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The Stuff That Makes Summer Camp Cool

Posted by on July 21, 2014

There are LOTS of reasons why summer camp is an important experience for your boys:

  • Building confidence by building skills.
  • Making new friends.
  • Trying new experiences.
  • Having fun WITHOUT computers, TVs, cell phones, etc.

Don’t get me going.  I could blather on for HOURS about the benefits of spending a summer at Towering Pines, but I suspect you’re already on board with all that.  Instead, let me focus on the stuff that make camp COOL:

Taking a bath in the lake.

Taking a bath in the lake.

Pirates

Pirates

Dodgeball... INCOMING!!

Dodgeball… INCOMING!!

A real bugler instead of an MP3 player.

An actual bugler instead of an MP3 player.

Unauthorized "selfies" when someone is foolish enough to set down a camera...

Unauthorized “selfies” when someone is foolish enough to set down a camera…

Watermelon with your friends.

Watermelon with your friends.

 

In essence, Towering Pines is a place where boys can simply enjoy being boys.

In essence, Towering Pines is a place where boys can simply enjoy being boys.
Thank you for sharing them with us.