At many camps, kids are offered several choices at mealtimes. They can choose wisely and enjoy a high energy level and overall well-being during their camp stay. Or they can choose poorly and suffer the many consequences, ranging from fatigue and irregularity to sugar highs and headaches. Remind your campers to go easy on the sugar and junk food and fill up on complex carbohydrates, proteins, fruits, and vegetables instead. Take a Shower.
Preteen campers are notorious for their inability to attend to matters of personal hygiene.
Daily showers, tooth-brushing, deodorant these trivial concepts are easily overlooked in the morning rush to breakfast. Because campers are embarrassed by hygiene talk, this is a tricky issue for counselors to handle. Make sure your campers know that proper hygiene is a health concern as well as a social concern. If it s green and has five leaves, stay away from it. Even though it may just be Virginia creeper, you don t want to take any chances.