Microtia Day is November 9th

Guest Blogger: Ryan Isbrecht, Kidventure Camps Coordinator-Dallas Area. A story about one father’s journey to raise a little girl in a world filled with technology. A simple goal to find balance, security and keep alive the ways of my childhood. Through various experiences, I strive to build a family connection …

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Child Behavior Tips: Think Smarter not Harder

We are proud to have Katie Casey as a Guest Blogger this week.  Katie is a Fifth Grade teacher, serves as a Summer Camps Manager for Kidventure and provides workshops for our teams on a variety of topics including Child Development and Behavioral techniques.  My name is Katie Casey, and …

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P e r s p e c t i v e

June 7, 2018 My son, Michael Bennett was wheeled in to the Pre-Op room at about 8:30 AM.  His nervous excitement and uneasy playfulness was on glorious display for all to see.  He was literally turning flips in his bed as anesthesiologists laid out their plan for putting him under. …

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Reclaiming our Kid’s Spirit

At the 2018 Director Retreat for Kidventure this past weekend,  I focused my keynote address on the topic of Spirit and how that very spirit of ours is under attack today like never before.  The need to take that back and what we can do to reclaim this mysterious and …

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Kids Need Us Like Never Before

The following is an interview with me published in the April 2018 issue of ON Magazine. On Magazine author is Carrie Temple. When the school year ends, learning doesn’t have to stop. Kidventure camps provide wild untamed fun and free-range educa- tion, allowing kids to truly reconnect with nature and learn …

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24 Years, Kids, and the Power to Change

    24 years of running camp programs has taught us a lot.  Don’t invite raccoons into the cabins with open containers of Oreos, always make sure the bus driver really knows where they are going, and make sure you carry some tissues for that mom who is sending her …

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Why Your Kids Should Sing Aretha Franklin

> Instructions for Reading This Post: Forget your political affiliation or what news channel you tune in to.  Forget that our country is divided and some call themselves conservative, liberal, environmental, leftists, tea party, or whatever.  For the sake of conversation dismiss all of those and view what I am …

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