THE NABBY WEEKLY • JULY 11, 2014 WEEK 2...FUN, GAMES & ADVENTURE FOR ALL! COMING EVENTS - WEEK OF JULY 14TH: Monday thru Friday SPIRIT WEEK!!! Tuesday, July 15 Jr. Camp SUPER Fun Day Wednesday, July 16 Hollyrock Games Wednesday, July 16 Hollyrock Games - PARENTS EDITION!!! 6:30PM PARENTS... Please note that there are three events on the Nabby calendar for YOU!!! At Parents Visiting Day each year, we overhear so many Moms and Dads (and Grandparents!) wishing you could come to camp and have as much fun as your children...so, we thought “why not?” These events range from Hollyrock Night (pitting Dads vs Moms in trivia questions, Simon Says, and various hilarious “athletic” events), Daddy Dodgeball (oh yeah...complete with T-shirts and an EMT on duty!) and Family Zumba Night for all ages and skill levels! All these events are great fun and last year were enjoyed by all who attended. We look forward to seeing you there! Camp Nabby celebrated the Fourth of July last week with our Red, White and Blue Day. Some of our campers, as well as Rikki, our Special Events Head, went all out! NABBY NEWS I Volume 44 • No 2 PAGE 1 OF 4 COLOR WAR! WACKY SNACKY WEDNESDAYS Week Two of Senior Camp Color War was decided with a Your kitchen crew (Gemma, Sue and Maria) is introducing mega Capture the Flag event. The teams were very close Wacky Snacky Wednesday! Each day, they provide at the start - the lead went back and forth between the Red campers with healthy snacks...but, every Wednesday, their and White teams. But then, the White team gained control imagination will run on the wild side as they’ll present of the game and never let up! The final score was WHITE nutritious, yet fun to look at snacks! The first Wacky Snacky 985 and RED 660. Earlier in the day, the RED team won the Day featured a centerpiece of a banana porpoise with a counselor cookie eating event for 100 points. beach ball (red grape) in its mouth, coming out of a cup of pineapples, grapes and raisins. We wonder what next The grand total after two weeks is...drumroll please... Wednesday will bring???? Hmmm...one can only imagine! WHITE 1,985 RED 1,560 ARTS AND CRAFTS Meet Angela, Haley and Emma...the creative minds behind all the arts and crafts the Nabby campers bring home. This year, Head Counselor Angela has some fun and exciting projects for all ages. Look for the Pre K and Kindergarten groups to create pinch pots, Matisse collages, clay owls, bubble paintings and more! The 1st and 2nd graders will bring home mosaics, Pollack marble paintings, Giacometti plaster figures and wire jewelry to name a few. The 3rd graders will be excited to make football pillows, tie dye items and paper marbling with shaving cream! The 4th and 5th grade girls will be creating heart pillows and paper mâché insects, while the campers who choose art for their interest period will come home with mosaic plant stools and dreamcatchers, as well as other projects. It looks like another terrific summer in “The Art Shack”! NABBY NEWS I Volume 44 • No 2 PAGE 2 OF 4 CUBS HARVARD Ahh...the Cubs! Everyone’s selection for the cutest Boys going into second grade comprise the Harvard group at group in camp! These Pre Kindergartners just love Nabby. Lead by Head Counselor Ken, Asst. counselors Justin, Nabby and their smiles and the twinkle in their Aaron and CIT Ben, these boys are constantly in motion and eyes show it. When not playing on the fields, the always excited to come to camp each day! Let’s see what playground or in the pool, they can be easily found makes the boys of Harvard tick... around the adorable PURPLE house with the crooked Favorite Food - Ice Cream, Pretzels, Fruit windows! They were VERY excited to share all their favorite things with the Nabby News! Favorite Super Hero - Superman, Night Wing, Aaron (hmm - who knew?) Favorite Nabby Activity - Swimming, Playground, Sandbox Favorite Movie - Frozen, Pirates of the Caribbean, Cars, Lego Movie, Pokemon, Favorite Counselor Moments - Cinderella (that belongs to Head Counselor Ken) Playing “frog” with them in the pool, Favorite Nabby Activity - Doing Tricks with Harry the puppet Dodgeball, Arcade, Gaga, Basketball Favorite TV Show - Looney Tunes, Pokemon, WWE Raw, Gumball Favorite Food - Apples, Pasta, Macaroni & Cheese, Favorite Song - Chicken Nuggets, French Fries Hey Soul Sister, Wrecking Ball, Harlem Shake, Happy (these boys are with it!) Favorite Movie - Frozen, Cars Favorite Pro Team - Cowboys, Knicks, Panthers, Blackhawks, Rangers Favorite Cartoon Character - Belle, Lightning McQueen, Elsa, Olaf, Ariel, Tinker Bell Favorite Drink - Root Beer, Gatorade, Hot Chocolate Favorite Song - Favorite CIT (to tease) - Johnny West Let It Go (of course...it never leaves your head!!!) Favorite Athlete - Favorite Super Hero - Michael Phelps, John Cena, Michael Jordan, Batman, Spider-Man, Wonder Woman LeBron James, Ken Manse NABBY NEWS I Volume 44 • No 2 PAGE 3 OF4 JACKSON LITs Jackson is the oldest group of girls at Camp Nabby LIT...Leaders in Training! This year has been a and is lead by Head Counselor Mary and Asst. rewarding, yet challenging experience as our Counselor Stephanie. Always smiling and full of energy, LITs transition from Nabby campers to Nabby let’s uncover some fun facts about the Jackson girls. counselors. “They’re really learning how to put the campers needs in front of their own”, says their Favorite Pop star - Luke Bryan, Ariana Grande mentor Rikki Saperstein. As we like to say here at Favorite Song - Nabby, “it’s all about the kids!” Classic, Maps, Boom Clap (this editor is definitely getting old - can’t say I know any of these!) Favorite Movie - The Fault in our Stars, Little Rascals, Frozen, 50 First Dates Favorite Nabby Activity - Swimming, Tennis, Aerial Adventure, Zip Line Counselor Funny Stuff- Speaking Spanish, Calling themselves “The Dream Team” Favorite thing about Senior Head Counselor Matt - HE’S HILARIOUS! Favorite Food - Pasta, Nabby Cookout, Chicken Nuggets Favorite Junk Food - French Fries, Ice Cream, Cookie Cake (!) Favorite Nabby Special Event - APACHE RELAY (in unison!!!) Favorite TV Show - Full House, Boy Meets World, Fosters, Dance Moms, Heroes How they describe themselves - Outgoing, Awesome, Funny, the BEST group in camp! New NABBY Riddle of the Week: How many ways can you make change for a dollar bill? Answer to last weeks riddle: EYE NABBY NEWS I Volume 44 • No 2 PAGE 4 OF4.