Day 2 was full of excitement as the last dance of the summer was about to happen. The day went well with four full rounds of activities. In arts and crafts, campers painted their own tribal mask. Nature went on a nature hike. Sports and Rec had fun with races and obstacle courses, and the action in the pool was full of splishing and splashing. The dance began with high energy. As the night progressed, the music played on until the very end. Tonight was also camp out night, where campers were treated to the movie Monsters University, and then fell asleep out under the stars.

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The first day of session 7 began without a hitch. Our campers showed up excited and all smiles. Once our check in procedure was completed, our campers moved on to decorate their bags. After a lunch consisting of meatball subs and potato chips, they went off to the cabins to unpack and settle in. That afternoon, the fire drill commenced where campers learned all about camp safety. Activities began and they went on until dinner. That night at opening campfire, all of our paivikians were introduced and were also entertained by camp songs and skits. The night ended with a singing of Taps and off to bed everyone went, happy and exhausted.

Also, don't forget to click on the gray word Photos above to visit the Flickr page to see all of the session photos and all of the photos for the entire summer.

Tonight at Paivika, we hosted our weekly talent show night. Almost all of our campers performed an act. Some dressed in costumes, some just wanted to be highlighted as they really are. Our acts included everything from dancing, to singing. Most chose to rock the mic, but some wowed the audience with their dancing skills. As each camper came out to the stage, they were met with an astounding wave of cheers and clapping. Our staff joined in on the fun during several acts as backup dancers and partners. Some of the songs that were performed included tracks from the movie Frozen, Michael Jackson, Elvis, Lincoln Park and Others. It was an amazing talent show.

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Today at camp, we hosted “Campers Choice Night.” Campers were able to choose which activity they wanted to participate in. The choices were a game of Jeopardy/Family Feud or the jousting tournament. After only a few minutes into the activity, the competition was getting fierce. In the jousting tournament, the pool noodles were flying and the crowd was cheering loudly. As each competitor took their turn, the points were accumulating and the energy was amazing. During the game show, the teams were adding up the score as each camper kept adding points to their side with each correct answer. At the end of the night, both the jousting tournament and the game show were very close competitions.
Don't forget to click on the Photo link at the top of this post to access the Flickr page to see all of the sessions photos.  

Today Camp Paivika had another wonderful day. Activities kicked off as usual. The horse program was in full swing, as well as the rest but the big excitement was all about the dance. As our paivikians showed up to the music playing, the energy began to rise. All of our campers were looking their best, and good times were had by all.

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Session 6 at Camp Paivika begins with a cool bright day. The past few days, it rained very hard in the mountains, so we were left with fresh mountain air. Our paivikians arrived with smiles and much excitement. After the check in process, our campers moved on to decorating their bags. Lunch soon followed with chicken sandwiches and potato chips. After rest period, our session fire drill commenced and then campers went on to their first activities. Dinner was a delicious pot roast with seasoned garlic potatoes. A short while later, our opening campfire began. Campers were entertained by staff and fellow campers performing skits and songs. Campers were also able to introduce themselves to everyone. The night ended with our singing of TAPS and off to bed everyone went. This was a very good opening day of session 6.
We would also like to remind everyone to click on the grey word that says PHOTOS at the top of this page. It will take you directly to the Flickr page so that you can view all of the sessions/summers photos. See the last post for more information. Thank you.

To all of our parents and guardians of our campers. This blog entry is just a reminder for those who are not aware or have forgotten.... Camp Paivika has a Flickr page that hosts every single picture taken throughout the summer. This page even includes a lot of photos that do not make it onto the blog or into camper journals. To access this page and all of the wonderful photos simply click on the big grey word that says PHOTOS (as seen below in the picture). That is a link that will take you directly to the Flickr albums page. Once there, simply choose which session your camper was in and you will see all of the photos for the entire session. This is updated daily, so please feel free to check in on it throughout the week. Thank you for your attention.

Today was a day of excitement here at Camp Paivika. Our Paivikians were happy that today was talent show day! The talent show started off with high energy and excitement as our acts began on stage. Each of our campers were able to shine like superstars, as they sang, danced, and showed off their martial arts expertise. Up here at camp we have so much talent, that we could not contain it all in one night so tomorrow night at closing campfire, we will continue the second half of the show.