The kids are out of school and in this part of the country it’s like a feeding frenzy trying to get kids signed up for "camps."
Yes. That’s the hip thing to do. (of course, I am anything but hip – sigh)
If you don’t know how to just be with and enjoy your child or help them entertain themselves for the summer, you sign them up for "camp." (Not a criticism, just a fact in my South Orange County white-bread world)
They can choose soccer camp, sailing camp, movie making camp, swimming camp, acting camp, art camps, theater camps, etc. Not only that, but a parent could easily spend thousands for that happy and memorable experience for their child. And you usually get a cool camp shirt, too. Good stuff.
I’m thinking that with those extra thousands I could be saving here, I can buy that little Mac Mini beauty and maybe just come up with some clever ideas for "camp" myself. 😉
I’m thinking theses could be really fun:
- Surf camp (for sure, Dudes.)
- Painting
- Cooking
- Swimming
- Stargazing
- Science
- Scrapbooking
- Movie Making
- Teen Fitness
- Sewing
- Improv – definitely
- Then of course, there are movie nights. I’m thinking a Danny Kaye film festival. (or maybe the Marx Brothers?)
I have tons of ideas for these and more.
Let me let you in on my secret: I’m just pretty darn childish myself.
Seriously. I come up with ideas for stuff I’d like to do and suggest it to my kids.
I’ve pretty much got all the resources I need including the willing victims students campers.
The truth is that we do something like this every year. We like to call it. . . "summer." 😉
Now all we need is a cool camp song. . . hmmm. . . =D
Laugh eat play – sounds like our lake arrowhead summer vaca’s: man did we have fun! Remember that snapshot of you I found of you asleep in the bikini w/ curly hair looking just like lucy? :>
Can I move in with you?
Where do I sign up??? Is there an upper age limit??? I just don’t do bunkbeds anymore though….. But I want the cool shirt! Oh, and the Darbyesque Laughing Eating Playing! You are TCFW!
Im doing camp beer guzzling this summer. No tshirts though.:-)
Hi Marta,Your Camp sounds like the place to be this summer! Here in NJ people look at me as if I had three heads when I tell them that my kids and I will be entertaining each other this summer and that we have lots to do!