Review: June/July 2017 Holiday Camps

Sugar Bay’s June/July holiday camps certainly warmed up these winter school holidays. We hosted four fantastic themed holiday camps and accomodated a total of 231 kids at camp. 
 
Smurf’s – The Lost Village week: 25 June-2 July

 
We began warming up for the winter holidays by going on an adventure with the adorable blue little creatures, the Smurfs. Twenty-two campers explored the Lost Village with us this week. The kids enjoyed many fun activities integrated around the theme such as; Smurf Speed-Dating Date Night, Blue Carnival Night, Smurf Spa & Sports Day, Smurf Party Night and Papa Smurf Show Night. They also went on an adventurous camp out in The Smurf’s Lost Village, where they camped around a warm bonfire and played exciting games.

Browse through our Facebook Album to see more pictures from the Smurf’s – The Lost week themed holiday camp.

Bay Watch week: 2-9 July

 
Our campers got out their bathing suits, hit the shore and got bay watching this week. One hundred and two campers were having fun at the bay during Bay Watch week. The kids enjoyed many fun activities integrated around the theme such as; a Beach Festival, Ultimate Bay Watch Championship, Mister/Miss Bay Watch Show, Beach Party Night and a Pool Party. They also went on an exciting excursion to Ushaka Marine World Aquarium and Themed Water Park, where they went water sliding and viewed the beautiful marine life on display.

Browse through our Facebook Album to see more pictures from the Bay Watch week themed holiday camp.

Pizza week: 9-16 July

 
Camp was mouthwatering this week and we had seventy-eight pizza-loving campers who helped us share and celebrate our love for pizza. The kids enjoyed many fun activities integrated around the theme such as; Pizza-making classes, fantastic food fights, taste bud testing sessions, pizza parties and a Master-Chef themed pizza class. They also went on an exciting excursion to the Durban Beachfront and Harbour, where they went on a boat cruise, viewed the beautiful marine life and ate lots of pizza.

Browse through our Facebook Album to see more pictures from the Pizza week themed holiday camp.

Colour week: 2-9 July

 
A rainbow of colour surrounded Sugar Bay this week and we had thirty campers ready to get colourful with us. The kids enjoyed many fun activities integrated around the theme such as; colourful Twister & board games, colourful ultimate balloon frisbee, colour war, creating colourful flag classes, colourful glow in the dark party and capturing the colourful flag. They also went on an exciting excursion to the Jump for Joy indoor trampoline arena in Durban, where they had a blast jumping away.

Browse through our Facebook Album to see more pictures from the Colour week themed holiday camp.

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