Fun arts activities for summer camps

Great Camps Arts Package - Discover what you get


This package is great for either a new camp looking to create a strong arts and crafts base to build upon, or an existing camp that wants to increase the quality and quantity of their arts activities.

Creating your own arts program is always going to be a very realistic option, and do not claim to be offering you something that you couldn’t research yourselves. What we are offering you is valuable insight and experience which will aid you in eliminating common mistakes and provide activities that have a working balance of safety, fun and learning.

Our collection of lesson plans for the 6 activities included in this package give a stable and secure template for creating many of your own successful artistic lesson plans.

What you could do:

  • Hire someone to create all of these activities from scratch. This will take approximately 10hrs-20hrs+ of work EACH at roughly $10 per hour, and there is a LOT of information to sort through in order to decide what is appropriate for camper-age children. You will need to:
    • Research many art and craft resources: online, in books, publications, videos.
    • Search for equipment online, in local stores, trade magazines, camp conferences, neighboring camps, etc.
    • Create your own lesson plans for all 6 of the activities.
    • Trial and error the equipment and activities to find your own safety points and logistical considerations.

What we offer:

  • Comprehensive lesson plans for each activity, nurturing safety, fun and learning!.
  • Videos of all the activities being run, including set-up.
  • Equipment lists for each craft, and recommendations of where to purchase from and what to purchase (NB: we do not receive royalties from the suppliers that we list).
  • Safety considerations (except considerations which will be site-specific – and we will happily chat to you about these!).
  • Photos of all the craft activities being run, and examples of campers’ work!
  • Our trial-and-error knowledge points.
  • A one hour telephone conversation with a member of our staff, well-versed on the programs, to help you adapt them to your needs and answer any questions.
  • Email contact for any questions that arise during your implementation.
  • Special offers relating to your purchase, in addition to program updates.

Benefits:

We believe that the value you will receive from our arts package is much higher than the investment you would make in researching these activities yourself. Many summer camps do research and implement their own activities effectively. Our hope is that in finding the path to success we can pass our tested knowledge on to you, giving you the tools you need (without the time-consuming research) to create your own camp activity.

  • You invest considerably less personal and staff time and in researching ALL of these activities, the research has been done for you!
  • You receive the benefit of our errors made, and knowledge developed from us running the programs.
  • Lesson plans that focus on the learning and development of the campers.
  • Many creative variations for the activities.
  • Reliable contact with a human being, who can answer your questions and help you adapt the programs to fit your organization’s needs.
  • We hope to spur innovation in your organization by planting a seed.  If you create a program we don’t have, we‘d love to talk about buying it from you for our camp!