KidsCamp portfolio, 2013 - KidsCare of Pennsbury

Program Activities
Each child attending the KidsCamp summer day camp program will participate in a daily program consisting of a flexible
schedule of high-interest activities and events. The following activity areas represent the major components of KidsCamp.
Program “Weekly” Themes
Special activities (i.e. “hands-on” projects, assembly programs, and field trips) centering around the weekly theme will be
integrated into each week’s program. Some of the activities might include, but are not limited to the following: kaleidoscopes,
“hamming it up” in a “Big Top” performance, Chinese dragons, hot air balloon demonstration, face painting, ice
cream castle building, tom tom drums, and many, many unusual, fun-filled activities. The weekly themes for the KidsCamp
summer day camp program are listed under the Program Weekly Themes section of this portfolio.
Crafts ... and More
No summer camp experience is complete without the usual “hands-on” arts & crafts. The KidsCamp summer day camp
program not only provides its participants with the usual draw, paint, and weaving activities, but also will provide a comprehensive
selection of unusual, high-interest crafts including cooking, metal punching, bottle gardens, basket weaving,
metal embossing, wood burning crafts, tie-dying, sand art, and many, many more.
Each week’s schedule has been arranged to include a variety of arts & crafts activities divided between morning and afternoon
activity times, so that all participants, regardless of enrollment option, will be able to participate in several arts & craft
activities per week.
Outdoor Education & Nature Activities
Outdoor education and nature activities will be a special feature of KidsCamp. Some of these activities will include nature
walks, use of the compass and orienteering skills, identification of animal signs and habitats, as well as a host of other fun
and interesting activities using the outdoors. As part of these activities, local field trips 1 may be made to state and county
parks such as Tyler State Park or Core Creek County Park, and to Silver Lake Nature Center or Churchville Nature Center.
Sports & Physical Activities
Each child will have numerous opportunities to participate in instructional, as well as recreational, sports and physical activities
during the course of a program week. The emphasis in all sports and physical activities will focus on the development
of skills, sportsmanship, and cooperation between players, rather than on competition. Our goal: If you had fun, you won!
Recreational Swimming
KidsCamp
2013
... a unique summertime experience for kids!
All participants will have the option of participating in recreational swimming and pool activities on a weekly basis.
Swimming and pool activities will be held on Tuesday and Thursday of each week at Pennwood Middle School under the
supervision of program staff and American Red Cross certified lifeguards (see “Parent Permission” Policy for further information).
Prior to any child participating in swimming activities, program lifeguards test each participant’s swimming ability.
Participants are then allowed access to designated sections of the pool based on their swimming abilities.
Recreational swimming will include free swimming and water play, diving, as well as organized pool games and activities.
Transportation to and from the pool will be provided by KidsCamp at no additional charge.
1 Offered regularly throughout the KidsCamp summer day camp program, but can not be guaranteed for any particular week and/or days of attendance.
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