Category: Ready For Camp

10 Tips for Your Child’s first Day of Camp

Freeze your water – Freeze a large water bottle over night so it slowly cools throughout the day. Your camper will really appreciate having cool water during the hotter parts of the day.   Wear proper attire – Closed toed shoes are essential for a fun, safe day at camp. Layers

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10 Things You Get at Camp that You Don’t Get at School

Significant Time Spent Outdoors – Apart from the fact that they are more likely to engage in healthy forms of play that will stimulate exercise, unstructured play time spent outdoors is beneficial for their creativity and development. Exercise and Physical Activity – Outside of school, camp provides precisely the kind of opportunities for kids

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Why Camp Staff make the best Role Models

Camp counselors are usually made up of young adults who are energized, engaging, and motivating – though they carry a lot of responsibility. The great thing about camp counselors is that they are young and lie somewhere between an older sibling and a cool older friend we all wish we

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Why Day Camp?

If you have been thinking about Camp for your child this summer then you may have already started to take a look at the activities offered, the location of the camp, the time and dates camp is scheduled for. Although this is all critical information, Camp is able to deliver

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Is your child ready for camp?

Attending summer camp is an exciting time for children to have the opportunity to try something new and grow in many wonderful ways. How does a parent know whether a child is ready to attend camp? Many children and teens can be anxious about attending camp for the first time,

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3 Tips for Helping A Child Try Something New

Sometimes even the simplest activities can be trying for children, and they may be reluctant to participate if the activity is new or unfamiliar to them. It can often become a struggle to get kids to try new things, especially if they attach fear to the unfamiliar task or lack

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Finding the Right Summer Camp for Your Child

We know that choosing a summer camp for your child is an important decision. There are many wonderful camps to choose from, but selecting the right one for your child and your family can be difficult. All Camps are not alike and meet many different goals but here are some

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Exercise and the Importance of Physical Activity for Kids

Academics are a crucial part of kids’ development; because of the impact on our kids’ futures and its vital element it plays in their success, we tend to overlook certain things that may seem trivial but are perhaps more deserving of our attention. Recess for example, a period of unstructured

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Encouraging Teens to Develop and Grow at Camp

In order for teenagers to successfully develop into well rounded adults they need a whole range of skills at their disposal to succeed on the road ahead. Perseverance, resilience and independence are all essential life skills for teens today, and finding avenues for teenagers to develop and practice these skills

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Life Skills Learned at Camp, Essential for Kindergarten Success

Camp is a great opportunity for children to gain and practice some of the life skills teachers claim are critical to a child’s success and readiness for kindergarten.  According to teachers, independence and the ability to listen and follow multi-step directions are the areas kindergarten students struggle with most.  In

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