Adventures at Camp Grandma – A Show-How Book
It all started with a big box that became a clubhouse that sparked the idea for the first Camp Grandma.
WHAT’S CAMP GRANDMA?
Initially Camp Grandma began as one week of babysitting during the summer with our grandchildren, whose ages were from six to nine years old. It soon developed into an annual event that included a Saturday night talent show starring “The Children of the Light.”
The program for talent night was a showcase for all of the week’s activities. It provided an avenue for the kids to show their parents what they accomplished during the week, and it was prime entertainment for everyone. The camp was especially rewarding because the children participated in the planning, construction, and anticipation of the activities. As they learned skits, songs, dances, arts and crafts, and how to create costumes and stage props, they also learned about Jesus.
WHY?
Grandchildren are God’s way of giving grandparents a second chance to raise children the way they wish their first batch had been raised.
Camp Grandma was the perfect opportunity for me to share Christ with my grandchildren and their parents. Also it gave the kids a foundation for displaying a variety of talents (and bloopers) while performing before family and friends. And now as young adults, my grandchildren have the confidence and poise to stand in front of their peers or a large audience and lead in various work, school, college, and church activities. I sincerely hope that Adventures at Camp Grandma – A Show How Book can be the beginning of a new and exciting adventure for you and your grandchildren.
ABOUT THE BOOK
Adventures at Camp Grandma – A Show How Book is the perfect resource for grandparents, parents, home schools, summer camps, reunions, church groups, or anyone searching for fun things to do with kids that will guarantee a memorable time.
Adventures at Camp Grandma – A Show How Book is a compilation of my scrapbooks from those summer camps where we had games, skits, devotions, garden projects, arts and crafts, and field trips. The book is filled with simple instructions that can be applied to any family gathering, youth group, classroom, or Vacation Bible School. The plans are easy, economical, and adjustable. The book has chapters for Preplanning, Camp Outlines, Arts and Crafts, Devotions, Games and Contests, Field Trips and Outings, and Talent Night Skits. It even includes chapters for Thanksgiving and Christmas plans.
The book falls into several categories: Christian, memoir, and creative non-fiction. The word count is 59,940.
I wish to thank all of the sources for many of the ideas used in this book – song lyrics, books, poems, magazine articles, movies, radio shows, television shows, and commercials. Since no extended quotations from any of them were used, no permissions are required.