Hey Camp George! We will be providing you with weekly indoor and outdoor activities that you can do to stay active, have fun, and give back to your community.
Are you doing any amazing activities while you’ve been home? We want to hear about them! Let us know if you have any suggestions, and we might feature your activity in our weekly post to our community.
The world needs our help now more than ever. There are ways that YOU can help to better your local community and the environment. We all have the responsibility to play a role in tikkun olam (repairing the world). Here are ways to help:
Make A Poster For Your Neighbours (Indoor)
Think about positive messages you would want your neightbours to hear right now. People are not seeing their family, friends, classmates as much anymore and spending their time in their own neighbourhoods. You can help to boost their spirit and improve their day. For example, “we’re in this together”, “stay safe” or “call me if you need groceries”. Write your message(s) on a piece of paper or board and make it colourful to catch their eye!
You can also create a rainbow to put in your window. Many families around the world are doing this to spread positivity and brighten people’s day. Use the hashtag #everythingwillbealright
Supplies:
-Paper, Bristol board or cardboard
-Tape (to secure poster to window)
-Markers or other decorations
Sowing and Growing Beans (Indoor/Outdoor)
You can watch your own bean plant grow from seedling to a delicious food and create a beautiful garden for your neighbourhood as well. Here’s how:
- Take any raw bean that you have in your house. Place 3 beans, wrapped in paper towel, inside a glass cup.
- Put the glass on the window sill with direct access to sun.
- Put a little water every three days in the glass until the paper towel is moist (not submerged). You will see the bean sprout into a little plant!
- In three weeks, you can either plant the bean plant outside into the ground or into a pot with soil. It’s important to have some kind of stick or structure that the plant can wrap around as it grows.
Supplies:
-3 beans
-Paper Towel
-Glass cup or mason jar
-Water
Thank you for doing your part to help our community during this time of need. Stay tuned next week for more indoor/outdoor activities that you can do while you’re home.
Also be sure to check out these great virtual gatherings sponsored by some of our friends:
Thursday March 26 at 1:00pm join Holy Blossom’s Teen Community for Passover cooking fun
Friday March 27 at 10:45am join the UJA ShinShinim in Israel online musical kabbalat shabbat
Friday March 27 at 6:30pm join Temple Sinai’s Kabbalat Shabbat Service
Saturday March 28 at 10:00 am join Solel Congregation for Shabbat Services
Monday March 30 at 7:00pm join Rabbi Elyse Goldstein at City Shul for Passover 2020 OMG: How? Why? What?
Don’t forget to register for our Virtual Israeli Dance Session and Virtual Mifkad and watch our social media for lots of updates!
-The Camp George Team