Whether you need an idea for a camp program, after school program or special event, with a little tweaking an Around the World in ? Days can be a universal solution, based on the book Around the World in 80 Days. During a week long camp it could be Around the World in 5 Days….
Did you catch the new reality game show Cha$e Tuesday night on the Sci-Fi channel? If not, check it out at www.scifi.com/chase. Very cool! It’s advertised as the first live action video game. Here’s what the show is about (taken directly from the show’s site): They can run. But can they hide? CHA$E, an action-packed,…
I love this picture. It just says so much. I got this one from Dreamstime. They are by far my favorite stock photo site, mainly because they have great pictures at unbelievable rates. We use them when we need pictures for our brochure and a lot of our other marketing materials. share me! Bookmark on…
This past weekend was a busy one. It all started on Friday. A couple of months ago I met with a coworker of mine to plan an event. The event was a summer camp “round table”. The idea was to get recreation pros from Northern California together to share ideas about summer camp. There were…
I do a fair amount of shopping online. Amazon is one of my favorite websites. I also check out Woot.com on a daily basis. But every once in a while I find a new retail website that gets me excited. Recently I came across ThinkGeek. ThinkGeek has a variety of fun electronic toys that you…
Acting classes are great. The kids get to play drama games, dress up as someone else, and perform. You don’t have to be an actor to lead a drama program either, at least not for kids. Of course, not all acting programs are created equal. You can put on a drama class that consists of…
Indiana Jones went looking for some Mummys and he never made it out. This was one of our rooms for the haunted house. Of course it’s not very creepy with all the lights on, but when they went out and the lantern was the only thing flickerin’ things were a little different. I found the…
It’s not hard to entertain kids that are receptive to it, especially if it’s an after school program. Think about it, the kids just got out of school where they actually have to do work. Now it’s playtime. What better way is their to play than with sports balls? All Ball is a once a…
The other day I responded to a posting on the YMCA forums. The post asked for suggestions of tot programs other than sports. I responded with a few thoughts and wanted to share one of them with you. If you’re doing tot programs you ‘re probably doing some Mommy and Me classes, tot sports classes…
A parent called our office today and asked what our refund policy was. She explained that her 6 year old son didn’t like our once-a-week after school program where he and 14 other 1st and 2nd graders played soccer and made fun snacks. A child may not like a program for any number of reasons;…
