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ThreeforTea
Girls just want to have fun..
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summer camp
will you be sending your child/ren to summer camp? Do you feel that it's important? I sent DD for the past 2 years and now we have 2 kids and just can't swing it this summer. Camp is just so pricey (especially with 2 kids attending). I feel a bit guilty not sending them and then I feel they will be bored but then I thought when I was younger I never went to camp and I still had great time during summer.
What will you be doing?
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nycgirl
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Re: summer camp
I send mine for one month.
If I wasn't working, I wouldn't send him.
It helps us with childcare (and is done through school).
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| Posted 5/6/15 12:24 PM |
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Millie3
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Re: summer camp
I did sign both kids up. I also felt really guilty keeping them home. It's so expensive that we are going to have to cut back this year, we may skip summer vacation this year among other things. I never went to camp, but the children in my neighborhood are in camp all summer. Doesn't seem fair to keep my kids home when no one else is around. Stinks because this is thousands of dollars I never planned on spending 
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ThreeforTea
Girls just want to have fun..
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Re: summer camp
Posted by Millie3
I did sign both kids up. I also felt really guilty keeping them home. It's so expensive that we are going to have to cut back this year, we may skip summer vacation this year among other things. I never went to camp, but the children in my neighborhood are in camp all summer. Doesn't seem fair to keep my kids home when no one else is around. Stinks because this is thousands of dollars I never planned on spending
I know...I am so torn. The kids in the neighborhood are all in camp too. I work full time but my parents said they will watch the whole summer. DH and I are discussing this and he thinks it's just too pricey for us and he rather us take a family vacation this year instead.
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| Posted 5/6/15 12:28 PM |
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Millie3
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Re: summer camp
Posted by ThreeforTea
Posted by Millie3
I did sign both kids up. I also felt really guilty keeping them home. It's so expensive that we are going to have to cut back this year, we may skip summer vacation this year among other things. I never went to camp, but the children in my neighborhood are in camp all summer. Doesn't seem fair to keep my kids home when no one else is around. Stinks because this is thousands of dollars I never planned on spending
I know...I am so torn. The kids in the neighborhood are all in camp too. I work full time but my parents said they will watch the whole summer. DH and I are discussing this and he thinks it's just too pricey for us and he rather us take a family vacation this year instead.
It kind of came down to this for us, vacation vs. camp. Not an easy decision. The one thing is no kids around, I felt badly last summer because of this reason
How old are your kids? Mine will be 5&6 when they start camp
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| Posted 5/6/15 12:35 PM |
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ThreeforTea
Girls just want to have fun..
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Re: summer camp
Posted by Millie3
Posted by ThreeforTea
Posted by Millie3
I did sign both kids up. I also felt really guilty keeping them home. It's so expensive that we are going to have to cut back this year, we may skip summer vacation this year among other things. I never went to camp, but the children in my neighborhood are in camp all summer. Doesn't seem fair to keep my kids home when no one else is around. Stinks because this is thousands of dollars I never planned on spending
I know...I am so torn. The kids in the neighborhood are all in camp too. I work full time but my parents said they will watch the whole summer. DH and I are discussing this and he thinks it's just too pricey for us and he rather us take a family vacation this year instead.
It kind of came down to this for us, vacation vs. camp. Not an easy decision. The one thing is no kids around, I felt badly last summer because of this reason
How old are your kids? Mine will be 5&6 when they start camp
Mine will be 5 and 3.5
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| Posted 5/6/15 12:40 PM |
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Millie3
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Re: summer camp
Posted by ThreeforTea
Posted by Millie3
Posted by ThreeforTea
Posted by Millie3
I did sign both kids up. I also felt really guilty keeping them home. It's so expensive that we are going to have to cut back this year, we may skip summer vacation this year among other things. I never went to camp, but the children in my neighborhood are in camp all summer. Doesn't seem fair to keep my kids home when no one else is around. Stinks because this is thousands of dollars I never planned on spending
I know...I am so torn. The kids in the neighborhood are all in camp too. I work full time but my parents said they will watch the whole summer. DH and I are discussing this and he thinks it's just too pricey for us and he rather us take a family vacation this year instead.
It kind of came down to this for us, vacation vs. camp. Not an easy decision. The one thing is no kids around, I felt badly last summer because of this reason
How old are your kids? Mine will be 5&6 when they start camp
Mine will be 5 and 3.5
Ok, personally think you could get away with keeping them home this summer. Maybe you could send the older one a few days a week but they are still young. Next year may be another story 
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| Posted 5/6/15 12:42 PM |
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ThreeforTea
Girls just want to have fun..
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Re: summer camp
Posted by Millie3
Posted by ThreeforTea
Posted by Millie3
Posted by ThreeforTea
Posted by Millie3
I did sign both kids up. I also felt really guilty keeping them home. It's so expensive that we are going to have to cut back this year, we may skip summer vacation this year among other things. I never went to camp, but the children in my neighborhood are in camp all summer. Doesn't seem fair to keep my kids home when no one else is around. Stinks because this is thousands of dollars I never planned on spending
I know...I am so torn. The kids in the neighborhood are all in camp too. I work full time but my parents said they will watch the whole summer. DH and I are discussing this and he thinks it's just too pricey for us and he rather us take a family vacation this year instead.
It kind of came down to this for us, vacation vs. camp. Not an easy decision. The one thing is no kids around, I felt badly last summer because of this reason
How old are your kids? Mine will be 5&6 when they start camp
Mine will be 5 and 3.5
Ok, personally think you could get away with keeping them home this summer. Maybe you could send the older one a few days a week but they are still young. Next year may be another story
Yea, my DH said the same thing lol
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summertime
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Re: summer camp
Yes my kids love camp. I work f/t so it is easier for me to justify the $$.
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MrsT809
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summer camp
Will your parents take them places? There are so many free and inexpensive things to do. I wouldn't strain your finances and would skip the camp this year. We are out and about all summer and I promise there are kids around!
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ThreeforTea
Girls just want to have fun..
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Re: summer camp
Posted by MrsT809
Will your parents take them places? There are so many free and inexpensive things to do. I wouldn't strain your finances and would skip the camp this year. We are out and about all summer and I promise there are kids around!
yea, they will. We may just skip camp this summer after all.
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| Posted 5/6/15 3:43 PM |
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Naturalmama
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summer camp
My DS will be 4 on Monday, he is going to camp for the month of July. He is so excited!
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Kmarie36
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Re: summer camp
We are doing a local town camp. Three days a week for three hours. She loves it and asked to go back. Works perfect with our schedule.
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| Posted 5/6/15 11:04 PM |
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ThreeforTea
Girls just want to have fun..
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Re: summer camp
Posted by Kmarie36
We are doing a local town camp. Three days a week for three hours. She loves it and asked to go back. Works perfect with our schedule.
yea, we were thinking of a local camp too. We'll see what we do.
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DiamondGirl
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summer camp
My son is 3.5 and is going to the little camp at his school. He went last yr bc I was very pregnant and loved it.
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Lara&Aidansmommy
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Re: summer camp
We will be sending Lara to a science camp. Its on the seacoast here in NH thats for 2 weeks. And one week horse back riding camp. My 3 year wont be going most camps want the kids potty trained and hes not
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DancinBarefoot
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Re: summer camp
DH & I work F/T. Camp is a must. DD had a ball last year, and is looking forward to returning this year.
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mosh913
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Re: summer camp
Just town of oyster bay recreation at a local park.
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Re: summer camp
It's very important to me and I sacrifice a lot so my son can go. His camp is a bit over the top and some people think it's pretentious but I want my son to be able to say that he was at camp when an elephant came to visit and when the owners left in a hot air balloon. I want him to learn every cheesey camp song. I went to camp and I was later a counselor. However, I don't think that skipping a summer is so bad, plus your kids are young.
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whoababy11
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Re: summer camp
no i will not be sending our two girls (4 & 2). i work as a teacher all school year, so i want to be with them as much as i can over the summer. go to the sprinkler, play in the yard and take walks.
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