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[quote=Anonymous]I've priced it out before and it seemed like camp was cheaper than an sitter for one kid and about the same as camp for two kids.  Mine did a mix of less expensive camps with a couple more expensive thrown in there.  The sitter in many ways would be easier on me -- no drop off/pick up, packing lunches, figuring out camp registration in January.  But, when I suggested it to my kids they said "no way", they love their camps.  It does take trial and error to find the right camps for your kids and, for us, that meant sending them to different places which is a logistical PITA but they were generally happy.  I did make DD go to one camp that she didn't love for a couple weeks for several years because 1) it was inexpensive, 2) it was DS's favorite so he spent most of the summer there and 3) I picked weeks where the weekly theme/activities aligned with her interests.

To make camp logistics easier you can sign up for the whole summer in one place, although that's a bit risky that they won't like it.  Talk with parents of your child's friends and try to align at least a couple weeks with a friend.  When we were first trying to figure it out, I'd sign up for 2 weeks max at a new camp.  That gave us a good sense if the kids liked it but wasn't too long if it was a dud. 
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