K-1 Basketball

Our Kindergarten-1st grade youth basketball program ended with lots of smiles. This group met 6 weeks on Saturday mornings to learn basic skills and rules of the game while having fun. Tag was a great way to sneak in ball-handling practice. Relay races helped with dribbling and speed. Each child grew in skills and confidence over the course of the program.

Lots of smiles on the last day of K-1 basketball

We had a great first week of Afterschool Enrichment!

Fall programs are underway! The afterschool program at the Old Town Rec is filled with fun activities for the kids. Each age group rotates between arts & crafts and sports that are age-appropriate to ensure that your child has a safe and fun time. We recently partnered with our Tactical Nerf friends and had a Nerf gun battle during our afternoon program! The kids had a blast! We are so excited for the fall and can't wait to see your kids every day!

We love the outdoors!

Some Nerf team members needed a refill of darts.

These ladies made some gifts to give away. How sweet!

What a beautiful creation!

Our counselors love to help your kids!

Even dads like crafts at the Rec!

UMaine Rock Wall

Our Outdoor Adventure Program campers explored their limits last week at the UMaine Rock Wall. We've been secretly turning the campers into mountain goats!

Just hanging out?

 Yikes! That wall is straight up!

 Think she can touch the ceiling?

 That rock wall is 32' high! 

Is that wall slanted? Looks tricky!

To learn more about the rock wall at UMaine, go to their website: http://umaine.edu/mainebound/indoor-rock-climbing-center/

Field Trip to Fort Knox

Sixty-one campers and a crew of counselors squeezed onto the bus driven by our fearless bus driver, Susan. They traveled downriver to Fort Knox in Prospect, one of the best preserved fortifications on the New England seacoast. It was built during the 1840s and briefly housed soldiers. 

Campers loved the giant hide-and-seek game on the fort grounds. A downpour cooled them off during lunch. Thank goodness for covered pavilions! Many children checked out the gift shop looking for a souvenir of the trip. Swords and harmonicas were the hot items this year. For some reason, the counselors made the campers wait until returning to the Rec to try out their musical prowess on the harmonica. No fun! 

Old Town Rec is Out of this World!

Week 6 of Summer Camp was filled with space-age adventures! We celebrated the Mission to Mars with fun and games this week. Martian Manhunt was a favorite among our older campers and our youngest campers enjoyed Attack of the Martians! Our community room now looks like a galaxy; it’s filled with papier mache planets made by our campers! During the hot, summer days, we cooled off at the Orono Pool. That’s always a special treat! On Friday we blasted off to see the stars at the UMaine Emera Astronomy Center and searched for Geocaches on the UMaine campus! The campers were amazed by the story of the stars and had an astronomical time!

We’re celebrating Around the World during week 7 of summer camp. Each day we’ll explore crafts and games related to the continents. Monday starts off with a “trip” to Africa. We’d love some adventurous campers to join us! Asia is our destination on Tuesday. Have you ever played Ninja Dodgeball? Come and try it out! On Wednesday,prepare to learn about North American history at Fort Knox in Prospect! Latin rhythms and games are the plan for Thursday as we learn about South America, and on Friday we’ll end our week with some European fun! It’s sure to be a great journey!

This week's update

News from the Old Town Recreation Center

            Old Town Recreation Center’s Outdoor Adventure group, now self-named the Pathfinders, have been busy exploring! In the last two weeks, they hiked Acadia Mountain, mountain biked on the University of Maine trails, and hung around at Extreme Adventures ropes course.

            Our younger campers celebrated Water, Water, Everywhere this week with water balloons, relays, water gun battles, and swimming. Friday’s carnival, sponsored by the Bangor Rec Department, was so much fun! Each camper had tickets to participate in fun carnival games at Hayford Park in Bangor. There were so many games to choose from! Bounce houses, hula-hoop toss, Minute-to-Win-It, a dunk tank, face painting, and so much more! All of the campers had a great time!

            The last week of July is our Mission to Mars week. We are going to the planetarium and will have lots of space-themed fun. Hope to see you soon!

Tactical Nerf

One of our new Old Town Rec offerings this year is Tactical Nerf. 

Kids are introduced to the exciting arena of competitive Nerf play.  Various Nerf missions provide them with the opportunity to learn critical thinking, team building, good sportsmanship and get plenty of exercise.  Basic missions are the focus of this session, such as Elimination and Capture the Flag. Recruits also practice target shooting. 
Each session is 6 weeks long. This current session ends at the beginning of August, so be watching for another great session of Tactical Nerf to come this fall! 


The focus is on fun and safety. Equipment is provided during sessions, including protective eyewear, a team jersey, guns and ammo. No personal Nerf equipment is needed. 

You can learn more about Tactical Nerf at their website: www.tacticalnerf.org.