If you are new to Kidventure and want to know what post-camp is or what red tickets are for, then don’t worry we got you covered. The KV Glossary will help you get up to speed on all things KV Camp from your role to HR Paycom, Slack, and the Camp day. Check it out!

Kidventure training extends beyond our formal training sessions through our Survival Guides! These are guides to help you learn and understand the basics of camp. Use them throughout the summer as tools to learn more about developmental stages of campers, behavior management, professionalism, and camp day specifics. Check it out!

If you have questions about Kidventure and how we do things, this will be the resource to go to first!

Beware, there is a Survival Guide for each Kidventure Summer Camp Program:
Discoverers (blue button)
Explorers (red button)
LEADS (yellow button)

FOUR CORNERSTONES-OUR CAMP CURRICULUM

Our Curriculum is based on the 4 CornerstoneS; Creativity, Exploration, Physical Activity, & Reflection.

The document below will cover the importance, goals, and focus of each Cornerstone. It will also break down the Cornerstone and how to apply it to your age group; Discoverers, Explorers, & Leads.

KV Curriculum – Four Cornerstones PDF Document

The next important piece to Curriculum is the weekly activities the campers will participate in throughout the summer. Please take some time to review the overall summer curriculum, as this will help you be more prepared going into camp.

Each week staff will receive a copy of the weekly curriculum for the following week. In addition, there will be a full curriculum printed onsite.

• Discoverers (blue button)
• Explorers (red button)
• LEADS (yellow button)

Team Building activities are a great way to build our campers up and help them become better team players. Our Team Building curriculum consists of low-rope camp activities that help develop problem-solving, communication, cooperation, and many other skills. Aside from being an excellent way to help our campers grow, it is also a weekly requirement for all our programs as a state-licensed youth summer camp.

All Kidventure programs participate in a Team Building activity every week. Our curriculum for these activities is the same across all programs but may be geared up or geared down to appropriately modify for varying age groups. Check out our Team Building curriculum below!

Best of the Best or ‘Bob’ as it is known around Kidventure provides you with lots of resources for you to use. Being prepared and having a list of backup games or activities will not only help camp run smoother but will be less stressful for you as well! Keep some in your back pocket for when (not if) you need them and you will be the hero who saves the day!

• Name Games & Icebreakers
• Small Group Games
• Sports Equipment Games
• Beginning Tennis Games
• Counselor Challenges and Skits
• Energizers
• Songs
• Relays
• Go-To Games
• Recipes
• Discoverers Splash Day
• Early Childhood Centers
• Discoverers Chill Time
• Ribbon Award Ideas
• Physical Cornerstone Activities – Discoverers/Explorers
• Exploration Cornerstone Activities – Discoverers/Explorers
• Reflection Cornerstone Activities – Discoverers/Explorers

At Kidventure, camp is a magical, out-of-this-world experience for our campers. Our staff goes above and beyond to bring camp to life every week and day. There are endless ways to get the job done, but it is much more fun for campers and staff alike when lip sync battles, themed dress-up days, glow-in-the-dark dance battles, explosive camp songs/ energizers, catchy attention-getters and so much more are involved.

Check out our Camp Magic curriculum for ideas on how to bring some camp magic to your site. The great news is it doesn’t have to end there- we encourage all staff to bring their own magic to camp to make every day a blast!

Creating a healthy campsite at Kidventure requires lots of positive energy, planning, and preparation. In 28 years of running Camp Kidventure, we have compiled a number of resources from songs, energizers, camp games, and activities to help provide a positive upbeat, and engaging experience for the Campers.

It is highly recommended to build up your vault of engaging activities to use at Camp and will make the camper’s (and YOURS) experience spectacular!