Revo Rugrats!

Today was Revo (short for revolution) and the Madatzim (counselors-in-training) ran machaneh (camp) for the day. Revo happens once per session at machanech, and it is where the Madatzim take the responsibility of planning a fun-filled themed day and running it themselves. Planning it is a process which requires compromise and teaches leadership skills during Revo as well as the days leading up to it. Two guest writers, Natalie and Ali wrote about the day:

Last night, at the end of an iPhone-themed carnival, everyone gathered in a circle which was interrupted by Mikey, our summer camp director, with a list of complaints about the constantly messy tzrifim (cabins). He then threatened to send all of the chanichim (campers) to daycare! Two Madatzim jumped into the circle to stop Mikey, and that commenced Revo Rugrats! We, the Madatzim, put the chanichim to bed with a bedtime story broadcast over our radio station.

This morning, the chanichim woke up to a kid's show on the Rom Kol, and after learning a Rugrats Nation song, went to a diner-themed breakfast. Afterward, the chanichim went to the 'playground' where they enjoyed activities such as World Cup soccer and playing in the sandbox which ended with a camp-wide mud fight! For lunch, the babies watched Rugrats in Paris and took a voyage to Paris. The Rugrats then battled it out with a food fight! After some clean-up time, the chanichim went to Reptaurland with activities such as building a dam in the Paris canal and going through the Paris Catacombs! The Rugrats soon got bored of Paris so they decided to hop on a plane back to America. But something went wrong after take off and we simulated a plane crash on the high ropes course. After landing, we found out we were in Africa where we met Eliza Thornberry, who guided the chanichim through a safari ride full of 'wild animals' which ended in a pool party. The Rugrats realized they had been trapped in Africa for 13 years. Now they are All Grown Up and after grabbing a soft pretzel they went back home. In order to make some money, they decided to start a babysitting business, but then lost all the kids, but had a scavenger hunt to find them. They will soon go back to the Pickles' house for dinner, but will escape to go to their first high school party! Today we all learned leadership skills that will help us on the road to becoming counselors (madrichim), all while we and our chanichim had fun.

Check back tomorrow for more exciting events happening at Galil!