1. Weekend Activities & Kids Camp 9/28/16 Presenters:
Jim Button OHE, CPO and
Hannah Piper OHE
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2. Course Objectives 1. Identify activities that would work for your park
2. Describe the marketing benefits for providing activities
3. Recognize key characteristics for qualified activities staff

3. Themed Weekends Does your park offer themed weekends?
How do you decide what themed weekends your park offers?
Once you have your themed weekend picked out, now it is time to pick your activities for the weekend.
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4. Themed Weekend- Red Neck Weekend Activity Card Board Boat Races
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5. Themed Weekend- Princess & Pirate Weekend Activity-Meet Miss Wisconsin
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6. Themed Weekend- Halloween
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7. Activity- Pool Party
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8. Activity- Bags Tournament
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9. Activity- Wine & Canvas
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10. Activity- Zumba
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11. Activity- GaGa Pit
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12. Themed Weekend- 80s Weekend Activity- Dance/Outfit Judging
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13. Activity- Glow Parade
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14. Themed Weekend- Christmas in July Activity- Golf Cart Parade
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15. Themed Weekend- Country Weekend Activity- Kids Tractor Pull
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16. Activity- Candy Bar Bingo
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17. Activity- Kids Bike Parade
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18. Giving Back during Activities
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19. WACO Activity Theme List
Pirates Weekend
Christmas in July
Disney Weekend
Death by Chocolate
Country Hoe down
Mother’s Day Bliss
Father’s Day Weekend
Wet and Wild
Kids Rule
Murder Mystery
Vegas
Fishing
Mardi Gras
Secret Agent/Spy
Relay/Olympics
Nature
Animal
Board Game
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20. List the Activities your park offers
Partner up with another campground, make a list of the top 5 activities that your park offers.
Make a list of supplies needed to run each activity, staffing need, etc
After minutes of discussing with your partner, share your groups best activity with the entire group

21. Forms of Marketing your Event
How do you market your events you host at your park?
1. Facebook
2. Instagram
3. Twitter
4. Others? Blast, Print….?
Making your marketing pieces catchy but without the price tag!
1. Canva
2. Pixabay
3. Others?
Posting before the event, during, and after...live video, hdr
Are your posts reaching the customers? Have you analyzed your Facebook page?
Likelyzer.com

22. Social Media Posts
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23. Print Materials
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24. Canva
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25. Staffing Required to run Events
Describe your activities staff in one word....
Staffing Duties:
1. Planning Event & making schedule for event
2. Make a check list of items needed, estimate expenses and possible income from event
3. Post Event Report

26. Why is it important to have the right staff running your activities?
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27. Kids Camp
Examples of Kids Camp
Charge or No Charge? Time Frames
Lunch?
Waiver Form Needed
Staffing Requirements

28. Kids Camp Activities
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29. School Camps
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30. Course Objective Review
1. Identify activities that would work for your park
2. Describe the marketing benefits for providing activities
3. Recognize key characteristics for qualified activities staff
Questions?

31. Thank you! Jim & Hannah evergreencampsites.com
Wild Rose, Wisconsin