Last year, I added a "Harry Potter" theme week. It was our most popular week and it was SO fun! We came up with so many little details that added to the "magic" (pardon the pun) of camp. There was a sorting hat that divided kids into cabins, a GIANT owl costume to deliver the mail, Hogwarts classes and a big game of Quiddich.
This week is Harry Potter and while it has been a good week, I've been a little disappointed because it hasn't been quite as exciting as last year. The sorting hat was cool, but didn't illicit the amazement of last year. The owl was back, but no one gasped in shock and excitement. There are little signs all over camp like "headmaster's office" for the Welcome Center and "chamber of secrets" for the door that leads to the staff locker room. The staff who made the signs did a GREAT job and were VERY clever. But overall, the week hasn't knocked my socks off.
Yesterday I sat down to make a list of the weeks and themes for next year. This is my fifth summer and every theme was a repeat from one of the previos years. And while "olympics" or "walk of fame" are always fun, next year, I am not going to repeat any themes we've ever done before.
Next summer I have "Christmas in June", "Inventors Workshop" and "Camp's Got Talent" to name a few. I don't just want the kids to be excited about the themes, I want to be excited too!
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