Hosting a Great Summer Camp

This article contains how to host an awesome, successful summer camp.

We did do a summer camp and this is based on real data.

You will learn about outside options, logistics, and most importantly, how to make it fun!

Here are some outside options. You can do a scavenger hunt. Make a list for them to find. Make sure that it isn’t too obvious but sort of is. If they find it give them a star! Another good idea is chalk. Chalk is also good because it lets the kids express their mind with drawing. Then there is always the floating bubbles. Let them pretend they are popping machines or a wizard with a floating crystal ball. Lastly, the hopscotch always gives them a challenge.

The age matters. You don’t want people older than you coming! We recommend ages 4-6 years old. You don’t want it too early or late in the day. So we also recommend 4:00-5:00. If that doesn’t work, then around noon. We would recommend not doing snacks because you don’t know who will come and they might have allergies and it could spoil their dinner and cost you money. We asked our little sister which topics she was interested in and we also used our own judgment on what topics would be easy to understand and fun to learn about. We recommend about $12 for four days or about $3 per day for each kid. We donated half our money to an animal shelter.

How to make it fun. Acting out a play is always fun because they can see it in action. No squinting their eyes to look at a book. There should be creative games, more games to fit with the topic than other games. Stations give them a chance to move around, not just sit.

Crafts keep them occupied and can give you time because only one person needs to help the kids with it, unless it is a challenging craft. Choose a craft that is related to the topic. We got our ideas from Pinterest and our grandma. You can ask your relatives for ideas too.