"Mama, Going to camp makes my heart sing!" said my daughter. "Mine too," I replied, with joy in my heart and a whiff of nostalgia.
I hope you have fond memories of summer camps; I do! I started with day camps, then Girl Scout week-long overnight camps. It was magical: making new friends from other towns, walking on paths through the woods to our tent home, winning a red swimming cap which put me in the group with raft privileges, learning how to shoot an arrow at a target, eating in the dining room in a big log cabin, being surprised by a secret night foray in our pajamas with our flashlights to a campfire in a woodland circle, admiring the older girls who mentored us young ones --and wishing it wouldn't end. When we have wonderful camp memories, we want the same for our children.
Enjoy making the summer magical for the children! Parmalee