Many of the campers will have been through the whole archery thing during previous summers. The number one rule is safety, but once that is taken care of it’s best to introduce some new challenges on the archery field. Here are some games that will keep the campers (and the instructors) engaged and excited about the archery program.
Young kids love the idea of fairies, little magical beings that have wings. Tinker Bell has been the sidekick of Peter Pan for many years, but she is arguably more popular than Peter with some youngsters.
It’s the 25 Anniversary of the movie The Goonies. Whenever I think of treasure hunts I think of The Goonies.
Here’s a camp wide mystery that you can play this summer. Enjoy.
Last week, Terry, the programming manager at Sugar Bay, the only ACA accredited camp in South Africa, left a comment asking me for ideas for their 4 weeks of camp held during the World Cup.
Before I give my suggestions for their themes I wanted to take a moment and address the programming opportunity of this event that comes around every 4 years.
When I posted that I would take your questions about programming I received a number of emails. Here is one that I really liked. I may post some of the others in the future.
I don’t remember where I first read about this evening activity but I can tell you that the times I ran it the campers really got into the whole thing.
I just finished posting on my other blog RecreationGuy.com about a sign language program that a friend of mine runs for the YMCA she works at, and she doesn’t even know sign language.
Bingo is fun for all ages. It’s a game of chance and there is no skill involved. This makes it an activity that all your campers can participate in. Though the game is enjoyable for kids to play, especially when there are some fun prizes on the line, we suggest you attach a theme to…
A Drum Circle (a.k.a. rhythm circle) is an empowering group activity which uses a combination of various percussion instruments. The main purpose is to experience the joy of group music making.
