Summer Blast Action GuideDetails:

Boost revenue with a Junior Jazzercise Summer Blast! Host a Junior Jazzercise camp for 4-5 days for 2-3 hours per day. Follow the Junior Jazzercise

“Summer Blast Theme Days” to create a fun, organized atmosphere Feel free to manipulate the format as you see fit for your group and order the “themed days”

how you see fit Day one should ALWAYS begin with an introduction of the kids yourself and the rules

Suggested Dates to Offer: Right after school dismisses for summer break for 2-3 hours per day Monday-Friday.

o Examples:o School or Recreation Center: June 16-20 from 9 AM-12 PMo Center/ Studio: June 20-24 from 1 PM- 4 PM (In between class times)

Anytime during the summer that you feel will work for your community (I.E. beginning of August prior to schools going back in session)

Pricing Look into other camps in your community for pricing structure and price yourself competitively,

this will vary from place to place. Do your research! Include costs of snacks, crafts, equipment and all materials you expect to use during your camp

Get the Word Out!! Pass out flyers to current customers (Use Summer Blast Flyer Template on the FZ) Post to Social Media sites (Use Facebook Image available on the FZ)

o Create an event page on Facebook Send out individual e-mails to current and past customers Post information about your classes in “Mom” Groups on Facebook and Social Media outlets,

and websites Incentivize parents to share with friends and siblings by giving $5 off for each friend or sibling

they sign up. Set up a contest, whoever refers the most friends wins a FREE camp registration of their choice

Reward Them! Star Chart Reward!

o Put together a board with camper’s names on it and put a star next to their name when they do well or their team wins a game. Prizes at the end of week!

Summer Blast Day 1: Healthy Living Day

Time Activity Tips10 Minutes Collect all RELEASE FORMS!

Circle Time: Everyone sits in a circle, introduces themselves and reviews the rules for the Summer Blast!

Use name Tags Have them tell you about their

favorite movie or song

10 Minutes Play Nutrition Bingo Game and discuss healthy eating habits! This is a great time to talk about the healthy theme for the day!

Game pieces and instructions on the Junior Jazzercise> Games and Activities page of FZ

25 Minutes “What Now”: R4-13 “Can’t Get Enough”: R1-14 “Run Run Run”: R1-14 Freeze Dance

Look at the Variations of these routines on the Junior Jazzercise> Choreography Page of the FZ

10 Minutes Hula Hoopla Game-This one is always a hit with the kids! Use upbeat, age appropriate music.

Instructions on the Junior Jazzercise> Games and Activities Page of the FZ

50 Minutes -Craft and Snack Time: Pick One of Each. Use plastic table cloths for easy clean up!Craft Ideas: Plant Their Own Veggies- Pick up seed packs and plastic cups and have the kids plant their own veggies. Talk about

healthy eating & planting your own food! Decorate cups or use Silly Face PotTeaches healthy living and responsibility

Create your own Menu- Get construction paper, rhinestones, glitter, markers and have the kids decorate and create their own healthy menu. Breakfast, lunch and dinner .This gets them excited about healthy foods. Use the “Nutritional Bingo” pieces to provide ideas for yummy fruits & veggies!

Snack Ideas:Sandwich on a Stick Veggie Face Collage Fruit Buffet

35 Minutes R2-14 Performance Routine of Your Choice

Red Light, Green Light, Pink Light, Yellow Light...

Break down the routine, talk about dance as fitness

40 Minutes Clean Up Time Ping Pong Party Game- Instructions on FZ “I Got You” : R5-13 Perform for Parents!!

Incorporate strength training, dance and Yoga moves into Ping Pong Game

Summer Blast Day 2: Tropical Day!!Dress to Impress! Have the kids come dressed in their favorite tropical outfit. Make it a party and hand out leis when

they come in! If you have boys you could also call this a “Surfer Themed Day!”Time Activity Tips

15 Minutes Hula Hoop Contest: Who can hula the longest, fastest and slowest! Do a couple rounds!

Keep it silly; have them try to hula on arms, legs and neck!

20- 25 Minutes Adapt a warm-up routine to anything from “Teen Beach Movie”

“Tutuki”: R1-12- Regular Version “Funky Monkey”: R3-11- Regular Version “What Is Love”: R2-14- Juniors Version

Keep warm-up simple & fun! Add Hula Arms to Tutuki Part

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15 Minutes Tropical Fashion Show Give the kids the opportunity to show off their Tropical duds

15 Minutes Limbo: You could use a Tube or a stick Play fun, upbeat “limbo” music

50 Minutes -Craft and Snack Time: Pick One of Each. Use plastic table cloths for easy clean up!Craft Ideas: Click on “Craft Title” to purchase online. May need markers for crafts!Make Your Own Tiki Mask Sea Scene Scratch Activity DIY Inflatable Beach Balls

Snack Ideas:Palm Tree Fruit Platter Fruit Kabobs Tropical Fruit Pops

20 Minutes Clean up Time!! Tropical Musical Towels: Played just like

“Musical Chairs”, but with beach towels in place of the chairs!

Play a few rounds of musical towels and have them do different things from towel to towel

20 Minutes Freeze Dance- Look on Itunes and find real “Hula” Music

3 Rounds of Tiki Bean Bag Toss Game: Click Here to Purchase Online

Break into two or more teams for the Bean Bag toss and then mix up teams

20 Minutes Freestyle Hula “I Got You” : R5-13 Ask about their favorite things they did today

and tell about tomorrow!

Turn on music and let them hula-hoop however they want

Summer Blast Day 3: Have Passion and Be Nice Day!Time Activity Tips

5 Minutes Talk about the importance of being nice and having passion! Tell them that you want them thinking about these things for the day and every day!

Talk about what passion is and what YOU are passion about

Talk about what nice things you do for others

Talk about respect

30 Minutes Put a short routine set with routines that inspire you and that you are passionate about

Talk about why you chose to do each routine

Keep it FUN!!

15 Minutes Improv Activity:Watch the Juniors Variation Video on this activity in the Junior Jazzercise> Choreography Page of the FZ

Use music that is slow and music that is fast!

Anything from “Frozen” is always a hit!

10 Minutes Freestyle Hula: Turn on music and let them hula however they want!

Pause music and have them share and switch hula hoops with a friend

10 Minutes Show more routines set to music that inspires you

50 Minutes- Craft & Snack Time: Do both craft activities & allow them to make more than one for each!Craft Ideas:Make Cards or drawing for someone you admire and appreciate:Kids could give to family, friends, teachers.Community Cards:Make cards for a retirement home in your community or a children’s hospital, they’ll love seeing artwork from the kids and it will be a great “giving back” activity.Snack Ideas: Choose One! Frozen Fruit Cups Yogurt Parfaits Apple Treat

Your choice of fruit & juice!

20 Minutes (Time will vary based on size of group)

Show us your Passion-Give each child a couple minutes to do so. They can do it on their own or come up in small groups, whatever they feel most comfortable with. This will teach them about confidence and courtesy of others

Break down the routine, talk about dance as fitness

40 Minutes Clean Up Time Dance Charades Be Nice- Talk about ways to nice to each other Freeze Dance and Stretch Routine of your

choice! Tell them about activities for tomorrow

Instructions on FZ Tell them to do 3 nice things

for someone else and report back tomorrow

Summer Blast Day 4: Hollywood DayEncourage kids to come dressed as their favorite movie character!

Ask about their favorite movies and movie soundtracks on Day 1 of camp to help you plan your day!Time Activity Tips

20 Minutes Talk about “Be Nice” Activity from previous dayWalk of Fame: Have the kids walk down and show off their outfits, like a fashion show

Everyone Shares! Put on fun upbeat music,

like “Fashion is My Kryptonite” from “Shake It Up”

10 Minutes Who’s That Star??Don’t let the kids tell each other who they are dressed as for the day, but make a game out of it and have them guess who each person is. The character in question can also act like their character or talk like their character.

Keep it FUN!! You should dress up too

and have them guess who you are too!

15 Minutes Improv Activity:Watch the Juniors Variation Video on this activity in the Junior Jazzercise> Choreography Page of the FZ

Use music that is slow and music that is fast!

Use music from movies like “Frozen”, “The LEGO Movie”, “Rio 2”, “Teen Beach Movie”

10 Minutes Freestyle Hula: Turn on music and let them hula however they want!

Pause music and have them share and switch hula hoops with a friend

30 Minutes “Happy”: R3-13- From “Despicable Me 2” “What Is Love”: R2-14- From “Rio 2” “Let It Go”: R1-14- From “Frozen” “Everything is Awesome”- From “The LEGO Movie”-

Adapt Choreography from “Lucky Strike”: R5-12

Take some time to break down the movements for these routines so they feel successful

50 Minutes -Craft and Snack Time: Pick One of Each. Use plastic table cloths for easy clean up!Crafts Ideas:Make Your Own Movie Poster:Use constructions paper, sticker, markers, rhinestones, glitter etc… and have the kids create their own movie posterYou're A Star Frame - Click here to purchase Online Snack Ideas: Healthy But Seem Like Treats:Popcorn Concoction Pretzels Berry Peanut Buttery

Remaining Time Clean Up Time

Dance Charades Guess That Movie Soundtrack!- Play bits of

different soundtracks from popular kids’ movies and have them guess what movies they are from!

Use some of the songs & movies mentioned on Day 1! (Think “Frozen”, “Muppets Most Wanted”, “The LEGO Movie”, “Rio 2” “Madagascar 3”, “Teen Beach Movie”

Summer Blast Day 5: Olympics Day!!This is a great time to talk about the Olympics and how all countries come together for the games. It would be a great

time to mention the importance of team work and working together.Time Activity Tips

5 Minutes Introduction of the Day: Mention Jazzercise’s performance in the 1984 Olympic opening ceremonies, and Jazzercise Founder and CEO, Judi Sheppard Missett carrying the torch that year.

Play Olympic Music Talk about team work

and what happens during the Olympic games

Ask about favorite sports

10 Minutes Bean Bag Toss: Set out “Olympic Rings” (hula hoops or rings you make). Use the bean bags used on Tropical Day

Give point values to each ring, and move the rings further apart after each round.

15 Minutes Obstacle courses: Divide into two or more teams. Use chairs, tubes, balls, bean bags, rings, mats and hula-hoops to set up different challenges for your group.

Ask them what they want to do! They love creating the obstacles

30 Minutes Do their favorite songs and routines for the week! If your group is smaller, have each person pick their fave!

15 Minutes Balloon Volleyball:Game Instructions

Change up the teams half way through

50 Minutes -Craft and Snack Time: Pick One of Each. Use plastic table cloths for easy clean up!Crafts Ideas:This blog has great Olympic Themed Crafts Activities: Olympic Themed Crafts. Use the suggestions as you see fit for your group!Snack Ideas: Bagel & Fruit Rings Stars and Blueberries Olympic Ring Snack Bowls

25 Minutes Clean up Time!!

Streamer Dance: Purchase Streamers Here! Balloon Run: Instructions Here!

Make up a routine using streamers, or have the kids make up their own

20 Minutes Rehearse 2 of their favorite routines for the week so they can perform for their parents

Kids and parents LOVE this!

Remaining Time Olympic Game Charades: Similar to the classic game of charades, but have your kids act out “Olympic Sports” from both summer and winter games.

Perform for Parents- Thank everyone for coming! Remind them of any upcoming classes or camps and take sign ups!

This will teach them about the different “Olympic Sports”. You may have to write out explanations for some of the tricky ones on your homemade game pieces.