Fish Printing and Ice Cream

Hey guys, it is day three at Piers Park. Today was the first day that the kids got to do some fish printing. They were really excited to do it. We broke the kids into small groups and the tables had to come up with a group idea on what colors and design they wanted their flounder to have. One table made a pink flounder with yellow spots and another table made their flounder red with green stripes and white fins. They came out really well. The kids were smiling with the amazing ideas that they came up with. We even let the kids have a choice between the flounder or a mackerel. Most of the kids chose the flounder because it was bigger, but some kids did decided to use the mackerel.

The kids also went to the park today and had a water fight. Kids were trading teams and going rogue. Then all of a sudden, when they heard the music from the ice cream truck; they ran to the fence just to stare at all the different ice creams. It was so adorable to see their little faces light up at the ice cream truck rolling by. Today was a great day once again. See you later
                 -Ary

Food Fight!!

Ready for action.

After spending the last seven weeks getting to know the kids at McDonough Sailing Center, I expected to close out the summer with nothing less than utter insanity. And they did not disappoint! The Save the Harbor staff and I were informed that every year the kids celebrate the end of the summer with an Ice Cream Sundae Toppings Food Fight followed by everyone jumping off the dock. The days leading up to the event, all the kids were doing was some serious strategizing: “whipped cream is fun, but chocolate syrup is better because you can shoot it from a distance,” “caramel sauce is the best because its really sticky,” “sprinkles are only good if the person you throw them at is really covered in chocolate.” Needless to say, everyone, including the Save the Harbor staff, was eagerly counting down the seconds until the 1pm Food Fight start time. At 12:50 you could see kids moving anxiously towards the dock, syrup and whipped cream at the ready. With the sound of a horn, sheer chaos broke out. It was a mass of nearly 100 kids of all ages squirting chocolate syrup, strawberry sauce, whipped cream and caramel on everyone and anyone in their path. Sprinkles and maraschino cherries were flying through the air as everyone turned into human sundaes. It was all over in about 15 minutes and by the end of it, kids were covered to the point that they were unrecognizable.

Sundae Topping Madness

The aftermath

 After all the syrup and whipped cream bottles had been thoroughly emptied, there was a mass ocean plunge as everyone jumped off the dock into the freezing water. There was so much sundae topping everywhere that even after cleaning the dock (three cheers for power washers!) the place smelled like chocolate syrup, even in the water. It was my first sundae toppings food fight and I hope it won’t be my last! With all of its silliness and camaraderie, it was the perfect way to close out the summer at McDonough.

Save the Harbor Sundaes!

-Sarah C

The end of the road at McDonough Sailing

Yesterday was the best and most unforgettable day. We had an ice cream toppings fight along with all the kids at McDonough Sailing Center. It was soooooo much fun and I really enjoyed myself. Everyone was covered in chocolate and had sprinklers and caramel all over them. They had ice cream toppings everywhere on the dock, it was pretty slippery and nasty.

I had chocolate all over my head. I looked like a disgusting sundae. I felt like all the toppings would not come off. But, luckily jumping in the ocean cleaned everything off. The water was really dirty and disgusting. It was so much fun and I really enjoyed it.

I wish that more topping fights that could have happened !