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Easter Event Cupcake Walk
Here's an activity for your Easter event that kids will line-up. It's called the Cupcake Walk.
Continue reading...How We Run Our Father-Daughter Valentine’s Dance
8. February 2010
One of our most popular events of the year is the Father-Daughter Valentine’s Dance. Here is how we run ours. The Set-Up The day of the event we set up the community room with tables and chairs for people to sit at. In the back of the room we have a few tables for crafts. At the [...]
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One of our most popular events of the year is the Father-Daughter Valentine’s Dance. Here is how we run ours.
The Set-Up
The day of the event we set up the community room with tables and chairs for people to sit at. In the back of the room we have a few tables for crafts. At the [...]How to Design The Cover of Your Activity Guide
22. February 2009
I see a lot of parks and recreation department and YMCA brochures. Most of them have one thing in common, the cover is not as engaging as it could be. I would show you examples but I don’t want anyone getting offended. Just take a look at yours or the city recreation departments and YMCAs [...]
Continue reading...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...Send Out A Fun Holiday Card This Season
18. December 2008
Do you send out holiday cards to contract instructors, customers, other departments, advertisers, board members and/or staff? This year email them a holiday card that is sure to get a response. We’re in the recreation industry so we should be sending out fun cards, no? Take a look at the holiday card below, of some [...]
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...Why the Chase’s Calendar of Events Book is a Must Have
19. November 2008
I’m guessing you didn’t know today was Mickey Mouse’s birthday. Do you know when Talk Like a Pirate Day is? It’s September 19th. There are over 600 pages of events and holidays in Chase’s Calendar of Events. In this great resource you’ll find events, holidays, celebrity birthdays and more. It’s a bit on the pricey side [...]
Continue reading...Why April is a Great Month to Promote Recreation Programs
18. November 2008
Like most recreation professionals, I have to plan programs way ahead of time. In a few weeks I have to start working on the brochure for spring, so our programs from Feb/March to June need to be planned now. April 20-26, 2009 is TV Turn Off Week. Started by the Center for Scree Time Awareness, TV [...]
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...Mummy Room Photo
4. November 2008
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 chest [...]
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