Last week one of our regular summer camp forum contributors, Cody, posted a list of camp games that were altered to fit a Halloween theme.
Last week one of our regular summer camp forum contributors, Cody, posted a list of camp games that were altered to fit a Halloween theme.
There are a lot of great sites that have wonderful arts and crafts ideas that you should know about. Here are my favorites.
A month ago I had a parent contact me to ask if I would put together a treausre hunt for her 9 year-old’s birthday party. “YES!” I exclaimed.
One of the conversations on LinkedIn was about community recreation event sponsorships. It seems a lot of people are looking for information on how to set-up and find sponsorships. While I don’t have the answers (as I was the one who started the conversation on LinkedIn) I do have some links to info on what…
Are you on a constant search for contract instructors but you just don’t know where to find them. Take a look at these 10 ways.
The summer season for me ended last week when the week of my final camp ended. Last week I put together my third annual Harry Potter Camp. In all the years that I have worked in recreation and camping I have never gotten the kind of praise from campers and parents that I have received…
You may have heard of the middle school dances at recreation community centers that are out of control. Kids sneaking out, engaging in inappropriate behavior. Fights. Items being broken. Here’s how we run our dances.
Spinners is a program that is all about things that spin, including Frisbees, hula hoops, jump ropes and more.
This is a reprint of the post I did at SummerCampProgramDirector.com. I am reprinting it here for those of you that do not visit or know about my other site. Most youth recreation organizations run summer camps and I thought that this film festival was something some of you might be interested in.
Sight, sound, smell, taste and touch – kids love to explore their five senses.
