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Back to HomeFeature Article - March 22, 2012 K's Klubhouse's Spring Fling Campby Julie Druker

Photo: happy campers with Kaye Traynor of K's Klubhouse at the Bellrock hall.

Campers who attended the Spring Fling March Break camp at the community hall in Bellrock wrapped up a very enjoyable week away from school on Friday. The camp was put on by Kaye Traynor, owner of K's Klubhouse, who has been running camps for children ages 6-12 during March break and the summer months for five years now, and for the last three years at the Bellrock hall.

A mother of three herself, Kaye got into the business after having home-schooled her own children and after assisting at the Home School Resource Centre in Inverary where earlier camps were run. Each session that Kaye runs is based on a theme, which she uses to design the types of craft projects that she will offer up to the campers. Themes in the past have included pirates, sweet tooth, rock star, leprechauns and bugs.

“Spring Fling” was the theme for this last session and Kaye's craft projects included, no-snow globes, pop-up puppets, bird feeders, grass seed sponge houses, sock-hop bunnies and more. The campers also participated in a number of outdoor sports activities including soccer and eagle eye tag, and thanks to the newly renovated community hall, spent many hours dancing, playing piano and incorporating the newly built stage into their daily activities.

A big part of the popularity of K's Klubhouse camps is the fact that Kaye allows the campers themselves to decide their activities. “Apart from the craft projects, which I offer up daily to the campers, I like to allow the campers to decide what they would like to concentrate on, which is something that they really enjoy about the camp.”

One self-directed group project was an outdoor sidewalk mural. The campers also wrote, rehearsed and performed their own play, which included a sound track and costumes, and they also organized, rehearsed and performed a talent show. Both shows were performed at the Friday evening celebration and potluck dinner.

Long-time campers Katie Luffman and Destiny Ritchie were both back for their fifth camping experience at K's Klubhouse and had nothing but great things to say about it. “ It's fun and very free and there are no strict rules, which makes it a lot of fun,” Katie said. Destiny agreed and added, “The fact that we are able to put on our own shows is also a lot of fun.” Katie's mom Amy is very happy with the programming. “Of all of the camps that we've experienced this is the only camp that Katie really loves to go to and Kaye really knows how to keep the campers happy.”

For more information contact Kaye Traynor at 613-483-2326 or by email at [email protected]