10 Skills campers will learn at camp–unless you teach them first! I remember when a former camper picked up her six-year-old daughter from her first four-week camp experience and exclaimed, “Oh my goodness! I just realized that I had never taught her to shower!” Here are 10 skills campers will learn at camp–unless you teach them first (and believe me, …
What we *don’t* tell kids about summer camp
Let’s start with what we DO tell kids about camp: It’s fun! You get to ride horses, shoot arrows, swim in the river! You live with other kids your age—like a giant sleepover. It’s a world especially for kids (even the grown-ups are more like cool babysitters than like parents). You get to do lots of things you don’t get …