How to tell which of those myriad summer camps is right for your child? Take this handy-dandy personality quiz to narrow your choices.
1. When shooed into the back yard, your child:A. Runs nonstop and climbs the highest treeB. Pulls out a magnifying glass and looks for bugsC. Paints a watercolor of the flowersD. Organizes a baseball game2. When it comes to getting wet, your child prefers:A. A dunk out of a canoeB. A puddle full of microbesC. A hot showerD. A regulation swimming pool3. Of the following Wii games, your child prefers to play:A. My Horse and MeB. Endless OceanC. Guitar Hero IIID. Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games4. If handed a blank piece of paper, your child:A. Folds it into a paper airplaneB. Works out a math problemC. Starts a novelD. Sketches out a football play5. Your child’s musical taste runs to:A. Little Bunny Foo FooB. The theme from Star WarsC. OperaD. Team fight songsScoringIf your answers were mostly:A: Your child is suited to a traditional summer camp, with horseback riding, singing around the campfire, arts and crafts, swimming and lots of other outdoor activities.B: Experiment with a science, computer or other learning camp, at the zoo, a museum or a local college.C: You have an artistic child whose talents can be honed at camps for the visual arts, theater, ballet or rock ’n’ roll.D: You’ve got a sports nut on your hands. Try camps for swimming, soccer, baseball, football, track, gymnastics, basketball, golf or tennis.Have more to add? News tip? Tell us
