Superhero Summer Music Camp: Part 1
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Superhero-themed summer music camp has been one of my favorite themes. There were so many ideas for music, activities, crafts, and games that it was hard to choose. It gave us a really fun way to do something a little different in the summer than we do in regular lessons.
This is part 1 of a three-part series about my Superhero Music camp. (Read Part 2 here and Part 3 here). Read on for ideas on decorations, music, and activities, and be sure to check out my Complete Superhero Music Camp Teacher’s Planner. It has a fully planned 5-day camp, planning forms, themed activities, crafts, games, and more!
Super-summer!
This was the first summer music camp I did after things started getting going again after covid. The area I live in was opening back up again, and I still wanted to keep things as safe as possible for everyone. Luckily, we have a beautiful art center in the area with lots of outdoor space that I was able to hold my camp at. We did most of our camp activities outside with a short performance at the end of the week in the auditorium. We did minimal rehearsing inside (which wasn’t ideal), but everyone felt safe.
I REALLY lucked out this year with the weather. It can be iffy early in the summer, and I actually got 5 weeks in a row of perfect weather! No rain, not too hot, and early enough that it wasn’t crazy humid yet. We were able to comfortably do most everything outside (with only a little whining…).
Decorations
The decorations are half the fun! I can easily get carried away with pinning, shopping, and more shopping! Superhero-themed decorations were SUPER fun to make and shop for. (See what I did there?….haha!)
I love having fun themed decorations, especially as the students first arrive. It seems to get everyone excited about what is to come. They can be used again to decorate your performance area at the end of the week! We used the colors blue, yellow, and red for the color scheme.
We decorated the large gazebo so the kids would see everything right away when they got there. It was a little challenging with wind, but for the most part, everything stayed up. (Thanks to my dad and his staple gun!)
We had signs that went along the drive and sidewalk up to the registration table.
(I can’t take credit for these. I have parents who are extremely supportive and help me with making a lot of my decorations.)
It was such a fun way to welcome everyone to camp and they were excited to get started!
I always have a main registration table. Students sign in and out, pick up name tags, and grab an activity to do while everyone else is arriving. I found a fun tablecloth for the table and used colorful containers for pens, name tags, and coloring activities.
I had to be sure I didn’t go overboard with the decorations, especially with the limited budget I had given myself right after coming out of covid shutdowns. Don’t forget to check your dollar store or party sections for clearance items. I have found some really good deals on things that way!
Music
I found a ton of fun music ideas for this theme. I like to focus on musical theatre or movie music during my camps. It gives a really good base to discuss character development and create crafts and projects around the song.
In my Superhero Music Camp teacher’s guide, I have listed more music ideas. Here are a few to get you started:
I Need A Hero (Click here for sheet music)
One Jump Ahead (Click here for sheet music)
Get Back Up Again (Click here for sheet music)
Hero Is My Middle Name
Be sure to get every camper a legal, purchased copy of the sheet music. Even if they don’t know their way around a piece of sheet music, I still purchase one for each student. It’s a great way to introduce reading sheet music and you can throw in a mini theory lesson (yay!). Be sure to figure this cost into their tuition costs.
Conclusion
This is a really fun theme and you have great possibilities for decor, music, and activities.
In the next part of this mini-series I’ll show you some of the activities we did for opening and closing time. In part 3- some of the crafts we made!
Want to get started on your superhero-themed music camp?
My 119-page Superhero Themed Teacher’s Planning Guide will get you started! It has planning calendars and worksheets, student forms, themed crafts, activities, and games, and five full days of already planned camp lessons for you!
Save yourself some time and get it here.
Don’t miss Part 2 and Part 3 of this mini-series for more ideas!
