Information for Parents & Guardians

Where:

4400 Jade st Park, Capitola Recreation Center

What To Bring:

• Water bottle & lunch
• Closed-toed shoes
• warm layer
• sunscreen
• backpack (label all items with your camper's name)

Shirts:

Shirts will be given out the first day of camp, to be worn on field trip days. If the camper is unable to attend the first day, please let one our staff know and we will make sure that the participant gets a shirt when they are able. 

Snacks and Special Dietary Needs:

• Snacks are provided twice a day
• If your camper has dietary restrictions, consider providing their own snacks

Sunscreen and Sun Protection:

Please make sure your participant is able to apply their own sunscreen or with help from a friend. Recreation Staff will make time in the schedule for participants to apply sunscreen to themselves and give regular reminder to reapply sunscreen. Recreation Staff are not allowed to physically apply sunscreen to a participant’s body according to program policy. We recommend you take some time before program begins to teach your participant how to apply their own sunscreen and be familiar with how to apply lotion type sunscreen. Recreation has sunscreen to loan in lotion form if a participant does not have their own. Hats and swim shirts/rash guards are welcome additions to reduce sun exposure.

Notice: No Program Thursday July 4th!

Full Day Sample Schedule

9:00 am:  Check in / Camp Activity
10:15 am: Snack
10:30 am: Camp Activity
12-12:30 pm: Lunch & Transport IF in Jr Guards
12:30 pm: Morning Half day Camp Pick up
1:00 pm: Afternoon Half Day Camp begins
1:15 pm: Camp Activity
2:30 pm: Snack
2:45 pm: Camp Activity/All Camp Game
4:15-4:30 pm: Camper pick up

Drop Off/Pick Up:

Check-In: 8:55 - 9:10 a.m.

• Supervise your camper until 8:55 am
• Late arrivals: Walk your child into the Recreation front office

Check-Out:

• Please Bring your photo ID at pick up. Your child will not be signed out to anyone who is not on the authorized pick up list. Call or email the front office to add anyone, 831-475-5935 / capitolarecreation@ci.capitola.ca.us
• All-day campers: 4-4:30 pm. Late pick-up incurs a $1 per minute fee.

Field Trips:

Every camper will have the opportunity to go on a walking field trip to Giggle N Wiggles, Capitola Arcade, Capitola Beach Day, and Ice Cream in the Village. There will be no field trip the first two days of camp.

Special Activities:

Group Specific Activities: On the 1st day, group leaders will give out specifics on what day and time you campers will be doing the activities below:

Walking Field Trips: Average walking field trip is 1-1.6miles, round trip.

• WildMinds Animal Show - 1st Wednesday @ 10am campers get to see Bay Area Wild Animals
• Police Dept Tuesdadys & Thursdays - 1st Friday @ 10:30 am
• Club days Tuesdays & Thursdays -  Campers choose which club they want to participate in, some sample club activities are: art/crafts, scavenger hunt, recreational sports, dance, games etc.
• BeachDay: Thursday (1st week) & Wednseday (2nd week) - ) walk down to Capitola Beach. We set up in front of Zeldas by Lifeguard tower 2. We will back at Jade Street between 3-3:15 pm
• Arcade (1st Fridday) Free of Charge! Once per Session - Groups will be walking down to Mercantile Arcade in Capitola Village. Each camper will be given a $15 game card by their Leader when they arrive at the arcade.
• Giggles-N-Wiggles - 2nd Monday, Walking field trip to Giggles-N-Wiggles in the mall. Reminder: Bring water & socks, wear camp t-shirt, Please sign the online waiver for your camper to participate. https://www.gigglesnwigglescapitola.com
• Ice Cream Day (Free of Charge!) - The last Friday of each session.

Beach Day:

A reminder for how the beach field trip works: Make sure your camper is ready to go to the beach as soon as they are dropped off so that they can be ready to leave with their group as soon as possible. Campers who bring boogie boards with wrist straps will be allowed to go into the water up to their waist. All other campers will only be allowed into the water up to their knees. We will be back at Jade Street between 3:00pm-3:30pm.

Things to bring: Camp t-shirt (we will have extras), modest swimsuit underneath clothes, Close-toed shoes, Hat, Lunch, water bottle, sunscreen.

Optional things to bring: Towel, sandals/flip flops when at the beach, boogie board, wetsuit

They will be walking to and from the beach and will be running and playing games back at Camp, so close-toed shoes are required. They CAN take their shoes and socks off at the beach, they just need to put them back on for the walk back. They must wear a shirt on the way back.