Tiny Tots Update

Wow, is the week over already?? How'd it go by so quickly? We started off on Friday with challah baking, shaping the dough into fun, original shapes. Mmmm, it smelled yummy as it baked. Then we jumped into our swimsuits and went out to the pool, throwing the yellow balls into the pool. After swimming, we ventured out to the big camp, to decorate Shabbat candles and dip them in wax for our Shabbat bags. Then we had lunch and Shabbat party, where we had a blast singing "Shabbat Shalom"...bim bum bim bim bim bum, Shabbat Shalom, hey!

Wrapping Up Week 2!

I can't believe its already Friday, the very last day of the best (so far!) week of CGI! Today we started off with some outdoor sports, like soccer and other fun games, and a huge limbo competition out in the field. Then we shaped our challah dough into spaceships, smiley faces, and of course, braids. For the ongoing Shabbat bag project, we decorated candles and dipped them into wax to make awesome colorful candles. At our smash Shabbat party, we sang Happy Birthday to Jacob, Mira and Coby!!! Then we cooled off from our busy week with a dip in the pool. Shabbat Shalom, everyone, see you on Monday!

As the week rolls along...

Time flies when you're having fun, especially with awesome, smiley CGI fun. On Tuesday, we had a special visitor, Roy the Bubble Man, who amazed us with his cool bubble tricks, like blowing one giant bubble inside another, and making helium bubbles! Then we got a chance to try it out ourselves with a huge bubble-blowing bonanza. We ran off to the bus to go to Nelson's Safari! Boy, was that cool. We saw (and touched!) some unbelievable animals, like glow-in-the-dark scorpions, a giant tortiose, a soft and furry chinchilla, and a real live miniature alligator!! Don't worry, they don't bite! We didn't have any camp on Wednesday, so everyone rested up and got ready for another smash hit of a day. On Thursday, we learned about being really eager and happy to do a mitzva, like running to do what your mom or dad asked you to do - with a smile! We practiced our running skills with a grand relay race competition, then we mixed up some yummy rice krispies treats. We played a really funny blindfolded partner game, then ate lunch and ran to the bus with our sweatshirts for a fantastic ice skating trip. We had a blast zipping around on the ice with our counselors! Can't wait for tomorrow!

What's new in Tiny Tots

Wow, we've had a few really busy dizzy days in CGI Tiny Tots, let's try to remember everything that happened. On Tuesday, we went to Urban Toddler, a really cool indoor playspace with a supermarket, a firetruck, a stage, and so much more. We all had a blast dressing up as firemen, princesses, and pirates, and cooking up a storm in the play kitchen. Time flew by until we had to go home. On Wednesday there wasn't any camp, so we all sat by the front door with our lunchboxes waiting... actually, I'm just kidding, we had a great time. Then on Thursday, we had an absolutely action-packed day learning about the mitzvah of Tzedakah, charity. First we mixed up a batch of rice krispies treats, then we had a Music and Movement session with Devora Leah, pulling on our bubble gum and searching for the missing parachute. Then we painted and decorated treasure chest tzedaka boxes to take home. Outside, we played some fun games and races with the big bag of pretend coins, then sharpened our detective skills searching for real coins in the grass.

Tiny Tots Update -- Monday!

Welcome back to Tiny Tots, everyone! Today was an unbelievable day at camp! We started off with Music with Steve, which was really interesting. We sang songs in all different silly voices to learn about the different music signs, we practiced clapping with the rhythym blocks, and then we got to see and hear real instruments, like a bugle and a french horn. Then, after circle time and snack, we put on our swimsuits and hopped into the van for an awesome swim trip to Buhr pool. We had a great time blowing bubbles in the water and running in the fountains. See you all tomorrow!

Happy Smiley Day!!

Hey everyone, and welcome back to the second amazing week of CGI Treasure Island. Welcome to all those smiling new faces, we're so glad you joined us in camp! The treasure we found this week is a really shiny, sparkly, and smiley one -- Happiness! We learned all about being happy with what you have, and smiling even if sometimes things don't work out. Everyone got a shiny smiley face sticker to remind them to always be happy. We started off with some awesome funshops, choosing between learning how our bodies work and doing some cool experiments in science, or playing kickball in sports, or trying out different brass instruments in music. Other kids chose computers or got down on the yoga mats for an awesome yoga session. Then after lunch, we hopped onto the bus and had an incredible time splashing in the pool and taking swim lessons. Boy, were we tired by the end of that action-packed day!