Summer camp is something kids never want to forget. Meeting new friends, bouncing on the trampoline, giggling with cabinmates or having fun at the lake make camp days a warm memory.

As summer ends and school starts, summer camp memories can be compiled in a scrapbook.

Your camp photos, brochures, postcards, collected feathers and flowers, and really anything you have collected, can be organized creatively in one place to remember the warmth of the good times any time.

Digital Scrapbooking

If you want to make a digital scrapbook, there are amazing apps available to help you create unique pages and cards. Afterwards, you can share the designed pages to your social accounts such as Facebook, Twitter or Instagram.
 
Simply add your camp photos and choose from the elements in the app like stars, bows, emoticons, and text. Most apps offer drag and drop options so that you can edit and design your scrapbook on your phone.

Some of the most well-known digital scrapbooking apps are the following...

• Digital Scrapbooking App – this app has over 500 elements. Editing photos are made simpler by using drag, drop and zoom options.
   
• Pixlr – the impressive free effects, filters, and overlays make this app famous. It instantly turns your mobile phone into a powerful photo editor.
   
• Pic Collage – if you want to create great scrapbook pages with your phone, this app is perfect. It has loads of stickers, layouts, and templates that you can use for your photos. You can also add text to your photos with this app.

Traditional Scrapbooking

Kids love to show off their artistic prowess and paste in the memories of the fun-filled days. To create a scrapbook, you can either purchase blank pre-made books which are available in craft stores or, if you love creating something from scratch, you can make your own and buy a ring to bind the pages together. There are pre-designed online materials where you can add your photos and print the pages to add to your collection.
 
You can designate a few pages for your friends’ autographs. Other pages can be details of each summer camp adventure, such as hiking, canoeing, or a stunning photo showing your acquired aerial skills. Add in written memories alongside the photos for a personal touch.
 
You can decorate the borders of each page. Drawing on the borders with colorful pens is one technique, although some uses cut-outs to beautify the page edges. Embellishing each page depends on the theme of the page, too. For instance, if a page is dedicated to your wakeboarding adventures, you can add photos of beautiful Lake Temagami or a pic of your wakeboard.

Conclusion

Scrapbooking is a fun way to preserve wonderful summer camp memories. There are countless ways to decorate the pages, but you might like these fancy ideas by Martha Stewart. Enjoy your memories and treasure them as you eagerly await your next summer camp adventure.

Canadian Adventure Camp is a North Ontario coed sleepover summer camp for kids located on a beautiful private island in the wilderness lakes region of Temagami. Founded in 1975, it provides acclaimed programs to children from around the world! 

Maintaining Summer Camp Friendships Throughout the Year

One big part of what makes campers and counselors enjoy camp is meeting new friends. Riding horses, creating colorful tie-dye shirts, joining wakeboarding adventures and conquering the wall climbing challenge is so much fun with a camp mate.

Friendships at camp have a unique connection and friends become family. However, the challenge lies in how you can keep the connection alive even after summer ends.

Making Lasting Friends at Summer Camp

Summer camp is a perfect place to meet your future best friend. Some confess a 30-year connection from a cabin mate. Others even spend holidays together.

What makes a relationship from camp different? It’s the fact that kids chose who they want to connect with while being away from their parents for an extended time.

They get to face fun and exciting challenges in a new environment with a new friend with whom they feel connected. A kid trying wakeboarding for the first time may feel the adventure is nerve-wracking. But finding someone who feels the same way during the activity can make them feel more at ease.

At camp there are no labels. There are no judgments. Each child can show who they really are and find someone who will accept them as they are. Children are free to let go of the troubles they may be facing and be who they want to be. This makes summer camp friendships meaningful and long-lasting – because there is no pretention.

Keeping the Connection After Camp

Sadly, the summer season ends, and school year comes. You can keep friendships alive with these ideas:  

• Stay in Contact
  
  Maintaining friendship is not as difficult as it might seem. Keeping in touch regularly can keep your relationship alive even with distance. Before leaving camp, get the contact details of your cabin mates. Intentionally text them every now and then. Ask them how they are doing in school and at home. Never ignore their text messages and respond when you can. Such actions will show how much you care for them.
   
• Connecting Through Social Media
  
  Nowadays, the simplest and most direct way to reconnect with someone is via social media. If you forgot to get your cabin mate’s social profile, you can simple search them by name.
   
• Attend Camp Reunions
  
  Most summer camps host reunions. Don’t miss attending these occasions. It is the perfect time to reconnect with your camp friends. Invite them to attend too - you can even to go together if you live nearby.
   
• Write Letters and Send Gifts
  
  Writing letters or sending postcards can be a lot more special than sending a simple text message. It’s heartwarming to receive a letter from your camp BFF from camp.
  
  Sending gifts for your friend’s birthday or special occasions shows you care. Presents are personal. You can send it together with an old funny camp photo to personalize your gift.

Conclusion

Summer camp will always be a childhood highlight in your scrapbook of life. Friends at camp leave a mark in anyone’s heart. Keep the friendship alive and look forward to meeting again next year at summer camp.

Canadian Adventure Camp is a North Ontario coed sleepover summer camp for kids located on a beautiful private island in the wilderness lakes region of Temagami. Founded in 1975, it provides acclaimed programs to children from around the world!