There are few better things than being a kid on Long Beach Island in the summer. There have always been the traditional forms of “camp” – basketball camp at St. Francis Community Center, swim lessons, sailing at the yacht clubs, and arts and crafts at the LBI Foundation of the Arts and Sciences. Today, youngsters also have cool options that take advantage of a barrier island, such as Lifeguard In Training, surf camps, and different eco-programs with Alliance for a Living Ocean.

But thanks to the energetic and creative Jess Johnson of Beach Haven and Moorestown, little Island “grommets” have an…