Our next home business review is really a bit different than all the 'usual suspects'. This one takes quite a bit of collaboration, negotiation and creative thinking. It is seasonal but with great potential to become a regular fixture. Plus...parents will loooooove you!
Our next home business is................
Summer Camps for Kids
This is so much more fun than it sounds. Some of my best memories were created in summer camps and I know that the memories are the same for those who were lucky enough to be part of them.
Parents today are frantically trying to keep up. There's so little spare time to share with family and friends and they are way too exhausted to keep their children actively engaged in a fun, productive, educational way. Regular schools can only do so much plus they also need a breather - enter Summer holidays; a time where most parents are grappling with hyperactive children from dawn to dusk on one hand and holding down a job or running a business in the other.
A summer camp offers a well-rounded approach to programs and activities, providing an environment where children can enjoy time outside the conventional classroom, learn new skills, make new friends, and expand their interests. Children can learn, grow and have fun, all while enjoying fresh air and sunshine. They are exposed to a diverse range of experiences from learning to paint, dance, sing songs or even put on a play.
Aside the obvious entertainment, a well packaged summer camp fosters cooperation and leadership among the children, allows a level of independence, and relieves the pressures of school and daily worries. Most of all, friendships forged and memories made at summer camp may last a lifetime.
Ok. So what does it take?
- A good venue. Lots of venues can be used without much hassle. My camps were in leisure parks and even a gallery! As far as you have a safe, comfortable location, with the necessary first aid and medical personnel on call, you should be fine.
- Resource persons. The great thing about this is that you can utilize the skills of all sorts of talented people, plus you can create a job market for students, or resource persons who work from home. Since they aren't permanent staff, you don't need to worry about payroll! Just pay as you go!
- Materials: These could include tools for painting, crafts, renting music instruments, and so on
- Content: Be sure you arrange activities to keep the children buzzing busily throughout with enough time to cool off in between without getting too boring. You would need to have a natural inclination to children to understand how to manage their attention spans and keep them actively engaged both physically and mentally.
Most summer camps last from between three to six weeks and can be residential or non-residential. Usually start ups would prefer a non-residential arrangement but if this is an area you would like to develop a serious business, then a residential option may be on the cards as a long term plan.
All in all it should be fun for both the children and the camp staff. If you would like to share some more ideas on running a summer camp please drop a comment below. In the mean time, if you are up for it, take some time to have a blast this summer and make a pretty penny from it too!!!
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