The Clubhouse — Summer Camp 2025 Daily Schedule

Monday

🎨 Make It Monday

Art or craft project — theme-based creation

Tuesday

🔬 Try It Tuesday

STEM, science, or cooking challenge

Wednesday

🏃 Move It Wednesday

Bigger movement block — obstacle course or team challenge

Thursday

🎭 Tell It Thursday

Storytelling, skits, sharing, or group performance

Friday

🌟 Celebrate Friday

Week wrap-up — celebrate something every camper did

9:00

15 min

☀️

Morning Meeting

Circle up. Greet every child by name. Preview the day. Set group agreements. Same spot, same format — every single day.

Non-negotiable anchor

9:15

45 min

✏️

Themed Activity 1 — Day anchor activity

Main theme-based activity of the morning. Instructor-led, hands-on, age-group adapted. Red: 8–12 min tasks. Yellow: 15–20 min. Blue: 20–25 min.

10:00

15 min

🍎

Snack + Water

Mandatory hydration break. Group handwashing first — every time. Staff eats with kids. Social, calm, connected.

10:15

45 min

⚡

Movement Block

Foam pit, turf games, relay races, obstacle course. Energy OUT. Wednesday = expanded movement challenge day. Always headcount before and after foam pit.

Headcount every transition

11:00

45 min

🔧

Themed Activity 2 — Second session

Art, STEM, cooking, building, or outdoor project. Smaller group stations. Connect to the week's theme.

11:45

15 min

💬

Cool Down + Reflection

Gather. "What was your favorite part? What was hard?" Slow the energy before lunch. Brief, warm, grounding.

12:00

30 min

🥪

Lunch

Bring your own. Staff sits and eats with kids — no stepping away. Social, modeling, connection. Take note of anything unusual.

12:30 — Half-Day Pickup

Half-day campers released to verified adults on Sawyer list only. Full-day campers continue below.

12:30

30 min

🌙

Quiet Reset

Lights low. Calm music. Reading, drawing, or rest. No structured activity. No exceptions. Children who don't need rest may draw or read quietly.

Non-negotiable — every day

1:00

60 min

🎯

Afternoon Activity Block

Structured or choice-based. Return to a morning project, group game, outdoor time (weather permitting), or rotate stations. Staff-facilitated, not free-for-all.

2:00

15 min

💧

Snack + Water — Second Break

Second mandatory hydration. Refuel. Re-ground the group before the final stretch.

2:15

10 min

⭐

End-of-Day Circle

"What was fun today? What was hard?" Name one specific thing you noticed about each child. Close with: "I'm glad you were here today." Friday: Celebrate Friday — name one thing each camper did this week.

Name every child specifically

2:25

5 min

🚗

Pickup Prep + Sawyer Sign-Out

Confirm authorization in Sawyer before releasing. Share one win with every parent at the door. Never release to anyone not on the list.

Sawyer list only — no exceptions

2:30

to 4:00

🎲

Extended Day ★

Board games, drawing, outdoor play, free choice. Low-key and calm. Still structured enough that staff are present and engaged — not supervising from the wall.

Quick Reference

Activity Bank

Go-to activities by color group when you need something fast, when a plan falls through, or when you have an open 20 minutes. All activities listed can be run with no advance prep unless noted.

🔴

Red Group

Ages 3–5 · Attention: 5–12 min per activity

Crafts & Making

Stamp art with sponges or blocks
Playdough free build or guided shape
Finger painting on paper or tray
Sticker collage — any theme
Paper tearing and gluing mosaic
Watercolor painting — basic
Dot marker art — shapes or outlines

Movement

Freeze dance — any music
Animal walks across the turf
Parachute games (if available)
Bubble chasing outdoors
Foam pit with structured turns
Simple obstacle course on turf
Color run — run to the wall matching a color called

Cognitive / Language

Color and shape sorting bins
Simple matching card games
Read-aloud with questions
Show and tell — bring something from your bag
Songs with movement (Wheels on the Bus, etc.)

Calm / Reset

Sensory bin — rice, sand, or beans
Playdough quiet build
Coloring pages — simple outlines
Bubbles — slow, focused blowing

🟡

Yellow Group

Ages 6–8 · Attention: 15–20 min per activity

Crafts & Making

Watercolor + black Sharpie resist art
Origami — simple folds with instruction sheet
Friendship bracelets — basic pattern
Collage with magazines and glue
Weaving — paper or cardboard loom
Decorate a paper bag or journal cover
Group mural — each person adds one thing

Movement

Capture the flag — turf version
Relay races with handoffs
Dance challenge — learn a move, teach the group
Foam pit with challenges (flip, spin, jump)
Four corners or musical chairs
Team-vs-team turf game (choice of sport)
Hula hoop pass — cooperative challenge

STEM / Cognitive

Tower build — blocks or cups, tallest wins
Paper bridge — hold the most pennies
Scavenger hunt — inside or outside
Trivia — age-appropriate team game
Strategy board game (Uno, Connect 4, etc.)

Creative / Language

Mini skit — 3 minutes, any theme
Collaborative story — each person adds a sentence
Invent a new game and teach it
Debate — "would you rather" with reasons

🔵

Blue Group

Ages 9–12 · Attention: 20–30 min per activity

Crafts & Making

Macramé — basic knot bracelet
Watercolor + ink detailed illustration
Friendship bracelet — advanced pattern
Build and decorate a model (cardboard, tape)
Collage zine — personal or theme-based
Decoupage a small object with tissue paper

Movement

Full-court turf sport (basketball, soccer, etc.)
Team-designed obstacle course
Strategy relay — physical + problem solving
Foam pit timed challenge circuit
Group fitness circuit — kids design it

STEM / Cognitive

Escape room challenge — make one for the group
Rube Goldberg — simple chain reaction build
Engineering challenge with limited materials
Complex strategy game (chess, Settlers, etc.)
Coding / logic puzzle on paper

Creative / Leadership

Teach a skill to the Red or Yellow group
Short documentary or video — phone, 3 min
Structured debate — real topic, two sides
Design a camp activity for next week
Collaborative short story or comic strip

Flex Plan

Rainy Day / Plan B — Have This Ready Before June 8th

Option A — Indoor Movement

Foam pit challenge circuit
Turf obstacle course — staff build it
Freeze dance tournament
Indoor relay with stations
Team vs. team turf sport

Option B — Extended Making

Art marathon — rotate 3 stations
Group mural on large paper
Clay / playdough free build
Cooking / no-bake project
Lego or construction free build

Option C — Quiet Creative

Collaborative story — group writes together
Board game round robin
Journaling / letter to future self
Trivia tournament by color group
Movie + popcorn (quiet reset extended)

Energy is higher on rainy days because kids can't go outside. Plan for more movement breaks, not fewer. The Zen Den / quiet corner stays open all day as an opt-in reset — offer it proactively.

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