Hello Families and Campers,
We at Lincoln Summer Camp are very excited to start the summer tomorrow! The staff has been hard at work this past week; setting up camp and preparing to welcome campers. A few things to keep in mind as you get ready for camp this week:
- All campers should come to camp prepared to swim! This means wearing or packing a bathing suit and towel.
- We will spend a great deal of time outdoors, so sunscreen is a must! Please have your camper come to camp with sunscreen already applied and more sunscreen packed in their backpack for reapplication. Remember, if you would like counselors to be able to assist your camper, you will have needed to indicate that on campdoc.com or filled out the physical form, available here.
- Campers need to be able to carry their belongings throughout the day. Please keep this in mind when selecting and packing their bag.
- There is time for a morning snack and lunch at camp. These are NOT provided. Please pack your child with nonperishable items; we eat a picnic style lunch.
- Campers will be provided with a camp t-shirt before Friday’s field trips.
- Campers should arrive at camp with a full water bottle that can be refilled throughout the day.
- Please note our arrival and dismissal procedures – a full explanation can be found here.
Please note that there is NO CAMP on Wednesday, July 4th but we hope to see everyone at Lincoln’s Fourth of July Parade and Fireworks. More info can be found here.
Thursday is Patriotic Dress Up Day! Campers can show their American pride by wearing red, white, and blue. We can’t wait to see all the stars and stripes parading around camp? For a full calendar of events visit the home page.
Thursday is Pizza Day! Pizza will be on sale for $2 for 1 slice and $3 for 2 slices. Please note that Trailblazers are not on campus Thursday.
Make sure you check the blog frequently throughout the summer for updates on our field trips, special events, and all the fun we are having at camp! You can follow the blog by entering your email on the sidebar and clicking “follow” – it is a great way to stay informed! There will be a post coming out later today with information about this week’s trips.
Additional information about camp can be found in the Parent Handbook and on the Frequently Asked Questions page. We encourage you to review these resources and feel free to contact us if you have any additional questions.
Week 1 Trips
We are excited to begin this year’s trips! For all Pioneers, Ramblers and Crusaders please remember to wear your camp shirt on Friday. They will be distributed early in the week. Please be on the look out for the bright orange shirt! Campers can also help the environment by utilizing their camp t-shirt from last summer and adding a specialized logo to it from the Lincoln Gear Ticks!
Pioneers – Grades K & 1
Friday, July 6th –This week campers will travel to Plaster Fun Time to create wonderful pieces of art. Each camper will be able to chose from a wide variety of plaster sculptures that they will get to paint and design. Creativity will shine on this trip! Learn more at http://www.plasterfuntime.com/
Please keep in the mind the following for this trip:
- Send your child in clothes that you don’t mind getting messy – while the campers are provided with aprons – accidents happen.
Ramblers – Grades 2 & 3
Friday, July 6th On this trip campers will travel to Funtagious Fun Center in Tyngsborough, MA for a fun filled day. Campers will get to spend time playing glow in the dark mini golf, shooting ball blasters in a balladium, and testing their speed and agility in TimeFREAK where campres race against time and each other huff’in’ and puff’in’ hitting the buttons that light up on their side of the glow arena. The trip will also feature time in the arcade and bowling on the lanes! For more information visit www.funtagious4fun.com
Please keep in the mind the following for this trip:
- Please pack your child a disposable lunch.
Crusaders – Grades 4 & 5
Friday, July 6th- Tree Top Adventures is an aerial forest high ropes course consisting of more than 130 platforms installed in the trees and connected by various configurations of cable, wood, and rope to form bridges and zip lines. Groups of bridges link together to form separate trails. Although every trail has zip lines on them, you will need to climb to get to them. There is much more fun than just zip lining to be had! There are 10 trails in total and each trail has varying difficulty level ranging from beginner to expert. The experience is safe, fun and most importantly exciting! For more information visit: https://treetopcanton.com/
Please keep in the mind the following for this trip:
- Campers should pack a disposable lunch
- Campers should wear athletic clothing and sneakers
- Campers must have waiver filled out for this trip – The waiver is online only and can be filled out at the following link: https://www.smartwaiver.com/auto/?auto_waiverid=56fab41601dec&auto_tag=r488934
The Pioneers, Ramblers, and Crusaders will all dismiss at 3:00 pm.
Trailblazers – Grades 6, 7 & 8
Tuesday, July 3rd – On this trip campers will travel to Coco Key indoor water park. They will spend the day splashing in wave pools, sliding down slides, floating in rivers, and rushing through obstacle courses. Learn more at http://www.cocokeyboston.com/
Please keep the following in mind:
- Campers need to pack a bathing suit and towel
- Campers need to pack a disposable lunch
- We will dismiss at normal camp pick up time: 3:00 pm
Thursday , July 5th- For this trip campers will travel to Canobie Lake Park in Salem, New Hampshire, New England’s premier family amusement park with over 85 rides, games, live shows and attractions. They will spend their day flying down rides, like Boston Tea Party, Untamed, and Starblaster and splashing around in Castaway Island. To learn more about the attractions check out http://www.canobie.com/rides.php
For this trip please keep the following in mind:
- Please pack a disposable lunch
- No extra money is required but if your camper would like to play games or purchase snacks you may send it.
- We will arrive back at camp at 5:00 for pick up.
Friday, July 6th– On this trip campers will travel to Laser Quest in Danvers, MA for a day of laser tag fun. Laser Quest combines the classic game of hide-and-seek and tag with a high tech twist. This multi-level arena has swirling fog, energetic music and fun lurking around every corner. Find out more at https://www.laserquest.com/ma-danvers/
For this trip please keep the following in mind:
- Campers will be provided with 2 slices of Pizza for lunch. If they do not like pizza or prefer something else please pack a disposable lunch.
- Pick up will be at usual dismissal time 3:00.
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