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Weekend Activities & Kids Camp. Presenters: Jim Button OHE, CPO and Hannah Piper OHE. n/a. 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.
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Weekend Activities & Kids Camp Presenters: Jim Button OHE, CPO and Hannah Piper OHE n/a
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
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.
Themed Weekend- Red Neck WeekendActivity Card Board Boat Races
Themed Weekend- Princess & Pirate WeekendActivity-Meet Miss Wisconsin
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
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 15-20 minutes of discussing with your partner, share your groups best activity with the entire group
Forms of Marketing your Event How do you market your events you host at your park? 1. Facebook 2. Instagram 3. Twitter 4. Others? Email Blast, Print….? Making your marketing pieces catchy but without the price tag! 1. Canva https://www.canva.com/ 2. Pixabay https://pixabay.com/ 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
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
Why is it important to have the right staff running your activities?
Kids Camp Examples of Kids Camp Charge or No Charge? Time Frames Lunch? Waiver Form Needed Staffing Requirements
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?
Thank you! Jim & Hannah evergreencampsites.com evergreencampsites@gmail.com 920-622-3498 Wild Rose, Wisconsin