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I wish you could have seen my face the first day of summer camp; my excitement was so contagious I was worried the nurse would put me in quarantine. That being said, my excitement had nothing to do with sports. So far as I was concerned, sports were just another stressful school activity, and to… Lue lisää »
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An Ode to Bunk Junk: Less is More
This week’s guest blog is from the Camp Starlight blog…. Have you ever walked into your child’s room or playroom and thought, “What happened, did a tornado come through here?” So cluttered, so messy that you can’t even think straight? We try our hardest at Camp Starlight to not let the “Bunk Junk tornado” run… Lue lisää »
5 Things for Camp Staff to Begin Thinking about in the Spring
June is less than three months away, snow covers the ground in many locations and you just barely finished making spring break plans, if you’ve committed to working at a summer camp, it’s already time to begin thinking about the summer. Here are five camp things to begin thinking about in the spring: 1.) Make… Lue lisää »
5 Things for Camp Parents to Begin Thinking about in the Spring
April is here, which means spring is just around the corner. More importantly, summer is only a couple of months away, which means it’s time to begin checking off that annual camp preparation list. No doubt, the idea that it’s time to begin thinking about summer is a welcome respite for many following a winter… Lue lisää »
5 Things for Camp Parents to begin Thinking about in the Spring
March is here, which means spring is just around the corner. More importantly, summer is only a few months away, which means it’s time to begin checking off that annual camp preparation list. No doubt, the idea that it’s time to begin thinking about summer is a welcome respite for many following a winter that… Lue lisää »
Camp: Independence, Excitement, Fun…and Even Some Nerves
The guest blog this week is from Camp Laurel South and addresses a very relevant subject with camp growing nearer: Nerves. It’s that time of year. Departure for camp draws ever closer. Excitement builds in the household. And for a first-time camp parent, anxiety is normal. It’s natural to worry about missing your child. Just… Lue lisää »
What’s the Weather Like?
The popularity of summer camp has spread in recent years, now regularly attracting children from all regions of the United States and abroad. For many of these campers, it’s their first trip to the Northeastern United States. So, naturally, one of the most common questions we get at America’s Finest Summer Camps is about the… Lue lisää »
Time to Start Thinking about Packing…
May means a lot of things to a lot of people. To some it’s Memorial Day and the official beginning of summer. For others, it marks the end of another school year. For summer camp parents, it means it’s time to start thinking about packing. For first time parents, the task can seem absolutely overwhelming…. Lue lisää »
10 Things to do before Your Children Leave for Summer Camp
10 Things to do before Your Children Leave for 10. Complete all of the camp paperwork. This provides the camp with valuable details about your child that they can pass onto their health center and counselors. Knowing your children’s interests before they arrive helps the camp place them into cabins or bunks in which they’ll… Lue lisää »