Anyone NOT putting their DC in camp?

I have two kids that would go to different camps because of their ages (one is 6 and the other is 4). The third goes to school 6-weeks out of the summer so we are set with him. I am wondering if I should even bother with camps or just plan my own activities with them.

Anyone else do something similar, or do you put your kids in camp? Mine would only go 9-12pm for a month. We couldn't swing anything more financially.

Re: Anyone NOT putting their DC in camp?

As per my other post, I'm still up in the air what I'm doing. We will be going to Florida for a week in June and my sister and I are thinking of renting a lake house for a week in August with the kids. I wish I had an affordable option for like 4 weeks and then did day trips the rest of the time. That would be ideal. I can do that with my towns rec camp, but I don't really like the program. I'm waiting to hear the price of the camp I really want. 4 weeks at their full price would be $4610. I'm hoping for a BIG discount since I work there.
Either way, I will have my 2 year old with me all summer.

Message edited 5/16/2012 9:53:53 AM.

Re: Anyone NOT putting their DC in camp?

Rob and I are both currently unemployed, so the kids will stay home with us this year.

TBH.. the only reason I have ever done camp is so they have a place to be while I'm working.

This year I might do a couple of SCOPE programs to keep them engaged. Plus we'll do our own stuff - hang out by the pool, go hiking, biking, drive out to Montauk, go to Fire Island, etc..

Re: Anyone NOT putting their DC in camp?

I'm not. I'm home and we do things almost every day. We are usually at the beach most days and I do sign him up for swimming lessons which are an hour a day for two weeks. I may sign him up for sports or a town activity, but that's about it.

Re: Anyone NOT putting their DC in camp?

I signed Lily up for a Princess Dance Camp that lasts a week, and that's about it.
I never did camp as a kid, and I'm home all summer, so I never bother with it.

Re: Anyone NOT putting their DC in camp?

My kids never go to camp. I'm off all summer so we are constantly off on one adventure or another. It helps that a lot of my friends are teachers too, so we take our kids on "field trips" to zoos, parks, beaches and museums all summer.

Message edited 5/17/2012 9:05:17 AM.

Re: Anyone NOT putting their DC in camp?

Thanks so much for the responses everyone. I really appreciate it. I am also a teacher and want to try and plan some fun things for them to do.

Re: Anyone NOT putting their DC in camp?

Me. It's my first summer off in my life and I want to spend it with him.

We will be doing lots of camping trips, trips to shelter island, and a week at a camp where I will be working.

I looked at my calendar, and we have so many things going on, the summer is going to breeze by!

Re: Anyone NOT putting their DC in camp?

I do camp only 2 days a week 2.5 hour a day. For my kids it's enough to keep them in a school-like routine and they really enjoy it.