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Teaching Sports After School
Every recreation department teaches sports to kids, whether by their own staff or through contract instructors. And why wouldn’t they, the benefits for children are many. But what if you want to offer a sport and don’t have an instructor? Maybe you can’t find a qualified contract instructor to teach the skills and nobody on [...]
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Every recreation department teaches sports to kids, whether by their own staff or through contract instructors. And why wouldn’t they, the benefits for children are many. But what if you want to offer a sport and don’t have an instructor? Maybe you can’t find a qualified contract instructor to teach the skills and nobody on [...]8 Friday Night Teen Program Ideas
26. January 2009
Are you offering your teens (specifically the middle school students) a Friday night program? Here are some ideas that may appeal to the teens and pre-teens in your area. Most of these activities can take place in your community center or a school gym. If you find one or two that are a real hit [...]
Continue reading...FitDecks are Great Tools For The Youth Recreation Professional
16. December 2008
A few weeks ago we started an after school program based around fitness. If you have ever tried to plan a fitness program for kids you know that it’s not as easy as having the kids run and do sit-ups. You want the kids to enjoy themselves so that they will continue to be active [...]
Continue reading...Why Drum Circles Make a Great Summer Camp and Youth Recreation Program
12. December 2008
A Drum Circle (a.k.a. rhythm circle) is an empowering group activity which uses a combination of various percussion instruments. The main purpose is to experience the joy of group music making. The facilitator creates an atmosphere charged with excitement – and focuses on developing group cohesion. We have an innate ability to feel and respond to [...]
Continue reading...How To Make Transitions and Downtime Fun During Youth Programs and Camps
5. December 2008
Transitions from one activity to another can be difficult, especially if there is downtime while your group of kids are waiting for the next activity to start. Camps are notorious for this. There is so much downtime between activities and meals that campers start getting restless during these times. Thankfully, I have a solution. There [...]
Continue reading...An After School Puppet Program Can Be a Big Hit
4. December 2008
Kids love puppets. Create an after school program that kids can learn and practice puppetry once a week. After 8-10 weeks you’ll be ready to put on a show for other kids and/or their families. A puppet program is relatively easy to run and the kids will really get into it. Kids first learn [...]
Continue reading...Breakdancing Is Alive and Kicking – A Recreation Program for the Cool Kids
20. November 2008
What is a B-Boy? Here is the definition from Wikipedia: A B-boy or B-girl is a person devoted to hip hop culture, more specifically, bboying/breakdancing. The term originates with the first hip hop DJ, DJ Kool Herc, who, noticing the reaction of some dancers to his playing the part of the record with a drum break, [...]
Continue reading...20 Program Ideas for TV TurnOff Week
19. November 2008
April 20th-26th, 2009 is TV Turnoff Week. Yesterday I told you that I would give you 20 ideas for programs you can put together for TV Turnoff Week. Well, here we go… Family Bingo Night Community Dog Walk Family Bike Ride A One Night Gardening Class Dodgeball Tournament Mommy and Me Arts and Crafts A Cruise in the Community Center – Each [...]
Continue reading...15 Things To Do During an Around the World in 80 Days Program
17. November 2008
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. [...]
Continue reading...How Cha$e Could Be the Next Cool Young Adult Program
14. November 2008
Did you catch the new reality game show Cha$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, edge-of-your-seat reality show, [...]
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