| Tongue Twister Race - Pass the tongue twisters around and have each person read it aloud. See... |
| Toothache - A boy with a toothache complains to another boy. The other boy says he... |
| Toothbrush Skit - This skit is best done by brave counselors to an audience of shocked... |
| Toothbrush Water - Have five or six campers stand in a line, side to side, facing the... |
| Top 10 Camp Websites - Special thanks to Adam Brown from
Cairn for helping find the best on... |
| Top ACA Tri-State Vendors - We recently attended the annual ACA camping conference in New York City.... |
| Top Ten Ways to Make a Great YMCA Camp Better - by Mark Pooler
The difference between running a good YMCA day camp... |
| Torpedo Family - Have the counslers dress up in wierd costumes and do crazy jumps and... |
| Tortoise Tag - One person is "it." Every other player tries to avoid being tagged. If... |
| Touch that - Tell the kids something to run to and touch -- like something blue, a... |
| Tra la la boom - Tra la la boom di-ay
There was no school today.
Our teacher passed... |
| Traffic Jam - 1. Have each person line up and stand on a poly spot, place the extra... |
| Treasure - Put articles from people or oddments into a treasure box under... |
| Tree Climber - This skit should be done in the woods...
While camp director is... |
| Tree Climbing - This is the same process that pro arborists use to get up in the trees... |
| Tree Tag - One person is "it" and tries to tag everyone else. Players are only safe... |
| Triangle Tag - To begin, make groups of four to five people. One person will be it and... |
| Trust Circle or Willow in the Wind - One person stands in the middle of a circle of 10 - 12 people. This... |
| Trust Run - Two lines of people facing each other with arms outstretched and... |
| Truth or Consequences - This event is performed in a game show format, where most of the camp is... |
| Tub Turn - Fill metal tub with water to a depth of 3-4". The group sits around the... |
| TV Tag - 1.Pick a person to be "it"
2."It" will count to ten while everyone... |
| Twin-kle Day - On this day students dress up as "twin"s with a friend. We have used... |
| Two Burglars - 2 cops begin by saying that there has been a robbery and they have to... |
| Two truths and a lie - Take turns telling three statements about yourself. Make sure one of the... |
| Twoddling - Twiddle each other's thumbs. Can be done in pairs or a circle.
This... |
| Ugliest Man In the World - One camper is a circus vendor at an attraction. He is showing off the... |
| Ugliest Monster Captured - The scene begins with a counselor dragging a sleeping bag (with another... |
| Ultimate Camp Resource Interview with author Kris Bordessa - Kris Bordessa is the author of Team Challenges: 170+ Group Activities to... |
| Ultimate Capture the Flag - Played with two teams, this version of Capture the Flag uses the whole... |
| Ultimate Everbody's It CvC - Rules are the same of Everybody's It , in which everyone can tag or be... |
| Ultimate Keep Away - The great thing about the game is that you can play it with four players... |
| Un-Jah, E-AH-Nah - Last summer we had 3 campers that spoke nothing but Korean.
One of... |
| Unbirthday Day - Imagine only 1 birthday each year, but there are 364 unbirthdays. Happy... |
| Under Siege - This works better with a large campus. This is a war version of a 4 way... |
| Under the Bamboo Tree - Under the bamboo
Under the bamboo tree
There's room enough for you my... |
| Utensil Supper - To make meal time more fun, give each camper a kitchen utensil (ie.... |
| Values Clarification - Present the group with a value statement related to the theme of the... |
| Variation of Chigger Song - This is a variation of the Chigger song:
They go wild, simply wild... |
| Vendor Guide Instructions -
Vendor Guide Instructions
... |
| Vendor Guide Media Kit -
Ultimate Camp Resource Overview:Ultimate Camp Resource provides the... |
| Village Chief - Everyone sits in a circle, and one person leaves, then one person is... |
| Volcanoes and Craters - Start with 25 disc cones (here is a picture of a disc cone in case you... |
| Vortex -
Set-up (this is the hardest part)
Ask everyone in the group to find... |
| WABBIT - I wuv a wabbit
A cwazy, cwazy wabbit
Hop, hop bunny, bunny
Hop,... |
| Waddle Lee Ah Cha - Waddle lee ah cha
Waddle lee ah cha
Doodle lee do
Doodle lee do
... |
| Wallpaper Fan - Cut a piece of wallpaper to the size you like. Fold "accordian"... |
| Walnut Pink Flamingo - You'll need both halves of the walnut shell to make a flamingo. Trace... |
| Walnut Shell Skunk Magnet - 1. Paint Walnut shell halves black.2. Glue moveable (googly eyes) on... |
| Wanna-be - Any number of people can be in this skit... everyone lines up facing the... |
| Warm and Fuzzies - These are not only fun to make, but also bring the campers together!!!
... |
| Washington's Farewell - It is announced that a member of the troop has
memorized Washington's... |
| Water Balloon Pass - Use water balloons to play "Hot Potato". The person who gets out (the... |
| Water Balloon Toss Relay - Form 2 or more even teams. As in any relay race, have a starting line... |
| Water Cup Derby - Form 2 or more teams. As in any relay race, have a starting line and a... |
| Water Noodle Hockey - Two teams; Field; Water Noodles (used to float in pools - you can find... |
| Water Spout - Have you ever been to the water spout?
To the very bottom of the water... |
| WAY UP IN THE SKY - Way up in the sky
the little birdies fly
way down in the nest,
the... |
| We Don’t Mess Around - We don’t mess around, hey!
We don’t mess around, hey!
(Repeat over and... |
| We Welcome You - We welcome you to our fun camp
We’re really glad you’re here
We’ll... |
| We Will Rock You Grace - (campers can keep rhythm by slapping their palms against their legs... |
| We're from Nairobi - We're from Nairobi (swing left arm right)
And we're on the best team... |
| Weather Song - Whether the weather be cold
Or whether the weather be hot
Whether the... |
| Web of Names - Sit the children in a circle and emphasize that they must remain in... |
| WEE!!! - 3 campers lay on the ground, side by side, pretending to be asleep.
... |
| Weenie Man - I know a weenie man
He owns a weenie stand
He sells most anything
... |
| Wet & Wild Day - FASHION SHOW
What you need:
· 1 bucket per team full of water
· Lots... |
| Wha-Daten-Chu - Wha-Daten-Chu
(repeat)
Bo-Doe-Ska-Deeten-Daten - Wha-Daten-Chu
... |
| Whale Watch -
Whale Watch
... |
| What am I? - 1. Children sit in circle.
2. Give each child a post-it note and ask... |
| What Are You Doing This Summer? - Camper 1, looking at Camper 2: Hi! I?m going on vacation this summer.... |
| What kind of tracks are these? - First boy, standing center stage, looking at ground.
Second camper... |
| What Time is it Blue Whale - Basically the same as what time is it Mr.Wolf, but with a hose. The... |
| What time is it Mr. Fox ? - Mr. Fox starts out at one end of a field, room, or designated area with... |
| What's up? - Camper walks onto stage looking up. Second camper walks on stage, looks... |
| Whats Wrong? - 1st camper: Enters the stage, looks around and begins to cry.
2nd... |
| What’s the object? - This is a simple game which requires good describing skills. Children... |
| When I'm With You - You walked in my life on such an ordinary day
Everything's extrodinary,... |
| When Papa Put Paper on the Wall - When Papa put the paper on the wall
He papered up the ceiling & the... |
| Where's my wallet? - Host of T.V. Show : Welcome to antother episode of "Did You See That... |
| Which Pair? - Divide the group into pairs. Have each partner take a good look at his... |
| Whiffle Song - The "W"s for whiffle
And the "H" is for full
The "I" is for icky
The... |
| Whistlin' Gypsy Rover - Chorus
Ah-dee-do, ah-dee-do-da-day
Ah-dee-do, ah-dee-day-dee
He... |
| Who am I ? - The group forms a circle. One person is chosen to be the Guesser and... |
| Who Can Sail (When There is No Wind)? - This is a good-bye song, that we used to sing at the Closing Campfire... |
| Who is it - Have all the kids stand up. You secretly think of one. The kids then ask... |
| Who is Missing - The children sit in a circle and close their eyes. Then, the person... |
| Who me, embarrassed? - This is a fun ‘who is it?’ game. Pass out sheets of paper and have... |
| Who Sneezed? - General: Welcome to the world's finest recruiting barracks!
(last... |
| Who Stole the Coookies From the Cookie Jar?/Who wants a Cookie fromthe Cookie Jar? - Group (sings):Who Stole the cookies from the cookie jar?
(insert name... |
| Who Was My Guide? - Another great trust walk variation!
The group divides in half. One... |
| Whoosh Ball - Whoosh Ball
Whoosh – Pass the whoosh ball around the circle in one... |
| Who’s Missing - The group sits with their eyes closed or heads down. At this time, you... |
| Why Anti-Bullying Training is Important at Camp - It is recognized that one of the keys to a successful anti-bullying... |
| Wide Mouthed Frog - One morning the wide mouthed frog decided to take a walk to see the... |
| Widjiitiwin Basketball - Two teams (the bigger the better)
Played in an open field
Variety of... |
| Wigalow - Leader: Hey **NAME**
**NAME** Yea
Leader: Are you ready to wig
... |
| Wiggalow - Leader: "Are you ready?"
Campers: "We're ready!"
Leader: "To... |
| Wild Woozy or Commitment Bridge -
Wild Woozy or... |
| Windows and Doors - A bunch of kids form a circle holding hands. Then they spead out enough... |