Ma-Ka-Ja-Wan Scout Reservation in Pearson, Wis., and Kandle Dining Services entered into a partnership three years ago to provide dining services for two sub-camps and to pack daily
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Does your camp kitchen menu need some fresh ideas to accommodate campers’ changing dietary needs, reflect new cuisines or food trends, or include a wider variety of healthy items?
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Are you looking for some new treats to spice up the menu? Invite campers to participate in preparing these mouth-watering snacks and build their confidence in their culinary skills:
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There’s a new campfire treat on the block that’s getting some attention. Whether you call them Pole Pies, Woof Ems, Eclairs, Camp Tarts or some other inventive name, they are sure to put a smile on campers’ faces.
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Looking for some new delectable dishes to tempt your campers? Try these favorites—some are meals, some are treats, but all of them have been tried and tested and they are delicious!
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At Camp Victory in Cartwright, Okla., I work with guests on their schedules, noting when they expect to do certain activities. Some activities inadvertently create a certain tension. For
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When deciding to add programming at Maine Teen Camp in the fall of 2008, my wife and I came up with several options. The obvious choice, however, was cooking.
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As part of our UP STREAM program, we in the Greene County Department of Recreation in Waynesburg, Penn., hold a program focusing on Healthy Eating, Healthy Lifestyles.
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From observing the youngest campers to tenured directors, the camp staff at Kanakuk in Branson, Mo., has watched the most influential among us lead peers and younger community members through humble service.
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There is no activity at YMCA Camp Mason in Hardwick, N.J., that is more popular than outdoor cooking. It’s an elective activity in which campers plan, prepare, and cook over an open fire for an hour a day for a week.
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My first campouts were in a neighbor’s woods, and we didn't have much in the way of camping equipment. We were lucky to have a couple of army blankets and an iron skillet purloined without a mother’s knowledge.
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Youth Empowered Action (YEA) Camp is a leadership camp for teens who want to change the world, with week-long, overnight sessions from coast to coast.
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Whether it’s out of fear of the chaos they can cause, or the havoc that prevents kids from eating, theme meals have been slowly going the way of the dinosaurs.
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Camps around the country are facing a new challenge with the rise of food allergies among children. Overall, 15-million people in the United States are living with food allergies.
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As food allergies continue to be a public-health concern, it is ever more likely that camps will be asked to accommodate children with serious food allergies.
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In looking at the general population, one may presume that one-third of campers and their parents visiting a camp will be overweight. Summer camps then have a real opportunity to set a good example.
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Like so many other people involved in the camping industry, I got started in this type of work because I loved camping.
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Do you have a food allergy? Statistically, one out of 12 children has a life-threatening food allergy. In a camp with 500 campers, 41children will potentially have dietary needs that demand changes to daily menus.
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If you were to visit Camp Ho Mita Koda in Newbury, Ohio, during staff training, you would probably observe a fairly typical camp: plenty of procedures, protocols, and program training. Hearing leaders talking about highs and lows, you might think they were discussing the many moods of teenagers.
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© Can Stock Photo Inc. / mandygodbehearIn the summer of 2013, staff members of Kanakuk Kamps in Branson, Mo., were confronted with a challenge—the frequency of requests for food that was gluten-free
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