Nope, not the last of the tears.
This time it was kids though.
8:45pm, the youngest campers are all in the bathroom area, finishing up showers and bedtime stuff. The nurse comes to get me out of the bathroom where I am monitoring the shower line.
"Counselor J has 4 crying kids."
That was 4 out of 7 eight year old girls.
"I might start crying too" she tells me as I walk by, her panicked face is almost comical except that she was serious.
"Okay, I have a very special secret, who would like to come with me and hear it?" I announce.
That got their attention temporarily and I was able to coax all of them outside and off to their cabin. I didn't have a secret or even a vague idea of what I was going to do with them, but we made it to the cabin, which was a good first step.
I spent the next 40 minutes having them color pictures for their parents while I told them stories about my dogs and the pranks from earlier in the day (even at 8 years old, girls love a little gossip!). I told them the secret was that I had the power to give out very special surprises when there was a particularly brave cabin. If they made it through the night, the same exact time tomorrow, I would come to their cabin with a FABULOUS surprise.
After I had distracted them long enough that they weren't crying, I read them a bedtime story and then tiptoed out of their cabin. I'm not 100% sure they didn't all burst into tears when I left, but I think many of them were asleep, so I'm hoping for the best.
Now I have less than 24 hours to figure out the fabulous surprise. I'm sure I can come up with something.
1 comment:
glittery stickers? fun foam shapes? a picture frame with stuff they can decorate it with? camp shirts they can sign their names on and maybe, maybe PUFF PAINT?! ooh, the possibilities are endless!
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