Paige put each child's name on their aprons to take home at the end of the week. P.S. Do you love Paige's whistle?! She only used it to collect everyone from breaktime in the backyard :)
Paige decided that she wanted to attend a theatre academy camp this summer at our local dinner theatre. Steve and I are frequent patrons and love this place--Arizona Broadway Theatre. Well, we decided she should try to earn some money to help pay for it. She immediately wanted to do a craft/ cooking camp for young kiddos.
And, she let me know early on that she was in charge.
And, I let her know early on that I was the one with the car and money to buy the supplies and this would be in our home and I would more than likely be helping her manage the 13+ children that would be attending.
Ahem.
Well, she did an amazing job planning and executing this camp and it was a hit! A HIT, I tell you!
Over the course of 3 mornings, they made personal pizzas, chicken roll ups, sugar cookies, cupcakes, PBJ sandwiches, homemade tortilla chips and fruit smoothies. YUM!
She also had them paint birdhouses, make Father's Day gifts/cards, picture frames (each child went home with the picture above), painted flowerpots, and have fun with pipecleaners and pom-poms!
Doesn't that list make you tired?
Anyway, here is some of the fun:
And, yes, she was in charge. She decided on all the menus and crafts on her own. She prepared ahead of time and showed the kids how to do everything. But, as she got started she realized that she definitely needed an assistant :)
Thank you again for all who supported her. She had a great, fabulous, wonderful experience at the theatre camp and can't wait to do it again next year!!
This month, Paige attended Arizona Broadway Theatre's Youth Academy (fancy name for theatre camp). They performed Disney's Aladdin Jr and it was adorable and funny! We were amazed at what the kids were able to learn in just 2 weeks. (Though it was every day for 6 hours) We could tell that many of the kids were "seasoned" performers, and this being Paige's first time on stage, we were so proud of her!
One great sadness is that we did not get a picture of her wearing the most bodacious white turban. A moment of silence...
And in other news, I have started Weight Watchers...
This is Miss Jeannie who was the singing coach for the camp. Paige loved her, and P.S. she has been in many of the productions that Steve and I have seen and was a brilliant Eliza in "My Fair Lady".
The future Drama Club kids.
