Wierd and Original

What can I say? We had another Whacky Wednesday this last week complete with wierd outfits and wiggling struts down the tennis court runway!

The kids are amazing. They can come up with what my grandmother used to call 'getups'. Didn't matter how outlandish they were. The brighter and stranger, the better. Each and every one of them was decked out and ready to impress our Sprucelands clan with their originality.

Some were proud. Some were freaky. Others were bold. I was amazed at how quiet campers came out of themselves on Whacky Wednesday. Any parent out there who is worried about their shy children can relax. No one is shy here for very long.

Of course, after having green eggs and ham for breakfast this week, nothing would surprise you. Because it's Anything Dr. Seuss, the door is open to adventure and fun. Even the boys were strutting their stuff in unique and amazingly clever ways. I so wish you could have been here to watch. Makes for memories the kids will remember for years. They are exercising their creative streak and enjoying every minute.

After the fashion show at the court, there were games, all kinds of games. One interesting activity happened when the group was broken in half and alphabet letters were laid on the ground for group members to access. Then five or six at a time scurried to the letters to spell a given word. It was all about speed.

The first group with the word spelled correctly earned points. This game was definitely a team effort.

Often the kids would get very serious as they listened to the word and then as a group tried to spell it. That was when I'd laugh because some would debate the correct spelling of the word. Of course, who could really keep a straight face what with the costumes entertaining us all!