First Day of Camp

Welcome to Peace Village! Today was the first day of camp and it was a busy one! It looks like this week is going to be great! You can feel the creativity and fun in the air! We started today off with a flower ceremony. Each camper had a flower symbolizing the unique individuality of each person and how, although we are beautiful alone, we can all come together to create something wonderful. In addition, everyone took home a flower that they did not bring as a symbol of unity. We were serenaded by the fantastically talented Jamba marimba group. After the ceremony we were broken into age groups and proceeded to our morning activities. In the afternoon, it was time for the Village Fair. This consists of many different stations that the campers go to depending on preference. There was the usual hectic shuffling to get everyone to an activity but our behind-the-scenes magicians figured it all out. Some examples of activities are gardening and rock painting, taste-test, fiber arts, veggie sculptures, ceramics, artful recycling, games, and many more. Looks like fun! One of the highlights of this afternoon was homemade ice cream. In fact we have the recipe here in case you didn't get to try it and want to do it at home.

Ice Cream

Place 1/2 cup milk, 1 tablespoon sugar, and 1/2 teaspoon vanilla into a small qt sandwich bag.

Fill a 1 gallon plastic bag with 4 cups ice and 4 tablespoons rock salt.

Put the small bag inside the large bag and shake hard.

Enjoy your homemade ice cream!

Yum! Everything looks wonderful. This is promising to be a fabulous week filled with fun, laughter, and...peace! We're learning many ways to live peacefully, including getting along with others. But not only people, animals too! A sheep and an angora rabbit came to visit at lunch today. What beautiful long hair they had! All the better to wrap themselves up snugly warm for wintertime my dear! Although there is no need for it now as it's beautiful sunny summer! The weather today was ideal, warm and clear and sunny. Perfect for our many outdoor activities. So overall today was a fantastic day of laughing and loving and learning. And there is still more to come! We have four more days of fun and peace to come! It's going to be great!

Martha