Summer Fun With The Entire Family

Family Camp. The thought of those two words being put together for most people conjures up images of bad dancing, kids avoiding their parents, and ultimately just a really weird/awkward experience of all.

Take it from a person who has worked at a family camp for 2 summers, those things could not be further from the truth (except maybe the bad dancing, but when everyone is a bad dancer is it really considered bad dancing???). Family camp is a place where you and your family can grow closer together and have an incredible time and make lasting memories.

For example, if your kids are terrified of the zipline, the heights just aren’t going to work for them, it is a great time to teach your kids to be brave and you can do it with them! Imagine the look on their face when they are zipping down next to their dad/mom. I saw this picture many times at camp, and needless to say, it was priceless.

“But there’s no way my kids would want to do anything with me and my spouse for a whole week at camp”….This can happen, kids at a certain age have the “mom and dad don’t get me” attitude and will try to avoid you as much as possible. Family camp knows that, and makes family activities fun and engaging and breaks down those barriers that have been placed up. Families that are having a tough time getting through to their kids at the beginning of the week are usually the last ones to leave on the last day because they have learned how much fun each others company is.

Another huge perk of family camp is getting to know the other families that go the same week as you! If you continue to go for many years, you are able to stay in contact with these families and create some great camp friendships. Working at family camp, I got to see families who hadn’t seen each other for 51 weeks go crazy and get excited when some families that they had been to camp with for years came through the door.

Family Camp is a great place to grow closer to your family and create lifelong memories. Don’t let your preconceived notions of what family camp might be get in the way of researching which camp would fit your family best! 

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