Year 7 Camp

This past week I went to Totora Springs Camp with my year 7 kids (10-11 year olds). It was a blast. The kids had different stations to go to throughout the day. I was in charge of damper cooking. Cool, I thought. What the heck is damper? Well, I was in charge of building a fire with the kids and then they cooked the damper, which is like a scone mix that you mix with water, put on a stick and cook in the fire. The first day was...well....a learning experience. It rained most of the day, so the fire building was a little sketchy and I wasn't sure what the damper was supposed to look like, so that didn't go so great. But the second day I got the hang of it and it was much better! I also got to go to some of the stations and do the activities with the kids. I did the low ropes course, the flying fox (zip line through the trees), abseiling (repelling down a wall), and shooting. The second afternoon the kids got to use the hydro-slide. It is the second biggest water slide in the southern hemisphere. I went down it 4 times with the kids. I have never been so bruised and sore! It was wild. We even sent one parent who went down the slide to the hospital for stitches!
That night we had a dance with the kids. It was hilarious hearing them belt out to Kelly Clarkson with their little accents! Over all, I had a blast with the kids!