All-Camp Activities

face paint, brushes, fun props fun and laughs paint childs chin upside down like a face.( i have them lay head on a pillow n my lap) eyes and nose only they use thier own mouth.cover their eyes with bandans, boas, ect. have glasses and other props 2 make it more fun. we have each child tell a story about …

Group leader. To keep group safe, committed, and having fun. Before beginning any activity, circle your group up. The group leader will need to hold up one hand, spreading fingers apart… stating that the ‘Five Finger Contract’ will need to be gone over before activities can be started. Ask each person to hold up a hand and follow along. 1. …

Sung to the tune of the Flinstones theme song Be present, at our table, Lord we here and everywhere adore, These mercies, bless and grant that, we may feast in paradise with thee..aaaaaAAmen, ah ah ah ah ah ah men, ah men, ah ah ah ah ah ah men, Be present, at our table Lord we here and everywhere-a and …

A beach ball Getting to know something about each child allows children to be introduce/ be welcomed to other campers. Also gives opportunity for children to see if they share something in common! 1. Get a cheap beach ball from the dollar store. 2. Using a permanent marker cover it with getting to know you questions. 3. Throw the ball …

dont get caught at night establish a base and a “ghost”. Then have the rest of the players put one hand on base and chant one-o’clock, two o’clock, three-o’clock rock, four-o’clock, five-o’clock, six-o’clock rock etc. After reaching twelve o’clock rock the players at base head out to search for the “ghost” once the “ghost” is found the player who found …

The object of the game is to get the most kids on your side. This is an adaptation of rock, paper, scissors. Giants beat Trolls, Trolls beat wizards, and Wizards beat Giants. So the big group is separated into to groups. The individual groups huddle and establish which creature they are going to be. So when the facilitator gives them …

people pen and paper to show how something said in the beginning of a group can turn into something different at the end of the group. Don’t Gossip This teaches that one thing can be changed into something different. Have the children sit in a circle. The leader will read off a card and whisper into the first ear. The …

Chorus Good Morning to you! Good morning to you! Good morning to you! You look kind of Sleepy! Infact you look creapy! Chorus You look kind of drowzy! In fact you look lowzy! Chorus

to make the person in the middle laugh Have the group sit in a circle. One person is “it” and stands in the middle of the circle. The people on the outside of the circle ask the “it” questions. The only thing the “it” can say is “My grandma’s under pants.” The object is to try to make the “it” …

This is a problem solving game. Where you all sit in a circle and the first person says two things; One CAN go through the green glass door, but the other CANNOT. For example: “CHEESE CAN go through the green glass door, but MILK CANNOT”. The trick is that only words with double letters can “go through” the door. Another …

Panty Hose Flour Have fun. For variations, let campers have the panty hose “slings” Similar to Counselor Hunt, however the counselors are allowed to “fight back” with pantyhose filled with flour. After being hit with this weapon, campers have a fun white spot and have to return to some pre-arranged point before “hunting” counselors again.

one person stands up front with their back facing the kids while the other kids in back of the person standing in front calls he/her name they turn around guess who said their name

**This is a “repeat after me” song In the beginning God made the sea (make a “C” with your hand when you say “sea) And the forest filled with trees (wave your hands) He made the mountains up so high (jump up and down making a point with your hands) And on the very top God placed the sky (jump …

The objective is to keep playing the game until everyone finally figures out why they get to come along. When everyone brings something starting with their initial, the game is over. Be sure to tell everyone not to let the secret out when they figure it out. If there are younger kids who might get angry being told they can’t …

Campers all stand on a line we used the line on the basketball courts, Camp leader gives commands that must be followed: 1. Land camper stay on line or jump back on line 2. Sea camper jump forward as if jumping it to the sea 3. Air camper jump up in the air whoever doesn’t keep up with commands is …

We use this at our camp… Staff: “1,2,3, eyes on me!!” Campers: ” 1,2, eyes on you” And they know to be silent with their attention on you after the chant. The staff may need to repeat it but the kids will follow suit.

At the beginning of a camp session, establish to the group a signal to get them to be quiet (It could be based on the theme of the session). When the signal is called, the group has a line that they must answer back with and then remain silent. For example, the leader can call out “chick chick” and the …

Sit in a circle around the campfire, the fist person will say Ha the second will follow by ha ha…so on. The point of the game is to see how quickly some one messes up.

For this example, a pair of oversized dice (about 8 inches in diameter), an oversized Monopoly board (customized with our Camp’s locations on poster board) and our own Camp Monopoly money (complete with the faces of our Camp administrators) were all created. However, it would be possible to use the regular version of Monopoly. Outfits, face paints or other decorative …

Video Camera, speaker with microphone, video projection system (you can rent one from any rental company) Preparation for this evening actually begins during the first or second week of camp. Our videographer begins videoing cabin skits/videos. They will then put the song and skit together to come up with the cabins own music video. This night is similar to a …

The goal of the game is to be the first one to find all the items on the list. Simply print out the scavenger hunt list and grab a camera. Take a photo of each item you find and check it off your list. The first one to find them all gets a prize (an extra s’more perhaps?).

20 to 30 Reflective pictures mounted on a plastic backing. (Pictures are preferably nature orientated, bugs, animals etc.) It is also good to put them in a numerical sequence. Hint – get someone creative to make the pictures out of scrap reflective adhesive material such as used by sign writers. Pictures should be numbered and not much bigger than 10 …

Stand in a line and keep going down the line and have everyone be a different character. “If I weren’t a Girl Scout (you can change to counselor, camper, or etc), what would I be? If I weren’t a Girl Scout, a ____________I would be. A teacher I would be: Sit down, shut up, throw away your gum!‰ A Football …

When ever I get a group together to play games, I have them pick a barnyard animal I have printed on pieces of paper out of a hat. I make sure I have exactly enough animals and enough per crowd. Example. I have 15 people and I have 5 teams I make sure I have 3 each animal names to …

Large Space – for each chosen “artist” to have the most moulded masterpieces Choose two or more campers to be the “artists”, the rest of the campers will be spread out standing with they’re arms by there sides and until they are moulded by the “artists” will be refereed to as “clay”. Have the “artist” choose a pose for they’re …