The Roughing It Blog
Tips for Choosing the Right Summer Camp for Your Child
January is a good time to begin looking for the right camp for your child! Many programs are just opening their registration so parents still have time to do their research. We are happy to offer some suggestions and resources for parents based on our 43 years of experience in
Happy New Year
Wishing all our camper families a happy and healthy 2015, can’t wait to see you all in the summer!
Ann’s Favorite Holiday Activities For Families
Looking for something to do over winter break? Holiday spirit is everywhere, and now is the best time to spend some quality time with your friends and family! There are many different holiday activities available around the Bay Area, and here are a few on our list.
Welcome Back Jennifer!
We are so excited to welcome back Jennifer, our Summer 2014 KP Counselor for our 43rd summer of camp! Jennifer was an enthusiastic counselor and came to camp everyday with a smile on her face ready to have a great time with her KP campers! Jennifer will be returning for
Summer Memories Videos from Ann & Hobie and RI Staff!
All our staff and Ann and Hobie have prepared some excellent holiday video grams for you to enjoy! Hop on over to our Holiday Greetings Video Page to enjoy all the holiday video grams from all of us to you!
Tis’ the Season for Holiday Greeting!
Happy Holidays Campers! Read up on all our staff greetings from group counselors and our fabulous program staff! Enjoy!
Cook Up More S’mores this Winter!
Hey camper families! D’juno it’s been 105 days since the last day of camp? We thought it would be fun to remember all the awesome things about camp by cooking s’mores, a famous Roughing It tradition. Here’s a great article on cooking up this camp dish indoors to avoid the
Give the Gift of Camp – An Experience that Lasts a Lifetime
If you are looking for a gift to give your child that is remarkably different, not materialistic, does not require batteries and will last a lifetime, consider giving the “gift of camp” this holiday season. Between now and December 15 when you register your camper we will send you a special personalized Roughing
Teaching Children About the Spirit of Giving & Ways to Donate
It is always important to teach children to be compassionate and concerned for people in need, which can be a real challenge today as many suburban children rarely see people who are homeless, hungry, or without adequate warm clothing. The holiday season is a great time for children to learn
30 Fun Holiday Craft Ideas for the Family
Get excited for December with: “30 Holiday Crafts, Activities and Goodies for December” from ParentMap.
Donation Opportunities this December
Looking for ways to donate this holiday season? Roughing It is collecting for the following organizations: One Warm Coat, Toys for Tots, Bay Area Rescue Mission, and the Roughing It Foundation. Drop by with items any time between now and December 18th. Our address is: 1010 Oak Hill Road in
Give the Gift of Camp – An Experience That Lasts a Lifetime
This time of year it’s hard for us not to get swept up into holiday gift giving, especially those of us with kids, and it’s hard not to lose sight of what we really want to give our children.
Happy Turkey Day!
Thanksgiving is a great time to give thanks for what you have been given and one thing we will not forget to be grateful for are all our camper families. Thank you for spreading the spirit of camp all year round. Wishing everybody safe travels!
Happy Thanksgiving!
Thanksgiving is a time to celebrate all we are grateful for in our lives. At Roughing It, we are thankful for the opportunity to spend 43 magical summers at camp watching our campers grow. We are grateful to our campers, camp families and staff who have make up our camp
Giving Tuesday, Dec 2, 2014
Looking for a way for you and your family to give back this holiday season? Get involved in #GivingTuesday happening Tuesday Dec 2nd.
Summer 2014 Photo Book
Keep the camp memories alive with our summer 2014 photo book. Preview and order a book today! This summer’s photo book is a great way for campers and staff to relive the joys of camp and can even be a fun gift for campers, staff and parents during the holiday season! View
Teaching Kids Gratitude- 5 Ways Children Learn Gratitude at Camp
As parents we all want our children to grow up as happy, successful adults, and we always look for ways to help them develop these skills. According to “Seven Ways to Foster Gratitude in Children” by Jeffrey Froh, “gratitude plays a major role in [an] adult’s well-being and success,” and
Adventures from Libby: Substitute Teaching
Thanks to Libby for sharing this awesome story about how she has gotten to use Roughing It’s teachings while subbing:
Celebrate Int’l Wear Your Camp Shirt Day
Celebrate Int’t Wear Your Camp Shirt Day 11/18/14 and represent Roughing It Day Camp this Tuesday. Be sure to take a photo and send it to us to be part of our Wear In the World section on Camper Caboodle.
Hobie’s Blog: The Founding of Roughing It Day Camp
Announcing: Hobie’s latest blog about the founding of Roughing It Day Camp! Get the inside scoop on how camp came to be and find out where it all began. Check it out on the HobieCamp Blog
Life Lessons Learned as a Camper and Junior Counselor
Every year we receive requests from campers and staff to write letters of recommendation for college & graduate school applications, or a new job. This fall we got such a request from a former camper and junior counselor, Jimmy, who was applying to Harvard. Jimmy included his college essay about
See the New Camper Caboodle for Camp Photos & News!
Our new Caboodle Layout has arrived! See our recent articles and new homepage by logging in to the Camper Caboodle website!
Happy Veteran’s Day
Happy Veteran’s Day to one and all. We are grateful to those who have served our country and those who continue to serve today.
Why Gratitude is Important for Children to Learn
With Thanksgiving and Christmas just around the corner, this is the time of year for family, friends, and a chance to reflect on everything we have to be thankful for. The rush of the holiday season is coming up, and with all of the toy stores and media talking about
Alumni Staff Kevin Returns from Serbia
Welcome home to Kevin Graham, our former Fishing Counselor, and Waterfront Director! Kevin worked at Roughing It Day Camp for three summers as well has his sister, Moira (Saddle Club Director) and brother, Keith, also Fishing Counselor! Kevin just returned from his overseas assignment with the US Army in Serbia
Gio – G4 Counselor and Alumni Camper
D’Juno that twelve of our staff from Summer 2014 were once JCs and/or campers at Roughing It?
Happy Halloween from the Roughing It Team!
Wishing everyone a safe and spooky Halloween! We celebrated last Friday with our Trick or Treat street event and had a great turnout! Thanks to all our camper families for stopping by.
Congrats to the Giants!
We support our Bay Area team and were so excited to watch the Giants take the World Series title in the seventh and final game of the World Series. Congratulation to the Giants for winning for the 3rd time in the past five years. Amazing!
Trying New Things at Camp Isn’t Scary
Halloween may be fun, dressing up in costumes and eating lots of candy, but it can also be one of the scariest times of the year for children. All of the scary things around can remind us that new experiences can be fun, exciting and terrifying to children all at
Camper Caboodle – Keeping Camp Memories Alive!
Here’s a fun photo from the summer of the Junior High Boys Group! This photo was selected as our Photo of the Week in the Today@Section.
