LOCAL BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY: 2024 Summer Camps & Activities Guide

Macaroni KID's Summer Camp and Activities Guide features local businesses and organizations that provide camp, vacation bible school, workshops, and/or other educational/entertaining activities for kids during their summer break and is one of our most popular guides. It offers a unique opportunity for camp providers to reach their specific audience of local parents. Our digital newsletters are delivered straight to the in-boxes of self-subscribed parents and caregivers in the Gig Harbor - Mason County, Tacoma - South Sound, and Snoqualmie Valley-Sammamish-Issaquah areas, maximizing the reach of your business to your target audience.

View the Summer Camp Directory Guides here:

Snoqualmie Valley Summer Camps

Gig Harbor - Mason County Summer Camps

Tacoma - South Sound Summer Camps

Listing your camp in this guide is targeted, no-waste marketing for you.  While you may enter the camp guide anytime through June 30th, the price will not be prorated, so the best deal is getting YOUR camps inserted ASAP! 

Even if you are not a Platinum, Gold, or Silver level Camp Sponsor, you'll still have an excellent opportunity for your camp to be seen by our readers because from the first publishing date through the end of summer break, the Directory/Guide will appear: 

• in up to 4 Dedicated emails: February 15th /  March 15th/  April 15th/  May 15th (promotes all camps)
• in all weekly eNewsletters,
• on the website Home page 24/7,
• on the Events page under "Find The Perfect Summer Camp," 
• in the Directory with logo, links, pictures, description
• on the Guides page, and rotating in the "Publisher's Pick" carousel on the Guides page.
• on Social media -weekly posts - tagging numerous camps 
• 1 Welcome social media post on both IG and FB
• a sidebar ad that clicks to the whole guide

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BEFORE YOU BEGIN
Camps are placed in the edition relative to their location/physical address, e.g. your "home edition." If your camp is located in Kitsap County or North Seattle, your home edition is not in my area, reach out to them directly. Permission from the publisher is required to be listed in multiple editions. Please contact us (info below) if you're interested in a multiple-edition listing.

PLEASE BE SURE to select the correct edition for your camp's location.

CAMP GUIDE

Our 2024 Summer ULTIMATE Camps, Classes, Activities, and Events Guide will feature the local camps and classes of the summer break as well as popular ANNUAL local events. Along with details about your camps and classes, there will be links to contact your business and links to view your website and/or social media pages. You may include pictures, reviews, testimonials, current deals, discounts and specials.

The guide will be advertised daily on our website 24/7 and also run EVERY week in our newsletter from February 15th through August 15th. Space is limited & available on a first-come, first-serve basis. Don't miss out! 

Get LISTED TODAY, CLICK HERE!

EDITIONS

OUR "REACH"

Last Updated 2020, social media is higher now. 

GUIDE DETAILS

Guide Run Dates:

• February 15th - August 15th (this is not prorated so the best deal is an insertion by Feb 15th, but you may enter at anytime until 6/30)

Advertised:

• Promoted daily on 24/7 website
• Promoted weekly in the popular e-newsletters
• Guide is posted Monthly on Social Media on our multiple pages/platforms
• Targeted Marketing to Thousands of Local Parents & Caregivers

What's Included in Listings

• Camp Theme Name
• Name
• Description
• Logo & Photos
• Link to Website (URL)
• Location
• Phone Number
• Email Address
• Testimonials

To get your camps, classes, activities or events listed, fill out THIS FORM HERE. Pricing is per edition. This year you will pay first, and then we will collect any information we need from you. 

Get LISTED first! 

Fill out THIS FORM HERE Today!

MACARONI KID

WHO READS MAC KID?

VISIT OUR WEBSITES

Each edition is listed below with its own website. The websites serve families and businesses in the following cities and surrounding areas. Take a look around! 

Tacoma & South Sound  Click to View a Previous Camp Guide

Gig Harbor - Mason County  Click to View a Previous Camp Guide

SnoValley-Sammamish- Issaquah  Click to View a Previous Camp Guide

List your class/camp/activity/event in the 2024 SUMMER CAMP GUIDE! Sign up 1ST... CLICK HERE 

INVESTMENT$

PLATINUM SPONSOR (Only 2 available per edition)

Home edition only

• Info page in the Business Directory section of the website, listed under the appropriate "Summer Camp Guide" category. Page includes full details of your camp, logo or other representative image (required), and 4 image slide show (optional), camp flyer (optional), links to web page, Facebook, twitter, registration form, etc. The listing goes live under the Summer Camp Guide heading in the Directory section of the website as soon as info and payment are received. The directory is SEO!
• 1 Summer Camp Spotlight Article about your camp in the eNewsletter with top 1 & 2 placement (alphabetical, AFTER the "Summer Camp Guide" article); top 1 & 2 placement (alphabetical) on the Home Page; and placement in the Publisher's Pick Carousel on the Articles page of the website when special camp issues are published. The Summer Camp Spotlight Article is published in the eNewsletter and on the website home page for 1 week (publication date based on the order in which info/payment is received). The article remains in the Articles section of the website and will be searchable through the end of the summer. 
• 1 Dedicated Email about your camp only
• 1 Dedicated Welcome Social Media Post tagging your business to Facebook and Instagram
• 1 - 4 week Leaderboard Display Ad 
• 1 - 16 week Sidebar Display Ad (Camp logo or representative image in the "Summer Camp Guide" sidebar ad slide show ) in the display ad section of the website)
• 1 Monthly social media tag of your and the other camps' business page when we share the guide, weekly share of guide on social March through June.

Priority placement is given to providers in the home territory

• Info page in the Business Directory section of the website, listed under the appropriate "Summer Camp Guide" category. Page includes full details of your camp, logo or other representative image (required), and 4 image slide show (optional), camp flyer (optional), links to web page, Facebook, twitter, registration form, etc. The listing goes live under the Summer Camp Guide heading in the Directory section of the website as soon as info and payment are received. The directory is great for SEO!
• 1 Summer Camp Spotlight Article about your camp in the eNewsletter with top 3 & 4 placement (alphabetical, AFTER the "Summer Camp Guide" article); top 3 & 4 placement (alphabetical) on the Home Page; and placement in the Publisher's Pick Carousel on the Articles page of the website when special camp issues are published. The Summer Camp Spotlight Article is published in the eNewsletter and on the website home page for 1 week (publication date based on the order in which info/payment is received). The article remains in the Articles section of the website and will be searchable through the end of the summer. 
• 1 Dedicated Welcome Social Media Post to Facebook and Instagram tagging your business
• 1 - 4 week Leaderboard Display Ad 
• 1 - 16 week Sidebar Display Ad (Camp logo or representative image in the "Summer Camp Guide" sidebar ad slide show ) in the display ad section of the website)
• 1 Monthly social media tag of your and the other camps' business when we share the guide

Cost: $400 (one-time fee) - 1st come/paid, 1st served) 

Priority placement is given to providers in home territory

• Info page in the Business Directory section of the website, listed under the appropriate "Summer Camp Guide" category. Page includes full details of your camp, logo or other representative image (required), and 4 image slide show (optional), camp flyer (optional), links to web page, Facebook, twitter, registration form, etc. The listing goes live under the Summer Camp Guide heading in the Directory section of the website as soon as info and payment are received. Directory is SEO!
• 1 Summer Camp Spotlight Article about your camp in the eNewsletter with top 5 & 6 placement (alphabetical, AFTER the "Summer Camp Guide" article); top 5 & 6 placement (alphabetical) on the Home Page; and placement in the Publisher's Pick Carousel on the Articles page of the website when special camp issues are published. The Summer Camp Spotlight Article is published in the eNewsletter and on the website home page for 1 week (publication date based on the order in which info/payment is received). The article remains in the Articles section of the website and will be searchable through the end of the summer. 
• 1 Dedicated Social Media Post to Facebook and Instagram
• 1 - 4 week Sidebar Display Ad (Camp logo or representative image in the "Summer Camp Guide" sidebar ad slide show ) in the display ad section of the website)
• 1 Monthly social media tag of your and the other camps' business when we share the guide

Cost: $300 (one-time fee) - 1st come/paid, first served)

Silver Summer Camp Guide Sponsor

• Info page in the Directory section of the website, listed under the appropriate "Summer Camp Guide" category. Page includes full details of your camp, logo or other representative image (required), camp flyer (optional), links to web page, Facebook, twitter, registration form, etc. "Guide Article" appears in all weekly eNewsletters, as well as on the website home page, events page, and guides page, and rotates in the "Publisher's Pick" carousel on the guides page, through the end of summer break. The listing goes live under the Summer Camp Guide heading in the Directory section of the website as soon as info and payment are received
• 1 Summer Camp Spotlight Article about your camp in the eNewsletter with top 7 & 8 placement (alphabetical, AFTER the "Summer Camp Guide" article); top 7 & 8 placement (alphabetical) on the Home Page; and placement in the Publisher's Pick Carousel on the Articles page of the website when special camp issues are published. The Summer Camp Spotlight Article is published in the eNewsletter and on the website home page for 1 week (publication date based on the order in which info/payment is received). The article remains in the Articles section of the website and will be searchable through the end of the summer. 
• 1 Dedicated Welcome Social Media Post to Facebook and Instagram
• 1 Monthly social media tag of your and the other camps' business when we share the guide

 It's still worthwhile to get listed in Macaroni KID in a different area.  

A camp guide listing NOT required

• Featured Article..... $100/week

Featured articles spotlight your camp information through your own private article. The guide is a shared space while the featured article is 100% about your camps. Your article will be advertised on the homepage of our website for a month and in our newsletter for 1 week.

• Exclusive Email..... $400

A dedicated email to one of our lists of 5,000+ subscribers that is all about you. Our readers will receive your camp information directly in their inboxes.

LOW-COST VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL (VBS) LISTING $50

• Info page under the VBS subcategory under the main "Summer Camp & Activities Guide" category in the Directory section of the website, includes: short, 50-word description of your VBS (e.g. activities campers will experience or learn during camp), camp logo, contact name, address, phone number, email address and link to your website
• Listed in the Summer Camp Guide article, linked to your info page in the Directory, placed in alphabetical order under Vacation Bible Schools in the Guide section of your home Macaroni KID edition
• LOW-COST Basic VBS Listings are ONLY available in your home MacKID edition (the edition where your VBS is located). If you'd like your VBS to appear in our other MK edition, you must upgrade to a Standard listing

 CLICK HERE to claim your LOW-COST Vacation Bible School/VBS Listing

LOW-COST CAMP LISTING $75

• Listing in the Summer Camp Guide article, placed in alphabetical order under the appropriate camp category  in the Guide section of your home Macaroni KID edition
• Includes your camp name, address, a contact name and phone number
• LOW-COST listings are ONLY available for your home MacKID edition (the edition where your camp is located). If you'd like your camp to appear in our other MK edition, you must upgrade to a Standard listing or above
• One free listing per camp provider. Upgrade to Standard listing required to be placed under multiple categories

CLICK HERE to claim your LOW-COST camp listing 

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Creative Policy 

• Accepted image format is jpg or gif. We cannot place PDFs on our site at this time.
• Macaroni KID has final approval of all ads, articles, etc. with respect to final editorial/creative content.
• Macaroni KID reserves the right to decline to place, or to remove an ad from its website at any time for any reason and/or to refuse any listing that does not meet the Macaroni KID objective.
• All ads/written content must be family and child-appropriate.

By placing sponsored content on Macaroni KID you agree to the above-stated creative policy.

Please complete the form below once your payment has been submitted
The below form is for paid submissions,  CLICK HERE  for the low cost listing form

Please submit one form per camp category listing, i.e. if you offer a cooking camp AND a theatre camp, that is two separate camp listings and you'd need to remit payment and a separate form for each as they would be listed in the guide under different category headings. If, however, you offer several different types of Nature camps or you have a general day camp where the "theme" changes each week (but nothing else changes), that can be submitted on one form.

OR CLICK HERE 

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We encourage you to confirm details about any event or activity before attending. Cancellations or alterations can happen at any time due to weather, low registration, or other unforeseen circumstances.

 📆 See ALL the Local Events {FREE or low-cost} by visiting Macaroni KID Tacoma/South Sound Calendar!

Earlybird Prices for following years guide (by 12/31)

• Your Camp will be included in TWO DEDICATED emails in March and April on the 15th. 
• You will receive a FREE feature article (you submit) 
• and a special shout-out on social media (you provide context/image) before February 1st. Email AnnmarieM@MacaroniKID.com