A day in the life at Camp Thunderbird for Boys is simply not something you can replicate at home. It’s a utopia where every day is your child’s dream day, filled with endless fun and learning. Waking up to meals served fresh and hot by our incredible staff team, followed by cleaning their cabin balancing fun with responsibility.

Then off they go to their first two activities of the day. Maybe they start with rock climbing, blacksmithing, fishing, sailing, followed by pottery, soccer, basketball, or baseball. The possibilities are endless! After lunch, kids play ping pong, box hockey, tetherball, trampball, and cards, relaxing before the next two activities begin. Maybe it’s time to cool off in the lake, or maybe learn a new instrument. The choice is up to them!

After their last two activities campers enjoy an hour of free time before dinner. Dinner is served! From here, campers enjoy an all camp or village evening program featuring capture the flag, dodgeball, lip syncs, and more! Campers learn to reflect by debriefing their day with their cabin group before bed.

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Meals start before campers even step foot inside the lodge. Outside of the lodge, cabins line up together at their village entrance, and the games begin! Trivia questions, spelling bees and best jokes help decide who enters the lodge first.

Inside, campers head to their cabin’s designated table and wait for the quote of the day, a dictated moment of silence, or a gratitude practice before sitting down. Our rule is simple: no one leaves the lodge hungry. Seconds are always called, PB&Js and turkey and cheese sandwiches are always up at the window, and if neither sound appealing, a counselor heads up into the kitchen until they find something that works.

When the meal wraps up, campers do what we call “stacking and racking”, a camp cleanup method. Once tables are cleared, announcements bring the whole lodge together one more time where activity updates, pro-sports scores are shared, and all camp songs are sung. On a rotating basis, cabins take on table waiting, arriving a few minutes early to each meal period that day to set up, and clean up. Here, everyone pitches in, but with a little extra dancing and singing along the way.

Picture this: your son pushes back from the table after an incredible dinner, exchanging laughs with his friends as they spill out of the lodge and wander back towards their village. Once they arrive at their village, the village director gathers everyone together, announcing the evening’s attire, and just like that, the night comes alive once more. Your son might be a little full, a little drowsy from the meal, but the moment the program kicks off, none of that matters. The energy is contagious, the laughter is loud, and the adventure is very much still going.