Award-Winning Magician & Sand Sculptor To Perform At Seashore Day Camp’s FREE Day of Fun February 11
LONG BRANCH, February 1 – Area children do not have to wait for summer to build castles in the sand. On FEBRUARY 11, as part of a FREE DAY OF FUN at Seashore Day Camp, John Gruber, a sand sculptor will teach boys and girls how to build intricate structures in the sand(box). Gruber will be joined by award-winning magician R.J. Lewis, who has performed on Broadway, television and at the White House.
Gruber’s interactive hands-on demonstration and Lewis’ high energy magic show will headline the many activities taking place at Seashore’s 345 Second Avenue, 404 Broadway and 410 Broadway campuses in Long Branch from 12-3p.m.
It is being held to show area families why Seashore was voted the BEST CAMP in MONMOUTH COUNTY in the 2011 Asbury Park Press Readers Choice Awards and give children a chance to try new activities slated for Summer 2012.
The Day of Fun schedule will include climbing to the top of the 28’ high tree house fort and zip lining 300’ (weather permitting), swimming in indoor heated pools, wind surfing simulator, inflatable sports park, Iceberg climbing wall, spins on the Rockit, ceramics, jewelry making, gymnastics, Super Climber roller racer obstacle course, cupcake decorating, basketball challenge and more.
In addition, there will be a sneak preview of the acclaimed Theater Camp, which gives aspiring young actors their start “On Broadway.” Children who register will not only learn acting, singing and dance techniques needed to put on full-scale productions of Legally Blonde with live orchestra (senior theater camp) and Winnie the Pooh (junior theater camp). They will go to three Broadway plays including Nice Work If You Can Get It and Peter and the Starcatcher, along with Newsies and How To Succeed In Business, if their runs are extended.
The Day of Fun will conclude with Lewis’ Magic Show at 2p.m. at the 345 Second Avenue Campus.
Sign ups for surf camp and sports camps (football, baseball, softball, basketball, soccer, pitching and catching, surfing, water skiing, wind surfing and sailing) will start at the Day Of Fun on a first-come, first-served basis.
Three to five year-olds should go to 345 Second Avenue and 6-12 year-olds should go to 404 Broadway. There is no obligation to enroll, but parents must stay with their children.
Seashore, which opened in 1926, has the distinction of being the first day camp in New Jersey and the pioneer of an industry that has benefited hundreds of thousands of children in Monmouth County. Over the last eight decades, it has grown to become one of the largest day camps in the country, providing innovative recreational activities for approximately 600 boys and girls each year, earning accreditation from the American Camp Association, setting the standard of what camping should be and becoming as synonymous with summer as the beach itself.
While many things have changes since its inception, the camp’s commitment to providing programs that take fun to new heights remains the same. In addition to its unique water sports, recreation and special event schedule, Seashore is known for producing some of the strongest, most accomplished swimmers and athletes at the Jersey Shore.
For directions, more information or in case of snow, please call 732-222-6464.
