With rain beating down on the windows, tiny tennis shoes took to stomping to music, making indoor crafts, and sharing difficult memories of the rain that wouldn't stop until finally taking their homes a year ago last June. Counselors said today's heavy rainfall and gray skies provided the perfect backdrop for 22 kids to open up a little about the emotional toll living through a natural disaster takes on a tiny soul.The weeklong camp continues to impress me with it's fun ciriculum mixed together with a few sober moments for kids to process what they've been through. For example, the children really seemed to put their hearts into putting on a drama with thunder, lightining, and non-stop rain. One trained counselor at the camp told me often times children express themselves best through play. The camp continue tomorrow with visits from local celebrity weatherman KCRG-TV9's Joe Winters and pet therapy animals from St. Luke's Hospital.
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