This little gal is all about art, so the studio at CMor Central is right up her alley.
Our kids have had a packed schedule this summer between swim team and swimming in general, playing with friends in the neighborhood, and a few weekend trips here and there.
I figured that in August our six year-old especially would be getting antsy so I registered her early for the Romp n’ Roll camp at CMoR. She attended last week and we were not disappointed!
Thought I’d share a bit of it with you (in bite-sized bullets for those of us mamas-on-the-move) should you need inspiration for what can tend to be long, hot (and to kids) booooooring days of summer:
-This camp’s for 2-6 year olds, M-W-F 9am-12pm. For us, that was the perfect amount of time for her to have special time away from her big brothers but not get
A little freeplay before camp started in the morning allowed my little wiggler to explore before structured time.
too wiped out from being in an all-day camp.
-The price is rocking-$100 when we registered early, $120 now. Includes camp t-shirt and daily snack.
-Variety is the ingredient that makes this one a winner for our little lover-of-all-things. Movement to music, free play, and art (her favorite) created a nicely-packaged experience.
-There’s a cool theme every week. We chose Knights, Princesses and Dragons because our little diva is pretty-well convinced that she is a princess, and who are we to discourage her? Kind of cool to be able to choose a theme based on your kiddos’ interests. The last week–next week–is 3-2-1 Blast Off!
Our little princess made a crown with items representing each member of our family–loved that.
-It’s locally-owned and run. We love supporting locally-owned businesses and the Romp n’ Roll franchises run by Glen Allen residents Michael and Babz Barnett not only offers great programs, they do great things in the community like hosting book drives and supporting non-profits.
-The smiles rock. Our little gal, upon presenting her finished artwork for the week, said “Mama I had so much fun, why did you only sign me up for one week?!” I didn’t have the heart to tell her that summer was almost over and we had to squeeze stuff like getting school clothes, haircuts and other school-prep chores and just couldn’t cram more fun in the way we wanted to this summer. We’ll try to catch an open gym, always a welcome break from sweltering Richmond heat.
Here’s hoping you can squeeze every last little bit of fun out of summer with your families.
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