What a Week in Tiny Tots!

It's been an awesome, action-packed week here in the Tiny Tots classroom. On Monday, we had a blast splashing in Buhr pool. Then on Tuesday, we headed to Domino's Farm, where we saw unbelievable things, like adorable piglets and claves, even a baby lamb that was just born that morning. We had a great time feeding carrots to the sheep and goats, and getting our fingers all slimy! We went on a hayride to feed the cows and see the llamas. On Wednesday, we started off with a sweet, yummy, chocolatey batch of cookies in Creative Cooking, then decorated crowns because we're all Jewish princes and princesses. To top off a great day in style, we ran out in the heat for a dip in the pool and a splash in the sprinkler! Thursday was an awesome day too, we started off by making silly sock puppets that can talk and remind us to make good choices! Then we got to go for a real ride in an old old old car (older than our grandpas!) called a Model T. After all that we were pretty hungry, so we came inside and made some sushi, candy sushi that is, which we all enjoyed at our grand goodbye party for our counselor Kelly, who we're going to miss sooooo much.

Brachot Week!!!!

This week was the most amzaing, spectacular week Camp Gan Israel has seen yet! Starting with workshops on Monday, where we kicked our way through karate, or beaded and wove beautiful bracelets in jewelry making, made adorable fruit baskets in cooking, or had a great time learning about weather! Then we took off to the Scrapbox, where we had a blast making our own creative shakers and filling up a goodie bag with recycled craft materials! Tuesday was an action-packed day. First a magician came and shocked us with his incredible tricks, which of course are not real magic, but just look really cool. Then we got to explore the inside of a real ambulance and hear all about a day in the life of a paramedic. After lunch we trekked to Jungle Java and went crazy running sliding and climbing. On Wednesday we went back to workshops, like sports, weather and jewelry, then went off to the swimming pool...finally! Thursday was the Grand Brachos Fair, we had a great time running from booth to booth, making adorable potato creatures for Ha'adoma, and much more. Then we went... swimming, swimming in the swimming pool... We ended off a great week with a great Friday full of challah baking, sports, swimming, tie-dying challah covers, and of course an awesome Shabbat party!!

Kindness Week in Tiny Tots

Wow, we had such a busy week in the Tiny Tots room. We started off with a huge splash into Buhr Pool on Monday. We learned about being nice to everyone, the special mitzvah called ahavat yisroel. Then on Tuesday, we had a fabulous time climbing, jumping, and sliding through the jungle in Jungle Java. On Wednesday, while the rain poured down outside, we stayed nice and cozy inside, playing sports in the gym and jumping in the indoor moon bounce! We also baked our very own hot pretzels, shaping the dough and painting it with egg. Since we learned about saying thank you to our parents for all the nice things they do, we beaded beautiful neckalces to take home to our mothers. On Thursday, we learned that you don't only have to treat other people nicely, we even have to be kind to animals! We had a crazy time playing musical chairs and decorating heart necklaces beautifully. Then, of course, we got to have Music and Movement, which we all loved, clapping and waving and dancing! On Friday, we baked challah, and tie-dyed challah covers. We had a great time playing sports in the gym, and, when the sun came out, we finally got to go out to the playground and moon bounce! A great Shabbat party ended off our amazing week!