| Psychic - There are supposed to be at least 3 or 4 different people who know how... |
| Pterodactyl - This game is very much like Zip Zip Bonk, but I think its much more fun... |
| Punchinella - This is a circle game that gets kids moving with a fun melody.
... |
| Purple Pancake - The first camper stands,doing nothing.
A second camper comes by with... |
| Purple Pancakes - Pancake maker,a director,a camera man,four actors.
The director says... |
| Purple Stew - We’re making a purple stew
Whip whip whip whip
We’re making a purple... |
| Push A Rope - Walk On Skit - Between skits, a camper walkes across the stage dragging a rope behind... |
| Push a rope? - All of the campers (except the one with the rope) line up in a strait... |
| Pyramid Piggyback Portage - Divide the group into teams of 8- 10 people. If possible, have an even... |
| Question game - Everyone sits in a circle, and each person asks a question to the person... |
| Quick Draw - There are two draw positions in this game. The first is with both hands... |
| Quiet on the Set - All the kids have to be completely silent. Anybody who makes noise is... |
| Rabbi Liebner In The Valley Of The Treads - On the topic of celestial guidance, Rabbi Liebner has something of an... |
| Rabbit Ears - Great Attention Getter!
When campers are busy or the camp leader... |
| Radar - Get the group into a circle with one blindfolded person in a chair in... |
| RAGS - I know a dog and his name is Rags
He ate so much that his tummy sags
... |
| RAIN STORM - This song is strictly actions! Have a leader walk slowly past the group... |
| Rainbow Bingo - Make a bingo sheet with 9 different colors. Then hide 9 crayons (of the... |
| Rainstick - Trace around the end of your tube onto a piece of brown paper (or... |
| Rainy Day Puzzles - 1. Glue the front and back of the greeting cards together. 2. Cover the... |
| Raisin in Cereal - Four or more campers stand around in a group. The audience should be... |
| Ram Sam Sam - A ram sam sam
A ram sam sam
Gooley gooley gooley gooley
Ram sam sam... |
| Rattle Snake - The two campers are sleeping peacefully when one of them jumps up and... |
| Ravioli - Together: Raa-vio-li, I love ravioli, raa-vio-li, it's the stuff for me... |
| Red Handed - 1. Have everyone stand in a circle next to each other with one person in... |
| Red Hot - Our team is red hot!
Our team is red hot!
Our team is r-e-d red
... |
| Red Light, Green Light - In this game, one person plays the ‘stop light’ and the rest try to... |
| Red light/Green light - In this game, one person plays the ‘stop light’ and the rest try to... |
| Red Robin - This game works best when played around a house or building. Players all... |
| Red Sloppity Lips - A young man was driving along and old road and had become lost. He was... |
| Reese Peanut Butter Cup - Reese Peanut Butter Cup
We sing this song to pump us up!
Wham Bam Choo... |
| Repeat After Me - Song Note: Allow the audience to repeat each line and action after you... |
| Restaurant Minutes - The scene is two guys enter a greasy spoon type of restaurant that has a... |
| Reverse Name Toss - Start the activity with the traditional name toss.
Once the group has... |
| Reverse Tag - First you choose who is it. Then the people that are NOT IT count to... |
| Rhythm Magic - This is a fun and creative activity. Someone starts by using their... |
| Ringwood Manor - Ringwood Manor you say? A lovely old house. But no place, my child, to... |
| Rise and Shine - Chorus:
So rise and shine
And sing out your glory, glory
So rise and... |
| River Water! - This takes about 5 campers and is done like this. There is a chief who... |
| Road Kill Stew
Tune: Three Blind Mice - Road Kill stew,
Road Kill stew,
Tases so good,
Just like it should.
... |
| Robot Roundup - Have the campers join into pairs, 1 as the robot and the other as the... |
| Rock the Boat - Their name is _________
ROCK THE BOAT
They're feeling fine
ROCK THE... |
| Rock You Grace - (Tune of “We Will Rock You”)
Heavenly Father, Lord and King,
You... |
| Rockies - 1. First you must find a rock that you like. It is better if you find a... |
| Rodeo Round-up - This event is made for all age groups and is structured, like many of... |
| Rope Push - Split the group into half, and place a line that separates them from... |
| Ropes Course General Safety Guidelines - From the Ghost Ranch Ropes Course Manual, by Dr. Sylvia
Shirley.
... |
| Ropes Course Resources - New Ropes Course Section - This is just a quickie page!
We collected a... |
| Ropes Course Staples - Technical Update -
Course Access – Do You Need A Staple Remover?
By Mark Miller,... |
| Ropes Course Values Contract - By Chris Pallatto
A successful experience on the ropes course begins... |
| Rose Marie - Once there was a little girl whose name was Rose Marie.
One night she... |
| Rose, Ah Poor Bird, Hey Ho - Rose, Rose, Rose, Rose
Will I ever see thee wed?
I will marry at they... |
| Round of Applause - Give them one hand! (extend a hand)
Give them the other hand! (extend... |
| Rub A Dub Dub - Rub A Dub Dub, thanks for the grub...
YAAAAAY God!
(borrowed from... |
| Run Around the Town - Divide the group into two teams. Line up the outfield team as you would... |
| Rush Hour Traffic - This is a great adaptation to the traditional "trust walk!"
Everyone... |
| Rustlers and Settlers - The group forms two teams of equal numbers. One is called the Rustlers... |
| Rythm Game - Everyone is in a circle. One camper closes their eyes or steps out of... |
| Sample Camp Marketing Plan - by Gary Forster, YMCA of the USA
Create a year-round marketing /... |
| Samurai Warrior - 1. Everyone stands in a circle around or in a line in front of one... |
| Sandy Bottles - 1. Spread out the newspaper on your working surface.Place some sand on... |
| Sara the Whale - Down Frisco Bay, there lives a whale
and she eats peanuts by the pail
... |
| Sarkin Dingon aka "The Gibberish Interview" - Every camper gets a partner. To begin, simply ask that the pair chooses... |
| Sausage - Everyone sits in a circle. The person who is it stands in the center of... |
| Savage Men and Women - 1. Divide into Men and Women, or if very uneven, 2 teams
2. Have... |
| Save The Baby - In a large city apartment block, fire broke out. Fire fighters arrived... |
| Say When - Say when will we ever meet again
Say when will we ever meet again
Say... |
| Scab Sandwich - Scab sandwich, puss on top,
Monkey vomit, camel snot,
Rabbit eyeballs,... |
| Scars - Everyone sits in a circle and one person starts by showing everyone a... |
| Scissors or Crossed Uncrossed Game - Scissors is a neat trick to have in your bag for those down times when... |
| Scramble! - My campers and I devised 'Scramble' as a solution to the physical... |
| Scrambled Puzzle - Set-up:
Groups sits blindfolded at either a round a table or in a... |
| Scream Machine - Everyone stands in a tight circle, with their heads down looking at... |
| Sea Storm - Two lie down at center of parachute, rest shake edges to make ripples. |
| Seafarer Hymn - Along our shining waters’ way,
We travel on by night or day;
Let the... |
| Search by Sound - In preparation for the game, before the players come into the room, the... |
| Seashell Wind Chimes - 1. Glue each shell to the end of a short piece of yarn. Use liquid white... |
| Second Story Window - The window, the window
The second-story window
If you don't know a... |
| Secret Spy Switch - Set-up:
Pass pieces of paper/cards out to players and get them to write... |
| Secret word - Secretly pick a word. Do not say it out loud. Every time that word is... |
| Self Portraits - Each camper is given a large piece of butcher paper, and each has a... |
| Senior Girls - We are the senior girls
We wear our hair in curls
We wear our... |
| Senorita - We’re going to Kentucky,
We’re going to the fair
To see the Senorita’s... |
| Sets - Have the kids sit down. Pick two or three kids that have something in... |
| Shake Another Hand - Shake another hand
Shake a hand next to ya
Shake another hand
And... |
| Shake, Rattle and Roll - Take as many film cannisters as you have people. In each film cannister,... |
| Shark and Octopus Tag - Everyone begins the game as an octopus and stands on one side of the... |
| SHARK DATE - All: Duh duh da duh duh da duh
Leader: A boy and a girl
Went out on a... |
| Sharks - All but the shark sit around the parachute holding it to their waist... |
| Sharks and Minnows - The group starts out on one side of the field or room with one person in... |
| SHE WENT INTO THE WATER - (To the tune: Battle Hymn of the Republic)
She went into the water and... |
| Ship Mobile - 1. Bend out hook on one hanger, insert one hanger through the other and... |
| Shoe finder - Put everone's shoes in a pile on the floor.
Then turn off the... |
| Shoe scramble - Have all of the participants take off their shoes and place them in a... |
| SHOOT THE MOON - Leader:
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Everybody shoot the moon
All: What did you... |
| Shorts - (Sung to the tune of "Do Your Ears Hang Low")
Do your shorts hang low... |
| Show Me The Way To Go Home - Show me the way to go home
I'm tired and I want to go to bed
Had a... |
| Shuffle Your Buns - Have everyone sit their chairs in a circle, as close together as they... |
| SIDE BY SIDE - Oh! We ain't got a barrel of money
Maybe we're ragged and funny
But... |
| Silent Interviews - Divide the group into pairs - try to make mix the group into pairs of... |