SHOW NOTES
Curt and Chris are back around the campfire!
After catching up on the past two years, including a million-dollar camp grant, construction and inspection headaches, and the adventure of buying and selling an escape-room business, they introduce a new rapid-fire format focused on practical ideas for camp professionals.
This episode features creative programming concepts, staff-training activities, theme and craft ideas, a fictional-locations trivia break, and a $100 programming challenge. Curt and Chris also debate staff social time after lights-out and whether campers should ever be “required” to participate.
They close by revisiting two classic ideas from earlier episodes: camp-name ceremonies and counselor bags filled with ready-to-use activities.
Episode Chapters
00:00 – Introduction
00:21 – Curt and Chris return
02:37 – Camp updates and the million-dollar grant
05:20 – Buying and selling an escape-room business
08:39 – The new rapid-ideas format
10:15 – Program idea: Roll for It
13:48 – Staff idea: The Doodle Table
15:58 – Theme idea: Around the World
17:27 – Craft idea: Leaf Roses
20:31 – Trivia intermission: Fictional locations
26:09 – The $100 programming challenge
32:12 – Ideas from outside the camp bubble
34:56 – Keep It or Kill It: Staff time after lights-out
40:25 – Keep It or Kill It: Forced participation
45:37 – Classic takeaway: Camp names
50:34 – Classic takeaway: Counselor bags
53:18 – Closing
Resources Mentioned
- Summer Camp Pro
- EDGIE Designs — challenge-course design, construction, training, and inspection
- Roll For Soda
- Dice Set
- Cafe Bags Episode – Episode 191
- Pop Darts
- Tenzy
- StealThisStuff.com – Chris’ Steal This Shop
- How to Hold Camp Name Ceremony
- More Than 500 Camp Names
- Camp Names – Episode 3
- Counselor Bags – Episode 2
If you enjoyed the episode, please share it with another camp professional and let them know that Curt and Chris are back!
HOSTS
CURT JACKSON
CHRIS KALLAL
