ahh visiting day at Kennybrook...
basically we all get up early, do final cleaning, the kids get dressed (the girls take a lil bit longer and they have more time), while counselors are all in staff shirts (one of the only days we actually have to wear them).
The kids line up and await parents who arrive, then run towards them..its cute to see the little ones, and even the older girls run.
Counselors basically have is light, our job is to walk around, mingle and meet camper's families, and if u have a specialty, the shops are open (arts and crafts, ceramics etc) so kids can pick up their projects to give to the parents to bring home. The families of Kennybrook campers are wonderful people, who bring tons of food for their kids, and invite (rather Tell) you to sit and eat with them. So all day (until aprents leave at 3pm), we basically eat. Theres food in the dining room, and tis really good, but aprents leave tons of stuff with their kids, and they leave dinner for a lot of counselors, which is nice.
To help the kids overcome the imapct of their parents leaving, we have one of our biggest nights of the summer- plaque night. the camp has a tradition of every age group making a plaque based off their group leader's name (for instance last year we had CinderEllen, and Margrats to name some), the oldert kids and the counselros in each group make one song, spoofed off another which they work on for about 2 weeks, and we compete that night. Its tons fo fun because everyone is in costume, and the kids and cousnelors get super into it.
Visting day is very tiring, and the kids are beat by the time lights out comes. The counselors are too! I think it was hardest for the counselors because most of our families didnt come to visit that day, and we grew very homesick that day seeing everyone with their families, so we came together as a counselor family instead, and it wound up being fun!
