Monday, July 27, 2009

MYSTERY!

This morning, campers awoke to a challenge! On the steps of each cabin, there was a box. Inside the box, a letter with their mission. Here’s what it said:

Go to the field.

There is a code on the field, which is the answer to the following riddle:
This is the most valuable treasure on Earth .

Throughout the week, there will be hidden clues all around camp that will help you decipher the code.

Collect these clues and work together to decode the answer to the riddle. The first cabin to do so will be victorious.

Enclosed in this box, you will find items to help you in your mission.

Good luck. Remember to work together as a team…



Inside the box were the following items: a bible, a book of poetry, a chocolate kiss, a photo of Taylor Swift, and a clue notebook to gather information. The items are supposed to help campers solve the riddle.

When the campers went to the field, they discovered a code.





Here is a picture of the kids discovering the code and also a condensed version of what is painted in huge letters on the field.

Kids and staff have been stopping at the field all day, trying to figure out what it means and everyone seems to have a different theory.
Program Director S and I are beside ourselves with pride this morning. This is going to be the best, most elaborate activity ever! At 11pm last night, we were sneaking around to each cabin, delivering clue boxes and then out in the field, getting eaten alive by bugs, in the pitch black, covered in paint and giggling at our own genius! The entire code is close to 30 feet across. It looks super awesome.
Each day, kids will discover clues for decoding. Today, they will find the seventh symbol (a rectangle with part of it colored in) on all of their napkin dispensers at lunch and at dinner, will see Shayla wearing a really big hat with the swirl symbol on it. Hopefully they will realize that the symbols correspond to the items they are on (Napkin and Hat). By the end of the week, they will be able to spell out the answer.
I am eager to see how it goes...





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