! :)

Dear All,

We can't believe it's already Thursday! What a week it has been! :)

On Tuesday, even though it was very warm in the afternoon, we did manage to play a very exciting round of 'Human Tic Tac Toe'. Andrew's group won the competition, but everyone participated very well.

Yesterday, on Wednesday, we played 'Name that Song' for the morning show, and then later on, we tried our hands at making bouncy balls for craft. Well, the recipe 'bounced' away from us a bit :). Then, in the afternoon, we were treated to Salsa lessons by our friends, Frances and Haitham from KW Salseros. It was very fun learning a few basic steps, and it was also fun learning a bit of the history of this Cuban dance form! Thank you again, Frances and Haitham.

Today we will be making headbands for craft, and then will prepare for the campfire and sleepover. Tomorrow's craft is 'Magic Maze' which we will make out of shoe boxes. We can't wait to get started! :)

Thank you once again for your support of our camp.

Please see our last two days in pictures.

Laszlo and the Camp Heidelberg Staff

HERE WE GO ... WEEK TWO, AND THE 'AMAZING RACE'! :)

Dear All,

We are already in the midst of some incredible activities during our second week at Camp Heidelberg. This week our theme is 'Amazing Race', and so we will be playing a lot of games involving team building, and ... racing, of course! :)

We are very fortunate to have a full camp this week, and so it is great to see so many new and returning campers.

This week we are also trying out a new game at Camp Heidelberg. It's called 'Ladder Toss'; it's really, really fun! :)

See you at the camp,

Laszlo and the Camp Heidelberg Staff

THE FIRST WEEK JUST FLEW BY!

Dear All,

Week one came to an end way too soon! :) Our campers and staff had an amazing time preparing yummy food over the campfire, playing really fun games, and doing archery! We also wondered into the forest once or twice; we even caught a salamander - and, of course, released it! :)

The Thursday night campfire and sleepover were both very fun! We even managed to sleep a bit... :) j

Please see our week in pictures. See you again at Camp Heidelberg!

Laszlo and the Staff :)

WELL, ON DAY TWO ... WE WENT A LITTLE BANANAS! :)

Dear All,

Needless to say, day two was just as busy and just as fun as day one! And, we even got to make choco-bananas, played basketball, did archery and played an 'epic' game of 'Stones' on the grassy field, just outside the Schmuck Forest! :)

The first every 'Camp Heidelberg Camper Council' was formed today which includes six campers - one from each group, plus an LIA. They have already decided to have a 'Gega Ball' tournament!! :) Things move really, really fast at Camp Heidelberg! :)

Tomorrow we are making orange brownies - yumm... - and will play some awesome games and sports again.

Here is our day in pictures...

See you soon,

Laszlo and the Staff (and, of course, Tommy 'the Tomato', and James 'the really great campfire helper'.)