Another 100 Summer Camp Themes
What!? Another 100 Themes?! Yep. My first post of 100 Summer Camp Themes was very popular, but people contacted me for other ideas. So, I gave you 100 More Summer Camp Themes. Guess what? I still get...
View ArticlePodcast Episode 5: An Interview with Scott Arizala
You can also listen and subscribe to the podcast on iTunes. In this episode I interview Scott Arizala, camp director, trainer, consultant, and speaker. I first saw Scott speak at a regional conference...
View ArticlePodcast Episode 6: The Hero’s Journey
You can also listen and subscribe to the podcast on iTunes. In this episode I talk about The Hero’s Journey which I have written about in previous posts. In This Episode I discuss the 12 stages of The...
View Article10 Things to Offer Instead of Early Bird Discounts
Early Bird Discounts (EBD) are commonplace in the summer camp world. They are used to get parents to act quickly instead of waiting until April or May to register. There are plenty of valid reasons a...
View ArticleDisney or Six Flags – What Style of Camp Do You Run?
Have you been to a Disney theme park and a Six Flags theme park? Which do you prefer? Which do you recommend to friends? There are some very fundamental differences between the two. Let’s take a look...
View Article12 Things to Do at Camp with a GoPro Camera
GoPro cameras are amazing. They can be attached to all sorts of things thanks to the multitude of mounting options that are available. They are very durable. They have great image quality and image...
View Article3 Fun Team Building Activities You Probably Haven’t Heard Of
Team building activities can be fun and challenging, but they can also become stale for the facilitator and participants if the same ones are used over and over. Here are three that you probably...
View ArticlePodcast Episode 7: Themes for Educational Camps
You can also listen and subscribe to the podcast on iTunes by clicking here. In this episode I discuss a question I received about using themes for an educational camp. In This Episode Why using fun...
View ArticleThe 2016 eBook Pre-Order Event
Last week I sent out a survey to my email list asking what programming topics they would like to see me cover in blog posts, podcasts and ebooks. From that feedback I chose 13 of the 20 ebooks I had...
View Article5 of My Favorite Gold Nuggets
Here are five of my favorite entires from the Journey section of the book “Gold Nuggets – Readings for Experiential Education”, a book I used a lot back when I was a ropes course director. Even After...
View ArticleStore Discount This Week
Get 25% off in the store until Friday of this week by using the code may25 at checkout. This includes all ebooks and templates. Does not include the bundle, which is already discounted. The post Store...
View Article5 Effective Supervisor Tactics You Probably Learned as a Camp Counselor
I’ve worked for a number of camps, both day and resident and have had good supervisors and bad ones. In that time, I have learned ten staff supervision tactics that have worked for me. In this post...
View Article5 More Effective Supervisor Tactics You Probably Learned as a Camp Counselor
Yesterday, I wrote about five tactics I use as a supervisor. In this second part I’ve got five more. Let’s jump right into it. Encourage Them Encouraging campers is a big part of being a camp...
View ArticleThe Secret Ingredient of Summer Camp
This is a guest post by Cody Hill. As a child living in an inner city neighborhood, I never had the opportunity to explore the outdoors. For me, the outdoors meant going to the park and playing...
View ArticleThe 3 Staff Slump Busters
Did your staff hit that mid-summer slump? Are gifts and parties not having the lasting effect you hoped it would? While recognizing your staff and doing things like gift exchanges, staff parties and...
View ArticleThe 3 Things You Should Be Doing This Fall to Prepare for Next Summer!
This is a guest post by Samantha Stone Avneri. Now that the dust has settled and kids are back in school, that means you finally have time to get stuff done! That might include getting to emails that...
View ArticleStart Planning Your Best Summer Ever With The 6 New eBooks
Writing a book takes a long time. These all were ebooks that I had planned on having out before the summer hit, but here it is after summer and they are finally ready. Some of you are already planning...
View ArticleSeptember Email Round Table
This month we resume the email round tables with a big one. Instead of having the usual one topic, I’ve decided to cover all of camp and give you the option of which sub-topic of the round table you...
View Article60+ Theme Day Ideas
I have written three different lists of themes to be used for themes weeks. 100 Summer Camp Themes 100 More Summer Camp Themes Another 100 Summer Camp Themes Those themes are meant to encompass all of...
View ArticleChange the Color of Your Campfires
Recently, I had the opportunity to try out a product called Magical Flames. It’s a packet of chemicals that, when thrown into a wood fire, changes the color of the flames. Well, it doesn’t exactly...
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