You hire a new person and tell them that they need to run an after school program with crafts and/or games. They have no idea what to do or where to start.
Your after school staff come in and they are scrambling at the last minute to put together a fun activity for the theme of [...]
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14. April 2010
Life Size Candy Land
Years ago when I worked for another recreation department we had a life size Candy Land game. The community loved it. It was brought out every year for the Easter event. I don’t know who started the idea, but the city of Poway, in San Diego County, has been doing it for many many years.
With [...]
4. April 2010
Random Thoughts and Ideas – Storytelling Faire
Wouldn’t it be neat if we held an event like a Storytelling Faire. There would be tents set-up with different story tellers. Stories would range from fantasy to history. Storytellers could use props if they wanted to. There could be storytellers that use puppets or act out stories. Stories could be told through photographs as [...]
24. March 2010
Spa and Relaxation After School Program
Recently we brained stormed some new ideas. Our sports programs are very popular. What we needed were some ideas for indoor programs. One of those ideas was Spa and Relaxation.
22. March 2010
Random Thoughts and Ideas – Awards
And the winner for most creative programming goes to…
8. March 2010
Random Thoughts and Ideas – Birthdays
Do you send out birthday cards to your customers. Let’s take it one step further, shall we?
4. March 2010
Easter Event Cupcake Walk
Here’s an activity for your Easter event that kids will line-up. It’s called the Cupcake Walk.
4. March 2010
Finding Inspiration
It’s hard to find inspiration…unless you know where to look. Of course, that “place” is different for everyone.
3. March 2010
After School – St. Patricks Day Craft
So yesterday I was looking for a St. Patrick’s Day craft for an after school program. After spending an hour online I was shocked that I couldn’t find anything the caught my interest.
2. March 2010
Payment Plans for Summer Camp
It’s no secret that the economy is still in bad shape. Parents still want to send their kids to camp though.
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