Team Building and Zuba!

It's been a busy Tuesday here at Luther Dell!

Singing during Chapel

Video clip of Gospel Light during Chapel

This morning the weather was perfect to be outside doing team building activities.

The Roots campers did the Golf Ball Challenge.  They had to keep the ball rolling in their tubes from the top of the stairs in lodge all the way to the can, which started out in the back of the maintenance truck.  It was a tough one!

The Human Knot!  These girls had to untangle themselves from this knot.  They had already successfully conquered the human knot but decided they wanted to do it again.  Immediately after this picture was taken, they ended up in a pile, on the ground, laughing!

 Lava Crossing
These guys had to get themselves across the hot lava basketball court standing only on these boards.

Battle Bots

In this activity the campers are paired up.  There is one controller and one battle bot.  The battle bot is blindfolded and the controller has to direct the battle bot where to go to pick up gator balls and throw them at other battle bots.

This afternoon during free time we got a big game of kickball going!

Tie-Dye Tuesday!

We played Rat-a-tat-tat this afternoon!

Video clip of the start of Rat-a-tat-tat

Video clip of Rat-a-tat-tat

Our Olympic event today was a game called Zuba.  This game is played with two teams and the object of the game is to get a volleyball into the opposing team's net.  We played with 5 volleyballs today!  You can either kick or throw the ball, but you can't run while carrying a ball.  The game also starts with a fun song and dance!

Video clip of the start of Zuba

Video clip of Zuba

Look at that goalie teamwork!

Tonight we have Servant Fair, where the staff serve the kids in fun and crazy ways.  We will include some pictures of that in a post tomorrow.

Here's what our schedule was like today!

First Word

Breakfast

Cabin Cleanup

Chapel

Bible Study/ One on Ones/ Cabin Time

Team Building

Lunch

Simmer/ Nap time

Free Time/Beach open

Free Time/Canteen open

Game Time - Rat-a-tat-tat

Olympics - Zuba

Dinner

Rendezvous/ Time with God

Servant Fair

Canteen

Super Happy Fun Times Tuesday Worship

Church meeting

Skittles Night Game

Mighty Mighty Scoop Noodle Challenge

Last night we played Mighty Mighty Scoop Noodle Challenge!  Everyone is divided into two teams.  Each team has three objects on their back line: a volleyball, a frisbee, and a noodle.  The object of the game is to get all 6 objects onto your team's side.  If you get tagged while on the other team's side you have to sit down and wait for one of your teammates to come and save you.

Video clip of the start of Mighty Mighty

Video clip of Mighty Mighty

Video clip of Mighty Mighty 

Video clip of Mighty Mighty

It's another beautiful day here at Luther Dell and we are looking forward to another great day!

Monday: Olympic Opening Ceremony and Speed Pictionary

It was a beautiful day for the swim test!

This afternoon we played Ultimate Duck, Duck, Gray Duck.  It is similar to regular Duck, Duck, Gray Duck but instead of being individually in a circle, you are in lines.  When you line gets tagged, you all have to get up and race to get back to that line.  The last person sitting is it.

Video of Ultimate Duck, Duck Gray Duck

We had the Opening Ceremony of the Luther Dell Olympics today!  The campers and staff were divided into 4 nations who will be competing in different events throughout the week.  

Video clip of the Olympic Opening Ceremony

The Olympics Commissioner giving the brief history of the Luther Dell Olympics

Today each nation decided on their name and some even came up with a cheer!

Video clip of the Orange Flamingos' Cheer

Deciding on a name

Becca getting her nation pumped up for the Olympics!

After the Opening Ceremony, we had our first Olympic event: Speed Pictionary.  The nations had to work their way through a list of camp related words, having one team member draw a word and the rest of the team having to guess.  The team that got through the most words at the end, won the most points for their nation.

Video clip of Speed Pictionary

Tonight we played Mighty Mighty Scoop Noodle Challenge!  We will include pictures and videos from that in a post tomorrow.

Here's what we've been up to the rest of the day!

First Word

Breakfast

Cabin Cleanup

Chapel

Bible Study/ One on Ones/ Cabin Time

Team Building

Lunch

Simmer/ Nap time

Swim Tests

Free Time/Canteen open

Game Time - Chicken, Cowboy, Conquer - Ship to Shore - Extreme Duck, Duck, Gray Duck

Dinner

Rendezvous/ Time with God

Mighty Mighty Scoop Noodle Challenge

Canteen

Taize Worship

Church meeting

Boys Devotional/Girls Devotional

The last week of campers begins!

Yesterday we began the last week of campers for the summer!  We have campers here this week from Word of Peace Lutheran Church in Rogers, Lutheran Church of the Master, Good Shepherd, Salem Lutheran in Longville, and a group from Blaine.

Last night we played 3 Team Medic!  Here are some videos and pictures of the action!

One of the teams strategizing and choosing their medic

Video clip of the start of Medic

Dave makes a good shield!

Video clip of Medic

Watch out for Dain from Word of Peace!

Shout Prayer to end the game

Canteen time after Medic!

Last night we got to have campfire out at the campfire ring, which actually doesn't happen all that often!  Usually the bugs are so bad in the evening that we worship in the screened-in chapel, but it was a cool night and the bugs weren't too bad.   It was great to be worshiping together around the campfire!

Video clip of campfire

We are looking forward to a great week!

Our schedule from last night:

Dinner

Bible Study

Staff Intros

3 Team Medic

Canteen

Campfire

Devos