Tuesday, June 03, 2008

Camp Mom Wants You!

Moms, are you tired of bundling your kids off for weeks of fun at sleepaway camp year after year, while you stay home? 

This summer, why not send yourself to camp? That’s right, a camp for moms who are too old for the roller coaster, but too young for the handicap-access van taking you to the aquarium. At Camp Mom, we promise you will not see the inside of a kitchen or the business side of a broom for two glorious weeks! 

Nestled in the heart of the beautiful Sheraton Hotel in beautiful Carlsbad, California, we at Camp Mom know that sleeping bags and ticks are for kids; moms have earned lumbar support mattresses and 400-thread count sheets. Naturally, we are also within easy hiking distance to the nearby Carlsbad Premium Outlet Mall, where many of our thrilling activities will take place.

Here’s a sneak peek at some of our plans!

Monday- Moms go fishing – for blow-out sales! After breakfast we strap on our pedometers for a heart-pumping walk to the Outlet Center and a scavenger hunt for a $50 certificate to the Anne Klein store. Tag teams of moms will hunt for the most dramatic clearance savings, and winners will be announced at the evening’s low-glycemic dinner and entered into a contest to win a beauty makeover. 

We’ll march back to camp, doing bicep repetitions with our bags from the mall. The more you buy, the stronger those biceps will be! After lunch choose between floral arranging or a self-defense class – a great idea for any Mom caught between two dozen 7-year-olds and a piñata. Nap time from 4-6 (strictly enforced).

After dinner, join us for “Housework Avoidance Procedural Training for Beginners” followed by a screening of “Sense and Sensibility.” S’mores at 10:30 in the Palm Beach Room. (You’ll never guess they’re low-fat!)

Tuesday – After breakfast we power walk to the Outlet Center and scavenger hunt for a $50 certificate to Crate & Barrel! Meet at the Haagen-Dazs at 11:00 for snack. Moms who find the most wild-looking summer tote will win complimentary massages after lunch by a Shiatsu-trained masseuse. In the evening, don’t miss our Talent Show and Karaoke Bar, followed by a frozen yogurt bar and a screening of While You Were Sleeping. 

Wednesday – Wave to your kids from our air-conditioned, luxury-equipped bus as we zoom past Lego Land on our way to the Museum of Making Music. Didn’t even know there was a Museum of Making Music in Carlsbad, did you? That’s why you need to go to Camp Mom!

After lunch, your choice of Pedicure “Boot” Camp, or go-carting (for the mom who’s still a kid at heart). After a lucscious low-carb pasta dinner, we’ll swap childbirth ("ghost") stories around the campfire before we settle down and watch My Big Fat Greek Wedding. 

Thursday – After a long walk on the beach and picnic lunch, choose between primal scream therapy or a scrapbooking lesson. Before dinner, you can make your weekly call home – if you dare.

We have lots more surprises at Camp Mom, including Color War Breakout (will you end up on Team Mahogany Brown, or Honey Dip? Only your hairdresser will know for sure!); secrets on how to look five years younger when you feel 10 years older, how to keep your career on track when your kids have chronic ear infections, and Housework Avoidance Procedural Training (Advanced Level).

So don’t end the summer feeling as wrung out as your hair color—sign up today for Camp Mom. Hurry, the first 10 to enroll get a $25 gift certificate at the Lancome store. See you in Carlsbad!

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