Camp Supernow is a new two-week online experience designed for kids aged seven to 11 that replicates some of the traditional elements of a sleep-away camp. This includes the provision of camp councillors, virtual field trips and nature walks, craft activities and camp songs. The camp costs $100 per week, with a portion of profits helping to subsidise places for children of healthcare workers.

Meanwhile, summer camp company KOA Sports League in Rockvillie, Maryland, is asking families to allow groups of five to nine campers (including their own kids) plus two camp councillors to camp out in their backyards for a period of time. Participants need to test Covid-19-free before attending this innovative twist on the real deal. Volunteer families receive a 50% discount on the cost of the experience. What is the cost?

Although neither solution is a perfect replication of the authentic camp experience, they go some way to offering fun and enrichment over the summer months, and are great examples of agile brand problem-solving.

For more on how virtual experiences can offer immersive engagement for consumers in quarantine, read The Virtual Travel Boom and Covid-19: Brand Initiatives for Life Interrupted. Meanwhile, Wine Wins in Troubled Times explores how virtual experiences can be used to upsell products.

See also Leisure & Wellness in Lockdown for more on the leisure and hospitality landscape at this fragile time.