Camp Tannadoonah Journal

Tannadoonah Fairy is a special week where counselors get prizes and pranks from their unknown “TF.” At the end of the week, they find out who their TF was.

Check out some of the pranks…

One-Way Street is hilarious. The campers and counselors play games like “Red Light, Green Light” or “Giants, Wizards, and Elves.” Meanwhile, the “police” write citations for various offenses - “your shirt is too blue” or “you’re wearing sunglasses and the sun isn’t even out.”

When the games are over, the offenders go before the judge to receive their sentences. Sometimes they are pardoned, but the others are assigned various “punishments.” See for yourself.

We are excited to announce that Camp Tannadoonah has videos! In addition to our Flickr photo stream, we are filming some of our camp activities and will be posting videos throughout the summer. Keep checking back for more, or check out our YouTube channel at http://youtube.com/user/camptannadoonah. This first video is from our first Council Fire of the 2007 season, where Princess Tannadoonah (played here by Miss Ashley) lights the first fire.

Camp is a hot place to be in the summer. Without air conditioning (it’s camp, after all!) we have to find ways to keep cool. As temperatures creep into the high 90s this week, we’ve done a few things to help campers (and staff) forget to sweat.

1. Waterfront

We’ve adapted games such as One Way Street to work at the waterfront. Campers played games in the water, and punishments were modified to involve the lake as much as possible. Birch Lake is a cool, clean lake - and the campers were grateful.

2. Two waters

Campers have to drink two glasses of water before they can get a glass of milk or juice. The nurses have been keeping a close eye on the kids, making sure nobody overheats.

3. More water games

We’ve played in the sprinkler. Some of the staff have been wielding squirt guns. And on Sunday evening, we had a game of Water Balloon Battleship (think Battleship the game, but life-sized on a volleyball court and with water balloons).

4. More waterfront

We’ll put up with the 97 steps just for a few minutes in the lake. The staff cannon ball contest was a hit once again.
5. Frozen treats

Ms. Peggy and her kitchen staff discovered a recipe for some frozen popsicles that were a tremendous success. Made from a mix of berry blue gelatin and blue fruit drink, these tasty treats caused a lot of blue tongues.

One last note: This week is Harry Potter week. And in honor of Harry’s Birthday on Monday, we had decorate-your-own birthday cake. We can’t wait for the costume party on Friday!