Other Camp Games

You seperate the guys from the girls. They guys all lay down on the floor of the open area. They hook themselves together by arms and legs. Then the girls walk over and try to pry the guys apart from each other. Once a guy has been pryed off he cannot reconnect to the same guy or another. The girls …

The group splits up into two sub-groups which we will call A and B. Group A leaves 5 to 10 minutes before Group B and must leave clues behind ( footprints, marks, arrows, codes, pieces of paper, etc….). They must then camouflage and set up an ambush for group B. Group B leaves and follows the footprints and clues left …

Per pair: 2 skipping ropes, 1 soccer ball, 2 ping-pong balls Divide the players into two teams. Divide the players on each team into pairs and have each person stand facing his partner. Each player holds one end of each skipping rope so that the ropes are parallel and taut, about 6″ apart. A ping-pong ball is placed between the …

Hosiery that can be cut ; bananas Pick two unsuspecting older campers.Cut the legs off the hosiery. Use the two legs to place over the heads of the two contestants. Challenge them to chew up a banana in their mouths as gushy as possible. Then place the legs of the pantyhose completely over their heads. Hand them a cup and …

This game was played in a dark room with no lights on so it seems like the person who was ‘it’ was blind. The person who was ‘it’ would go out of the room and count to 60. The people would then hide. The people inside would have to remain as quiet as possible for if they didn’t the ‘it’ …

Great way to split campers evenly to start a game Have people, on the count of “Blue Sky,” hold up anywhere from one to ten fingers. “Green fields, red earth, blue sky. Go!” All the people holding up an even number of fingers on one side, odd fingers on the other

Long sock Rubber softball Place ball in sock and tie to a long jump rope 1. One player lays on their back a spins rope around until it’s spinning at about a 12-foot radius. 2. All other players begins to jump the rope 3. At some point switch and have another player spin 4. Add an element by standing and …

Large Bucket or garbage can ; balls of different types (tennis balls, volleyballs, etc.) Divide the group into two teams and set each one up 15 feet from a large bucket. Each group is given two ping-pong balls, tennis balls, volleyballs, basket balls, golf balls, footballs, baseballs, soccer balls. The object is to sink one of each type of ball …

5 random objects 2 leaders who are in on the trick Get your group of campers to sit in a circle and collect any random FIVE objects in the area or on the campers. They can be theme-related if you like… Line the objects on the floor in a straight line As your doing so, explain to the campers about …

Blanket A Native American game, helping develop strength and agility. A ‰ÛÏbuffalo robe‰Û, such as a blanket or poncho is spread out on the ground. Members of the group hold hand in a circle around the robe. The object is to get others to step on the robe or lose their grip. Anyone touching the robe is out and becomes …

Each person draws the name of someone they are to ‰ÛÏbump off‰Û at some point later on. The ‰ÛÏbumps‰Û will be from a signal agreed upon by the group (a wink, gesture, certain word, whatever‰Û_) The ‰ÛÏbumper‰Û must eliminate their victim at a time when no one else can see it. The doomed victim must then tell the ‰ÛÏbumper‰Û who …

Blank bingo boards ; pictures of celebrities ; bingo markers for the boards Cut out enough pictures of different celebrities from magazines to fill up a few bingo boards. One picture in each box. Then use copies of those same pictures in a box to call out the “bingo”.

Have two people come up and kneel on either side of a low table. Spread a bag of cotton balls on the table and have each person put on gloves. They are then blindfolded. Tell them they have to sweep all the cotton balls off their own side of the table. Quietly remove all the cotton balls and yell go. …

CD/tape player or singers BE as creative as you want The campers dance until the music stops then they freeze in a creative way.

Bottle Caps, the small flat ones with ridges To play Deadbox, you either chalk or paint a large box in the street. In the center of this box is a smaller box with the picture of a skull and cross bones in it. Along the inside of the outer box were 13 small squares, one inside each of the four …

Need a Quarter and a Ball or large soft object. Divide the group into two teams. Have each team’s members line up side-by-side and the entire team lines up directly across from the other team, facing the opposite direction. Place a ball or other object in between the two teams. Everyone on each team holds hands with the person next …

A kid plays the part of the dog, and sits on a chair in the center of the room, with their eyes closed. An object is under the chair and one of the other campers gets off their bunk and tries to steal it. Once they get back to their bunk everyone says the rhyme ‰Û÷ Doggy, doggy, where’s you …

Plungers, buckets You will need a couple of new toilet plungers and a couple of plastic buckets. Kids can wash their clothes in the bucket with the plunger being the agitator for the washing cycle. Two campers twist wet clothes from either end to wring out water….hang to dry…..

A smooth stick with one taped end and one non taped end To break the ice and get everyone involved. All players stand in a circle. One player starts by tossing a stick with one taped end and one non taped end across the circle to another player. The players can only grab the stick with one hand and it …

Flashlight This is just like Limbo.Use a flashlight and turn off all the lights.Have someone take the flashlight and turn it on and hold it straight. Have each player take turns going under, and as the game goes on lower the beam.The winner is the person who can go the lowest without being directly struck with the light.

2 nightcaps, 2 nightgowns, 2 pair eyeglasses, 2 pair big overshoes, 2 pair mitts, 2 candles in holders, matches, small table Divide the group into two teams, and have each team stand in a straight line, with several feet between each player. The table is set up at the far end of the playing area. On “GO,” the first member …

Non permanent colored pens This is cool and kids can get really creative here. Use nonpermanent colored ink pens for this fun activity. Have kids clench their hands into a fist with their thumbs being wrapped by the other fingers. By moving their thumbs it can be a mouth. They can draw faces on their hands. Play their favorite songs …

This is a fun game. Grab a bunch of blankets and sleeping bags. Open up the sleeping bags. Now you’ll have a huge pile of blankets. You may want to get stuffed animals too, so they look like people. One person is IT and leaves the room. Everyone else then scatters under the pile. The person comes back when all …

Hit the Stick requires two players, a relatively level, uncracked two square stretch of sidewalk and a coin (usually a penny) or a Good Humor ice cream stick. The players would stand at either end two concrete squares with a coin or stick placed directly in the center seem. The object was to hit the coin or stick with the …

Nothing beats a walk in the woods at night on an overnight! It’s a bit spooky and even trails or walks you know well seem like alien landscapes at night. To lead a Reflector Walk, hid reflectors along your path during the day by attaching them to trees, staking them away from the trail, or hanging reflective strips from bushes. …