The Gift of Summer Without Electronics

As you think about what to give your child at holiday time this year, consider the gift of a camp or trip where for a number of weeks your child can be unplugged from the age of cellphones, computers, tablets and other devices. Several years ago I wrote this poem that captures the magic of a summer unplugged:

IMAGINE.........
Imagine a place where a blackberry is actually a berry that is black.

Imagine a place where text means the words that kids hand write in letters to mom and dad.

Imagine a place where social networking means telling stories around a campfire.

Imagine a place where telephone is a game played while sitting in a circle.

Imagine a place where alcohol is something the nurse uses to clean cuts and scrapes.

Imagine a place where when the lights go out, kids immediately fall asleep….

.....and when reveille blows they eagerly pop out of bed.

Imagine a place where kindle means lighting a campfire, and nook is your little corner of the bunk.

Imagine a place where a laptop is the place a young child sits when being comforted by his counselor.

Imagine a place where a screen is only used to keep the bugs out.

Imagine a place where a tweet is the sound a real bird makes.

Imagine a place where friending someone means a physical connection;

and a wall is something kids don't write on (or at least aren't supposed to).

Imagine a place where a BBM only happens when someone uses the bathroom!

IMAGINE CAMP……..