Saturday and Sunday, June 23-24
The last two days of camp were a blast! On Saturday we had a bake sale, learned the history of Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math, made puppets, and ended the day with a bonfire at the beach. Srila Bhakti Pavan Janardan Maharaj and Sripad Parvat Maharaj came to the bonfire and led everyone in chanting the Hare Krishna mahamantra.
Sunday we honored all the children at an awards ceremony during the Sunday Feast. Srila Janardan Maharaj gave each camper an award for their special skills and contributions to the camp. After the feast we headed to the archery range to shoot bows and arrows…a wonderful way to end another wonderful kids camp at the Soquel Seva Ashram.
Photos by: Bimala Devi Dasi (from Ecuador), Braja Mohini Devi Dasi, Murali Mohan Prabhu and Krsna Priya Devi Dasi
Vrinda Devi Dasi explains the origin of Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math to the campers
Vaidehi Didi and Sushila Didi along with Damayanti Didi, Braja Mohini Didi and Paradevi Didi took the kids out for the bake sale
Here are Anjali and Shyama ready with the cookies
Nandini puts the cookies in bags
Puppets
Madhumati leads the puppet making craft project
Shyama and Anjali show off their puppets
And Naomi shows hers
Shivani enjoys a yummy s'more at the beach bonfire
Fun in the water
And fun on the beach
Braja Mohini Didi, Paradevi Didi, Madhumati Didi, Laksmipriya Didi, Narayani Didi, and Amiya Kanti Didi
Sripad Parvat Maharaj with our new friends, Ananda Moyi Didi and her husband
Nabh works on burying Shyama Mohini in the sand
Srila Janardan Maharaj leads the sankirtan at the beach
Everybody joins the chanting
Sunset at Sunny Cove beach
And the bonfire at Sunny Cove
Devaki Didi shows the kids how to make cookies
Here are the creative cookies that the campers all made
Madhav and Jahnava work on theirs
At the Sunday Feast Srila Janardan Maharaj presents an award to Lavanika
And one to Nabh
And to Om
And Shivani...all the kids earned an award
Bimala Didi and Ajita Krishna dance during arotik
Everyone cheers for the camper award ceremony
Kids camp ki jaya!
Prasadam time
Happy 7th birthday Lavanika!
Nandini practices archery
Vidyasundar and Jagannath
Shivani takes aim
Anjana
Bimala Didi