Recreation Guy

As I was out shopping for Halloween props yesterday, I saw a father and son playing with a remote control car in a parking lot. I thought back to when I was 10 years old and I had a remote control car. It was a cheap Toys ‘R’ Us car but I had a blast with that thing. Since then remote controlled vehicles have come a long way.

Then I thought, “That might make a good after school program. It would definately make a great camp program.”

Imagine setting up a dirt track or obstacle course, and letting kids play with a remote control 4WD car or truck on it. Maybe there could be a few 4WD vehicles and the kids could race.

How about boats? Set up some buoys and have the boats run the buoy course for time.

For kids who are a little older, who need a bit of a challenge, there are remote controlled helicopters and airplanes? Learning to fly and land those things could take some time.

From learning how to modify the vehicles to racing them, kids would have a blast in a program like this. The first thing I would do is find a hobby shop near me and talk with someone there.

• Do they have any suggestions on what to teach kids?
• Which remote controlled vehicles do they suggest for a program like this?
• Can the vehicles be modified? That can be part of the program.
• What about decorating the vehicles with paint or stickers? Maybe the kids can make a flag and attach it.
• If the kids wanted to get there own R/C vehicle could they get a discount at the hobby shop?

Hey, the more I write about this the more I want to do it. That’s it, I’m off to my local hobby shop. See ya.