Therapeutic Summer Camp Activities
Hello everyone! I will be one of three social workers leading a therapeutic summer camp for children aged 5-17. Each week has a different theme and number of campers attending, but generally the number is between 10-20 with a handful of attendees being volunteers. I am responsible for a "build" week centered around legos and/or building things from any material, and an "art" week, which is centered around expression through art. The general goal is to increase frustration tolerance, problem-solving, regulation, emotional expression, and social skills. I am grateful for any advice on specific activities for the build or art camp. Each activity will be about an hour long, but can be longer if needed. I worry most about keeping the different age groups entertained and maintaining developmentally appropriate activities.
Additional details: This is a day camp, Monday-Friday from 9-5. Volunteers and other clinicians will be helping throughout the camp. We will do about 3 main activities a day and I would like to integrate the age groups for one of them. I have prior experience with adolescent clients and babysitting, but have never worked with this many children at once leading structured activities.