<strong><span style="color: #ff6600;">Week 4: Fueled For Fun</span></strong> This week we had a fun time learning about different healthy and unhealthy foods and also learning about the human anatomy.  During the week in art campers had to choose between what is healthy and unhealthy foods.  One activity in art was that the kids used fruits to make a picture by painting them and putting it onto paper.  <span style="color: #ff6600;"><strong>Madison G</strong></span>. Had a blast with this activity.  <span style="color: #ff6600;"><strong>Ryan I</strong></span>. and <span style="color: #ff6600;"><strong>Leah L</strong></span>. had fun making a milk splatter picture where they blew bubbles in milk with food color onto a piece of paper.  We continued to learn about fuel for fun and about the body and created a paper skeleton with some organs.  <span style="color: #ff6600;"><strong>Grace R</strong></span>. really enjoyed learning about the anatomy of a person and creating their own person.  Then In Hollywood the kids created random phrases and put them onto note cards.  then they were put into a scene and given the card to read off making for a funny conversation!  <strong><span style="color: #ff6600;">Andrew B</span></strong>. and <span style="color: #ff6600;"><strong>Alexis F</strong></span>. were hysterical in their skits.  Also in Hollywood we worked on our group dynamic and being able to communicate without talking.  this skill was put to the test in Kitty needs a corner.  where <strong><span style="color: #ff6600;">Madison S</span></strong>. and <strong><span style="color: #ff6600;">Catherine M</span></strong>. used eye contact to switch seats without the "Kitty" taking their seats.  Besides all the learning that was going on we played some intense sports.  <span style="color: #ff6600;"><strong>Conner M</strong></span>. and <span style="color: #ff6600;"><strong>Tyler E</strong>.</span> had a fantastic time playing dodge ball with the all sports groups to try and beat the counselors and girls team.  Another game that the campers played was hand ball where <span style="color: #ff6600;"><strong>Emeric</strong> <strong>S</strong></span>. was a star out on the court.  During our game of knockout for a sport <span style="color: #ff6600;"><strong>Abbey A</strong></span>. came out on top  as the victor.  after all of these sports and games the kids needed a chance to cool off and what better way would be swimming gin the pool.  <strong><span style="color: #ff6600;">Jaden H</span></strong>. was like a fish in the water swimming all around and having a grand old time.  A game the kids were introduced to on Tuesday was King Fisher where the kids swam side to side and trying to be to the first one out of the pool on the other side.  <strong><span style="color: #ff6600;">William T</span></strong>. really enjoyed this swimming competition.  Then to begin the week the kids got to see a magic show where <strong><span style="color: #ff6600;">Isabelle B</span></strong>. Got to be a magician's assistant and tried to pull the longest straw out of a bag where the magician then pulled out a straw 6 feet long!!  Finally we want to congratulate <strong><span style="color: #ff6600;">Max A</span></strong>. on being the Gators camper of the week.  He had good spirits and was always enthusiastic about everything we did.  Hopefully well see everyone back next week for our Carnival week.  Thanks Kevin and Erin

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<strong>Week 3: Blue and Gold Olympics</strong> This week was blue and gold Olympics here at future stars and it was so much fun! All week, the gators competed against each other in a variety of activities. On Friday during the olympics, <strong>Tyler E.</strong> was the last one standing in water balloon hot potato and got a point for the gold team. One day when we played mat ball with the all sports groups and <strong>Emeric S.</strong> got a homerun! Art was a lot of fun for the group, and <strong>Leah E. </strong>really enjoyed Roll-a-Picasco. Also in art, we used coffee filters to create a tie-dye piece and <strong>Hannah E. </strong>used her creative skills to make a really cool one. In Hollywood, we did competitive guessing games. <strong>Danielle A.,</strong> <strong>Madison S. </strong>really enjoyed guessing counselors, famous musicians, and logos. This week we took a break from science and played a lot of games for the olympics. <strong>Ryan I. </strong>liked the tower stacking game and <strong>Leah L.</strong> and J<strong>aden H. </strong><strong> </strong>liked the game where you had to get a cookie in your mouth only using your facial muscles. <strong>Grace R. </strong>also enjoyed the pom-pom toss and <strong>James E. </strong>really liked the balloon toss that we did in science. For our usual camp routine we do a cheer every week and <strong>Delia M.</strong> created the gators' cheer this week! Also with usual routine, we come up with an addition to the banana dance, and <strong>Isabelle B. </strong>created our dance! In swimming, <strong>Andrew B. </strong>worked on<strong> </strong> his breast stroke and really improved. Lastly, congratulations to our camper of the week, <strong>Alexis F</strong>.! She is always enthusiastic to participate and makes camp enjoyable for her peers. Your counselors, Laura, Kevin, and Quinn
<h3><strong>Week 2: Down the Shore</strong></h3>
Down the shore, the Gators had a lot of fun! This week, we have been doing many things involving the beach. In Hollywood, the campers are in the process of making a commercial about Cape May. <strong>Danielle A.</strong> and <strong>Leah E. </strong>helped the group come up with logo and slogan ideas. In Science, we learned about jellyfish, hermit crabs, and density differences between salt and fresh water. Then, with their jellyfish knowledge, they created a jellyfish in a bottle. <strong>Brianna S. </strong>and <strong>Alexis F.</strong> already knew a lot about jellyfish and had no problem explaining it to their peers. <strong>Andrew B. </strong>and <strong>Isabelle B.</strong> tested the density of different objects such as Model Magic, fruit snacks, marbles, and raisins. In Art, we continued with our beach theme and used many different resources to create a beach scene out of pasta. <strong>Hannah E.</strong> used her creativity to make both a beautiful sunset and a shark hat that looks like a shark attack. During the week, we played a lot of fun sports, such as capture the flag and final four. <strong>Delia</strong><strong> M.</strong> surprised the all sports group with her sneak attack to capture the flag for her team. <strong>Emeric S. </strong>and <strong>Maddie S.</strong> both made it to the final four during our intense game. In swim, <strong>Ryan I.</strong> showed great poise while doing backstroke and <strong>Grace M.</strong> carried her team on Water Polo Wednesday. We are happy to announce <strong>Grace R.</strong> as the camper of the week!!! She was kind to everyone and also brought a lot of enthusiasm to the group!! Can't wait to see new and old faces next week during Blue and Gold Week!!! Your counselors, Laura, Tyler, and Grace
<h3 style="text-align: left;"><strong><span style="color: #99cc00;"><span style="color: #ff9900;">Week 1: If I Ran The Rainforest</span></span></strong></h3>
<p style="text-align: center;"><strong></strong><span style="color: #000000;">This first week of camp was awesome.  The theme of this first week was rain forest, and on Friday we had a scavenger hunt.  We had a lot of fun in science, hollywood, art ,and in every other activity we did.  In kickball <strong>Isabelle B.</strong> and <strong>Ella M. </strong>teamed up for an unbelievable off the body diving catch against the all sports.  Also in sport, <strong>Andrew B. </strong>showed that he can bring it in knock-out.  Finally in sport, <strong>Maddy G. </strong>and <strong>Emeric S. </strong>brought their game in dodgeball, even getting some of the counselors out! In art this week we created animals and plants that you would find in the rain forest.  <strong>Alexis F.</strong> made a very cute monkey with oil pastels.  Also, <strong>Maddie S. </strong>made a beautiful flower out of tissue paper.  In the pool this week we all did lessons and had fun during free swim.  <strong>Vincent B.</strong> helped show everyone how to properly do backstroke.  <strong>Danielle A. </strong>also did a great job going right from stream line to freestyle without even slowing down!  In Hollywood this week we put on a play and <strong>Tyler E.</strong>, who played the lead role as the frog, did an amazing job.  Also in the play, <strong>Ryan I., </strong>the sloth, did a great job singing his solo.  <strong>Hannah E. </strong>and <strong>Grace </strong><strong>R. </strong>showed everyone just how to play a very cool computer game.  Each week at camp every group comes up with a camper of the week.  This camper shows great sportsmanship, always listens, and is a great role model for the other campers to look up to.  This week the gators camper of the week is <strong>Leah E.</strong>!!!  She participated in every activity and always gave her best try, even when she might not have been the best.  We hope to see everyone later on in the summer for more camp fun!!!</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #000000;">Your counselors,</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #000000;">Helen and Tyler </span></p>

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