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[quote=Anonymous]Aftercare M-F

Random school days off, DH or I will work at home or we will use one of the many fill-in camps that are available. Flyers get sent home from school about these.  DS likes All American Sports.  DD prefers art camps.

Summer is usually 10 weeks.  We go on a family vacation for 1-2 weeks and the last week of the summer we let the kids hang out at home while DH and I take turns either taking time off or just WAH.

That leaves 7-8 weeks for summer camps.   The other option is to get a nanny for the summer who takes the kids to the pool, park, etc. and I've suggested that before to my kids but they love their camps and think that sounds boring.

Over that 7-8 weeks, the camp mix has varied over the years and between my two kids.  DS loves one general day camp so he'll typically do about 5 weeks there and then a week of soccer camp and a week of an outdoor camp with a bunch of friends.  DD doesn't like that general camp but likes outdoorsy and art camps so she goes to a mix of those, some with friends and some on her own.

Camp is a huge headache.  It takes some trial and error to find the camps your kids really like and then keeping track of what camps they can do with which friends, registration dates, payment dates, paperwork, etc.  DS's favorite camp starts registration in December and most of our camps register by February.  So, you need to figure out summer vacation plans by then.

The easiest thing when you are just starting with camp can be to go with a general camp that can cover the whole summer but the risk is that if your child ends up not liking it you are stuck.  That's why I generally wouldn't do more than 2 weeks at any one camp until I know they like it.[/quote]

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