The girls are at it again! Bath Junkie Owner Katie Cantor
and Peace of Mind Counselor Kris Silvestry’s “Who’s the Boss? GIRLS!” camp ended
its second and final session for this summer on Saturday, August 10.
As with the previous session, the girls were given experiences in creating business plans and making products that are already sold at Bath Junkie, as well as inventing their own, including scented hair-ties, foundation for all skin tones and scented “Poofballs.”
Cantor and Silvestry also wanted to encourage public speaking skills. To do this, each camper was given the name of a fictional monster, which they then created an entire appearance, personality and lifestyle for. While giving presentations about their monsters, the girls had to improvise the answers to questions about their monsters and the business plans which they eventually created for the monsters.
“It’s all about learning to handle crazy questions and being able to come up with an answer on the spot,” explained Cantor.
Additionally, the group redecorated the store’s show window and met female entrepreneurs from around Westfield, including Lynne Fitzpatrick from the Guillotine, Sherry Cronin from the Downtown Westfield Corporation, Patricia from Patricia & Paul’s and Heather Robinson from the Chamber of Commerce.
Many of the campers stated that they were nervous at the beginning of the week, but they all agreed that by the end they were completely comfortable and that the camp was “so much fun.” The consensuses for favorite aspects of the week were “decorating the show window” and “making products.”
The girls expressed an interest in returning to the camp, and said that they would want to “be a worker for a day,” and do the “same routine [as we did this week,] but different projects.”
In the future, Cantor and Silvestry plan on holding more camps during the summer. Cantor stated that she is also considering holding a year-long camp that would be after school, and more in-depth.
"We really need to do it after school and make it a real program that people can have fun at and have a great experience at," said Silvestry.
Additionally, every other Friday night she plans on holding “Girls Just Wanna Have Fun," where, for $20, girls of all ages will be given a basket of various ingredients and can create their own products.
