High Activity Games

Water guns, Boundary line markers, glow sticks for flags if at night, Air horn. Headlamp if manageable. Be the last team to still have their own flag. For best results play at night. 4 seperate teams of 20 or more with one President (Sponsor only) and 3 Juggernauts (Juniors or Seniors only). Also a water launching team of 3 for …

White Board or poster board Two different colored markers Enlighten campers on various spelling of words and get their minds moving! Write the alphabet on both sides of a white board or large paperDivide campers up into two teams and give each team a marker.Upon deciding on a category, have teams one at a time come up with a word …

Two people hold hands start off as being “it.” They can try to tag any other player but they can only use their free hands. When they tag someone, that person joins onto them by holding hands. Remember, other players can only be tagged with one of the two free hands. Players are safe from being tagged if they find …

Battleship is also known as Ships Ahoy, the Poop Deck, Port & Starboard and other similar names. Explain to the players that the entire playing area is broken down into different parts of a ship. The leader explains the location of each part. For example : Bow: the front of the playing area Stern: the back of the playing area …

a bunch of people to learn people names To start the game, one person stands in middle of the circle and everyone starts to clap in a rhythm. The person in the middle begins the game by galloping around the circle while the group sings the following song: Here we go, ride that pony, ride around that big fat pony, …

Masking tape or something to mark the end line. Form teams of 4 – 6 players. Teams sit in a line and wrap their legs around the person in front of them. Place masking tape (or another type of finish line) about 10 – 15 feet away to mark the end line. On “GO”, teams must only use their hands …

To begin the game, select one person to be the ‰ÛÏchaser‰Û. The leader begins the activity by calling out a body part. So, now the ‰ÛÏchaser‰Û has to use that body part to tag another person. Once the ‰ÛÏchaser‰Û tags a person, that person becomes the ‰ÛÏchaser‰Û ‰ÛÒ the previous ‰ÛÏchaser‰Û no longer has to tag but becomes one of …

30- 40 balloons, pencil and paper for score keeper The balloons are blown up and scattered on the floor. Players stand in scatter formation. On “GO”, the object is to break as many balloons as possible, by sitting on them! When a person breaks a balloon, he shouts “I SCORE!” and must put his hand in the air. The score-keeper …

To play California Kickball, you need bases, a playground ball/kickball. This game is played with 6 bases (see set up below).A player kicks the ball into the field. They have to tag all 6 bases to score. You may have up to three offensive players on any base. You are not forced to run to the next base. Outs occur …

2 brooms (STRONG ONES!) Two teams are formed (3 males and 3 females per team). Each of the females removes one shoe. All shoes are put in a large pile at the other end of the playing area. On “GO”, one boy and one girl from each team pair up as follows: The boy grabs the broom handle while the …

7 clothes pins per person Give each person 7 clothes pins. On ‰Û÷go’ each person must get rid of their clothes pins by pinning them on someone else. Only one pin per person!! The game continues for about 5 mins, or more depending on how much fun you’re having.

4 small cushions, 2 six foot poles, 2 small bicycle tires, 4 bowling pins, balloons, chairs, rope to tie ankles This relay is run as a three-legged race. Divide the people into two teams of pairs. Tie couples’ ankles together with rope. Each pair, balancing a cushion on their heads, pass under the six -foot pole, which’s held horizontally three …

Form two equal lines with players in a single file line. Each player reaches his left hand through their legs and grabs the right hand of the person behind them. This forms the Dragon Chain. The object of the game is to have each Dragon run around a given point or person and back to a place without breaking. Any …

Lots of bean bags, large ropes to create circle boundaries. Make two equal size circles 50 feet apart. Divide the group into two equal teams, and have them face each other behind their circles. Place an equal number of bean bags in each teams circle. On “GO” both teams run forward. Each player takes 1 bean bag from his circle …

bean bags, blindfolds, ropes and keys Four monsters are chosen and they are blindfolded and sat in the middle of a circle that is formed by the rest of the players. In front of these Monsters sits on their treasure (keys). They have bean bags for ammunition. The leaders chose one person to go through the circle and get the …

Balls, and small hockey nets To get the required amount of goals or get all of the opposing team’s players out. Same rules as dodgeball (which vary for everyone, so use your own dodgeball rules ), except there are small hockey nets used to get goals on. They are placed on each team’s side or evenly spaced apart if you …

Have the group lay flat on their backs. When you say ‰ÛÏfire on the mountain‰Û the group is to stand up as fast as possible. The last one up has to then sit out until the end, or do ten jumping jacks, push-ups, sit-ups etc‰Û_ When the group is on their back they are to lie perfectly still. If you …

This game needs a group of kids and a ball that can be easily thrown and caught. One person is the thrower and stands at one end of the playing field. Everyone else waits at the other end of the playing area (throwing distance away from the thrower). The thrower tosses the ball in the air towards everyone else and …

Lots of glowsticks Requires a bunch of set-up time to tape the glowsticks to the floor and balls and setup the speakers. This is a perfect game for overnights. Can be played at night in a field or in an gymnasium with the lights off. This game is simple, yet easily one of the best programs I’ve ever had. Every …

Following a GPS rally, your team makes shipwreck on a mysterious island. You will have to build a raft to return to the dry land‰Û_

-8->16 staff -large balloons (approx. 30 per candy maker, but have extra) Transport the most candy This game is played by groups, teams or cabins. You start the game off with an introduction. With the participants present you start by telling them you have a special guest at the camp visiting. Then you introduce Granny, who owns Granny’s Candy Company. …

Everyone must be able to run. This game will really wear out a “wild” group of kids!!! Everyone makes a circle, facing inward and couples up with the person next to them by hooking arms. One person is chosen to be “It” which leaves his/her partner alone. That person has to hook up with another person in the circle by …

To start the game “Indy Five Hundred,” arrange the group in a circle and assign players numbers 1-4.Give each number a name of a car. (ex. 1’s are Porches, 2’s are Ferrari’s… etc)The game leader calls a car name and those cars have to get up and run around the circle. The first person back to their spot wins.There is …