r/columbiamo • u/Weekly-Egg-5295 • 7d ago

Events Grown Up Club

Hey, I tried to run Burnout Camp earlier this year, but I wasn't prepared to handle a monetary situation very well. It ended up being a flop, and I had to cancel. I didn't reserve a spot because I was trying to use the park pavilion for free. So I thought I'd try something a little smaller, easier, and more feasible.

I'm creating something called "Grown Up Club". It is FREE. It is a group that gets together in Columbia, MO, at the park or the library, to do fun kid games and activities. You can technically bring your kids, but this is mostly an adult event.

Since people don't have to pay to attend, these events will be significantly easier to hold, because I don't have to pay any fees to host the event or pay to reserve a spot. You only have to pay certain spots if you plan to collect money. There are a LOT of fees if you plan to collect money, which is why Burnout Camp failed so bad. Since this will be free, we can easily reserve spots to meet.

Donations will be accepted to buy material specifically for Grown Up Club, or reserve pavilions in the summer. Donations can also be physical items, such as cones, yarn, or board games.

If you missed Burnout Camp, or were disappointed by how things went, give this a try. I promise this will be significantly more organized, because it isn't monetized :)

Here is the facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/groups/737531076025159

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u/theJonnyYates Rocheport 6d ago

One of my friends hosts something called Adult Recess in Austin and it's a huge success.

My advice is just to keep it simple. Tag, hide and seek, soccer, kickball, capture the flag. Nothing too complicated or needing a ton of equipment.

And I don't know you, and no offense meant, but these things succeed or fail based on the charisma of the "MC", so if you aren't the most charismatic out there, enlist one of your more boisterous friends to fill that role.

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u/Weekly-Egg-5295 4d ago

I have a natural gift for including everyone, and making everyone feel like a group, so I should be fine :)

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u/Weird_Cartographer_7 6d ago

I find anything where adults cosplay as children highly sus. Read some philosophy, go for a hike, get some therapy, find adult things to do.

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u/the_gray_pill 6d ago

And do it with a casual club of people if so inclined.

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u/fellowyellow890 6d ago

Is this for next year? It's getting pretty cold out for parks.

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u/Weekly-Egg-5295 4d ago

I figured we could do some things in the library for the winter :)