by Rachel Naud | Nov 18, 2020 | Confidence, Parenting, Popular, Summer Camp, Tips & Advice
Sending your child on his or her first overnight camp experience can be an emotional roller-coaster. While deep down you know your child will have the time of his or her life, anxiety can be felt on both sides. For your child, this could be the first time away from...
by Rachel Naud | Apr 20, 2020 | Confidence, Featured, Popular, Summer Camp, Tips & Advice
I remember when my son went away for the first time. Sure, he had gone for sleepovers at his best friend’s or at grandma’s or my sister’s, but this was his first time away away. It was a school trip and he was in an area I had never been, with people I didn’t know,...
by Mathieu Yuill | Apr 16, 2020 | Featured, Parenting, Popular, Tips & Advice
What happens when you’re the children of life-long Muskoka Woods guests turned staff? You find yourself building a spaceship while you’re following the instructions of health officials and staying home. We present Muskoka Woods at home content. Now we aren’t...
by Jamie Hunter | Apr 2, 2020 | Featured, Popular, Tips & Advice, Youth Development
You’ve probably been reading a lot about the perils of introducing technology to kids, specifically portable devices with Internet connectivity. Heck, you may have even read something about it on the Muskoka Woods blog. But not all technology is inherently “bad” for...
by Jamie Hunter | Mar 30, 2020 | Featured, Popular, Summer Camp, Tips & Advice
When you think of food at summer camp, what comes to mind? Sloppy Joe’s? Hamburgers and hot dogs? Perhaps something similar to Jake and Eddie’s “Eggs Erroneous” in this clip from Ernest Goes to Camp? Sure, camp food has received a bad rap over the years, but Muskoka...
by Jamie Hunter | Mar 23, 2020 | Featured, Tips & Advice
We’ve all been there. You’re out for dinner with friends or family and one by one the mobile devices are displayed on the table like cutlery. Maybe you follow suit, too. After all, what if you receive a text message during the appetizer? What if you’re one quick...
