| Paper Airplane Contests - Give the group a stack of paper, and challenge them to see who can make... |
| Paradox of Staff Hiring -
Definition: Paradox - a seemingly contradictory statement
that may... |
| Park Ranger - This game is quick and simple to learn! Especially when played with a... |
| Partner Pudding Feed - Groups of two they will stand in front of a bowl of pudding. One stands... |
| PARTUM QUARTUM - LEADER: I have four brothers over the sea
ALL: Perry Merry Dictum... |
| Party Supplies - 1. Cut the construction paper into 10" x 10" or 12" x 12" pieces. Shape... |
| Pass It On - Kurt Kaiser - We usually sing it at opening campfires...
It only takes a spark to... |
| Pass the Banana - Form a circle with all players sitting on the floor. It is important... |
| Pass the Parcel - 1. Children form a circle on the floor, sitting close to one another.... |
| Passing Gas Walk On Skit - Campers sit in a circle, passing the propane bottle back and forth. The... |
| Patriotic Colors - The leader sits in the middle of the circle, points to a player and... |
| PEACE LIKE A RIVER - I’ve got peace like a river
I’ve got peace like a river
I’ve got... |
| PEANUT BUTTER - (Chorus)
Peanut, peanut butter, jelly!
Peanut, peanut butter, jelly!... |
| Peanut on a Railroad Track - A peanut sat on a railroad track
His heart was all a-flutter
Around... |
| Pebbles - A counselor is standing alone on stage looking at his/her watch, when... |
| Peek-A-Who - Split the group into two teams. Each team sits behind one side of the... |
| Peel Bananas - And we form Banana, form, form Bananas (bring left arm up from waist... |
| Pencil in the bottle - This is a hilarious game and can either be played one-by-one or in a... |
| Pencil Salesman - A sales manager is trying to teach a salesman how to sell. The manager... |
| Penguin song - Chorus:
Have you ever seen
A penguin come to tea?
When you look at... |
| People Machine - Divide group into even numbered teams (4-8 participants are ideal).... |
| PEOPLE ON THE BUS - The people on the bus go up and down
Up and down, up and down
The... |
| People Pass - Arrange the group in two lines and ask them to lie down on the ground,... |
| People to People - Pair up in groups of two and stand back to back. Make sure participants... |
| Performance Hiring - As summer approaches, we once again embark on the quest to find and hire... |
| Photo Album - Break into groups of 4 to 10 people. One person will be the owner of the... |
| Pickle/hotbox - Split the group into two groups and then place them about 30-40 feet... |
| Picture Collage Ideas - After making collage, get several color copies or use your scanner and... |
| Picture Holder - 1. Trace and cut five butterflies from assorted colors of construction... |
| Picture Puzzles - Cut pictures from a magazine so that there are half as many pictures as... |
| Pie in the Face - This skit requires pie plates, shaving cream, towels, 3 plastic... |
| Pigs Fly - The children should stand in a group facing the leader. Each child... |
| Pile of Tin - I’m a little pile of tin
Nobody knows what shape I’m in
Got four... |
| Pine Cone Bird Feeder - Tie a few feet of string to a pine cone. Cover the pine cone with the... |
| Pink Pajamas - Tune: Battle Hymn of the Republic
I wear my pink pajamas in the summer... |
| Pipe Cleaner Flowers - 1. Bend the pipe cleaners into flower petal shapes and twist the ends... |
| Pipety-pop - Players sit or stand in a circle, and It is in the middle. He points... |
| Pirate Day - All staff members dress up like pirates of different status (captain,... |
| Pirate Ship - When I was One I sucked my thumb the day I went to sea.
I climbed... |
| Pirate Song - When I was ____ I ____
1- Sucked my thumb
2- Tied my shoe
3-... |
| Pirate Theme II - We used this theme as a week of camp theme, but it could be made into a... |
| Pizza Game - The object of the game is to get from one side of a field/gym to the... |
| PIZZA HUT - (Actions in brackets to be done each time that place is sung)
A Pizza... |
| Pizza Man - The actions for each character are in brackets. The best way to do this... |
| Place in the Choir - Chorus:
All Earth’s critter
Got a place in the choir
Some sing low,... |
| Plane Landing - Pilot and control tower voice are located on opposite sides of the stage... |
| Planning Rainy Day Activities - By Chris Pallatto
Surviving rainy days can be easy, as long as you... |
| Plastic Cup Pyramid - Create a plastic cup pyramid from same sized plastic or styrofoam... |
| Play Ball - The scene is set with an umpire, a catcher, a pitcher, first baseman,... |
| Poison Ball - Separate the group into four teams. Set up a square playing field with... |
| Poison Club - Form a circle and clasp hands. An object such as an tin can or a rock is... |
| Polar Bear Club - 1. Gather group in a circle around a table or on the floor of a building... |
| Polaroid - This is like one of those story-building games, only it's all about... |
| Poop Deck - With a large rope (or use a square in the dirt or whatever you can find)... |
| Poop Deck Revised - Line the kids up shoulder to shoulder along a line. Explain the... |
| Poor Joe - Directions for Story: Guests sit in a circle on floor;
lights are off... |
| Popcorn - You need a parachute - no strings - with a hole in the middle, and 20 or... |
| Popcorn (Revised/Updated) - 1. Children circle around the parachute.
2. Two teams are created on... |
| Popstick Slapshot - Divide the group into two teams. Place two nets at the same end of the... |
| Porthole - Low Ropes Course -
Porthole... |
| Praise For Bread - Lunch
Noontime is here, the board is spread,
Thanks be to God who... |
| Prejudice - Contributed by Bonnie Knapp, University of Iowa
Make up index cards... |
| Presents for the Teacher - Kids bring in presents for their teacher on the first day of school. The... |
| Prince and Princess Day - S’MORES
What you need:
· 1 marshmallow per camper.
· 2 Graham... |
| Princess Pat - The Princess pat – lived in a tree
She sailed across – the Barron Sea... |
| Princess Pat (A second arrangement) - The Princess Pat (Egyptian style)
Lived in a Tree (hands out in front... |
| Princess Pat (Revised/Updated) - Here is the original "Princess Pat" - a song sung by Princess Patricia's... |
| Princess Pat song - Princess Pat song (a slight variation on the current one)
(we tend to... |
| Prisoner - A prisoner is brought before a judge. The policeman says that he caught... |
| Privacy Policy - Our Commitment To Privacy
Your privacy is important to us. To better... |
| Prop-a-Skit - Split all of the campers up into groups of 5-12 (by cabin, or grade,... |
| Prui - 1. Blindfold all players and gather in a common area
2. All players can... |
| PRUNE SONG - No matter how young a prune may be
He's always getting wrinkles
A... |
| Psychiatrist - One person leaves the room. Everyone in the circle decides on a certain... |
| 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 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 walks across the stage dragging a rope behind... |
| Push a rope? - All of the campers (except the one with the rope) line up in a straight... |
| Pyramid Piggyback Portage - Divide the group into teams of 8- 10 people. If possible, have an even... |
| Question game - Ice breakers - Low Activity - Question game
Arrange the group in a... |
| 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... |
| Rainbow Tag - Hidden around a designated area are different colors of paint in little... |
| 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... |
| Raisin Song - It's raisins that make post raisin brands so wonderful
It's raisins... |
| Ram Sam Sam - A ram sam sam
A ram sam sam
Gooley gooley gooley gooley
Ram sam sam... |
| Rattle Snake - 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... |
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