The Camp Program Lab

It's a bird! It's a plane! It's...two guys behind a mic?! Er...I mean...Here they are to save the Day!!!! Well not really, but our dynamic duo do have some Super ideas for a superhero theme! From decorations to crafts to games to even the inclusion of villains. If your camp does themes, then this is one for the comic books!

The guys chat with Cricket Snearing about how to best plan for inclement weather. Cricket has been in camping for a long time and has some great info on how to best plan! Bet you didn’t know that buying some big 'ol Ziploc bags is a great start, or that a mirror schedule is a great way to keep all staff on the same page! Learn from this great Camp Pro exactly how you can be prepped for when the bad weather does show up!

Chris and Curt discuss random small programming at camp. This is stuff that doesn’t require daily set up or staff supervision. Great ideas for some fun anytime activities that can help fill up time or keep campers busy while waiting for something else. Listen now to prep for next summer!

The Camp Programming Dudes discuss an often overlooked opportunity for camps, the Halloween event! They give some great ideas that can be a lot of fun and add some revenue to your camp as well as new campers! Give this week’s episode a listen if you don’t currently do anything for Halloween on your property and could use a fun new event!

Curt and Chris have a great conversation (well actually 2 because they forgot to hit record the first time) with Christy from CHA (Certified Horsemanship Association). If you’re thinking about starting a horse program, already have a horse program, or just want to know more about it, then CHA is a great place to start!

Curt and Chris talk with Ilana Schlam of MJCCA Summer Day Camps on the subject of Themed Camps. Ilana has an enormous amount of themed weeks for her campers and an incredible amount of insight. Check out this week's episode for great ideas and how-tos for themed camps.

The guys discuss Color Wars this week. If you’re like Chris and have no idea how to run one or even what they actually are, then this is the week for you! Curt gives some great advice and great ideas on how to make your Color War awesome!

Curt and Chris use their expertise to help answer some questions from their listeners!  Listen to this episode for some helpful tidbits to questions you may have too. This will be an episode that will be recurring, so if you have any questions that the guys have not answered yet, please send it their way so they can share any advice (good or bad) they may have!

Chris and Curt talk with Jeff from Nature Watch about their origin story, all the cool stuff they offer and new items that are coming soon.

The guys take a behind the scenes look at SummerCampCon this last winter. And give some great ideas on how the next SCampCon can benefit you and your staff this coming November! If you’re looking for an awesome conference that isn’t going to break the bank AND doesn’t require traveling, check out this episode to learn more about it!