If you are running a summer program for elementary age children, whether it’s a summer school program, summer camp, day camp, city recreational program, or an after school care program during Spring Break, this book offers a complete array of activities that use a Hawaiian theme. In this book, you’ll find
Management tips for organizing the materials and campers.
Games and sports for indoor and outdoor activities
Arts and crafts
Rainy day activities
Music and dancing
Hawaiian culture, lore and landmark locations
Tips on how to cut the cost of materials and equipment
Skits, songs and cheers
Leatherwork, woodworking and sewing projects
Suggestions for guest speakers
….and a whole lot more.
Each activity begins with an introduction that ties the activity to the theme and teaches a fact about Hawaii. It ends with a closing thought that reinforces a common value, such as honesty, friendship, or positive attitudes. The activities are centered on teaching a basic life skill; like a relay race about packing a suitcase and what you should bring on a trip, a deaf sign language hula dance, or a scavenger hunt that teaches how to read a map. There’s more than enough activities for a full week of camp so that the director can pick and choose the best options for their location and program.
Paula Hrbacek is an award winning author with over twenty years experience working in a variety of youth programs—Cub Scouts, Girl Scouts, YMCA, Campfire USA, Sunday School and Vacation Bible School. She has published three other craft books, and writes a newspaper column about children’s arts and crafts for The Examiner. Her original designs have been published in magazines such as Highlights, Pack-O-Fun, Alive! and other publications.
This 132 page guide, 8 1/2 x 11, is available as a paperback from Amazon, Barnes & Nobel, and other online bookstores. Bulk orders are available from Create Space https://www.createspace.com/3854054
Management tips for organizing the materials and campers.
Games and sports for indoor and outdoor activities
Arts and crafts
Rainy day activities
Music and dancing
Hawaiian culture, lore and landmark locations
Tips on how to cut the cost of materials and equipment
Skits, songs and cheers
Leatherwork, woodworking and sewing projects
Suggestions for guest speakers
….and a whole lot more.
Each activity begins with an introduction that ties the activity to the theme and teaches a fact about Hawaii. It ends with a closing thought that reinforces a common value, such as honesty, friendship, or positive attitudes. The activities are centered on teaching a basic life skill; like a relay race about packing a suitcase and what you should bring on a trip, a deaf sign language hula dance, or a scavenger hunt that teaches how to read a map. There’s more than enough activities for a full week of camp so that the director can pick and choose the best options for their location and program.
Paula Hrbacek is an award winning author with over twenty years experience working in a variety of youth programs—Cub Scouts, Girl Scouts, YMCA, Campfire USA, Sunday School and Vacation Bible School. She has published three other craft books, and writes a newspaper column about children’s arts and crafts for The Examiner. Her original designs have been published in magazines such as Highlights, Pack-O-Fun, Alive! and other publications.
This 132 page guide, 8 1/2 x 11, is available as a paperback from Amazon, Barnes & Nobel, and other online bookstores. Bulk orders are available from Create Space https://www.createspace.com/3854054
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