Life at the Bay

This week in our Sugar Bay Get to Know series, we get to know Sesame!   Named after the healthy seed and not after the Sesame Street Muppets, Sesame has been a counselor at Sugar Bay for 6 months.   Sesame, or Ses as many would call her, really enjoys stand-up-paddle-boarding (sup), space jump and king swing at Sugar Bay. She told us these were her absolute favourite activities at camp.    The other thing Sesame really loves at camp are the Chicken Schwarmas.    Ses described herself in 3 words as “Happy, Giving and always Willing!”    Sweet Ses, very sweet.  Sesame is quite a funny girl. She told us about one of her most embarrassing moments at camp which had us in stitches: “My most embarrassing moment at camp was when I walked head first into a member of ground staff who was carrying planks down the board walk. I was distracted, talking to the campers from my cabin and went head first into t...

Sugar Bay has their very own pair of identical twins. We call this Sugar Bay Duo Ping & Pong!    Just like the game, Ping-Pong, one would be incomplete without the other.    Ping & Pong have been counselors at Sugar Bay for roughly 6 months. Although they share many similarities in physical appearance, they are actually very different.   Check this out: Differences between Ping & Pong: Question: Ping: Pong: Favourite activity? King Swing Climbing Wall Favourite camp meal? Alfredo Waffles & Ice-Cream If you could be an animal, what would you chose to be? A dog, so I can be spoiled and do whatever I want to. A wolf, because whereas a lion and tiger is the leader of a pack, a wolf doesn't perform in a circus. If you could have a super power, what would it be and why? To be ...

  One of the greatest issues parents are faced with these days are in fact, homesick kids. We've been having so many trust issues that most of us haven't even sent our kids away from home before the age of 12. This is becoming an issue, as the older our kids are growing only being exposed to their comfort zones, the greater their homesickness and the chances of them not being independent.    If you have decided that the time is right to send your kids away from home. Here are 5 effective strategies to help the little ones grow their wings and soar away from home. 5 Ways to deal with Homesickness: 1. Prepare your child Preparing your children before they leave for a vacation is the first step in dealing with homesickness. It needs to be established that missing home and finding it difficult to adjust to new situations is indeed a normality. The aim of this preparation helps kids to deal with and understand their emotions. Once they unders...

  Sugar Bay has decided to combine two things that our campers love: holiday camps and winning , to extend the holidays this May with another fun filled themed holiday camp. Ladies and gentleman... Welcome to Spin n Win Week!  Spin n Win week (1- 8 May): We've decided to roll the dice and throw in another exclusive Sugar Bay holiday camp based on the game-show concept of spinning a wheel to determine what theme we will follow each day, the meals we will be having and the activities we will be competing in to win fabulous Sugar Bay prizes. We've chosen 7 of our best themed holiday camps and placed them on our wheel so that our campers get to re-live some of these best camps one after the other in just one week. Highlights:    Game Show Day – Full of mini games and competitions  ...