Secret Buddies

          Summer is coming up and to me that means secret buddies and vacation. You give notes and gifts to your secret buddy. Your buddy doesn't know that it is you though. That is why it is a secret. In my drama camp, we each fill out a slip and put it in a hat to chose. The slip lists what the person enjoys. Every day, you are supposed to give your buddy something. Usually there is a competition to see who can be the best secret buddy. I believe it doesn't matter how much stuff you give them, just how much thought and creativity you put into the gift. For example, once someone gave my friend a stuffed bear with everything they liked duck taped to it. It was a riot! I wish I got one, so next year I will give something even greater than that to my buddy to be! The fun part of secret buddies is the surprise. You can start this fun in only a few steps! This buddy system can be set up at school, day camp, office, home, or between kids you baby sit. For instance, every time you babysit a certain child, you could make the other families kids a present. Then, you could introduce the two buddies! You could even do secret buddies with one person. You would send your friend a letter and not put your name on the envelope. Just make sure you know that person well enough and tell them within a week.


Secret Buddies are amazing!