When we think children's camps we imagine those weeks outdoors in which children of different ages and places share experiences, sports, knowledge. All this is true, but we also want to talk to you about other children's camps, such as online ones, some of them motivated by the pandemic, thematic ones, which prioritize science, languages or other issues.
We talk about different options of children's camps in which your children will enjoy their free time, while learning and socializing with other boys and girls.
Rural vs urban children's camps
As we said at the beginning our idea of a children's camp it almost always has to do with rural areas. But today there are also many camp offers in the city. Both continue to influence, almost always in contact with nature, the knowledge of the environment, but in the cities this approach is made more within parks or green spaces.
Rural camps are often develop on a farm. Boys and girls get to know the animals, the orchards for a few days, carry out activities related to taking care of the farm, kneading bread ... There are also type boys scouts, that teach children between the ages of 6 and 18 small-scale coping and survival games, counseling activities. In scout groups the older ones take care of the newer ones from the perspective of fun and fellowship. Completely different are the military-oriented camps.
In the camps that are made in the city the admission age is usually lowered, and although there may be a night out, for example in the gymnasium of a school they are rather workshops or summer schools. They are attended by smaller children than those who are made outside the locality. Children can go, from 3 years old, and the activities are usually theater, circus or dance classes.
Themed children's camps
The children's camps of language immersion they are very useful. Whether they are carried out in Spain or in the native country of the language, your son or daughter will be prohibited from speaking in Spanish. Thanks to these camps, children become familiar with English, French or German, which are the most common languages.
The sports camps We have considered them thematic, because in them boys and girls practice a variety of sports activities. Some of these sports are directly related to nature, such as climbing, rafting, hiking, horse riding; and others not so much, for example archery, soccer or basketball. For very active boys and girls these are the ideal camps.
One of the most innovative camps, in line with the cooking programs, are those that motivate children to learn about gastronomy and some basic notions about cooking. There are also children's camps technological, with visits to areas and institutions that deal with topics such as robotics, for example. These camps are usually more for adolescents because in some of them, scholarships are offered for studies in this matter.
Virtual camps
This summer some parents have had doubts about whether to take their children to children's camps or not. Or the ones that most interested them have simply not been held. As an option some companies have offered what is called online camps for children from home. Through different specialists and monitors, the animators, facilitators and actors have always offered activities to the children online. Sometimes group and other individual.
These camps were adapted to the ages, with small groups, maximum 10 children. Different themes were offered such as theater and interpretation, magic, dances, drawing, crafts, music, learning to be YouTuber, fun science for children, school reinforcement ...
These "camps" have a duration of 1 or 2 hours a day, according to the age of the child and is another way of approaching learning and fun, even socializing on the Internet.