Camp Theme Days

50’s music Staff and Campers dress up as they did in the 50’s and then you have a 50’s dance (a Sock Hop). It’s fun to see the kids with slicked back hair, poodle dresses, etc. Also, have activities that were originated in the 50’s (allegedly…) , such as Bubble Gum Bubble Blowing Contest, Hoola Hoop Contest, Twist (by Chubby …

to get ideas for the costumes, go to historical or museum web sites Campers and staffers dress up as Greeks (togas and beards), Romans (tunics, sceptors/swords and olive-branch crowns) or egyptians (anhk necklaces, cloth wraped around your waist like a skirt, posterboard crowns). Stage a three way game like ambush between the empires. Also, carry the camp director on a …

Everything about this day is backwards! Wear your clothes backward walk backwards, play games backwards (ie, run to 3rd base first in Kick Ball), etc Reverse the periods of the day. Eat dessert before lunch, do morning flagpole or assembly at the end of the day.

Have different cabins dress up and represent different countries around the world. Judge a “best country” by the cabin that is the most creative with the limited resources of camp. Have an opening ceremony through camp with a torch. Once this is complete, break the countries up to compete in different olympic “camp style” events such as the toilet seat …

A comedy Award show… Some of the many awards you can award the campers with include: Funniest Camper, Best Smile, Loudest Camper, Next Prime Minister, Future Camp Counselor, Loudest Burper, and much more. Counselors dress to the nines as celebrity look-alikes, and if that celebrity happens to be a singer, lip-synch their latest tune! The kids always love this theme …

Costumes, candy, trick or treat bags (made by the kids as a craft for the day) Have fun Everyone dressed up in costumes, counselors and kids. We ran activities such as face painting, apple bobbing, dress up your counselor as a mummy etc.. After each activity the kids got to “trick or teat”. The counselors decided what “tricks” the kids …

Tissue cut into daisy shaped pieces, Hairpins or bent pipecleaners for threading, string. Some nice coconut and pineapple rice balls or other coconut slice. Hawaiian decorations and music, huka hoops, cardboard boxes. To have FUM and learn something about a new culture. Everyone Dresses in Hawaiian Costumes: grass skirts, Hawaiian Leis and coconut bikini tops. Have a Hawaiian Luau (dance …

All campers and staff dress up like hippies (lennon glasses, beards, sandals, tie-dye, etc.) for an activity, campers are invited to play a peace-loving game of ultimate frisbee. If you have a boombox, you can play woodstock-era music (eg Hendrix, Alro guthrie, Joplin)

Other people’s clothes, prop clothing, and a whole heap o’ hair gel. On this day everyone dresses up as a counselor or famous person. This is a great theme to have later in the summer during an opening ceremony. When the counselors get up to introduce themselves people will be guessing by their dress, hair style, and body language who …

Have everyone dress up in their pajamas and watch movie. Or if you have an all girls camp then you can do like makeovers and things like that while watching a girly movie.

Messy foods in nonglass materials, individual ziplock bags, lots of corn starch, food coloring, and slip and slide To have a fun and messy day No need to shower this morning, you will be getting messy… Wear clothes you don’t mind getting dirty. Slimy slip and slide, gross sandwich contest, huge food fight, and homemade oopy goop. Have the kids …

Campers and Counselors wear their pajamas throughout the day. At my camp we usually have theme meals, in addition to theme days, and the theme meal for this day is always Pajama Breakfast. During breakfast, there is competition for best bed head, cutest stuffed animal, and best pajamas. A counselor or program director picks 3-5 campers to go up in …

All staff members dress up like pirates of different status (captain, first mate etc.). Have a treasure hunt with a treasure chest and gold– the pirates “booty” (painted gold rocks). For more intensity have 2 leaders secretly “capture” 2 campers and have them tied up with the “booty.” You can also play games like Captain Hook’s Ship Wreck and Protect …

We used this theme as a week of camp theme, but it could be made into a single day also. We had activities such as having teams build pirate ships then we had a “ship fight” to see which ship would hold up. We also had a Treasure Hunt, were teams went around and used clues leading them to different …

A silly activity good for all ages. This will have everyone laughing hysterically by the end. The key, though, is to keep the actual activity a secret until you start it. The campers all bring in two brownies. They can buy them, make them, etc. The key is that they DO NOT KNOW what the brownies are for. Your staff …

Campers dress up as an existing or made-up superhero. They dress up their counselors as an invented (usually very amusing) superhero and present their powers and origins as a skit. Play an action game, like Mission Impossible.

Have the counslers dress up in wierd costumes and do crazy jumps and things into the pool.

On this day students dress up as “twin”s with a friend. We have used this as a dress up day during winter. You could also incorporate this with pajama day. Camp Staff & students have fun with their twin and all day they can participate in “twin” activities.

Poster with featuring a donkey without a tail, tails, rope for 3-legged races, eggs, spoons, balloons, any other birthday type supplies or activities. Imagine only 1 birthday each year, but there are 364 unbirthdays. Happy Unbirthday! Classic party games featuring pin the tail on the donkey, 3-legged race, egg races, balloon races, and more.