Real talk from real camp families. Written by the Camp·it team every week.
My daughter had never threaded a needle — and she hates not being instantly good at things. A week of sewing camp taught her she can survive being bad at something long enough to get better.
Read the postMy eleven-year-old swims fifty weeks a year — and he’s bored. A friend’s modern pentathlon detour, and the research on early specialization, made my unease worse (and a little clearer).
Read the postWhat actually happens when you take the phone away for two weeks — the six types of screen-free camps, how to talk to your teen about it, and how to make the reset last once they’re home.
Read the guideA category-by-category guide for first-time and returning campers — plus the small things parents always forget and the items that should never make it into the trunk.
Read the guideThe signs that actually matter, the ones you can ignore, and the harder question most camp guides skip: are you ready? (Spoiler: I’m not).
Read the guideDestination picks, multi-week local programs near Seattle and Portland, every free pass worth knowing about — including the Epic Schoolkids pass that’s free for Washington residents right now.
Read the guideI had my five-year-old pedaling behind me in the bike lane to school. Now he's teaching me proper trail technique. How Parks and Rec mountain biking camps changed everything.
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