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Give Kids a
Break Camp!

JCC break camps give kids an
opportunity for fun — and offer
many benefits, too.

By Elizabeth Applebaum
Special to the Jewish News

I

n a kid's perfect world, there would
be no parental lectures, siblings
would exist only to serve (What
could be better than having your big
sister clean your room and your annoy-
ing kid brother address you as "Your
majesty"?) — and camp would be
Hannah Crumrine-
Lillian Harwin,
year-round.
Raznik, 7, of West
9, of West
The Jewish Community Center of
Bloomfield has fun at
Bloomfield, loves
Metropolitan Detroit is doing its part to
Center Day Camps.
break camp at the
make one of those dreams come true.
JCC in Oak Park.
While probably best known for their
summer activities, the JCC's Center
Day Camps in West Bloomfield and
says Center Day Camps Assistant Director
Donna Pelon.
Camp Discovery in Oak Park also offer
day-long and week-long programs when
"Break camps are also an opportunity
school is out for breaks from September
for kids who've made friends over the
through May. This year, Center Day Camps summer to reunite," added Sports and
also is offering its first-ever New Year's Eve
Aquatics Director Judy Front.
camp.
"Summer camp is a unique environ-
"The New Year's Eve camp is a great
ment because it allows kids to grow and
opportunity for boys and girls ages 5-12 to
learn in a way that's less structured than
celebrate the holiday in a safe environment school, but equally valuable," she said.
and in a kid-friendly way:' said Center Day "Kids often leave summer camp feeling
Camps Director Tal Siegmann. "We've got
more confident, filled with great memories
a fabulous evening planned, with swim-
about discoveries and adventures. It's so
ming and dodge ball, time at Shalom
nice, then, when they have the chance
Street Museum, crafts and movies:'
to meet up with friends who shared that
The big fete, which includes dinner,
experience. It reinforces all those positive
snacks and breakfast, begins at 6 p.m. on
feelings that kids gain from watching a
Wednesday, Dec. 31, and continues until
garden they've planted grow into some-
10 a.m. the next day.
thing beautiful, or making a great hit on
Regular winter and spring break camps
the baseball field or jumping in the pool to
are typically held in November, December,
learn how to swim:'
January, February, March and April and
Break camps also give first-time camp-
include favorite activities like cooking,
ers, excited but unsure about what a full
crafts and sports. One of the nice aspects
summer program will be all about, the
of the break camp experience, staff say, is
opportunity to get a taste of the fun that
that it attracts kids who've already attend-
lies ahead, Siegmann said. "Most of the
ed camp and a new crowd as well.
JCC's break camps include a bit of every-
It all looks so easy once it comes
thing that kids love best, which means that
together, but, in fact, any successful camp
boys and girls who have never attended
a summer camp can come and see what
program (even one that's just a day or
two) takes a lot of planning, patience and
they have to look forward to once school is
creativity. From hiring staff to work the
out for the summer:'
event to ordering pizzas, choosing just
For information about break camps at
the right movie for a diversity of ages and
Center Day Camps, contact Tal Siegmann
tastes to coordinating unexpected extras
at (248) 432-5458 or tsiegmann@jccdet.
org. For information about break camps
(the New Year's Day camp will include a
big surprise from Aquatics Director Ronda at Camp Discovery, contact Cathy Fresia at
Brodsky), it's all about making kids happy,
cfresia@jccdet.org or (248) 967-4030.

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December 4 • 2014

JN

