Any summer camp program for boys or girls ages 6-12 will enjoy doing these games, crafts and activities that use a Hawaiian theme. Programs that run on a tight budget will appreciate the cost-cutting approach explained by a veteran camper and child-care provider. The author has 20 years of experience running programs for youth, including Cub Scouts, Girl Scouts, Campfire USA and the YMCA. The ideas are intended for a day-camp setting but can be used at a summer camp or Vacation Bible School, as well.
The author’s maiden name, Knoderer, is German for “a person who ties knots.” Somehow, that seems appropriate. She’s trained in Girl Scouts, Cub Scouts, Boy Scouts and Venture. She served as Cub Scout Day Camp Director for two years and was given the District Award of Merit because her camp came in under budget both years. Her book, Day Camp in Hawaii, was the program she used.
She ran a one-day event for girls using the same type of theme and organizational methods. Other leaders said, “Wow! Where’d you get all these great ideas?” She thought, “Well, why reinvent the wheel?” and decided other groups could use these ideas, too. You’ll just have to modify the program to meet your own needs or requirements.
She loved Scouting so much that she subsequently took a job doing after-school care for Campfire USA for two years and worked for the YMCA after-school care program and summer camp, where she used these ideas in those programs, which divide students into groups based on age. Likewise, she divided the activities into Lower Level for grades 1-3 and Upper Level for grades 4-6. Adapt these levels according to your organization. Keep in mind that girls develop their fine motor skills before boys do.
Her hope is that this book not only will make the director’s job a little easier, and the budget a little tighter, but that everyone at your camp tells you it was the best camp they ever attended. Aloha!
Contents:
Introduction…………………..3
Getting Started……………….4
Paperwork……………………..6
Basic Theme Materials….11
Tokens…………………………12
Names…………………………13
Mascots……………………….13
Joke Signs……………………14
Friday’s Lunch……………..16
Guest Speakers…………….16
Staff Hats…………………….16
Camp Shirts…………………17
Den Flags……………………17
Tools…………………………..18
Upper Level Camp Out…18
Awards………………………..18
Individual Awards…………18
Donations…………………….19
First Aid Supplies………….20
Cheers………………………….21
Opening Ceremony………..25
Closing Ceremony…………26
Songs…………………………..27
Skits…………………………….31
Lower Level Games………34
Lower Level Art……………41
Hawaiian Lore………………46
Lower Level Crafts………..58
Upper Level Crafts…………67
Sports…………………………..78
Geology………………………..79
Communications……………82
Swimming…………………….84
First Aid……………………….85
Hawaiian Lore………………86
Boat Race…………………….87
Upper level Games………..89
Rain Gear……………………..95
Tot Lot…………………………97
Copyright Notice: I have done my best to respect copyrights, and to make sure that the materials in this book are modified and edited enough to be considered original. Any objections will be ammended in future issues. I understand that each camp will need to make copies of the instructions for each group leader. As long as the copies are not made for sale or published on the Internet, it is
considered to be a fair use. Published by ebooks-online 2009.
About the Author: Paula Knoderer Hrbacek has a Bachelor’s of Journalism and a Bachelor’s in Art from the University of Missouri-Columbia, and is also a certified art teacher. After worki ng for a book publisher for five years, she became a mother of four and a freelance writer. Her original crafts have appeared in Highlights, Pack-o-Fun, Flower and Garden, Discoveries, On the
Line and Alive! for Teens. She has 15 years experience in Scouts, four years in after-school care programs, and two years of elementary education. She directed Cub Scout Summer Day Camp for two years and has recieved the Cub Scout District Award of Merit and Girl Scout Outstanding Volunteer awards.
