A Friday evening!

It's after ten already on a Friday night, half of me wonders where this week went while the other half is falling asleep because i'm so tired. 

Today at camp we had a mystery dinner which meant the kids were given a menu consisting of three different courses as well as a list of items such as surf boards, umbrellas, beach towels and other Hawaiian items. They then had to select which three items they would like in each course. We would then take the menus translate the words to what they actually stood for and serve them their meal. 

This caused a lot of laughter as some kids only received a fork, cup and napkin for their first course while other kids received potato wedges, ice cream and veggies, yet were missing the tools to eat it with. 

During our wordup time my supervisor talked to the kids about taming the tongue. This kids were able to discuss the negative and positive sides of speaking and also the dangers of not being able to control it. We discussed how we left when others said positive or negative things to us and how much effect that could have on our day or what we do or how we do it.

The kids were asked to mention some times they left good about something some one had said and how it made them want to keep doing something. Two girls piped up to say that they left this way when Doodle (my fellow leader) had taught her how to draw while the other one said she felt that way when I taught her how to crochet. 

To finish then evening off we played a wide game and some basketball before it was time to kick them out the door and clean up the building. It was a good finish to another excellent week. It is amazing seeing the difference in the kids individually and also to see how my relationships with them have deepened so much since a couple months ago.