After weeks of lockdown, campers can finally frolic with their friends and the all-star lineup of Rec staff. (Note: while Alameda County guidelines say camp staff must wear face coverings over the nose and mouth, children under the age of 12 are not required to do so.)
Two friends relax on the grass at Hampton Field Kids scatter running as Michael Murphy starts the game Retired Havens Schoolmates director, Michael Murphy, came out of retirement to help with Camp Everything. Here he leads the campers in a game. Hula hoops in motion by two campers and a staffer Two pods of kids race to the hula hoops in the middle to try to win the game Big smiles from a camper as he plays a game of keep away with a staffer At the beginning of camp music plays and kids and staffers dance to the Macarena A young girl reads in her socially distanced spot marked by a hula hoop A boy intently makes bubbles Used boxes are transformed into robots and creatures by campers Two boys color with a PRD staff member A young camper plays a game of frisbee with a group Two boys hang out on the pitchers mound at the start of camp At drop off, cars line up and PRD staff takes the temperature of campers before they exit their cars The staff checklist for Camp Everything and two bins; one each for clean, unused and the other for used games and balls
My kids are loving Camp Almost Everything. Huge praise for all that PRD staff and counselors are doing to provide some semblance of a summer for our two kids in a safe manner. My husband and I are so grateful!