Encouraging kids to write during summer camp enhances their experiences and helps them reflect on their adventures. Parents can involve their children in selecting personalized journals, establish a writing schedule, and provide prompts to stimulate creativity. Accessories like colorful pens and stickers can further enrich the journaling experience, making it enjoyable and a valuable keepsake of their summer memories.

3. Encouraging kids to
write during the
summer is a huge
part of sending them
to camp.

4. In addition to writing
those adorable letters
to home, kids love
expressing their
thoughts through
journaling.

5. After a long day of
amazing outdoor
adventures, a kid’s
journal provides a quiet
opportunity to reflect
upon their latest
experiences, and it
later provides a fun
way to look back on
their time at summer
camp.

6. As you pack your kid’s
bags for camp, use
these ideas to get your
favorite camper excited
about filling up their
journal with creative
stories and memories.

7. INVOLVE THEM IN
CHOOSING THEIR
JOURNAL

8. Journals for kids range
from basic spiral bound
notebooks to colorful
book bound styles that
last for years.

9. While some kids like lined
paper to help them
organize their thoughts,
others prefer blank pages
that provide lots of space
for doodling.

10. Your child may also prefer
a journal in his or her
favorite color or with
awesome graphics on the
cover.

11. Spend some time with
them browsing different
styles, and let them pick
out a journal that reflects
their personality.

12. HELP THEM SET
UP A WRITING
SCHEDULE

13. Every day at summer
camp is packed full of
activities, yet the staff
has also carefully
planned for quiet periods
of time during the day
for kids to rest and
reflect.

14. Look over a sample
schedule with your kid,
and talk about the best
times of the day for
writing.

15. For example, some kids
prefer to write during
their mid-day break when
they are energized, while
others prefer to wait until
the evening since writing
helps them relax.

16. Either way let them know
that journaling should
always be something they
enjoy.

17. Although they may miss a
day due to an exciting
overnight camping trip,
they can also write more
the next day about the
adventure.

18. PROVIDE
SOME
WRITING
PROMPTS

19. Kids sometimes need
ideas for things to write
about, even when their
days are full of fun.

20. For this reason, it’s a
good idea to print out a
few writing prompts and
stick it on the inside cover
of the journal.

21. As you create your
prompts,
be sure to mix it up by
asking open-ended
questions along with
giving your kid a few story
starters that are perfect
for camp.

22. This way, they can choose
to write about a “real” life
experience or get creative
and develop a short story.

23. STIMULATE THEIR
CREATIVITY WITH FUN
ACCESSORIES

24. Journaling involves so
much more than writing
for kids, and including a
few fun accessories
stimulates self-
expression.

25. For example, colorful
pens will add an element
of enjoyment to your kid’s
writing and encourage
drawing along with
writing.

26. Stickers, rhinestones and
other art supplies will also
help your kid personalize
their journal as they write.

27. Along with fun
stationary, journals are a
summer camp staple
that fits easily into
a kid’s bags.

28. As your kid recounts their
adventures and jots down
new ideas, they will be
creating
a valuable keepsake of
their summertime
experiences.

29. While you know that
journaling strengthens
important skills such as
creativity and vocabulary,
your kid will simply enjoy
the opportunity to relax as
they fill the page with
colorful words and
drawings.

30. If you're considering
sending your child to an
overnight summer camp
for a fun drama class
experience, be sure to
visit our site to learn
about Camp Walt
Whitman.

31. Located in the White
Mountains of New
Hampshire,
Camp Walt Whitman
offers a safe, nurturing
environment in a
beautiful mountain
setting.

32. Our camp is a coed
sleepaway camp, with
separate areas for boys and
girls. The kids have a blast,
and make friendships that
can last a lifetime.

33. Check out the summer camp program here:

34. CAMP WALT WHITMAN
1000 Cape Moonshine
Rd
Piermont, NH 03779
603-764-5521
cww@campwalt.com