Recreation Guy

Many of us love pop culture. There is always a buzz around camps that have a Survivor or Amazing Race theme. Superheroes is another good one. Don’t get me started on the SpongeBob theme we had a few years back. Indiana Jones/Adventure Week also continues to be popular, as does CSI week.

I especially love using themes that tie into summer blockbusters. If campers have seen the movie they can usually relate to the theme, sometimes more so then say a theme based on another time period. For example, do you think your campers would enjoy Wizards Week (based on the Harry Potter movie coming out this summer) or Wild West week. If your camp is on a ranch, then you should probably stick with the Wild West theme. If not, you should at least consider tying in this summer’s hit movies.

Below I have listed some of the movies that are coming out this year that you may find inspiration from for one of your theme weeks or theme days:

• Inkheart
  Camp (your camp name) is bringing literary fiction and fantasy to life this summer during Inkheart Week.
• Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian
  At Camp (Wala-Wala) we spend a Night at the Museum, where history comes to life.
• Up
  Explore South America’s wilderness when you come “UP” to Camp (Wala-Wala) this summer.
• Land of the Lost
  Look out for the dinosaurs, monkey people, and Sleestacks at Camp (Wala-Wala) as we explore the Land of the Lost.
• Transformers
  We’re “Transforming” Camp (Wala-Wala) into more than meets the eye.
• Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs
  We survived the Ice Age at Camp (Wala-Wala) and now we see evidence of dinosaurs around.
• Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince
  Spend a week in the Forbidden Forest of Hogwarts, where there-in lies a hidden summer camp full of magical adventures and Ministry of Magic assigned counselors. Welcome to Camp (Wala-Wala).