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Summer Camp Themes of the Day
Whether it's a theme meal, theme day or a theme week, themes are a big part of many summer camps. For good reason, too. It's fun to have activities, special events, crafts, food and/or decor that ties into a theme. It's like an ongoing, well planned birthday party.
Continue reading...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 [...]
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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 [...]My New Summer Camp Resource Site
29. January 2009
A couple of weeks ago I started a new site called Summer Camp Program Director. It’s identical to this one except that it’s all about summer camp. RecreationGuy.com was intended to be a catch all resource site for all youth recreation professionals. But while community recreation leaders and directors are interested in ideas and resources [...]
Continue reading...Blockbuster Movies and Summer Camp
15. January 2009
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 [...]
Continue reading...You Sunk My (Summer Camp) Battleship
13. January 2009
Do you get Camp Business magazine? If not, you should. They have some neat articles and it’s free… Yep, free. Cool, huh? The great thing is that you don’t have to wait for a subscription. Northstar Publishing allows you to view their current issue of Camp Business by going to http://www.northstarpubs.com/cb_index.php. The main focus [...]
Continue reading...Conferences, Workshops and Seminars…Oh My!
12. January 2009
Education should be an important part of your career. Sure, you have the college degree but recreation and youth interests are in constant flux. I know a number of directors that put very little stock in ongoing education. I know that even more board and committee members feel the same way. In my opinion we [...]
Continue reading...Another 25 Summer Camp Themes
7. January 2009
This post has been beefed up to 100 Summer Camp Themes and moved to my new site SummerCampProgramDirector.com.
Continue reading...50 Summer Camp Themes
7. January 2009
This post has been beefed up to 100 Summer Camp Themes and moved to my new site SummerCampProgramDirector.com.
Continue reading...Making a Music Video – A Great Summer Camp Project
2. January 2009
I came across the video below the other day and thought, “How fun would it be to get some kids together and make a video like that?!”. While it might not be the best after school program it would be a fantastic summer camp project. What makes this video so great is that everybody in [...]
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 [...]
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