Summer Camp!

Last week, I along with two other volunteers, had a three day long summer camp in site. It was fantastic. The idea was to just have something fun and educational for the kids to do on these long, hot, slow summer days. Each day had a theme: the first day was environment, second was health, and third was trash and recycling. It turned out to be a huge success, we had around 25 kids come each day and they all seemed to have a great time. There was singing, dancing, arts and crafts, mini classes, games and activities dealing with the day's theme. Here is a brief run down of each day.
Day 1
Made name tags, went over rules
Singing and dancing
Treasure Hunt
Arts and crafts ( leaf rubbings)
Snack/recess
Games until the end of camp. Duck, Duck, Goose. Sharks and Fish. Redlight Greenlight etc.

Day 2.
Singing Dancing
Class on dental hygene and hand washing
Health related word search
Snack/Recess
Health trivia (winners got prizes like little cars, stickers, bubbles etc)
Dental relay
Games outside

Day 3
Singing and dancing
Class on the difference between organic and inorganic trash
Trivia on the time it takes certain types of trash to decompose
Trash Trivia continued with prizes
Snack/recess
Outdoor games and wrap-up.

The camp could not have gone any better. It all went very smoothly and the kids enjoyed themselves. Hopefully some of the information will stick. So far I have seen kids doing leaf rubbings at home and playing duck, duck, goose on their own. Now let's see if they start brushing their teeth more or washing their hands before dinner!