Month: March 2016

We have age guidelines for geek camp, mostly for my (Amy writing here) convenience. I pretty much have to invite all the Makice kids to camp, so I’ve got to find ways to make it work for their ages, whatever they may be. My preference is not to stray a lot from their ages, which are spread out already, so suggested guidelines are kids entering 1st-8th grade. Older than that, and I want to talk to them about helping me run the camp, which I can promise them, is tons of fun. I’ve had several people ask about kiddos who are younger than 1st grade, and we’ve certainly stretched our ages in the past (we used to say only 3rd grade and up). It makes more sense to simply have some guidelines and trust parents to choose appropriately for their kids. Here are a few pieces of the puzzle to ponder with your younger kids (these apply to older ones too!). We ask all kids to deposit their electronic devices in a basket when they get here, and only access them when they are directly needed for a project. If your child will be heartbroken to lose her device for the day, one of them should stay home. (Devices are NOT necessary for campers). Adults aren’t always with the kids. Sometimes there are two adults and 4 or 5 different working projects,...