| the three bears - (Its done in a rap type rhythm)
Once upon a time in a nursery rhyme,... |
| The Timbuktuian Jelly Bean Bird - This story is best used when you're on a hike/nature walk with the kids.... |
| The Toilet Paper Game - 1. Take a roll of toilet paper and ask a person how many squares they... |
| The Turkey Song - LEADER: Every stand up! Let's get a beat goin'!
(LEADER leads group... |
| The Unlucky Man - Once there was a man who lived in a beautiful log cabin. He seemed to... |
| The Watermelon Song - Just plant a little watermelon on my grave,
and let the juice (slurp... |
| The Weather Stick - Have two volunteers hold up a blanket or sleeping bage and stand in... |
| The wonder of nature - The group assembles in an outdoor area with open fields and wooded... |
| There Was a Great Big Moose (Revised/Updated) - (It's a repeat-after-me song. It repeats after every line)
There was... |
| THERE'S A HOLE IN THE BUCKET - Liza: Henry! Fetch me some water!
Henry: There's a hole in the bucket... |
| They're After Me! - Walk On Skit - Two campers on stage talking about last night's events. From off stage... |
| Think Safety - Discussion can be educational, stimulating and filled with sharing.... |
| This is a WHAT? - The group sits in a circle. You will need several objects which you can... |
| This is Fun!! - The title of this activity is “Body Part Tag.” To begin the game, the... |
| This is my Nose - Players stand in pairs or triplets. One player starts by pointing to... |
| Three Against a Thousand - Three guys all bandaged up and smeared with dirt and
blood come... |
| Three Bears - Once upon a time in a nursery rhyme
There were the three bears
t-cha,... |
| THREE FISHERMEN - There were three jolly fisherman,
There were three jolly fisherman,... |
| Three Fishies Song - Down in a meadow in an itty-bitty pool
Swam three little fishies and a... |
| Three Guesses - One person is chosen to be first. That person stands so that everybody... |
| Three Rivers - Camper comes along and explains he has been hiking for hours and asks... |
| THREE SHARP TOOTH BUZZARDS - 3 (hold up 3 fingers) sharp tooth (fingers curled up by mouth as teeth)... |
| Three Short Neck Buzzards - Three short neck buzzards, bomp, bomp.
Sitting on a tree, bomp, bomp... |
| Three Team Soccer - Rules that are subject to the most interesting changes are in CAPITAL... |
| Throwing Up - Walk On Skit - The camper comes in front of the group and starts throwing the ball into... |
| Thumbs Up, Down, Middle - This activity is a very valuable way to encourage participation in the... |
| Tiggy off the Ground - Explains itself really. You can only tig (tag) someone if they are on... |
| Time to Be Happy - Oh the time to be happy is now
And the place to be happy is here
And... |
| Tip the Bottle - Set an empty bottle in the middle of a circle of people holding hands.... |
| Tip the Fruit Bowl - Can be played in a small group or as a whole camp (for the whole camp,... |
| Tissue Paper Corsage/Boutonniere - Fold three separate, different colored (preferably one green) pieces of... |
| Tissue Paper Flowers Craft - Cut a few pieces (about 4-6) of tissue paper (crepe paper) about 8 x 10... |
| Titanic - Oh, they built the ship Titanic to sail the ocean blue, and they thought... |
| Titanic (Different Version) - The Titanic
Oh they built the ship Titanic, and when they had it... |
| Titanic (staff verses) - The staff sometimes need a little boost so we make our own verses and... |
| Toe Fencing - 1. A pair faces each other, holding hands
2. They then try to tap each... |
| Toilet Paper - You will need 2-3 rolls of toilet paper depending on the size of the... |
| Toilet Paper Wrap-up - Basically a race to unwrap and wrap a roll of toilet paper. |
| Toilet Tag - When someone is tagged, they must squat down to form the "toilet" and... |
| Tom the Toad - Oh Tom the toad, oh Tom the toad,
Why did you jump out in the road?... |
| Tom the Toad II - Tom the Toad (Oh, Christmas Tree)
Refrain:
Oh Tom the Toad
Oh Tom... |
| Tomba Tomba - Tomba Tomba (repeat)
A riki tiki tomba (repeat)
A moosa moosa moosa... |
| 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... |
| 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... |
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