Today we learned that every room in this camp has a leak. It rained all day long, washing out any plans we had for outside games. The staff and volunteers did good to get kids to sit through an hour of skits and dances in the outdoor amphitheater, but then decided to move all the afternoon activities indoors.
Of course, the afternoon activities were soccer and Tasmanian baseball and a tug of war. Three activities that do not work indoors. And we didn't have room for the whole camp to do anything active indoors. So we split into two groups, and Erik and I wrote down a short list of easy mixers. The favorite was "Honey, if You Love Me."
The way the game works, one boy and one girl start in the center of the circle and then have to go up to a person of the opposite gender and say the words, "Honey, if you love me, give me a smile." The other person then replies, "Honey, I love you, but I just can't smile." Or they laugh hysterically. Both groups played this game for nearly an hour.
About that time the sun came out and we were able to have some sort of free time, though the soccer field and basketball courts were still wet, and it took a while for the mountain board hill to dry up. But it was a day that could have been a big bummer that became a huge success. These kids already know each other better than the kids did last week. I love the creativity and the go-with-the-flow attitude that surrounds this team. I'm so glad that this rainy weather hasn't held us back. Now, we're looking into a week of even closer relationships than what we expected.
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