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Adaptive or Special Needs Games
Apples I need an activity with apples for school age chil...
Bead Roll Each child sits or is seated in a circle.
A rope ...
Bean Bag Bucket Basketball Create two teams with five to six 5 to 6 players ...
being lazy sitting in a beanbag watching t.v. and eating junk...
Byg Dyldoh Everyone gets into a circle.
Someone is chosen to ...
candy giving everybody gets a partner and every 3 things you ca...
color,paint,dance,read hi,everybody i just went to ask all of yall a ques...
Get off your but.. if One person starts the leader (works well if its th...
Marshmallow toss Everyone sits in a circle so that each person has ...
Pick it up Put an object in front of the kids. Tell them to ...
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Squeaks the Mouse (To the tune of "Oh, Christmas Tree")
Oh Squeaks t...
vhvuy makess someonee uncomftable...
Volcano camping It is a Christian group of young men that I am tak...
Welcome to My Zoo *Courtesy of Ashten
1 or 2 people start out in the...
All-Camp Activities
Acorn song Im an acorn small and round
lying on the cold cold...
All Camp battleship Our LITs create a new evening activity each year. ...
All-camp activities All-camp activities...
Around The World Theme Day One of the theme days we had during our week of ca...
Attention Getters Leader: How big is a beach ball?
Campers: This big...
Attention Grabber When the group is busy and you need their attentio...
Bang Bang Choo Choo Train (Revised/Updated)
P#1: Bang Bang Choo Choo Train watch (insert name...
Beach Tennis Beach tennis is a new sport that is developing thr...
Beach Tennis (Revised/Updated) Beach tennis is a new sport that is developing thr...
Breakfast Games In our overnight camps we have funny games invovin...
Bus Ride I guess this technically isn't a circle game becau...
Cabin vs Cabin Scavenger Hunt Each cabin group is an individual team. Cabin cou...
camp song (Revised/Updated) motion song Runinng Bear, loved Little White Dove...
campfire "Going on a Lion Hunt" Everyone sits around the c...
Campfire story Storey with a moral. ...
Candyman This game is usually played with around 100 camper...
cap game p...
Celebrity name game Tools- paper and tape
Write names of celebrity’s o...
Cheek Darts Their is a can. (cofffe can, butter plastic contai...
Chinese Auction This is a large indoor group game that we play on ...
Continetal Soccer • 7 goals of varying size set up in a large circle...
Copy Cat When a group of kids is being really noisy or hype...
Cotton Ball Relay Race Items needed: Cotton balls, petroleum jelly, bowls...
Counselor hunt All of the campers are brought to a central meetin...
Creek Explore We took our campers to a local park (Valley Forge)...
cubs canada Im a cub leader here in windsor and we all as a te...
dizzly shootout you need one football(soccer) goal, small about 1 ...
Doctor, Doctor(human knot) First of all one person is chose as the 'doctor'. ...
dr. skit This has been an incredibly funny skit for us for ...
elbow tag (Revised/Updated) Everyone has a partner. Each pair links arms and s...
Evolution I just have an addition/alternative to the "ultima...
face follies paint childs chin upside down like a face.( i have...
First Aid Supplies (Revised/Updated) The College of Medical Training is one of the larg...
Five Finger Contract (Challenge By Choice) Before beginning any activity, circle your group u...
Flintstones Grace (Revised/Updated) Sung to the tune of the Flinstones theme song
Be p...
games,stories,crafts ust fun for 2 week long with grandkids...
Ghosts in the graveyard at night establish a base and a "ghost". Then have...
Giants, Trolls, and Wizards This is an adaptation of rock, paper, scissors. Gi...
Gossip Ring Don’t Gossip
This teaches that one thing can be ch...
Grace song (Revised/Updated) Chorus
Good Morning to you!
Good morning to you!
G...
Grandma's Underpants Have the group sit in a circle. One person is "it"...
Granny's Candy This game is played by groups, teams or cabins. Yo...
Green Glass Door This is a problem solving game.
Where you all sit ...
Group Attention Getter Pee-Wee Herman's Word of the Day
Pee-Wee used to h...
group game CHAIN TAG
Played like regular tag in which one per...
Guerilla Warfare Similar to Counselor Hunt, however the counselors ...
hello (Revised/Updated) one person stands up front with their back facing ...
Hippopotamus Song **This is a "repeat after me" song
In the beginnin...
Hot Dog (Revised/Updated) Round 1
When you are hot you are very very hot whe...
I'm Going Camping This game only works when just a few people in the...
I'm Going on a Picnic The first person starts the game by saying,"I'm go...
indian pow wow children can use brown paper bags to cut out and d...
Land, Sea, Air Campers all stand on a line we used the line on th...
Large Group Attention Getters (Revised/Updated) We use this at our camp...
Staff: "1,2,3, eyes on ...
Large Group Attention Getters II A good way to grab the attention is as follows:
Ca...
Large Group Attention Getters III At the beginning of a camp session, establish to t...
Laugh Ha ha Sit in a circle around the campfire, the fist pers...
Leather Biker Gear and Apparel Jafrum is the best online store with discounted mo...
Masking Tape Jousting This is a great game for all ages! You can play th...
Mean! This camp is the worst camp ever! The people there...
Monopoly This version of Monopoly has the same objective as...
Music Video Awards Preparation for this evening actually begins durin...
Night Trail - Reflective pictures Using Reflective tape, you can design a whole seri...
One Spot
Nominate each person with a number example 1 - 10...
picking teams When ever I get a group together to play games, I ...
poparica cant have more then 10 pepole in it...
Quiet Ball Teacher or leader tosses a soft ball (nerf,or simi...
Raccoon Circles I'd like to email you a PDF version of my document...
Recycling Activity Children at Alba Summer Camp, utilised used cold d...
redneck horseshoes I had heard about someone playing redneck horsesho...
Rodeo Round-up This event is made for all age groups and is struc...
scary creepy there was once this guy named william that went to...
sex party sex party...
shoe game have campers stand in a large cirlcle and take off...
singing & dancing we wqant to have fun alot so party up bamboozy...
sitting around fire the shoe game: point a shoe in any random series- ...
Smugglers Smugglers
Game Description: Smugglers is a late ...
Sock Wars You Need: White tube socks, dark blue or black tub...
song (Revised/Updated) bananas unite
bananas split
peel peel peel peel ba...
Splish Splash What you need:
2 bottles of washable paint
2 spong...
Spotlight This is played at night with a big group....
Tacky Day We've had a lot of fun with Tacky Day. Campers and...
tag tag...
Teen travel tours We offer private teen tours that meet your travel ...
The Human Slingshot The Human Slingshot is a fresh new game, unlike an...
The Lighthouse Skit This is a Birthday activity
Have the birthday camp...
Theme: Blast From the Past-60's & 70's Just looking for ideas!...
Troy vs Greece roles: campers are the split into either troy or g...
Truth or Consequences This event is performed in a game show format, whe...
Ultimate Capture the Flag Played with two teams, this version of Capture the...
Under Siege This works better with a large campus. This is a w...
Updated Brown squirrel Brown squirel brown squirel Shake your busy tail B...
Utensil Supper To make meal time more fun, give each camper a kit...
Wicket (This game is a lot like freeze tag)Make a square ...
Wisconsin Milk Leader: Gimmie a long "M"
"MMmmmmmmmmmm"
Gimmie a ...
Articles from Experts
Activity Leadership Ideas by Scott Arizala
What’s their secret? Often at ca...
Adventures, Expeditions, and Storytelling By Scott Arizala
Once upon a time there was a camp...
Building Camper Relationships Over the past decade, I’ve received countless than...
Business and Financial Training Fun, Exciting and Informative! These three terms s...
Camp Brochure Basics and Flyer Fundamentals Everyone has a camp brochure and various flyers, ...
Camp Friends - Like no other friends you have! by Mark Pooler and Patrick Connelly, CT Camp Guys ...
Camp Marketing 101 Although there are many different methods to marke...
Camp Marketing Contest Marketing, Marketing, Marketing...
By now, many ca...
Camp Marketing Survey
Thanks to all who participated in our October 200...
Five Factors for a Fabulous Website The first 3 are non-negotiable - #'s 4 & 5 make a ...
Forgotten Period By Randall Grayson, PhD.
Click here for a PDF vers...
Fundraising - Telling your Essential Story Composing and Conveying Your Essential Story
by T...
Get your website ranked higher in Google Most people find your web site by looking for you...
How to Exceed Parents' Expectations of Your Camp Every summer, we send each of our eight children t...
Magical Marketing Ideas for Summer Camp by Patrick Connelly and Chris Pallatto
Marketing t...
Meeting Parent Expectations- Answers to the BIG Question The ultimate goal of every camp program is to suc...
Mid-Program Staff Motivation and Encouragement Do You Have The Dreaded Mid-Summer Blues?!?! Then ...
Motivating Your College-Age Employees By Susan Fee
Meet your summer staff: they are mos...
Paradox of Staff Hiring
Definition: Paradox - a seemingly contradictory s...
Performance Hiring As summer approaches, we once again embark on the ...
Planning Rainy Day Activities By Chris Pallatto
Surviving rainy days can be easy...
Ropes Course Staples - Technical Update
Course Access – Do You Need A Staple Remover?
By...
Ropes Course Values Contract By Chris Pallatto
A successful experience on the r...
Sample Camp Marketing Plan by Gary Forster, YMCA of the USA
Create a year-ro...
The Counselor as Human Development Specialist by Jeff Ackerman - Elmwood Day Camp
I believe th...
Top 10 Camp Websites Special thanks to Adam Brown from
Cairn for helpi...
Top Ten Ways to Make a Great YMCA Camp Better by Mark Pooler
The difference between running a go...
Ultimate Camp Resource Interview with author Kris Bordessa Kris Bordessa is the author of Team Challenges: 17...
YMCA Camp Parent Communication and the Internet By Gary Forster, Camping Specialist, YMCA of the U...
Camp Activities
Camp game (can be indoors too) Can a 'Nerf Ninja' block all the assaliant's throw...
Campfire Social The object of this activity is to get every camper...
charades Game...
going for the gold please send me some camp activities that relates t...
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Heart Shaped Photo Frame use the bottom half of heart shaped valentine boxe...
meet and greet meet each other with candy and fun...
Pepsi-Coke Everyone has a partner and they stand across from ...
rebounding ball games Large 3 sided pyramid to play rebounding ball game...
SCAD Summer Programs for Teens SCAD Summer Seminars offer workshops for high scho...
SCAD Summer Programs for Teens and Kids Combining the expertise and prestige of SCAD with ...
Ship Captain A.K.A Port & Starboard
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stix your stix are your fingers. if a had with onely on...
Stuck in the mud 1-3 people are "it" and everyone else runs around....
tennis tennis, sport courts...
The hat game This is a very fun, and stimulating activity. Ever...
Camp Art Projects
animal finger puppets choose an animal then
decorate the face and
aft...
art with nature objects to make something...
Arts and crafts Art projects for 4-h youth kids...
Camp Posters like camp art projects and coloring pages...
Campfire CD's supplies:
old CD's, small rocks, sticks broken dow...
Chubby Crayons Chubby Crayons
What You Do
1. Preheat the oven to ...
Coffee-Filter Flowers Take 3 coffee filters and colour each one differen...
Cone Puppet Make a puppet out of a party hat, a stick, a styro...
crayon scratching (Revised/Updated) ....
Disco Balls 1. Take a brass paper fastenter and stick the pie...
Fun Actvity for Children If you can please send Fun Activity for childre f...
Hand Puppets This is cool and kids can get really creative here...
Paper Cup Bugs Take sterdy paper cups & have the kids paint/ draw...
performing art, fine art, drawing, painting, sculpture, dance, comic art, fashion, fashion design, c Combining the expertise and prestige of SCAD with ...
Popsicle Stick Puzzles This is a good filler as some campers take longer ...
Reverse Tie-Dye Reverse Tie-Dye is an awesome craft idea that prod...
Warm and Fuzzies These are not only fun to make, but also bring the...
Wizard ands Make the perfect Harry Potter style wands.
Take a ...
Camp Games
fun and competetive In this game you need 2 small bucks and 1 big buck...
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Battleship (Revised/Updated) Divide teams evenly so that there are 3-6 players ...
Bean Bag Bucket Basketball Create two teams with five to six 5 to 6 players ...
Birdy on a Perch This game is more fun with older campers (middle s...
Camouflage This game is very simple, you need no supplies, ju...
Captain, Captain This is another version of Color Tag and all the...
Circle Game Sit in a circle. The Camp Counsler sends someone o...
Clean Your Room Players are separated into two equal teams. Each ...
COMMANDO COURSE Divide the people into two teams. Line up each tea...
Fighting This game has fighting in it, it also has levels u...
Fivebox Create a row of five decent boxes and two players,...
Froccer This game is just like the ultimate frisbee except...
game (Revised/Updated) little sally walker walking down the street she di...
Hat Game As Seen By Camper:
The leader has a hat in their h...
Heads or Tales (or Fifty Fifty Chance) This game can keep a whole lot of kids happy for l...
hide and seek this is a game to play with all your camping buddi...
Hula Wars Divde groups into two teams. Teams form a line and...
Inside Game - Name 5 Things Needed:
Timer
Hat with every letter of the ...
Jailbreak You need at least 10 or more people to play. You p...
Mafia One person volunteers or is chose to be the narrat...
Mystery Envelope this a great game to get campers really excited an...
Otters and Clams Tag Set up a flat playing area with boundaries big eno...
Pirate Ball The field is split into 4 equal quadrants. Each co...
PRISON BREAK Start with a large playing area (the Castle). Then...
Rez Eve The game was created by myself and a co-counselor ...
Secret Football -Divide campers into two even teams; have teams de...
Sleeping Giants A counselor or two (depending on how many campers ...
Stick-in-a-box This activity encourages campers to think outside ...
Tangled Hands Have a set of students stand in a circle.
Get each...
The Adams Family Have all the campers who don't know the game go in...
The Toaster Game The Toaster Game
Everyone sits in a circle. In th...
Tiggy off the Ground Explains itself really. You can only tig (tag) som...
Titantic This game is good for a gym or large area outside....
trash can game the group grabs eachothers wrists while standing i...
Ultimate Ninja Ultimate Ninja is fun, competitive, and burns a de...
Values Clarification Present the group with a value statement related t...
Watermelon You stand in a circle and you pretend to pass a wa...
Watermelon Scavenger Hunt Best night game ever!
We did this with six teams b...
Wink Murder Everybody stands in a circle. One person ("It")lea...
Zombie Tag This is played in an area such as a baseball field...
Zombie Tag (Revised/Updated) A great tag game for Halloween in July! A few "Z...
Camp Games with Videos
Ah Soh Gi (Ah So Koh) Everyone sits in a circle, and learns the 3 comman...
All About Editing Editing is an extremely important part of the film...
All Together Ask the group to find a partner and pair up.
Th...
Animal Name Game Arrange the group in a cirlce.
Each person chooses...
Bob The Weasel One member of a group steps into the center of the...
Buzz This a counting/math themed game.
The leader picks...
Categories Arrange the group in a circle.
The leader begins...
Choosing the right Video Camera for you Camp Videos The influx and availability of digital video camer...
Everybody's it!!! Proclaim, "everybody's it!" in an open space and t...
Evolution aka Ultimate Person or Transformation This is a "rock-paper-scissors" themed game.
Have ...
Fanuary Divide your group into two lines facing each other...
FFEACH This might be one of the best games of all times! ...
Filmmaking 101 The many aspects of filmmaking can’t all be expres...
Flip the Bird This game is a combination of keep-away and tag.
C...
Four Cones or Four Chairs Set up four cones in square in a playing space twe...
Giants, Wizards and Elves Split group up into 2 teams, designate 2 safety zo...
Guess Who It is like the board game guess who. You divide th...
I'm Going on a Picnic The first person starts the game by saying,"I'm go...
Indian Chief or the Rhythm Game Everyone is in a circle. One camper closes their e...
Jousting This is a great, quick game!
Version 1:
Campers p...
King Lizard or King Frog Everyone sits in the circle and picks an animal, a...
King of the Crate Divide your group in two teams.
Have each team s...
Monarch Set-up
Create boundaries for a playing area. Make ...
Ride That Pony A fun singing camp game!
To start the game, one pe...
Rock, Paper, Scissors Posse This is fun large group adaptation of Rock, Paper,...
Stand Off (also known as Gladiator Hands) A Native American game helping develop balance. H...
Streets and Alleys Have two campers volunteer to be "It" one will be ...
The Hand Game Great game - a camp classic! Bear with the long d...
Toe Fencing 1. A pair faces each other, holding hands
2. They ...
Triangle Tag To begin, make groups of four to five people.
One...
Whoosh Ball Whoosh Ball
Whoosh – Pass the whoosh ball around t...
Camp Skits
Bad Beans There are five people needed for this skit:
- a be...
big jerk hae it hayden am i like is play...
big jerk (Revised/Updated) we have a good group and we wood like to do this p...
Butterfly Skit Boy 1 is standing in middle of stage.
Boy 2 comes ...
camp skit their is a person under a blanket at a circus. a c...
Cat in a box 4 or more people are waiting at the bus stop, one ...
Caterpillar Skit 3 students to "be walked over"
1 Ringleader
3-10...
Cool and Creamy This is a skit for the counselors, it’s always a h...
David Jones This skit works great with highschool age campers ...
Doctor A MAN, #1, (very important that this person is mal...
Doctor's Office Skit This skit takes place in a waiting room. A man wa...
Elephant Skit to do this skit you need 6 people, a narrator, thr...
Emergency Drill Camper 1: Attention! We will now conduct the Emerg...
fly skit one person walks on stage and notices a fly. they ...
Funny Skit 4 to 9 people are satnding on the other side of a ...
Funny Skit (Revised/Updated) 4 to 9 people are satnding on the other side of a ...
Honey Bee To staff memebers walk forward. Staff 1 says to st...
If I were not a Camp Counselor If I were not a Camp Counselor
If I were not a cam...
JCPenny one person stand there and another walks in fully ...
Milk Machine First get 3 volunteers that don't mine getting mes...
Multiples Mayhem Six men are sitting in a waiting room at the hospi...
needs four people you need 4 people abartender, a montreal player, a...
Nothing I'd Rather Be "If I weren’t a Girl Scout(you can change to couns...
Psychic There are supposed to be at least 3 or 4 different...
Skit (end of the year) YMCA Summer Camp Memories
By Dustin Garnett SMV Y...
skit (Revised/Updated) Peanut Butter
One camper comes in eating a large j...
Spit Skit You will need at least 3 people for this skit. To ...
Spit Skit (Revised/Updated) You will need at least 3 people for this skit. To ...
The Centa Peed Have multiple campers (4 to 10) stand underneath a...
The Pudding Skit Start off with a counsellor being the director of ...
The World's Ugliest Man Have one person beneath a blanket, and one person ...
Three Against a Thousand Three guys all bandaged up and smeared with dirt a...
Tossing Pebbles in the Lake This can be done with a cabin of children or with ...
underwhere? A Camper is sitting on a baskit one Camper comes u...
Walk On "Corn"
2 staff members walk on stage, one with a p...
Walk on Skit in between skits 2 people from opposite sides of t...
Camp Skits with Videos
Bandana Instructor Instructor tells how they went to Mt. Ranier and w...
Bumble Bee Skit Person A asks Person B if they want to see the Wor...
Candy Shop The shop owner says to the audience "I'm going to ...
Counting Walk-on Skit Alright, so this sounds really lame, but it grows ...
Great Swami or the Fortune Teller The "Great Swami" sits in a chair at the front of ...
Hawaiian Punch Sung to the tune of the Brady Bunch
Here's the st...
Invisible Bench Camper 1 is on the invisible bench already
Camper ...
Is it time for Japutcha? Indian chief sits in the middle of the skit area) ...
JC Penny A camper stands in the middle of the stage, the re...
Mad Reporter The scene is a bridge where a very depressed repor...
Making Eggs This is a "Movie Director" themed skit. There are...
skating road skate...
WEE!!! 3 campers lay on the ground, side by side, pretend...
Camp Songs
Acorn Nut I'm a little acorn nut
Sitting on the hard cold gr...
Acorn Nut--variation (with actions) I'm a little acorn nut
Sitting on a coconut
Everyb...
additional verses for song more verses for the song "where has oregon".
"what...
Baby Bumblebee II Baby Bumble Bee
I’m bring home my baby bumble bee
...
Baby Duck OH....
Wasn't it a bit of luck
That I was born a ...
Bazooka Bubblegum a second version (Clap hands together on "bubblegum" twirl hands to...
Beluga Whale Song A very loud and very fun little camp song about ev...
Beluga Whale Song (Revised/Updated) A very loud and very fun little camp song about ev...
black socks (Revised/Updated) Black socks the more that you wear them the blacke...
Boatman The boatman dance and the boatman sing
The boatman...
Boom Boom Aint it Great to Be Crazy Chorus:
Boom boom ain't it great to be crazy,
Boom...
Boomerang Chili Chili Hands up!
Chili chili, chili chili chili
Hands dow...
Break it Down Break it down, Break, Break it down
Break it down,...
Bungalow Probably the best song our camp has ever used, alm...
Camp Song The Donkey Song
Chorus - Hey-ho, waddya know,
Don...
camp songs This is a really long song, but it's a favorite
C...
Camp Songs (Revised/Updated) Slippery fish, slippery fish, sliding through the ...
Camp Songs - Silly Songs C-o-c-o-n-u-t ~ C-o-c-o-n-u-t ~
*Really fast!!*
C...
Camp songs-State song The missing verses are:
What did Delaware, boys
Wh...
camper song Chorus: chuh, chuh, chuh, chuh, chuh..chuh, chuh, ...
Cartoon Song Lyrics For The Song "Cartoons"
by Chris Rice
I wa...
Chant (Revised/Updated) This can be played by any number of people and it'...
Climb Up Sunshine Mountain Climb, climb up sunshine mountain
where the little...
Crater song Ohhhh,we're from the crater,
we play on the green ...
Dewy (fun, short camp song) Dewy was the grass at the early break of day,
Dewy...
Different version of song The Canoe Song (alternate version)
Just a boy and ...
Ellie the camal ellie the camal has 5 humps (you make 5 hump with ...
Father Abraham (Revised/Updated) Father Abraham,
had many sons,
many sons had Fathe...
Favorite Camp Songs - Part I These camp songs are some our personal favorites t...
Flea Fly II (Revised/Updated) Is a repeat song...
flea
fly
flea fly
flea fly flo...
Ford Song I'm a little piece of tin
Nobody knows what shape ...
Fried Ham (Revised/Updated) Fried ham fried ham
cheese and baloney and
after ...
Frog Song MMMM, EH Went the little green frog one day
MMMM, ...
Garbage Sanwich!!! It's similar to the "Snot Sandwich" cheer. We use...
Girl Scout Camp (Revised/Updated) Girl Scout camp, Girl Scout camp
all the buses tha...
Go Bananas!! Have someone play a funky tune on a guitar or some...
Good morning song (Revised/Updated) Way up in the sky, the little birds fly.
Way down ...
Happy Llama Sad Llama Happy Llama, Sad Llama, Totally Rad Llama!
Super L...
Have you Ever Gone Fishin? Have you ever gone fishin on a bright summer day?
...
Herman the Worm (Revised/Updated) I was sittin' on my fencepost, chewing my bubblegu...
Hey Bob Billy Bob Repeat after me song.
Hey Bob Billy Bob!
I gotta g...
Hi My Name is Joe Hi! My Name is Joe!
And I work in a button factory...
Hunk of tin/Acon brown/smelly skunk I'm a little hunk of tin
Nobody knows what shape I...
I want to linger Ooh ooh I want to linger
Ooh ooh a little longer
O...
I'm a... (Revised/Updated) (Sung to the tune of "If your happy an you know it...
If a person puts their elbows on the table, you sing this song and insert their name. They must foll Cassie, Cassie, strong and able,
Get your elbows o...
If I Were not a Camper (Start clapping while singing)
If I were not a cam...
If I Were Not a Camper (Revised/Updated) *All sing at the same time once more people know i...
In a Cottage in a Wood (Traditional)
In a cottage in a wood
Little old ma...
Jaws Call and Response There was a story doo-doo-too-dooro-too-doo
'bout ...
JELLO Oh, the big red letter stands for the Jello family...
Jelly Fish Song Jelly Fish song (repete after me song/ action song...
Linger a Little Longer Linger a little longer to say
Good night.
Don't be...
Little Black Things [to the tune of clemintine]
Little black things
Li...
Little Mr. Froggy Glump-glump said the little Mr. Froggy
Glump-glump...
M-mat went the little green frog M-mat went the little green frog one day
M-mat wen...
Mary's Lullaby Sing your lullaby to the world
It's a happy song t...
more verses thought of a couple more verses for "where has ore...
More verses for the state song Oh what did Tennessee, boys...
He saw what Arkansa...
Mormon Boy--with additional verse I know a Mormon boy
He is my pride and joy
He know...
Mormon Boy--with additional verse (Revised/Updated) I know a Mormon boy
He is my pride and joy
He know...
Muscle and Arm When I first came to this land I was not a wealthy...
Nuts Nuts, Nuts, Squirrels eat nuts
Put in their cheeks...
Old MacDonald (non-traditional) Old MacDonald had a farm EIEIO
and on that farm he...
Oom Plucka Plucka She sat on a hillside and strummed her guitar
str...
Oreo
"Oreo"
Do you know how to eat an oreo
Take off th...
Pass It On It only takes a spark to get a fire going
And soon...
Peanut Butter Song Leader:Everyone say Hey
Group:Hey
Leader:Everyone ...
percy the pale faced polar bear (point up) waaaay up north where theres ice and sn...
Pink Pajamma song revised to the tune of Battle Hymn of the Republic
I wear ...
Princess Pat Song (Revised/Updated) Princess Pat (Echo)
The princess Pat - Light infan...
Quatermaster stores there was james james
playing childrens games
in ...
Rattlin' Bog Song (Chorus)
Rare bog rattlin' bog way down in the val...
Reese Peanut Butter Cup Reese Peanut Butter Cup
We sing this song to pump ...
repeat after me song One or all of the camp staff yell, "Tarzan!" Then ...
Sara the Whale II In Frisco Bay there lived a whale
They fed her oys...
silly song Way down yander not far away a bluejay died off a ...
Silly Song (Revised/Updated) Found a peanut, found a peanut, found a peanut jus...
Sing me a Rainbow *chorus*
Sing me a rainbow, paint me a dream, show...
Singing Camp Song It is a song about how a kid hates a camp, and all...
Singing Camp Song Hello Mudduh Hello Fadduh I have a song called Hello Mudduh Fadduh. The song...
Song: Tall Pines Not an activity, but a song to add to your camp so...
Songs The banana of the world unite...(put your hand clo...
State Song (Revised/Updated) This song is best sung with one group asking the q...
STATE SONG - update I saw this and couldn't help it - I had to post. T...
Super California Surfer *Sung to the tune of "Supercalifragilisticexpealid...
Switch (Revised/Updated) I dont care if i go crazy 123456 switch
crazy go c...
The animal song a really amazing camp song, i love to have fun wit...
The Birdies Song Wayyyyy up in the sky the big birdies fly.
While ...
The Cannibal King song the Cannibal King with the big brass ring
married ...
The Chicago Fire One. Dark. Night. while we were all in bed
(loud p...
The Hippo Song (hip hip hip hippopotomus) In the begining God made the sea
and the forest fi...
The Keeper revision (Slowly)
LEADER: To Ma Hey down down!
GROUP: To Ma...
The Milk Song Give me a long M
M..................
Give me a sho...
There was a... There was a crocodile
and an eagle fly
and orangut...
Three little angels (Revised/Updated) Three little angels all dressed in white
Trying to...
Tony Chestmut Tony Chestnut ( Point to your toes, knees, chest, ...
Toss-A-Name Game This activity starts off like the traditional name...
Under the Bamboo Tree Under the bamboo
Under the bamboo tree
There's roo...
Up up and away Junior Birdman Has hand gestures where you make goggles with your...
wiener man I know a weiner man
he owns a weiner stand
he sel...
Y-Camp Cheer (Palo Alto) L = leaders, C= campers, E= everyone
*Note: the le...
Camp Songs for Grace
ABC Grace ABCDEFG thank you god for feeding me...
Adam's Family Grace II (To the tune of “The Adams Family”)
na na na nah (...
Adams Family Grace (To the tune of “The Adams Family”)
We thank the L...
Adams Family v. 2 Sung to the tune of the Adam's Family theme song.....
Alleluia Grace Allelu, allelu, allelu, alleluia (Group 1)
Praise ...
Amazing Grace Amazing Grace
How sweet the sound
That saved a wre...
Amen Grace Ah-ah-men
Ah-ah-men
Ah-ah-men, ah-men, ah-men
A-a-...
Batman Grace To the tune of batman theme song...
na na na na na...
Breakfast Grace God Has Created a new day,
silver and green and go...
Brown Cow We thank the brown cow for the chocolate milk.
We ...
Camp Song (Revised/Updated) It is the prayer the girls say in Madeline....
Chim Chim Cheree Doxology (sung to the Mary Poppins tune "Chim Chim Cheree")...
Coca-Cola Grace (Tune of the “Real Thing” Coca-Cola Jingle
The sun...
Dessert song Goes along with hand motions.
1. Pound both fists ...
Dinner Grace For Food and Health is happy day,
accept our thank...
Eating Eat,eat,eat your meal ...
Elbows on the table grace song During dinner, all kids watch each other as they e...
Finding nemo Grace Grace Grace hoo-ha-ha...
Flintstones Grace (Tune of Flintstones Theme Song)
God is – great – ...
For Health and Strength Dinner
(a round)For health and strength and daily ...
God is Great (Tune of “Rock Around the Clock”)
God is great, Go...
Grace Chew Your Food (tune: row you boat)
Chew, chew, ch...
Grace (Revised/Updated) Back of the bread is the flour, and back of the fl...
Grace Song Split people into two groups. While one is singing...
Grace with a difference Thank you for the food we eat (YUM YUM)
Thank you ...
Green Acres Grace The tune is the Theme from "Green Acres" TV show; ...
Hamotzi Hamotzi lechem min haaretz,
We give thanks to God...
Hawaii Five-O Grace (Goes to the tune of Hawaii Five-0 show from the 7...
Heart to the Chimes Heart to the chimes
Come Bow your head
We thank yo...
I'm a... (sing to the tune of "if you're happy and you know...
Jaws Prayer To the Tune of Jaws
(put your hands on top of your...
Jesus was a Cool Dude (To the tune of "We Will Rock You")
Jesus was a co...
Johnny and the appleseed Grace THEEEEEEEEEE! Lord is good to me
and so I thank th...
Johnny Appleseed (Revised/Updated) Ooooh, the Lord is good to me (clap, clap)
And so ...
Johnny Appleseed III Oooh the Lord is good to me,
And so I thank the L...
Johnny Appleseed- traditional ooh!! the lord is good to me,
and so i thank the ...
Lord of Life Breakfast
Lord of Life, the fountain head
By thy h...
Origanal Super Man Than you Lord for giving us food!
Than you Lord fo...
Peter Pan Grace Before you eat, stand in a circle and say this. "G...
Philmont Grace For food, For raiment, For life and opportunity, F...
Praise For Bread Lunch
Noontime is here, the board is spread,
Than...
Prayers before meals Breakfast:
Gracious giver of all good
Thee we than...
Rock You Grace (Tune of “We Will Rock You”)
Heavenly Father, Lord...
Rub A Dub Dub Rub A Dub Dub, thanks for the grub...
YAAAAAY God!...
singing Non-denominational johnny appleseed Grace...
"Oooh...
song Oh! the lord is good to me, and so i thank the lor...
Song for Grace (repeat after me)
My God is so great!...
So Strong...
Spiderman Grace To the tune of Spiderman
"Saving Grace, Saving Gra...
Spiderman Grace (Revised/Updated) God is great,
God is good.
Let us thank Him,
For ...
SpongeBob Grace Who----- gives us the food that we need everyday
T...
Superman Grace Camp Grace sung to the tune of "the superman theme...
Superman Grace (Revised/Updated) Sung to the "Superman Theme" For each line you nee...
The Lord Is Good To Me Lunch
Oh, the Lord is good to me,
And so I thank ...
We Will Rock You Grace (campers can keep rhythm by slapping their palms a...
Yankee Doodle Grace (Tune of “Yankee Doodle”)
We thank you Lord for da...
Zip a dee do dah Grace Zip a dee do dah, Zip a dee ay,
We are grateful fo...
Camp Songs with Videos
AAAAA is for apples A is for Alphabet which i'm saying now
B is for Bo...
Buffalo Song Across the windswept desert
Where nature knows no...
Funky Chicken I want to see your funky chicken (leader)
What’s t...
Herman the Worm Chorus: (say a line let them repeat the line)
As I...
Little Green Frog Mm Ack
Went the little green frog
Mm Ack
Went the ...
Little Red Wagon You can’t ride in my little red wagon
Front seats ...
Old Lady Leary Late last night when we were all in bed
Old Lady ...
Peel Bananas And we form Banana, form, form Bananas (bring left...
Penguin song Chorus:
Have you ever seen
A penguin come to tea?
...
pushing together this is from an english man in arizona i recomend ...
Camp Songs- Repeat-o Style
song oh a dayalay!
a wikki wikki womba!
a mussa mussa m...
60's Party This is a repeat after me song!
And a do-as-I-do s...
A Girl One Day A girl one day
She ran away
To stay at a Girl Sco...
A List (Repeat after me...if you can)
One hand.
Two ducks...
Alligator Song (Alternate Version) The alligator is my friend.
He can be your friend,...
Alligator Song (Another Version) Alligator Song
An Alligator is my friend
He can be...
Bazooka Bubblegum Song My momma
She gave me a dollar
She told me to buy a...
Bear Song The other day (echo)
I met a bear (echo)
Out in th...
Bill Grogans Goat Bill Grogans Goat
Was feeling fine
Ate three red s...
Birdie Song Way up in the sky
The little birds fly
Way down in...
Birdie Song II Early in the morning, (echo)
When I was fast aslee...
Birdie- Aga Flaga Early in the morning
When I'm fast asleep
I he...
Boa Constrictor I’m being swallowed by a
boa constrictor,
I’m bein...
Boogaloo Several people can line up with the leader for thi...
Boom Chica Boom III (one person is in front of the crowd as the leader...
Boom Chicka Boom - II I said a boom chicka boom (echo)
I said a boom chi...
Boom, Boom - Ain't it great to be crazy! A horse and a flea and three blind mice
Sat on a ...
Boom-Chicka-Boom A very fun repeat-after-me style song! And it's cu...
Buffalo Song(Delaware Version) This is a call and repeat song with hand motions. ...
camp fire song song "The Camp Fire Song Song"
[verse 1]
Let's gather a...
Canoeing Song This is a song we used to sing while canoeing:
Ou...
Captain Jack Captain Jack
(Repeat/Sing along/ Do along)
Hey, ho...
Cat Came Back Old Mr. Johnson had troubles of his own.
He had a ...
Chainsaw Jack Sung to the tune of the Princess Pat
Now Chainsaw ...
Cheers (Revised/Updated) You can edit this any way you need to to fit your ...
Chocolate Chip Cookies They're made outta sugar, butter and flour
You can...
Coast to Coast From coast to coast, (Repeat)
Camp ______is the mo...
Combination Underwear I got a pair of combination underwear
It don't rip...
Cool & Creamy Chorus:
Cool and creamy
We like cool and creamy
Co...
COURT OF KING HERODICUS Oh, the court of King Herodicus
was just passing b...
Cutest Worm Verse1 (repeat after each line)
The cutest worm
I...
DISCO Group: Hey ______!
Person: Hey what!?
Group: Hey _...
Down by the banks (Revised/Updated) Any amount of people
Sit in a circle and place you...
Early in the Morning Early in the morning (echo) when I was fast asleep...
Flea Fly II Flea!
(echo)
Flea, Fly!
(echo)
Flea, Fly, Flo!
(ec...
Flea Fly III This is a song that I used to love when I was a ch...
Flee Fly - Koomalama Song Koomalama Sing Along
Clap once, then hands on lap,...
Froggy Dog
Dog Cat
Dog Cat Mouse
Froggie
Itsy bitsy teeni...
Froggy (EJ style) Say as I say! (echo)
Do as I do! (echo)
Dog! (echo...
Funky Chicken I want to see your funky chicken (leader)
What’s t...
Ghost Chickens in the Sky (tune is Ghost Riders in the Sky)
A Chicken farmer...
Goldfishy Song Oh I wish I were a little goldfishy
Oh I wish I we...
Grey Squirrel (Whisper) Grey Squirrel,
Grey Squirrel,
Shake your...
Herman the Worm Chorus: (say a line let them repeat the line)
As I...
I met a Polar Bear Sung to the tune of "Sipping Cider Through a Stra...
Jiggalow group: jig alow jig jig alow jig alow jig jig alow...
Koomalotta Koomalotta Koomalotta Koomalotta Veestay,
Koomalot...
Let me see your bungalo Person 1 : HEY _______
Person 2: HEY WHAT?
Pe...
Little Cabin in the Woods This is a repeat after me song...
Little cabin in ...
Little Johnny England In advance split into 6 groups and assign roles: b...
Little Red Wagon You can’t ride in my little red wagon
Front seats ...
Louise the Elephant song (campers repeat after leader following each line)
...
Milk Song Give me a long M
M..................
Give me a sh...
Moose song (Revised/Updated) Sing there was a great big moose song just add
yo...
Moose Song III The Moose the moose
(echo)
Swimming in the water
(...
Oh Elena (A very very loud song for all ages. Works best in...
Old (blank) Had a Camp... This song is just like Old MacDonald, but with a f...
Old Texas Now LEADER: I'm going to leave
GROUP: I'm going to l...
One Fat Hen, A couple of Ducks This is a repeat song. There is one leader and it ...
One Head, Two Ducks This is a repeat song. There is one leader and it...
Oo Ka Lay La Oo ka lay la (echo)
A perry ticky tumba (echo)
A m...
Oreo Cookie Oreo Oreo Oreo Cookie!
I aint got no oreo cookies ...
Oreo Cookie - Arnold Swartzinager Style (all songs done in the classic Arnold Terminator a...
PARTUM QUARTUM LEADER: I have four brothers over the sea
ALL: P...
Pasta Song Verse 1
Leader: Some of us like pasta.
(Group Repe...
Penguin song Chorus:
Have you ever seen
A penguin come to tea?
...
Pizza Man The actions for each character are in brackets. Th...
Princess Pat (A second arrangement) The Princess Pat (Egyptian style)
Lived in a Tree ...
Princess Pat song Princess Pat song (a slight variation on the curre...
Repeat After Me Song Note: Allow the audience to repeat each line ...
Revised lyrics to Bill Grogan's Goat Bill Grogan’s Goat
Oh, there was an old man,
And h...
SHARK DATE All: Duh duh da duh duh da duh
Leader: A boy and a...
SHOOT THE MOON Leader:
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Everybody shoot the moon
A...
singing (Revised/Updated) (Countinuously, pat and clap your hands in a slow ...
Singing in the Rain (Revised/Updated) Singing in the Rain (to the tune)
Leader:(shouted,...
Six Pence I've got six pence
Jolly, jolly six pence
Oh I've ...
Songs (Revised/Updated) You asked for the lyrics to to Oregon song, here ...
Stay on the Sunny Side A spontaneous participation song that features kno...
TARZAN Tarzan
Swinging on a rubber band
Tarzan
Smacked in...
Tarzan (Revised/Updated) Leader: Tarzan (beat chest and shout in manly voic...
Tarzan Song (every line is repeated by all)
TARZAN!!!!
Swingn'...
TELEPHONE All: Hey Johnny! (use staff or campers name)
Johnn...
the beaver song Beaver none Beaver one let's all have some beaver ...
the beaver song (Revised/Updated) Beaver none Beaver one let's all have some beaver ...
The Keeper Verse 1
(Slowly)
LEADER: To Ma Hey down down!
GRO...
The Little Blue Man One morning while I was out walking, tho you'll fi...
The Littlest Worm The Littlest Worm
Verse 1 (repeat after each line)...
The Moose The moose
The moose
Swimming in the water
The moos...
The Turkey Song LEADER: Every stand up! Let's get a beat goin'!
(...
There Was a Great Big Moose (Revised/Updated) (It's a repeat-after-me song. It repeats after eve...
Three Bears Once upon a time in a nursery rhyme
There were the...
Three Fishies Song Down in a meadow in an itty-bitty pool
Swam three ...
Tongo (a flea-fly camp song version) Tongo
Kumbody Kumbio
Oh-lay
Maliki Alaway
Tongo
Ci...
Turkey Song I went down to the river
And I took a little walk
...
Wha-Daten-Chu Wha-Daten-Chu
(repeat)
Bo-Doe-Ska-Deeten-Daten - W...
Wigalow Leader: Hey **NAME**
**NAME** Yea
Leader: Are yo...
Wiggalow Leader: "Are you ready?"
Campers: "We're ready!"
L...
Y-Chant ARE YOU READY? (Leader)
ARE WE EVER!
Y-M, Y-M, Y-M...
Y-CHEER Heidy heidy heidy ho
Willy willy willy whoa
I don’...
Camp Staff Resources
Attention Getter (Revised/Updated) Use a normal tone of voice (not yelling, not whisp...
Attention Grabber (Revised/Updated) When your at camp kids are so excited and it's eas...
Building a Camp Community - February 2006 BIG question Last Month's BIG Question:
What things do you do t...
Camp Blogs There are so many great resources for camp staff o...
Camp Staff Resources Camp Technique is an exclusive live in boot camp a...
Favorite Camp Games - Part I Camp Games are our favorite part of the day! Here ...
Favorite Camp Skits Whether performed on a stage, during assembly time...
Favorite Camp Songs - Part I These camp songs are some our personal favorites t...
Favorite Circle Games- Part 1 Here are some camp tested-kid approved games that ...
How to Exceed Parents' Expectations of Your Camp Every summer, we send each of our eight children t...
JUNK - Ultimate Camp Resource Affiliate Program
We are proud to host the largest collection of fr...
Links from Keynote at Northeast Camping Conference Chris from Ultimate Camp Resource was a keynote sp...
Movie Night Have everyone dress up in their pajamas and watch ...
Rabbit Ears Great Attention Getter!
When campers are busy or t...
Rope Square Rope Square - the purpose of this activity is to e...
Staff Hiring Mistakes - January 2006 BIG Question January 2006 BIG Question:
What are some of the bi...
UCR Affiliate Program
We are proud to host the largest collection of fr...
Why Anti-Bullying Training is Important at Camp It is recognized that one of the keys to a success...
Camp Theme Days
50's night Staff and Campers dress up as they did in the 50's...
Ancient empire day Campers and staffers dress up as Greeks (togas and...
Backwards Day Everything about this day is backwards!
Wear your ...
bilbe camp theme is fruit of the sprit...
Birthday Party Day PASS THE PARCEL
What you need:
· One package of pr...
camp holiday Carnival Day...
Camp Olympics Have different cabins dress up and represent diffe...
Campers Choice Awards A comedy Award show...
Some of the many awards you...
counclers gone crazy Kids are on teams with a counciller or CIT they mu...
Gold Rush Theme Day Yeeee Haaaaa! There’s GOLD in them there hills! ...
Halloween Theme Day Everyone dressed up in costumes, counselors and ki...
Hawaiian Theme Day Everyone Dresses in Hawaiian Costumes: grass skirt...
Hippy day All campers and staff dress up like hippies (lenno...
Impersonation Day On this day everyone dresses up as a counselor or ...
Oopy Goopy Day No need to shower this morning, you will be gettin...
Pajama Day Campers and Counselors wear their pajamas througho...
Pirate Day All staff members dress up like pirates of differe...
Pirate Theme II We used this theme as a week of camp theme, but it...
Prince and Princess Day S’MORES
What you need:
· 1 marshmallow per camper....
Rockstar! Let the campers know before camp what the theme da...
Spy day! A really simple day where everyone does "Spy Train...
Sticky Brownie Day A silly activity good for all ages. This will have...
Superhero Day Campers dress up as an existing or made-up superhe...
Survivor As a girl scout troop when I was younger we planne...
Tacky Day We've had a lot of fun with Tacky Day. Campers and...
Torpedo Family Have the counslers dress up in wierd costumes and ...
Twin-kle Day On this day students dress up as "twin"s with a fr...
Unbirthday Day Imagine only 1 birthday each year, but there are 3...
Wet & Wild Day FASHION SHOW
What you need:
· 1 bucket per team fu...
Camp Vendor Spotlight
June Camp Vendors Here are some helpful camp vendors just in time fo...
May Camp Vendors Here are some interesting and valuable resources t...
Top ACA Tri-State Vendors We recently attended the annual ACA camping confer...
Camp Videos
2011 Summer Camp Film Festival Results Congratulations Camp Gideon - this year's 1st Plac...
Ah Soh Gi (Ah So Koh) Everyone sits in a circle, and learns the 3 comman...
Bandana Instructor Instructor tells how they went to Mt. Ranier and w...
Bob The Weasel One member of a group steps into the center of the...
Buffalo Song Across the windswept desert
Where nature knows no...
Bumble Bee Skit Person A asks Person B if they want to see the Wor...
Candy Shop The shop owner says to the audience "I'm going to ...
Categories Arrange the group in a circle.
The leader begins...
Evolution aka Ultimate Person or Transformation This is a "rock-paper-scissors" themed game.
Have ...
Great Swami or the Fortune Teller The "Great Swami" sits in a chair at the front of ...
Indian Chief or the Rhythm Game Everyone is in a circle. One camper closes their e...
Invisible Bench Camper 1 is on the invisible bench already
Camper ...
Is it time for Japutcha? Indian chief sits in the middle of the skit area) ...
JC Penny A camper stands in the middle of the stage, the re...
Little Green Frog Mm Ack
Went the little green frog
Mm Ack
Went the ...
Mad Reporter The scene is a bridge where a very depressed repor...
Making Eggs This is a "Movie Director" themed skit. There are...
Peel Bananas And we form Banana, form, form Bananas (bring left...
The Hand Game Great game - a camp classic! Bear with the long d...
WEE!!! 3 campers lay on the ground, side by side, pretend...
Campfire Stories
campfire story Hop is the average man he has a wife, two kids and...
Favorite Campfire Stories - Part I Favorite Campfire Stories for all ages! These aren...
Jack Morrison From counselor's point of view
This is the story o...
Scary stories The house
“Not again!”
The car broke down again. M...
scary story once there was a girl her name was lucy. she was c...
SCARY STORY (Revised/Updated) SCREAMS IN THE DARK
She was my best friend. But ...
THE BOILER BURST After everyone has settled into their camp bunks, ...
Tic Tic Slide Once in the dead of the night there was an old wom...
Waves There were once two waves who were the best of fri...
Campfire Stories - Legends
Brown Mountain Lights As mountains go, low-lying Brown Mountain in Burke...
Chipmunk and Bear Long ago when animals could talk, a bear was walki...
Click-Clack When the civil war was out ,there was this guy in...
Crow Brings Daylight A long time ago when the world was first born, it ...
How Bear Lost His Tail Back in the old days, Bear had a tail which was hi...
How Dogs Came To The Indians Two Ojibwa Indians in a canoe had been blown far f...
La Llorona Version I Once there was a widow who wished to marry a rich ...
La Llorona Version II Once a poor man was married to a beautiful woman ...
La Llorona Version III Once a Spanish soldier married a beautiful native...
Levy County Cabin In Levy county I own a hunting cabin were me and m...
Maco Light On a night in 1867, at the small Brunswick County ...
Milk Bottles She was just another poor, bedraggled woman, strug...
Palatine The Palatine gleamed in the sunlight as she set ou...
Ringwood Manor Ringwood Manor you say? A lovely old house. But n...
Story Once,there was a little girl going to camp.Before ...
Story (Revised/Updated) A tale of a hunter's great prize and the price he ...
The Timbuktuian Jelly Bean Bird This story is best used when you're on a hike/natu...
Campfire Stories with a moral
A Christmas Haunting To understand my story, you first have to understa...
Gold Tooth One weekend Mr.. Simpson and his thirteen year old...
Invisible Hands A couple of Welsh miners came to Nevada to help m...
Jonathan, the Fastest Snail in the Meadow Jonathan was looking really unhappy.
"What's up?"...
New Version Starfish Story The Starfish story is well known. I am not sure wh...
storytelling This is a tale Mr. Fox learned that was told long,...
Telling and Discussing Kindness Stories Partners in Kindness sends free Kindness email new...
The Bravest Knight In the Kingdom of Britain, King Edward sent out a ...
The Determined Donkey One day there was a very happy littel donkey walki...
The story of a blind girl This is a story about a girl who is blind and her ...
The story of a blind girl (Revised/Updated) There was a blind girl who hated herself just beca...
The Unlucky Man Once there was a man who lived in a beautiful log ...
Chants & Cheers
A-W-E-S-O-M-E A-W-E-S-O-M-E!
Awesome, awesome, awesome, awesome,...
Alive, Awage, Alert, Enthusiastic I’m alive, alert, awake, enthusiastic!
I’m alive, ...
Announcement Song Campers at camp can sing this song whenever any of...
Banana Cheer Banana’s of the world: UNITE
Peel banana
Peel pee...
Banana Cheer II BANANAS UNITE,
peel to the left....
peel to the ri...
Banana Song Bananas have no thumbs
Bananas do not smile
Banana...
Bang Bang choo choo train Leader(or last person that went):Bang bang choo ch...
Big Camp Mambo (Chorus)
I said hey – hey
I said ho – ho
I said c...
Bluebird Way down south, not so very far off, a Jay bird di...
Bluejay version II This is a simple and fun repeat-after-me song.
Way...
Break it Down Break it down, Break, Break it down
Break it down,...
Buffalo Cheer person/group 1: Hey _________(name)!
person 2: Hey...
Bugalo Bugalo Bug-Bugalo Woo!
Bugalo Bug-Bugalo Woo!
Hey ...
Calimine Lotion Calimine, Calimine, Calimine Lotion
Ooo, no no no ...
Camp Song-- Chant This is a chant that we loved to do at camp. Inser...
Carousel (This isn't really a song, but rather a noise maki...
Chant To work a group needs to decide on who they are go...
chant Humorous Tell group about ways to keep away mosquitoes (bug...
Cheer Orange Crush
Lemon Ice
Beat them once beet them tw...
Cheer (Revised/Updated) Peanut Butter Reese's Cup mess with me I kick you ...
Cheers L:(Group name)Kemamac!
Members:Ole ole ah ah !
L:c...
Chili, Chili, Baby! [stomp stomp clap, stomp stomp clap]
Chili, chili ...
Chiquita Banana Chiquita Bananas Unite
Peel banana, peel peel bana...
Clap to get Attention [In a soft voice, don't yell:]
If you can hear me ...
Coast to Coast From coast to coast, (Repeat)
Camp ______is the mo...
Combination Underwear I got a pair of combination underwear
It don't rip...
Dining Hall Song Get your elbows off the table *NAME* dear
(repeat)...
Elbow manners chant This is a great chant if you are trying to teach m...
Energy in Me I have too much energy in me,
I must release it so...
Everywhere we go leader chants, campers repeat...
Everywhere we go!...
Fabulous Cheer When I went to camp as a kid (and later C.I.T. and...
Get their Attention song Use this to get your campers attention...
Leader: ...
Good Morning Song Good morning! Good morning! Good morning!
It’s t...
I AM A C-H-R-I-S-T-I-A-N I AM A C *CLAP CLAP*
I AM A C-H *CLAP CLAP*
I AM A...
London’s Burning Chorus:
London’s burning, London’s burning,
See t...
Name Song This is one where you can use the kids' names. I'l...
Olly Olly Leader: If I say Olly
You say Oy
Leader: Olly
Grou...
OOH KAH LAY LAH Ooh kah lay lah
A parrie tickie tumba
A muzza muzz...
P-A-R-T-Y The P is for party
The A is for all night
The R is...
Red Hot Our team is red hot!
Our team is red hot!
Our team...
Red Hot 2 Our team is red hot!
Our team is red hot!
Our team...
Red Hot Cheer 2 groups, one calls, the other responds
Group 1: O...
Repeat cheer YOU MAY SEE MANY OTHER SONGS SIMILIAR TO THIS, BUT...
Round of Applause Give them one hand! (extend a hand)
Give them the ...
Scab Sandwich Scab sandwich, puss on top,
Monkey vomit, camel sn...
SHOOT THE MOON Leader:
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Everybody shoot the moon
A...
TELEPHONE All: Hey Johnny! (use staff or campers name)
Johnn...
The Morning Song Way up in the sky,
The Mama bird flies
While down ...
the river every body has to chant ...
We Don’t Mess Around We don’t mess around, hey!
We don’t mess around, h...
We Welcome You We welcome you to our fun camp
We’re really glad y...
Y-CHEER Heidy heidy heidy ho
Willy willy willy whoa
I don’...
Circle Games
1-2-3-Look This is a very simple game that can include the en...
2011 Summer Camp Film Festival Submissions Here are the submissions to the 2011 Summer Camp F...
A What? Equipment: 2 objects
The leader of the game start...
Ah Soh Gi (Ah So Koh) Everyone sits in a circle, and learns the 3 comman...
Airplane In a group of children, one is the airplane, one i...
Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves Group sits in a circle and chants "Ali Baba and th...
Animal Alphabet The leader starts with the name of an animal that ...
Animal Guessing Game Send one camper outside the group and explain to h...
Animal Name Game Arrange the group in a cirlce.
Each person chooses...
Assassin This is a game best played in a large group. We al...
Assassin Remix This game can be a lot of fun if played correctly,...
BANG Everyone stands in a circle and then the leader ca...
Beat the Bunny The bunny (small ball) is started first and is pas...
Bibbity Bibbity Bop One person is in the middle of the circle. He wal...
Blind Cow All players sit in a circle facing the center. On...
Bob The Weasel One member of a group steps into the center of the...
Burn Campers stand in a circle and pass a ball around. ...
Button, Button One person sits in the middle of a circle of child...
Buzz This a counting/math themed game.
The leader picks...
Catch, Don't Catch One camper goes into the middle of the circle with...
Categories Arrange the group in a circle.
The leader begins...
Chicken Picks Players sit in a circle and one player goes into t...
Circle Run The players should start sitting in a circle numbe...
Clap-tap Gather all the people in a circle. Each player is ...
CN Tower Ball all campers should be standing in a circle with th...
Cobbler, Cobbler Campers sit in a circle and begin to sing this son...
Crambo One player begins the game by saying, "I am thinki...
Crocodile Morey Everyone sits in a circle with hands out to their ...
Dead Horse Somebody lays down and closes their eyes, while ev...
Do as I say...not as I do Played in a circle.
First person SAYS one thing he...
Do You Love Your Neighbor? Have Everyone sit in a circle with chairs or somet...
Dollar Dollar Sit one person in the middle of a circle whose rol...
Double Dice or Dive Circle Game Have the group form a circle and sit on the floor....
Down by the Banks Have campers sit in a circle with their right hand...
Drip-Drip-Splash Great for a hot day. Played the same as Duck-duck-...
Drop it-Catch it Get your group to stand in a circle all facing the...
Duckie Wuckie Sit in a circle and have one person in the middle ...
Ducks and Cows This is a great way to divide a large group into t...
Escape from the Monsters Four monsters are chosen and they are blindfolded ...
Flagpole it's starts with everyone standing in a big circle...
Flinch Start with a ball or a rolled up sock or bandana. ...
Four on a Couch-Bench This is the best game I have ever played. I love ...
Frogger First sit everyone down them have them all close t...
Fruit Basket Each person chooses a fruit or vegetable (with no ...
Fruit Reactions? The children sit in a circle.
Each child is given...
Fruits Get in a circle with one person in the center. Eac...
Grandma's Underpants One person is "it" and all the kids sit in a circl...
Grandma's Underpants Have the group sit in a circle. One person is "it"...
group activity circle games, proup activities...
Group Knot Have the campers stand in a tight circle, with the...
HA HA HA Have everyone lie in a circle with each other’s he...
Hand Land Have the group lie on their backs, with their head...
Hazoo (passive) Choose someone to be it and divide the group into ...
Hide the Carrot This game is wilarious (wicked, and hilarious)!
...
Honey if you love me… The group starts in a circle with one person in th...
Huh! Game where you can be eliminated by laughing or mo...
I can tap this stick just right You need a stick to tap the ground or even just a ...
I Have Never Everyone is sitting in a circle of chairs except f...
I'm Going on a Picnic The first person starts the game by saying,"I'm go...
Indian Chief or the Rhythm Game Everyone is in a circle. One camper closes their e...
Indy Five Hundred The group should be sitting in a circle and number...
Jab-er-quackie 1. Get the group in a circle.
2. Pick 1 person to ...
Jimmy Jimmy Woo The peron in the know will hold up a hand (doesn't...
Killer Wink Have campers sit in a circle with one person in th...
Kitty Wants A Corner Before you start the game, one person must be dubb...
Knight Horse Cavalier Have the kids pair up. The partners split off to ...
Kung Pow Chicken Everyone sits in a circle. All people play hold bo...
Learning body parts, small and large muscle development Leader calls out the body part to be used to pass ...
Let Me in the Circle The group forms a large circle holding hands, with...
Little Sally Walker Get everone in a circle with one person in the mid...
Mind games - One up, one down One person leaves the group, and the rules are exp...
Most Likely This activity is best when when campers or bunks k...
My Aunt Loves Coffee but she Hates "T" Everyone sits in a circle, and each person makes a...
Ninja All the people are standing tightly in a circle. T...
One Frog Everyone gets in a circle and sits crossed legged....
Pass the Banana Form a circle with all players sitting on the floo...
Pass the Parcel 1. Children form a circle on the floor, sitting cl...
Pipety-pop Players sit or stand in a circle, and It is in the...
Pterodactyl This game is very much like Zip Zip Bonk, but I th...
Question game Ice breakers - Low Activity - Question game
Arrang...
Riding on a donkey Everyone stands in a circle chanting
"Here comes ...
Sausage Everyone sits in a circle.
The person who is it s...
Scissors or Crossed Uncrossed Game Scissors is a neat trick to have in your bag for t...
Scream Machine or Screaming Toes Everyone stands in a tight circle, with their head...
Shoulders Everyone sits in a circle and the goal of the game...
Shuffle Your Buns Have everyone sit their chairs in a circle, as clo...
Slap, Clap, Snap Assign everyone in the group a number, starting at...
Smelly Onions Have everyone sit in a circle and name each child ...
Song Tag Everyone forms a circle. Someone jumps in the midd...
Sound and Fury Stand in a circle. One player starts. That player ...
SPLAT All stand in a circle, one person is nominated as ...
Stick Numbers or Alien Language There is one counselor who has several sticks. The...
Stick, Stick One person starts out as "it' and the other player...
Tai-Chi Pong This is an elimination game. To start the game, a...
Telephone Pictionary This is a great twist on the games telephone and P...
The Circle Game You have the kids all stand in a circle and hold h...
The crazy question game This works better with older campers
get all the c...
The Hand Game Great game - a camp classic! Bear with the long d...
The Mystery Bopper You have a group of campers form a circle, abou...
The President Game Line the chairs up in a straight line, except one ...
This is a WHAT? The group sits in a circle. You will need several...
Tip the Fruit Bowl Can be played in a small group or as a whole camp ...
Vegetable Garden This is a really fun, easy game that our campers l...
Village Chief Everyone sits in a circle, and one person leaves, ...
Wa or Waaa Master Everyone stands in a circle.
The leader chooses a...
Who am I ? The group forms a circle. One person is chosen to ...
Who is Missing The children sit in a group and close their eyes. ...
Who'll go boom? have your kids(10 to 20) sit in a circle. then, te...
Whoosh Ball Whoosh Ball
Whoosh – Pass the whoosh ball around t...
Who’s Missing The group sits with their eyes closed or heads dow...
Windows and Doors A bunch of kids form a circle holding hands. Then ...
Wink 'em Divide the group evenly into two new groups.
Have ...
Wonderball Everybody stands in a circle, passing a ball aroun...
You can do it like this Similar to Scissors or Crossed Uncrossed except an...
Zip Zip Zonk Sit your group in a circle. The 1st person starts...
Zoomy Zoomy Have a group of kids sit in a circle. The leader ...
Classic Camp Songs
A boy and a girl in a little canoe Just a boy and a girl in a little canoe
With the ...
A boy and a girl in a little canoe - alt. version A boy and a girl in a little canoe
With the moon ...
A Roosta Sha Chorus)
A roosta sha, a roosta sha, a roosta sha s...
Alice the Camel Alice’s camel has five humps
Alice’s camel has fiv...
Alligator (Chorus)
Alligator
Alligator!
ALLLLIGATOR!
Can be ...
Alligator (Revised/Updated) The alligator is my friend
He likes to go on Adven...
Annoucements Announcements, announcements, ANNOU-N-CEMENTS
Balo...
Announcements Chorus:
Announcements!
Announcements!
Announcement...
Ants go Marching Ants go marching ---- by ----- (one by one...and s...
asded verse to Gee mom i want to go home Oh, the kool-aid at the tepee
they say it's mighty...
Austrian Yodeler Once an Austrian went yodeling
On a mountain top h...
Banjo I like to play my old banjo
And place it on my kne...
Bear Song The other day (echo)
I met a bear (echo)
Out in th...
Billboards As I was walking down the street
One dark and glo...
Bingo There was a farmer who had a dog
And Bingo was his...
Boa Constrictor I’m being swallowed by a
boa constrictor,
I’m bein...
Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean My Bonnie lies over the ocean
My Bonnie lies over ...
Boom Chick-a Boom I said a boom chick-a boom
I said a boom chick-a b...
Boom Chicka Boom - II I said a boom chicka boom (echo)
I said a boom chi...
Boy & Girl Just a boy & a girl in a little canoe
With th...
Brown Squirrel Brown squirrel brown squirrel
Shake your bushy tai...
C-H-I-C-K-E-N C that’s the first letter in
H that’s the second ...
Calimine Lotion Calimine, Calimine, Calimine Lotion
Ooo, no no no ...
Camp Counselor I love being a camp counselor,
There’s nothing I’d...
Camp Song Medley "The Yodeler"
O….
There once was a yodeler on a mo...
Classic Song Oh, I went to Toledo
[to the tune "Turkey in the S...
Coast to Coast From coast to coast, (Repeat)
Camp ______is the mo...
Cottage In A Wood In a cottage in a wood
Little old man at the windo...
Dem Bones Leader signs verse, campers respond with DEM BONES...
Dining Table PAULA, PAULA* if you're able,
Get your elbows off ...
Do Your Ears Hang Low? Do your ears hang low?
Do they wobble to and fro?
...
Father Abraham Father Abraham
Had seven sons (Seven sons)
And sev...
Flea! Flea
Flea fly
Flea fly flo
Come-a lata come a lat...
Flea, Fly! Flea
Flea, fly
Flea, fly mosquito
Calamine, cal...
FOUND A PEANUT Found a peanut, found a peanut
Found a peanut jus...
Fried Ham Fried Ham
Fried Ham
Cheese and Bologna
After the m...
Frog Song MMMM, EH Went the little green frog one day
MMMM, ...
Froggy Dog
Dog Cat
Dog Cat Mouse
Froggie
Itsy bitsy teeni...
Froggy (EJ style) Say as I say! (echo)
Do as I do! (echo)
Dog! (echo...
GEE MOM, I WANT TO GO HOME The boys at the teepee,
They say are mighty fine,...
Goober Peas Sitting by the roadside on a summer's day
Chattin...
Gopher Guts Great green gobs of greasy grimey gopher guts,
Mut...
Green Grass There was a hole
The prettiest little hole that yo...
Harlem Goat Oh there was an old man
And he lived in a shack
An...
Hi, My Name is Joe Hi, my name is Joe
And I work in a button factory
...
Hole in the bottom of the sea There’s a hole in the bottom of the sea
There’s a ...
If You’re Happy If you’re happy and you know it
Clap your hands
If...
John Jacob Jingleheimer-Schmidt John Jacob Jingle Heimer Schmidt,
His name is my n...
Little Bunny Foo Foo Chorus:
Little bunny Foo Foo
Hopping through the f...
Little Red Wagon You can’t ride in my little red wagon
Front seats ...
Littlest Worm The littlest worm
I ever saw
Got stuck inside
My s...
Old Lady Leary Late last night when we were all in bed
Old Lady ...
Once an Austrian Once an Austrian went yodeling
On a mountain so hi...
PEOPLE ON THE BUS The people on the bus go up and down
Up and down,...
PIZZA HUT (Actions in brackets to be done each time that pl...
Princess Pat The Princess pat – lived in a tree
She sailed acro...
Princess Pat (Revised/Updated) Here is the original "Princess Pat" - a song sung ...
Raisin Song It's raisins that make post raisin brands so wonde...
Rise and Shine Chorus:
So rise and shine
And sing out your glory...
Song That Gets on Everybody’s Nerves I know a song that gets on everybody’s nerves
I kn...
Song that Never Ends This is the song that never ends
It just goes on a...
State Song Where has Oregon gone, boys; where has Oregon?
Whe...
SWINGIN’ ON A STAR Chorus:
Would you like to swing on a star?
Carry...
Tarzan of the Apes I like banana’s
Coconuts
and grapes
I like banana...
The Cat Came Back Now old Mr. Johnson had troubles of his own,
He ha...
The Forever Song This is the song that never ends,
It goes on and o...
THERE'S A HOLE IN THE BUCKET Liza: Henry! Fetch me some water!
Henry: There's ...
Tiny Salmon Tiny Salmon swimming in a stream
Tiny Salmon dream...
Titanic Oh, they built the ship Titanic to sail the ocean ...
Titanic (Different Version) The Titanic
Oh they built the ship Titanic, and wh...
Tomba Tomba Tomba Tomba (repeat)
A riki tiki tomba (repeat)
A...
Wha-Daten-Chu Wha-Daten-Chu
(repeat)
Bo-Doe-Ska-Deeten-Daten - W...
Y-Chant ARE YOU READY? (Leader)
ARE WE EVER!
Y-M, Y-M, Y-M...
YOUR MAMA DON’T WEAR NO SOCKS Your mama don't wear no socks!
A ding dong!!
I sa...
Zulu Warrior Group 1: I come a zumba zumba zy
Group 2: I come a...
Common Ground Icebreakers
2 Truths and a Lie Ask each person in the group to think of two true ...
Candy Ice Breaker Put about enough candy in a bowl for each person i...
Cross if you…. Have everyone sit in a circle with you in the cent...
Face to Face The leader has the group randomly pair up. Once i...
Have you ever? or Postman Everyone stands or sits in a circle in front of a ...
Hug Tag! Hug Tag
All the players get up and walk around (no...
Human Treasure Hunt Create a list of 15-30 statements to distribute to...
I Love My Neighbor Arrange the group in a a circle with one person in...
Sets Have the kids sit down.
Pick two or three kids th...
Silent Interviews Divide the group into pairs - try to make mix the ...
Spinning a Yarn Prepare a long piece of yarn with knots tied throu...
Stand up, Sit Down The kids can start out in a standing or sitting po...
Ten Fingers This activity is great for the first day or just w...
The Big Wind Blows Everyone stands in a circle with one person in the...
Toilet Paper Pass You will need 2-3 rolls of toilet paper depending ...
Vortex
Set-up (this is the hardest part)
Ask everyone in...
Where do you stand? Have campers sort themselves into groups based on ...
Cooperative Games
A What? Equipment: 2 objects
The leader of the game start...
All on One Side Your whole team starts on one side of a volleyball...
All Over Divide children into two equal groups. Each group ...
Alphabet Actors Divide players into groups of three or four.
The...
Amoeba Tag Two people are it. They hold hands and chase peopl...
Assassin This is a game best played in a large group. We al...
Auto Trip Players sit in a circle and are assigned the names...
Baby if you love me… Everyone sits in a circle, with one person IT. IT...
Back Words Divide the group into teams of 5 people each with ...
Balloon Up Campers and counselors form a circle and hold hand...
Bandaid Tag One person is "it." Whenever someone is tagged by ...
Bang! Within a group one person makes a hand gesture lik...
Bibbity Bibbity Bop One person is in the middle of the circle. He wal...
Birthday Line Up This is a great team building or ice breaker activ...
Black Magic Within a group, two people claim that they can rea...
Blind Tag This game was played in a dark room with no lights...
Camp Apprentice Divide your group into at least three or four equa...
Camp Apprentice (Revised/Updated) Divide your group into at least three or four equa...
Celebrity Heads Children stand out at the board. The teacher (or a...
Cooperation Tag One person is it. Be sure to have a designated pla...
Dead Fish What do Dead Fish do? Exactly… nothing! Explain ...
Drip-Drip-Splash Great for a hot day. Played the same as Duck-duck-...
Elephants, Cows and Giraffes Get into a circle with one person in the center. ...
Find Your Partner Tell the children to close their eyes. Give each c...
First Names Have everyone count the number of letters in their...
Fox & Squirrel 1. Form a circle of people, about 3 feet apart fro...
Frog Everyone sits in a circle. The first person says ...
Frozen T-shirts A few days before this project dip a few large T-...
G-H-O-S-T The first player says a letter. The next person ad...
Game (Revised/Updated) Matching Sounds Game
Prior to game you will need t...
Ghost (passive) Three or four players are chosen to be the ghosts....
Going to a Party You need a least 2 people that know the game. It ...
Group Knot Have the campers stand in a tight circle, with the...
HA HA HA Have everyone lie in a circle with each other’s he...
Hagoo 1. Two line stand facing each other and become tea...
Heads down, thumbs up Two or more children, depending on the size of you...
Hello One person sits a little ways away from the group,...
How Green are You Get into a circle standing up. One person volunte...
How's that again? Divide the group into three teams, and line them u...
Huckle Buckle Beanstalk Pick a smallish object. Hide it in plain sight, wh...
Hula Hoop Pass Have the group form a circle holding hands. Ask tw...
Joke & Punchline Set-up: Write a joke on one card and a punchline o...
Lift the Pail
Divide the group into smaller groups of five or s...
Lincoln Balls Lincoln Ball
10-20 kids
A large of number of balls...
Lizard Tag This game can be played with any sized group as lo...
Mother, May I? One person serves as the "Mother" (or Grandmother,...
Name Toss Here are the common rules:
1) Arrange the group in...
One to Ten Have the group spread out in a large area. The lea...
PDQ Every one starts with their hands in the middle on...
Peek-A-Who Split the group into two teams. Each team sits beh...
Pencil in the bottle This is a hilarious game and can either be played ...
People to People Pair up in groups of two and stand back to back. ...
Pigs Fly The children should stand in a group facing the le...
Polaroid This is like one of those story-building games, on...
Prui 1. Blindfold all players and gather in a common ar...
Radar Get the group into a circle with one blindfolded p...
Red light/Green light In this game, one person plays the ‘stop light’ an...
Rocketfish Hilarious game. Works with any age group or combo ...
Sets Have the kids sit down.
Pick two or three kids th...
Shake, Rattle and Roll Take as many film canisters as you have people. In...
Sing it Loud You start the icebreaker of by dividing the camper...
Speed Pass The goal of this activity is to give a group an op...
Spell it out Divide the kids into groups of about 8-12 children...
Spirals 1. Gather group in a circle holding hands
2. One o...
Stand by me Have everyone in your group stand around you in so...
Teapot The group chooses a person to be the "guesser" and...
The Dream Game One to three people leave the room (depending on h...
The Mystery Bopper You have a group of campers form a circle, abou...
The Ship Game This is the ship game. There is one person in the ...
Toe Pick-Up Gather a large number of items—one of each—which c...
Triangle Tag To begin, make groups of four to five people.
One...
Web of Names Sit the children in a circle and emphasize that th...
What am I? 1. Children sit in circle.
2. Give each child a p...
What’s the object? This is a simple game which requires good describi...
Where can I go Similar to Sally’s Green Glass Door
People go arou...
Which Pair? Divide the group into pairs. Have each partner tak...
Who am I ? The group forms a circle. One person is chosen to ...
Who is it Have all the kids stand up. You secretly think of ...
Who’s Missing The group sits with their eyes closed or heads dow...
Windows and Doors A bunch of kids form a circle holding hands. Then ...
Dramatic Games
ABTwinkleHaveYouAnyWool Based on the observation that the tune for the Alp...
Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves Group sits in a circle and chants "Ali Baba and th...
Auto Trip Players sit in a circle and are assigned the names...
Bag-o-stuff improv skit This is a rainy day or all camp activity.
Divide t...
Balloon Charades Write or type nouns (people, places, or things) on...
Boiler Burst The goal is a line thirty feet long.
The players...
Bom,Bom,Bom There are two sides (teams). It doesn't matter how...
Bop Bop The players start sitting in a circle. The leader...
Charades down the lane This is a comination of Charades and Whisper Down ...
Cranked Clay One player is the clay. The other, the Cranker. Th...
Cross Hands Clap Stand at a profile towards the group. Place your ...
Dance and Freeze The campers dance until the music stops then they ...
FFEACH This might be one of the best games of all times! ...
Fight for My Attention (drama/passive) Two people are challenged to come up to the front ...
Finding Twins To prepare for the activity, decide ahead of time ...
Form A Band - A group dividing method Each band must have a drummer, guitar player, keyb...
Ghost (passive) Three or four players are chosen to be the ghosts....
Giants, Wizards and Elves Split group up into 2 teams, designate 2 safety zo...
Going to a Party You need a least 2 people that know the game. It ...
Hand and Foot Have the person or group sitting at a table with a...
Hand Land Have the group lie on their backs, with their head...
Hand Puppets This is cool and kids can get really creative here...
Hello One person sits a little ways away from the group,...
Honey if you love me… The group starts in a circle with one person in th...
Hound and Hunter Prior to game, secretly place a bunch of objects(w...
How's that again? Divide the group into three teams, and line them u...
Huh Game This game works best with more people. You get in ...
Iron Campers This activity is similar to "Iron Chef America" bu...
King Lizard or King Frog Everyone sits in the circle and picks an animal, a...
Lemonade
This game is a charades-based game where players ...
Magic Stories Magic Stories
This activity involves the whole cla...
Manner of the Adverb Two people go out (It could be one person, but whe...
Monday Comics Monday Comics is an activity that requires creativ...
Name That Grub Various food items are put into regular paper groc...
One to Ten Have the group spread out in a large area. The lea...
Patriotic Colors The leader sits in the middle of the circle, point...
Prop-a-Skit Split all of the campers up into groups of 5-12 (b...
Punchinella This is a circle game that gets kids moving with a...
Rhythm Magic This is a fun and creative activity. Someone star...
Ride That Pony A fun singing camp game!
To start the game, one pe...
Robot Roundup Have the campers join into pairs, 1 as the robot a...
Secret word Secretly pick a word. Do not say it out loud. Ever...
Silly Handshakes Everyone pairs up (groups of two). They introduce ...
Singing Syllables Two groups. One decides on a famous quotation or b...
Sock Story Take a sock and fill it with a number of small obj...
Song Tag Everyone forms a circle. Someone jumps in the midd...
Sound and Fury Stand in a circle. One player starts. That player ...
Speedy rabbit Everyone stands in a circle and the leader is in t...
Statue You need at least four players for this imaginativ...
The Dream Game One to three people leave the room (depending on h...
The Invisible Ball The group (any size) stands in a circle. One perso...
Three Guesses One person is chosen to be first. That person sta...
What’s the object? This is a simple game which requires good describi...
Who me, embarrassed? This is a fun ‘who is it?’ game. Pass out sheets ...
Wink Elimination This game is best played in a large group. Sit al...
Easy Camp Art Projects
Animal Finger Puppets For each puppet, first cut out a pair of 1 5/8- x ...
Apple Dolls To start, choose an apple for the doll's head;
the...
Back to School Scrapbook Page Layout 1. Trace the Wavy Ruler 12 times onto the red pape...
Backpack Tags 1. Follow the manufacturer's directions for sandin...
Backyard Mural Start by soaking an old sheet in water and then ha...
Beanies 1. Paste the beans to a light colored piece of con...
Bookmarks 1. Cut a picture from the cover of a greeting card...
Camp Sit-upon 1. Following the instructions on the package, atta...
Can Stilts 1. Use the bottle/can opener to punch 2 holes in e...
Cd mirror 1. Decorate the CD with any colors and designs you...
Child's Hand Prints Wreath 1. Cut muslin square to desired size. Trace circle...
Cork Horse 1. Stick one toothpick into large end of the large...
Crayon Scratching 1. Color a design on the white paper with various ...
Creative Art Students will create their own paintings and paint...
Curtain Rings Picture frame 1. Cut Photo to fit back of curtain ring. 2. Glue ...
Daisy Fun 1. Take the Popsicle stick and cover it with the g...
Dancing Spoons 1. Wrap yarn around a piece of cardboard (which is...
Dough Handprints 1. Add food coloring to the water. I use pink for ...
EGG CARTON ANIMALS CATERPILLAR Separate 4, 5, or 6 cups from an egg c...
Egg Carton Caterpillar 1. Cut the cover of the egg carton off and discard...
Faux Fossils For each "fossilized" item, place a large ball of ...
Fork Wind Chime 1. Spread several layers of newspaper on work area...
Heart Shaped Wreath Take one long, very pliable branch and bend in the...
Iron Campers This activity is similar to "Iron Chef America" bu...
Kachina Doll Craft Hot glue the ping-pong ball to the top of the smal...
Kaleidoscope 1. Use the electrical tape to tape the 3 (long sid...
Little Log Cabin Craft Mark the cardboard box so that it looks like a hou...
Locker Organizer 1. Using scissors, cut the box at a diagonal so th...
Lollipop Friends 1. Glue the eyes on the styrofoam ball (or paint t...
Lollipop Puppets They used Royal Icing to attach candies to the lol...
Macaroni Picture Frame 1. Paint the lid and let it dry. 2. Glue the macar...
Macramé Bracelets 1.To make a bracelet, you need two strands of hemp...
Magic Star Wand 1. If using cookie cutter, cut a star from the sty...
Magical Puff Paint 1. First, put some glue into a small disposable co...
Make an Ornament Take the top off the ornament then pour the paints...
Midsummer Wreath 1. Soak the reeds in a roasting pan of warm water ...
Milk Jug Animal Masks Use the craft knife to cut off the top of the jug,...
Mini Truck Box Template 1. Print the template below on the cardboard stock...
Mouse Magnet 1. Cut the styrofoam ball in half. 2. Glue small m...
Nature Pictures 1. Decide what theme you would like to use, such a...
Owl Paper Plate Craft On one paper plate, fold about a third of the plat...
Party Supplies 1. Cut the construction paper into 10" x 10" or 12...
Picture Collage Ideas After making collage, get several color copies or ...
Picture Holder 1. Trace and cut five butterflies from assorted co...
Pine Cone Bird Feeder Tie a few feet of string to a pine cone. Cover the...
Pipe Cleaner Flowers 1. Bend the pipe cleaners into flower petal shapes...
Rainstick Trace around the end of your tube onto a piece of ...
Rainy Day Puzzles 1. Glue the front and back of the greeting cards t...
Rockies 1. First you must find a rock that you like. It is...
Sandy Bottles 1. Spread out the newspaper on your working surfac...
Seashell Wind Chimes 1. Glue each shell to the end of a short piece of ...
Ship Mobile 1. Bend out hook on one hanger, insert one hanger ...
Sock Beanies 1. Fill your sock with beans.
2. Tie the end with...
Solar System Mobile Find the center of the large cardboard circle by d...
Stick Vase Break or snip your sticks to about an inch longer ...
Tanagram Puzzle Start by making a square piece of paper. To start ...
Tepee Bind the twigs together toward the top using yarn,...
Tissue Paper Corsage/Boutonniere Fold three separate, different colored (preferably...
Tissue Paper Flowers Craft Cut a few pieces (about 4-6) of tissue paper (crep...
Wallpaper Fan Cut a piece of wallpaper to the size you like. Fol...
Walnut Pink Flamingo You'll need both halves of the walnut shell to mak...
Walnut Shell Skunk Magnet 1. Paint Walnut shell halves black.2. Glue moveabl...
Warm Fuzzies Take one hand and put the four fingers of that han...
Wooden Figure Key Hanger This is a great project to celebrate a special occ...
Wooden Scrapbook 1. Cut boards to size mentioned above. Drill 2 hol...
Wooden Spoon Snake Paint the spoon like a snake and then glue the goo...
Yarn Octopus 1. Cut 24 (12 inch or 30 cm) long pieces of yarn (...
Yarn Vase 1. Cover about 1" of the bottom of the bottle with...
February 2007
Birthday Party Day PASS THE PARCEL
What you need:
· One package of pr...
Bucket Freeze This skit involves 3 staff members and a bucket of...
Camp Brochure Basics and Flyer Fundamentals Everyone has a camp brochure and various flyers, ...
Castle on the River Nile On my Castle on the River Nile
I'm gonna live in e...
Classic Song Oh, I went to Toledo
[to the tune "Turkey in the S...
Cool and Creamy This is a skit for the counselors, it’s always a h...
Darlin' Darlin' won't you wait, won't you wait, won't you ...
Desperado There was a Desperado from the wild and wooly West...
Five Factors for a Fabulous Website The first 3 are non-negotiable - #'s 4 & 5 make a ...
Get your website ranked higher in Google Most people find your web site by looking for you...
Magical Marketing Ideas for Summer Camp by Patrick Connelly and Chris Pallatto
Marketing t...
Prince and Princess Day S’MORES
What you need:
· 1 marshmallow per camper....
Seafarer Hymn Along our shining waters’ way,
We travel on by nig...
Spiderman Grace To the tune of Spiderman
"Saving Grace, Saving Gra...
THE BOILER BURST After everyone has settled into their camp bunks, ...
The Caterpillar You get a group of 4 or 5 people in a line, holdin...
Titanic (Different Version) The Titanic
Oh they built the ship Titanic, and wh...
Top 10 Camp Websites Special thanks to Adam Brown from
Cairn for helpi...
Wet & Wild Day FASHION SHOW
What you need:
· 1 bucket per team fu...
Whiffle Song The "W"s for whiffle
And the "H" is for full
The "...
Funny Camp Skits
7-Up Camp Skit Four guys are sitting in a hospital waiting room. ...
A Big Jerk You need two people to start with. Person 1 is on ...
Ants Marching At irregular intervals between skits, when there i...
Anything for a Sale!! Camper #1 is a store Salesman
Camper #2 is a Mothe...
Artistic Genius The scene is an art show where judges are inspecti...
Attention Attention! Stage Left a Lone Camper comes running until he is...
Bach Two of the people are standing pretending to play ...
Balloon Orchestra The players in the orchestra each hold a balloon.
...
Bandana Instructor Instructor tells how they went to Mt. Ranier and w...
Bean Skit This activity needs 4 people, boys and/or girls.
...
Big Game Hunting Have between two and four hunters talk to each oth...
Black Bart There are endless combinations for Black Bart skit...
Blue Trolls or Rough Riders Two campers are walking through the woods. They co...
Bonfire A leader begins to explain how to lay a campfire. ...
Bubble Gum Skit 1st camper walks out to the chair, takes his gum o...
Bucket Freeze This skit involves 3 staff members and a bucket of...
Bully Be Gone 1st camper walks slowly along when all of a sudden...
Bumble Bee Skit Person A asks Person B if they want to see the Wor...
Bus Stop The skit starts with one person sitting on a bench...
Busy Busy Bee Two people enter. One person wants to play a game ...
Campfire skit You need 5 people for this skit.
it starts off wit...
Candy Shop The shop owner says to the audience "I'm going to ...
Candy Shop (short version) You ask 2 or 3 volunteers (such as adults during f...
Caterpillar Skit 3 students to "be walked over"
1 Ringleader
3-10...
Cecilia To set the skit, line four or five pairs of camper...
Chicken Farmer The skit starts out, with 3 or 4 campers in a line...
Closing time One person asks a volunteer from the crowd. An adu...
Clothing Shop 2 campers (a shopkeeper and assistant) enter from ...
Comb your hair! Set up a cup of water on one side of the stage. Ha...
Come See The Monster! An announcer is standing by a person sitting in a ...
Contagious Disease Ward The scene takes place in the waiting room of a doc...
cooking competition the summer camp has so fun activities.
...
Cool and Creamy This is a skit for the counselors, it’s always a h...
Court Case First person walks in with a suitcase. Second pers...
Crying Skit The first person of the team comes on stage crying...
Dancing Zebras Camper 1- "Ladies and gentlemen! A bit of hush, co...
Did you see that? Two or more people take part. The scene of the act...
Dirty Dishes The counselor walks on the stage with a big pot, s...
Do That Moo That You Do So Well 3-4 campers are on stage and they call up an unkno...
Do you have it? The object is to have a very dramatic person who k...
Doctor Doctor Characters (in order of appearance): Director, Mot...
Drinking Cola First guy brings in a stool, puts it down, and the...
Duck Food Camper 1: (stands behind box)
Camper 2: (walks in ...
Echo The leader announces that he has noticed an echo a...
Elevator Riders The elevator operator moves the stick and opens th...
Energy Saver Camp Counselor: Today, let's take turns and tell h...
Enlarging Machine #1: My name is (insert name, could be a made up na...
EW! The first person whispers in the next person's ear...
Firing Squad The firing squad marches the prisoners to a spot t...
First Date This is best done with the counselors or staffers ...
Flea Campers stand in a line.
First camper scratches, ...
Flower Flower This skit will need three counselors. The first co...
Fluff & Jelly Skit Two counselors (or campers) sit on a bench and sta...
Fly Swatter Camper walks in acting like he is swatting flies.
...
Foreign Exchange Student The teacher teaches a student his new word -"yes."...
Fruit of the Loom Cast: Pedestrian 1, Pedestrian 2, Stranger 1,2,3, ...
fun fun skit Everyone is sitting on the in a circle one the flo...
Ghost Catchers Two guys start a ghost catching business.
They go...
Good Looking Horse The large scout is walking like a horse down the s...
Good news and bad news Counselor: (walking back and forth in front of gro...
Gravity Check One scout runs up to the stage, yelling “Gravity C...
Great Swami or the Fortune Teller The "Great Swami" sits in a chair at the front of ...
Grecian Fountains The two actors walk to the front of the stage, wea...
Hairy Hamburger A man sits down in a restaurant and orders a hambu...
Hiccup for Me A boy comes out and says something like, "Hic - I ...
Horse Race Leader says she wants to have a Spanish Horse race...
How a counselor goes to the toilet You need to have one seat in front of the audience...
Hunting Thanksgiving Dinner The first camper comes out and walks around 'stalk...
Ice Fishing 2 scouts are ice fishermen and they walk to center...
Igor's Brain Sale Have a camper (Igor) stand in front of the audienc...
Important Papers The setting can be either a king or a boss in his ...
Invisible Bench Camper 1 is on the invisible bench already
Camper ...
Is it time for Japutcha? Indian chief sits in the middle of the skit area) ...
Is it time yet? 5 or more people are sitting on a bench with their...
Is it Time Yet? (Revised/Updated) This is a very funny skit. Have 3 people, (little ...
Jailhouse Comedian Jailer (as he escorts the new inmate to his cell) ...
JC Penny A camper stands in the middle of the stage, the re...
Lancaster Bomber Pick three people out of the audience and get them...
Lawnmower Explain to the campers that it is spring and you n...
Lie Detector The container sits on a table with a cloth over it...
Lion, Tiger, Bear, OH PIE! You need 4 tables, 4 boxes, 4 table cloths that co...
Listen at the Wall One person goes along a wall listening and listeni...
Look what I found fishing! Campers walk on one by one.
The camper by the buc...
Lost Item around Campfire First boy searches the ground around the campfire....
Mad Reporter The scene is a bridge where a very depressed repor...
Making Eggs This is a "Movie Director" themed skit. There are...
Military Genius Sergeant is drilling a group of uniformed men, who...
Mixed Up Magic Child is told to clean room. The child hates to cl...
Mouthwash Have a camper standing behind a table as a prop fo...
Musical Genius The announcer makes a flowery introduction about h...
My Wife's Story Tom (bursts into the store): Guess what! I left my...
none im not cool im a nerd at school...
none (Revised/Updated) im not cool im a nerd at school...
Nurses The scene is an emergency room at a hospital.
The...
Nuts the amzing performing elephant One camper is the ring master, who presents "Nuts!...
Offensive Bus Passenger Players are pretending that they are riding a bus....
Painting the Walls In the middle of singing a song or other performan...
Pebbles A counselor is standing alone on stage looking at ...
Pebbles (Revised/Updated) There is a classroom with a teacher and students. ...
Pencil Salesman A sales manager is trying to teach a salesman how ...
Penny Pants You should have a group of at least 4-5 people who...
Plane Landing Pilot and control tower voice are located on oppos...
Play Ball The scene is set with an umpire, a catcher, a pitc...
Purple Pancakes Pancake maker,a director,a camera man,four actors....
Push a rope? All of the campers (except the one with the rope) ...
Raisin in Cereal Four or more campers stand around in a group. The ...
Rattle Snake Two campers are sleeping peacefully when one of th...
Restaurant Minutes Two guys enter a greasy spoon type of restaurant t...
River Water There is a chief who is handing out forks spoons a...
Rock Paper Scissors Skit Two campers stand in front of the group and start ...
Rough Riders The skit starts with two campers walking onto the ...
Salt Campers sit in a line. The camper at one end turn...
Skit Person 1 (the Who) is in the False Mustache,hat an...
Skit the worm There are two people a councler and a kid.
they ar...
Soldier In the Battlefield This skit can be played by just one person, or you...
Superhero Skit Place four to seven counselors in a line facing th...
Tastes like Grape Set up the skit by putting a cup of water in a car...
The Bravest Camper ANNOUNCER: Ladies and gentlemen, today we have wit...
The Captain of the Ship Only "Captain" and "First Mate" speak:
First Mate ...
The Caterpillar You get a group of 4 or 5 people in a line, holdin...
The Infantry You can do this skit as one act or bits and pieces...
The Make-up skit This skit doesn't have to be done with makeup... a...
The Reporter and the Cliff Reporter walks on stage and stand behind the log. ...
The Scab Camper 1 should have a decent sized piece of a gre...
The Weather Stick Have two volunteers hold up a blanket or sleeping ...
Three Against a Thousand Three guys all bandaged up and smeared with dirt a...
Three Rivers Camper comes along and explains he has been hiking...
Toothbrush Skit This skit is best done by brave counselors to an a...
Tree Climber This skit should be done in the woods...
While cam...
Two Burglars 2 police officers begin by saying that there has b...
Ugliest Man In the World One camper is a circus vendor at an attraction. H...
Ugliest Monster Captured The scene begins with a counselor dragging a sleep...
Wanna-be The “cast members” line up facing the audience. Th...
Washington's Farewell It is announced that a member of the troop has mem...
WEE!!! 3 campers lay on the ground, side by side, pretend...
What kind of tracks are these? First boy, standing center stage, looking at groun...
What's up? Camper walks onto stage looking up. Second camper ...
What's Wrong? 1st camper: Enters the stage, looks around and beg...
Who Sneezed? General: Welcome to the world's finest recruiting ...
Wide Mouthed Frog One morning, the wide mouthed frog decided to take...
World's Best Spitter A camper loudly proclaims himself as the Best Spit...
Funny Campfire Stories
A Long Way To Go It came to pass that a very poor peasant was down ...
A Porker in the Family I (a young veterinary student) had been asked to m...
A Tale Of Two Pets I remember it was about that time that Jim Sloane ...
A Wildebeastly Problem There was a small African tribe that had a terribl...
Ale's Well That Ends Well Two workmen were sitting in a pub drinking and arg...
Alexander's Dilemma The armies of Alexander the Great were greatly fea...
Bloody Finger There once was a family a long time ago that went ...
Buford At The Bank Buford, a fairly handsome Southern Bullfrog, hops ...
Dances With Cucumbers May 5, 1863 -- Here on the frontier, I sometimes w...
Dogs In The Wild West One hot and dry day in the Wild West, this dog wal...
Down In The Sea Fred Herring's best friend was Waylon Whale. They ...
During The French Revolution During the French Revolution, the "common people" ...
Farmer Jones And The Big Quake On a bright and sunny morning in May, Farmer Jones...
Freddy Fish Freddy Fish and Sam Clam were the best of friends,...
Frogs N' Flies It seems there were two frogs sitting on a lily pa...
Funny Campfire Stories Bears and Blueberries
Some years ago back when I ...
Haunted Hotel There was once three men; a doctor, a farmer, and ...
Help out a buddy For this skit you will need two hunting buddies an...
John Tate's Compass This all reminds me of the unfortunate story of th...
Just a Hike in the Woods A guy's going on a hiking vacation through the mou...
Just A Pain In The Neck Once there was this Indian who found that every ti...
Legend of the Vinder Viper Tell the story and feel free to add as much scary ...
Lions And Seagulls Dr. P. Lumb, quite proud of his academic degrees i...
Monkey house Brad, Anny, and Carl were in front of the town's o...
On The Train A young boy was traveling on a long train trip acr...
Once Bitten We were at a traveling carnival, riding the rides ...
Poor Joe Directions for Story: Guests sit in a circle on fl...
Rabbi Liebner In The Valley Of The Treads On the topic of celestial guidance, Rabbi Liebner ...
Red Sloppity Lips A young man was driving along and old road and had...
Save The Baby In a large city apartment block, fire broke out. F...
Sir Lancelot's Mission King Arthur sends Sir Lancelot out on an important...
Sneakers Here is funny or scary (scream the ending) campfir...
Star Wars And Chinese Food Remember Mark Hamill from Star Wars? He doesn't li...
The Bank Robber The financial situation had been very bad for seve...
The Chess Players There is the story of a group of chess enthusiasts...
The Chicken In The Library A librarian is working away at her desk when she n...
The Cowboy A tall, weather-worn cowboy walked into a saloon a...
The Dark-Sucker Theory For years, it has been believed that electric bulb...
The Doctor A doctor was just starting out on his own, when he...
The E-Mail Mistake Michael and Tami were newlyweds. The day they beca...
The Song That Makes No Sense One bright day in the middle of the night, two de...
High Activity Games
Air Raid First begin by marking out a starting line and a f...
Alaskan Baseball Start with 2 teams. One team is given a throwable,...
Back to Back Tag Two people hold hands start off as being "it." The...
Battleship The entire playing area is broken down into differ...
Belt Loop Ball Divide the players into teams of 10 people. Each t...
Bobsledding Bodies Form teams of 4 - 6 players.
Teams sit in a line ...
Body Part Tag To begin the game, select one person to be the “ch...
Boxball Boxball transforms two sidewalk squares into an ou...
British Bulldog (Revised/Updated) A full-contact sport that is not for the faint of ...
Bronco Tag Have the group get into pairs and lock elbows. Th...
Bumper Tag Just like regular tag but instead of tagging with ...
Burpee/Whiffle Ball Teams can be of 1 or more players. Each team has a...
Burst the Balloon The balloons are blown up and scattered on the flo...
Cinderella's Slipper Two teams are formed (3 males and 3 females per te...
Clothes Pin Seven-Ups Give each person 7 clothes pins. On ‘go’ each per...
Commando Course Encore This relay is run as a three-legged race. Divide t...
Cooperation Tag One person is it. Be sure to have a designated pla...
Dead Ant A tag game that will wear your kids out!! Make re...
Dirty Diaper Tag One person is "it." Whenever someone gets tagged, ...
Down, Down, Down This game comes to us from Australia.
You start of...
Dragon Race Form two equal lines with players in a single file...
Dumping Ground Make two equal size circles 50 feet apart. Divide ...
Elbow Tag Everyone gets a partner and links arms. Two people...
Escape from the Monsters Four monsters are chosen and they are blindfolded ...
European Dodgeball Same rules as dodgeball (which vary for everyone, ...
Everybody's it!!! Proclaim, "everybody's it!" in an open space and t...
Fire on the Mountain Have the group lay flat on their backs. When you ...
Fitness Monolopy You have different stations like in Monolopy. Ther...
Foot to Foot tag Just like regular frozen tag but players are safe ...
GaGa Pit or Israeli Dodgeball
Check out this exciting game that is gaining in p...
Garbage Ball Place two clean garbage pails at a desired distanc...
Glow-in-the-dark Dodgeball This is a perfect game for overnights. Can be pla...
GPS Rally Following a GPS rally, your team makes shipwreck o...
Granny's Candy This game is played by groups, teams or cabins. Yo...
Hackball HACKBALL this is essentially like 4 square. the ma...
Help Tag Pick two people to be It. The rest of the group ha...
Hook-Up Everyone makes a circle, facing inward and couples...
Hound and Hunter Prior to game, secretly place a bunch of objects(w...
Human Pinball 1. Everyone stands in a circle facing outward exce...
Indy Five Hundred The group should be sitting in a circle and number...
Kaos This game is a mixture of everyone's-it-tag, octop...
Kaos (Revised/Updated) Set up a playing area outside and create a boundar...
Kick the Can It is played the same as hide and seek, except a t...
King of the Crate Divide your group in two teams.
Have each team s...
Kings and Queens The group stands in a circle and the leader closes...
Knock Out Make a line in front of the basketball hoop(single...
Lizard Tag This game can be played with any sized group as lo...
Meltdown Tag One person is "it". If they tag anyone, that perso...
Minute Jogging Have the kids stand up and close their eyes. Then ...
Mouse (Revised/Updated) Everyone is given a number from 1 to however ma...
Musical Balls Place balls in the center of the area adding up to...
Ninja Time: For Hemlock Kind of red, light green light, kind of capture th...
Noodle Hockey The name nearly says it all... It's hockey, but wi...
Otters and Clams Tag Set up a flat playing area with boundaries big eno...
Poison Ball Separate the group into four teams. Set up a squa...
Poisonball Game starts with everyone inside the boundaries an...
Poop Deck With a large rope (or use a square in the dirt or ...
Poop Deck Revised Line the kids up shoulder to shoulder along a line...
Pyramid Piggyback Portage Divide the group into teams of 8- 10 people. If po...
Red Robin This game works best when played around a house or...
Rustlers and Settlers The group forms two teams of equal numbers. One is...
Samurai Warrior 1. Everyone stands in a circle around or in a line...
Savage Men and Women 1. Divide into Men and Women, or if very uneven, 2...
Shark and Octopus Tag Everyone begins the game as an octopus and stands ...
Ship Shore Ship/Shore is similar to Simon Says.
There is one...
Shuffle Your Buns Have everyone sit their chairs in a circle, as clo...
Slaughter 1. Mark a large 30 foot circle on the beach or fie...
Snake Wall, Fire Wall This Game is done best inside of a gym or room wit...
Snake’s Tail The group will line up single file and place their...
Star Wars 1. Divide playing space in half by Rope
2. Each te...
Steal the bacon Split the group evenly into two groups and sit the...
Sunny Day Shadow Tag One person is "it". Their job is to try to tag the...
Swat 1. Form a circle, standing on Polyspots preferably...
Swat the Fly In the first variation, one person was "it" (the s...
tail tag Have one camper chosen to be "it". Then give every...
Take It Back Play game in a large space. Put several sock balls...
Team Game: Kick the Stick Ok, this is possibly the most amazing camp game kn...
Team Hug Tag Two people hold hands start off as being "it." The...
The Smith's To play, assign each team a mother (Mrs. Smith), a...
Tip the Bottle Set an empty bottle in the middle of a circle of p...
Tortoise Tag One person is "it." Every other player tries to av...
Touch that Tell the kids something to run to and touch -- lik...
Tree Tag One person is "it" and tries to tag everyone else....
Triangle Tag To begin, make groups of four to five people.
One...
Ultimate Using cones, make two square-shaped goals approxim...
Ultimate "Frisball" Choose two teams.
Using cones, make two square-sha...
Ultimate Keep Away The great thing about the game is that you can pla...
Volcanoes and Craters Start with 25 disc cones (here is a picture of a d...
Wet & Wild Day FASHION SHOW
What you need:
· 1 bucket per team fu...
What time is it Mr. Fox ? Mr. Fox starts out at one end of a field, room, or...
Widjiitiwin Basketball Two teams (the bigger the better)
Played in an ope...
High Ropes Course Activities
Ice Breakers
Big Booty (Revised/Updated) Group sits in a circle. One person is designated a...
Fart Flamethrower Put match behind the posterior of a friend who has...
THE BOILER BURST After everyone has settled into their camp bunks, ...
Ice breakers - High-Activity
Bandaid Tag One person is "it." Whenever someone is tagged by ...
Chivalrous Couples One person with a loud voice will stand on a chair...
Clump Have everyone stand at least five feet apart, so t...
Crocodile Race Form teams of 4 - 10 players.
Each team stands i...
Fifty Yard Scream Everyone lines up on one side of a large playing a...
Group Knot Have the campers stand in a tight circle, with the...
Have you ever? or Postman Everyone stands or sits in a circle in front of a ...
Honey if you love me you get a group of people. you chose one or two or...
I Have Never Everyone is sitting in a circle of chairs except f...
People to People Pair up in groups of two and stand back to back. ...
The Kids From Mars Set up two boundaries across from each other on a ...
Ice breakers - Low Activity
2 Truths and a Lie Ask each person in the group to think of two true ...
Alphabet Actors Divide players into groups of three or four.
The...
Astronaut Camp Leader says: ‘Im going to outer space. And im...
Barnyard Each person is given the name of an animal with ap...
Bibbity Bibbity Bop One person is in the middle of the circle. He wal...
Birthday Line Up This is a great team building or ice breaker activ...
Bubble Gum Art Give each participant a piece of bubble gum to che...
Delete - Spinning a Yarn Prepare a long piece of yarn with knots tied throu...
Ducks and Cows This is a great way to divide a large group into t...
Elephants, Cows and Giraffes Get into a circle with one person in the center. ...
Evolution aka Ultimate Person or Transformation This is a "rock-paper-scissors" themed game.
Have ...
Finding Twins To prepare for the activity, decide ahead of time ...
Food, Friends and Fireworks A quick and simple ice breaker with three motions....
Fruit Basket Each person chooses a fruit or vegetable (with no ...
GIGOLO Everyone: Hey _______!
Person: Hey what?
Everyone:...
Huh Game This game works best with more people. You get in ...
In my Grandmother's Attic The first player says, "In my grandmother's attic,...
It Could be Worse Set up the group in a circle or in pairs.
The sta...
Jedi Numbers - Ice Breaker This is more challenging than it sounds...
Ask the...
Joke & Punchline Set-up: Write a joke on one card and a punchline o...
King Lizard or King Frog Everyone sits in the circle and picks an animal, a...
Moon Trip One camper anounces that he is going on a moon tri...
Mr. and Mrs. Right Have everyone stand. Read the story. When you say ...
My name is and I like to... Everyone in the group stands in a circle.
The firs...
Peek-A-Who Split the group into two teams. Each team sits beh...
People to people (Dividing Activity) This is to get campers into groups of any size.
Ca...
Question game Ice breakers - Low Activity - Question game
Arrang...
Sausage Everyone sits in a circle.
The person who is it s...
Scars Everyone sits in a circle and one person starts by...
Scattergories This is a great ice breaker to get people moving a...
Scream Machine or Screaming Toes Everyone stands in a tight circle, with their head...
Self Portraits Each camper is given a large piece of butcher pape...
Shake, Rattle and Roll Take as many film canisters as you have people. In...
Silly Sally This is a brain teaser. See how many campers can f...
Slap, Clap, Snap Assign everyone in the group a number, starting at...
Speedy rabbit Everyone stands in a circle and the leader is in t...
The Toilet Paper Game 1. Take a roll of toilet paper and ask a person ho...
This or That To prepare for this activity, you will to need to ...
Where can I go Similar to Sally’s Green Glass Door
People go arou...
Ice Breakers with Videos
Bippity boppity boo Everyone stands or sits in a circle with one "It" ...
Fifty Yard Scream Everyone lines up on one side of a large playing a...
Food, Friends and Fireworks A quick and simple ice breaker with three motions....
Have you ever? or Postman Everyone stands or sits in a circle in front of a ...
Hula Hoop Pass Have the group form a circle holding hands. Ask tw...
I'm Going on a Picnic The first person starts the game by saying,"I'm go...
Jedi Numbers - Ice Breaker This is more challenging than it sounds...
Ask the...
My name is and I like to... Everyone in the group stands in a circle.
The firs...
Peek-A-Who Split the group into two teams. Each team sits beh...
People to People Pair up in groups of two and stand back to back. ...
Sausage Everyone sits in a circle.
The person who is it s...
Scattergories This is a great ice breaker to get people moving a...
Scream Machine or Screaming Toes Everyone stands in a tight circle, with their head...
Silent Interviews Divide the group into pairs - try to make mix the ...
The Big Wind Blows Everyone stands in a circle with one person in the...
This or That To prepare for this activity, you will to need to ...
Toss-A-Name Game This activity starts off like the traditional name...
Web of Names Sit the children in a circle and emphasize that th...
Improvisation Activities
Balloon Charades Write or type nouns (people, places, or things) on...
Bean Skit This activity needs 4 people, boys and/or girls.
...
Bucket Freeze This skit involves 3 staff members and a bucket of...
Doctor Doctor Characters (in order of appearance): Director, Mot...
Immobile Bovine Choose 2 people in the group to start as “The Joke...
Tap Out Have the first two participants impov any scene th...
THE BOILER BURST After everyone has settled into their camp bunks, ...
Jan 2007
Bluejay version II This is a simple and fun repeat-after-me song.
Way...
Breakfast Grace God Has Created a new day,
silver and green and go...
Cheer (Revised/Updated) Peanut Butter Reese's Cup mess with me I kick you ...
Clothes-pin Tag Hand any number of clothes-pins to all the kids (t...
Come See The Monster! An announcer is standing by a person sitting in a ...
Dead Horse Somebody lays down and closes their eyes, while ev...
Dinner Grace For Food and Health is happy day,
accept our thank...
Fitness Monolopy You have different stations like in Monolopy. Ther...
Frog Song MMMM, EH Went the little green frog one day
MMMM, ...
Gravity Check One scout runs up to the stage, yelling “Gravity C...
Happy Hippo Lyrics:
"All I want is a happy Hippopotamus, a hap...
I Have Never Everyone is sitting in a circle of chairs except f...
Iron Campers This activity is similar to "Iron Chef America" bu...
Is it Time Yet? (Revised/Updated) This is a very funny skit. Have 3 people, (little ...
Knight Horse Cavalier Have the kids pair up. The partners split off to ...
Moon on the Meadow V. 2 Moon on the meadow,
Wind in our ears,
Smoke in our...
Movie Night Have everyone dress up in their pajamas and watch ...
Sara the Whale Down Frisco Bay, there lives a whale
and she eats ...
Superman Grace (Revised/Updated) Sung to the "Superman Theme" For each line you nee...
The Bravest Knight In the Kingdom of Britain, King Edward sent out a ...
Variation of Chigger Song This is a variation of the Chigger song:
They go w...
Volcanoes and Craters Start with 25 disc cones (here is a picture of a d...
You can do it like this Similar to Scissors or Crossed Uncrossed except an...
January 2008
A List (Repeat after me...if you can)
One hand.
Two ducks...
Doctor Doctor Characters (in order of appearance): Director, Mot...
Foot Pool Imagine a giant pool table...
Set up
Set up a rect...
Llama Song here's a llama
there's a llama
and another little ...
Minute Mysteries XI Clue: A man is found dead in the middle of the des...
July 2007
Bus Stop The skit starts with one person sitting on a bench...
Hook-Up Everyone makes a circle, facing inward and couples...
Messy Twister Lay out some butcher paper on the ground about the...
Twin-kle Day On this day students dress up as "twin"s with a fr...
When Papa Put Paper on the Wall When Papa put the paper on the wall
He papered up ...
Large Group Games
10 pin knockdown Split campers into two equal teams and establish a...
Air Raid First begin by marking out a starting line and a f...
Alaskan Baseball Start with 2 teams. One team is given a throwable,...
All Over Divide children into two equal groups. Each group ...
Amoeba Tag Two people are it. They hold hands and chase peopl...
Assassin This is a game best played in a large group. We al...
Baby Food Roulette Get six volunteers (works better if you don't tell...
Back to Back Tag Two people hold hands start off as being "it." The...
Balloon Battle Inflate balloons and tie on a string for each team...
Bandaid Tag One person is "it." Whenever someone is tagged by ...
Barn Yard Hunt Hide 4 different sets of different objects in a pl...
Battleship The entire playing area is broken down into differ...
Bees and Butterflies You need soft objects that can be used as “Stinger...
Belt Loop Ball Divide the players into teams of 10 people. Each t...
Birds Have Feathers Similar to Simon Says...
One player is leader.
L...
Blind Balloon Volleyball Teams of four or more people line up in volleyball...
Bom,Bom,Bom There are two sides (teams). It doesn't matter how...
British Bulldog Line a group of kids up on one side of a field. Pi...
Burst the Balloon The balloons are blown up and scattered on the flo...
CABIN CLUE!!! Make a list of people in the cabin(counselors too!...
Camp Relay Race First you have everyone count the number of letter...
Candyman This game is usually played with around 100 camper...
Capture the Flag Divide the group into two teams; identify each by ...
Car Lot Pick a category for Car Lot (i.e. fruit, cars, can...
Cat and Mouse Everyone but two people forms a circle standing fa...
Caterpillar 1. Have entire group lie on their stomachs, side b...
CFDD Capture the Flag Dr. Dodgeball-It's everything tha...
Chivalrous Couples One person with a loud voice will stand on a chair...
Chute Ball 1. Have everyone hold the parachute around the edg...
Clothes-pin Tag Hand any number of clothes-pins to all the kids (t...
Counselors Car Lot Have all the kids line up on one side of a play ar...
Crocodile Race Form teams of 4 - 10 players.
Each team stands i...
Crows & Cranes Divide the children into two equal teams.
Have tea...
Dead Ant A tag game that will wear your kids out!! Make re...
Dirty Diaper Tag One person is "it." Whenever someone gets tagged, ...
Dragons, Princesses, and Knights Divide campers into two teams.
Campers form two l...
Dumping Ground Make two equal size circles 50 feet apart. Divide ...
Earth Ball Tournament 1. Gather people throughout camp by rolling the ba...
Elbow Tag Everyone gets a partner and links arms. Two people...
Evolution aka Ultimate Person or Transformation This is a "rock-paper-scissors" themed game.
Have ...
Fanuary Divide your group into two lines facing each other...
FFEACH This might be one of the best games of all times! ...
Fifty Yard Scream Everyone lines up on one side of a large playing a...
Fitness Monolopy You have different stations like in Monolopy. Ther...
Flying Dutchman 1. Everyone but two players join hands in a circle...
Foot to Foot tag Just like regular frozen tag but players are safe ...
Four corners Capture the Flag Just like capture the flag except there are 4 t...
Get Wet Bingo
Photo copy some bingo game boards or papers
( you...
Ghost (passive) Three or four players are chosen to be the ghosts....
Giants, Wizards and Elves Split group up into 2 teams, designate 2 safety zo...
Go Fish! Form 3 teams (or more for larger groups).
Camper...
Goldrush Start out by designating the field of play, with a...
Grab the pig Divide the group into two teams (each team should ...
Granny's Candy This game is played by groups, teams or cabins. Yo...
Help Tag Pick two people to be It. The rest of the group ha...
Hit The Deck everyone stands one the middle of 3 parallel lines...
Holy Dido Everyone gets into a circle.
Someone is chosen to ...
Hostage This is an interesting twist to capture the flag
S...
Hot Pepper Players stand in a circle. Leader stand in the ce...
Hound and Hunter Prior to game, secretly place a bunch of objects(w...
Huckle Buckle 1. Everyone finds a partner.
2. Have the partners ...
Huckle Buckle Beanstalk Pick a smallish object. Hide it in plain sight, wh...
Hula Wars Divde groups into two teams. Teams form a line and...
Human Tic-Tac-Toe Mark a tic-tac-toe board on the ground. Split the...
I Have Never Everyone is sitting in a circle of chairs except f...
Immobile Bovine Choose 2 people in the group to start as “The Joke...
Indiana Jones This game is a cross between an obstacle course an...
Jack O light Tag at night without the running. Set up some safe...
Kick the Can It is played the same as hide and seek, except a t...
Kick the can (Revised/Updated) one person (IT) hides their eyes and counts to 20 ...
Kingpin Kingpin is a combination of Bombardment and Jailbr...
Kings and Queens The group stands in a circle and the leader closes...
Knight Horse Cavalier Have the kids pair up. The partners split off to ...
Lemonade
This game is a charades-based game where players ...
Meltdown Tag One person is "it". If they tag anyone, that perso...
Monarch Set-up
Create boundaries for a playing area. Make ...
Mr. and Mrs. Right Have everyone stand. Read the story. When you say ...
Mummy Lots of camper s spread out around a boundary area...
Ninja Time: For Hemlock Kind of red, light green light, kind of capture th...
Orbit 1. Divide into two groups
2. One group lies on the...
Otters and Clams Tag Set up a flat playing area with boundaries big eno...
Over Take Divide group into at least 5 teams with 4 or more ...
Park Ranger This game is quick and simple to learn! Especially...
People Machine Divide group into even numbered teams (4-8 partici...
Pizza Game The object of the game is to get from one side of ...
Poison Ball Separate the group into four teams. Set up a squa...
Poop Deck Revised Line the kids up shoulder to shoulder along a line...
Rainbow Tag Hidden around a designated area are different colo...
Red light/Green light In this game, one person plays the ‘stop light’ an...
Rock, Paper, Scissors Posse This is fun large group adaptation of Rock, Paper,...
Rustlers and Settlers The group forms two teams of equal numbers. One is...
Sahara With two teams having "bases" at opposite sides of...
Samurai Warrior 1. Everyone stands in a circle around or in a line...
Seek N Hide It's the opposite of Hide-N-Seek...
Normally every...
Shark and Octopus Tag Everyone begins the game as an octopus and stands ...
Sharks and Minnows The group starts out on one side of the field or r...
Ship Shore Ship/Shore is similar to Simon Says.
There is one...
Shoe Match Give each camper a label and have them write their...
Silly Handshakes Everyone pairs up (groups of two). They introduce ...
Six Flags This game is a larger version of capture the flag....
Slaughter 1. Mark a large 30 foot circle on the beach or fie...
Smugglers and Spies Set-up tiny pieces of paper with the following smu...
Snake Wall, Fire Wall This Game is done best inside of a gym or room wit...
Snake’s Tail The group will line up single file and place their...
SPUD This game is played with a large ball, each kid pi...
Stampers Pick safe zones at either end of the camp, then pi...
Star Wars 1. Divide playing space in half by Rope
2. Each te...
Steal The Bacon (Variations) As the game goes on and the kids get smarter (try ...
Steal the Real Bacon Played just like Steal the Bacon, only instead of ...
Streets and Alleys Have two campers volunteer to be "It" one will be ...
Sunny Day Shadow Tag One person is "it". Their job is to try to tag the...
Swat the Fly In the first variation, one person was "it" (the s...
tail tag Have one camper chosen to be "it". Then give every...
Team Hug Tag Two people hold hands start off as being "it." The...
The Great Jungle Fire Here is the scenario: The jungle is on fire, and t...
The Kids From Mars Set up two boundaries across from each other on a ...
Three Team Soccer Rules that are subject to the most interesting cha...
Tip the Fruit Bowl Can be played in a small group or as a whole camp ...
Tortoise Tag One person is "it." Every other player tries to av...
Tree Tag One person is "it" and tries to tag everyone else....
Trust Run Two lines of people facing each other with arms ou...
Ultimate Keep Away The great thing about the game is that you can pla...
Under Siege This works better with a large campus. This is a w...
Volcanoes and Craters Start with 25 disc cones (here is a picture of a d...
Wet & Wild Day FASHION SHOW
What you need:
· 1 bucket per team fu...
WET WIFFLE BALL Wiffle Ball Game. Played like a normal game of wif...
What time is it Mr. Fox ? Mr. Fox starts out at one end of a field, room, or...
Windows and Doors A bunch of kids form a circle holding hands. Then ...
Wink Elimination This game is best played in a large group. Sit al...
Wonderball Everybody stands in a circle, passing a ball aroun...
Low Activity Activities
Dead Horse Somebody lays down and closes their eyes, while ev...
Frogger First sit everyone down them have them all close t...
Grandma's Underpants Have the group sit in a circle. One person is "it"...
Green Glass Doors Green glass doors is played with a group. A small ...
Hillbilly Horseshoes Now this is fun! Washer throwing games are very fu...
Primary school moral story activity For moral science...
Smiles Laughing Game The Campers are separated into two teams.
One tea...
Snaps At least two people need to know how to play this ...
Low Ropes Course Activities
Alligator Crossing - Low Ropes Course
Alligator Crossing
The Alligator Crossing is a s...
Mohawk Walk - Low Ropes Course
Mohawk Walk
The Mohawk Walk is series of footcabl...
Nitro Crossing Nitro Crossing – Low Ropes Course
Description
Nitr...
Porthole - Low Ropes Course
Porthole
The Porthole is constructed by suspend...
Spider's Web - Low Ropes Course
Spider's Web
The Spider's Web is a popular rope...
Swinging Log - Low Ropes Course
Swinging Log
The Swinging Log is a popular rope...
Tee Pee Shuffle - Low Ropes Course
Tee Pee Shuffle
The Tee Pee Shuffle is simply a...
Whale Watch - Low Ropes Course
Whale Watch
The Whale Watch is a popular ropes ...
Wild Woozy or Commitment Bridge - Low Ropes Course
Wild Woozy or Commitment Bridge
The commitment ...
Lunchtime Activities
Elbows on the table grace song During dinner, all kids watch each other as they e...
I'm Going to Grandpa's House -- Mind Game At least one person knows the "answer" and starts ...
March 2007
10 pin knockdown Split campers into two equal teams and establish a...
Billboards As I was walking down the street
One dark and glo...
Granny's Candy This game is played by groups, teams or cabins. Yo...
Magelina Hagelina Chorus
Magelina Hagelina ooka talka walka talka
o...
Princess Pat (Revised/Updated) Here is the original "Princess Pat" - a song sung ...
Snake Wall, Fire Wall This Game is done best inside of a gym or room wit...
State Song Where has Oregon gone, boys; where has Oregon?
Whe...
March 2008
Stick-in-a-box This activity encourages campers to think outside ...
May 2008
A Girl One Day A girl one day
She ran away
To stay at a Girl Sco...
Calimine Lotion Calimine, Calimine, Calimine Lotion
Ooo, no no no ...
Combination Underwear I got a pair of combination underwear
It don't rip...
Did You Ever See a Fishie? Did you ever see a fishie on a hot summer day?
Did...
Duckie Wuckie Sit in a circle and have one person in the middle ...
Elbows on the table grace song During dinner, all kids watch each other as they e...
Frozen T-shirts A few days before this project dip a few large T-...
Garbage Ball Place two clean garbage pails at a desired distanc...
Head, Shoulders, Knees, Toes (Revised/Updated) Head, shoulders, knees and toes, knees and toes
He...
My Aunt Loves Coffee but she Hates "T" Everyone sits in a circle, and each person makes a...
Payday loan Hello. Life is pleasant. Death is peaceful. It's t...
Prop-a-Skit Split all of the campers up into groups of 5-12 (b...
Rainbow Bingo Make a bingo sheet with 9 different colors. Then h...
Red Hot Our team is red hot!
Our team is red hot!
Our team...
Repeat After Me Song Note: Allow the audience to repeat each line ...
Tacky Day We've had a lot of fun with Tacky Day. Campers and...
Ten In the Bed Ten in the bed, and the little one said
Roll over,...
The Watermelon Song Just plant a little watermelon on my grave,
and le...
Wha-Daten-Chu Wha-Daten-Chu
(repeat)
Bo-Doe-Ska-Deeten-Daten - W...
Name Games
Action Syllables With the group standing in a circle, have the part...
Bippity boppity boo Everyone stands or sits in a circle with one "It" ...
Bumpity Bump Bump Bump Arrange all players in a circle. Give them time to...
Can You Remember? Everyone gets in a circle. Choose someone to start...
Compass Name Game Have participants stand in a circle.
One volunteer...
Double-Whammy Name Toss 1) Start the activity with the traditional name to...
First Names Have everyone count the number of letters in their...
Four On The Couch Have everyone write their name down on a piece of ...
High-Five Name Toss Follow the traditional name toss rules, but instea...
Magic Wall Divide campers into two groups. Raise a tarp or bl...
Mixed up Name Toss Start the activity with the traditional name toss....
Name Bop This is a test for once everyone thinks they know ...
Name Line Get everyone to stand in a line or sit in a circle...
Name relation games Get the group into a circle. Then start out by say...
Name Roullette To play this game you need to form two equal circl...
Name Toss Here are the common rules:
1) Arrange the group in...
Nod-Wink Toss You may want to start the activity with the tradit...
Peek-A-Who Split the group into two teams. Each team sits beh...
Reverse Name Toss Start the activity with the traditional name toss....
The Toilet Paper Game 1. Take a roll of toilet paper and ask a person ho...
Toss-A-Name Game This activity starts off like the traditional name...
Web of Names Sit the children in a circle and emphasize that th...
Who am I ? The group forms a circle. One person is chosen to ...
Who Stole the Coookies From the Cookie Jar?/Who wants a Cookie fromthe Cookie Jar? Group (sings):Who Stole the cookies from the cooki...
You, Me, Left, Right Have the group form a circle, with the facilitator...
Nature Games
CAMOUFLAGE (Revised/Updated) One person is IT.
IT yells "camouflage" and starts...
CAMP board game
This board game called CAMP is great for all ages...
Compass Crisp Disclaimer: This activity is strictly for use with...
D'Juno? The leader hides an envelope (the D'Juno!) that ha...
Fire Tender One child sits blindfolded with lots of sticks aro...
Flower Face This game requires the assistance of 8 or more lea...
Food Chain Lap Sit Give each player a food chain card. Several chains...
Frogs, Insects, and Flowers Divide the group into three circles, one inside th...
Iron Campers This activity is similar to "Iron Chef America" bu...
Judge Nature Says Every player chooses the name of an animal they wo...
Keep on Tracking Divide the players into teams of three people. Eac...
Meet my Friend Players are taken on a short hike during which tim...
North by Northeast The leader gathers the group together. Using the c...
Oh Deer 1. Place two parallel lines on the floor or ground...
Pigs Fly The children should stand in a group facing the le...
Scavenger Hunt With a Twist Good to use as as you walk on a nature hike.
Ahead...
Silly Symphony The purpose of this game is to discover the beauti...
Sound Mates Partners: Find a sound that both partners can mak...
Stalking Explain that the quietest of animals will eat duri...
Stick-in-a-box This activity encourages campers to think outside ...
Swamp Divide the group into teams of
4-6 people. Give e...
SWITCH Players are divided into three or four groups such...
Team Radar 2-15 people start at one end of a course that will...
The Mating Game Divide the players into pairs, and give each pair ...
The Stalker Half the group is given blindfolds to wear. These ...
The wonder of nature The group assembles in an outdoor area with open f...
Track Trekkers
Before the activity look at tracks and have the k...
You CAN'T SEE ME! The object of this game is to allow the players th...
Other Camp Skits
Aaargh!!! The skit involves a narrator, someone to act as th...
Airplane Disaster Two Campers are sitting on chairs, one pretending ...
Balloon Orchestra The players in the orchestra each hold a balloon.
...
Bed Sheet Ping Pong Form two teams.
Each team holds an opposite end o...
Big Game Hunting Have between two and four hunters talk to each oth...
Black Bart There are endless combinations for Black Bart skit...
Bonfire A leader begins to explain how to lay a campfire. ...
Click, Click, BANG! This is a game that you don't want to play too oft...
Contagious Disease Ward The scene takes place in the waiting room of a doc...
Court Case First person walks in with a suitcase. Second pers...
Court Scene Guy brought in - "I'm Innocent! I was just picking...
Dog Incident Camper 1: "Can you hold my box while I go in here"...
Flea Campers stand in a line.
First camper scratches, ...
Four Leaf Clover A person finds a four leaf clover. He feels sure t...
Good Looking Horse The large scout is walking like a horse down the s...
Good news and bad news Counselor: (walking back and forth in front of gro...
Hairy Hamburger A man sits down in a restaurant and orders a hambu...
Important Papers The setting can be either a king or a boss in his ...
Lemonade from Sydney One person stands behind the table, while the othe...
Lie Detector The container sits on a table with a cloth over it...
Living Xylophone The instrument consists of several kneeling perfor...
Mad Reporter The scene is a bridge where a very depressed repor...
Messy Twister Lay out some butcher paper on the ground about the...
Musical Genius The announcer makes a flowery introduction about h...
Pie in the Face This skit requires pie plates, shaving cream, towe...
Plastic Cup Pyramid Create a plastic cup pyramid from same sized plast...
Presents for the Teacher Kids bring in presents for their teacher on the fi...
Purple Pancakes Pancake maker,a director,a camera man,four actors....
Rattle Snake Two campers are sleeping peacefully when one of th...
Rock Paper Scissors Skit Two campers stand in front of the group and start ...
Tastes like Grape Set up the skit by putting a cup of water in a car...
The Captain of the Ship Only "Captain" and "First Mate" speak:
First Mate ...
The Reporter and the Cliff Reporter walks on stage and stand behind the log. ...
Toothache A boy with a toothache complains to another boy. T...
Two Burglars 2 police officers begin by saying that there has b...
Washington's Farewell It is announced that a member of the troop has mem...
Other Games
Adventures, Expeditions, and Storytelling By Scott Arizala
Once upon a time there was a camp...
Air Pong Form two teams each at opposite ends of a table wi...
Amazon Women You seperate the guys from the girls. They guys al...
Ambush Game The group splits up into two sub-groups which we w...
Baby Food Roulette Get six volunteers (works better if you don't tell...
Balance Ball Divide the players into two teams. Divide the pla...
Banana Blowout Pick two unsuspecting older campers.
Cut the legs ...
Blind Tag This game was played in a dark room with no lights...
Blue Sky Have people, on the count of "Blue Sky," hold up a...
Bola 1. One player lays on their back a spins rope arou...
Bolf Divide the group into two teams and set each one u...
Brain Magic Get your group of campers to sit in a circle and ...
Buffalo Robe A Native American game, helping develop strength a...
Bump & Run Each person draws the name of someone they are to ...
Bumper Tag Just like regular tag but instead of tagging with ...
Celebrity Bingo Cut out enough pictures of different celebrities f...
Cotton Ball Hockey This is a funny game to play during your meeting. ...
Dance and Freeze The campers dance until the music stops then they ...
Deadbox To play Deadbox, you either chalk or paint a large...
Delete me, Esse Divide the group into two teams.
Have each team’s ...
Doggy, doggy, where’s your bone? A kid plays the part of the dog, and sits on a cha...
Encino Stick All players stand in a circle. One player starts b...
First Names Have everyone count the number of letters in their...
Flashlight Limbo This is just like Limbo. Use a flashlight and tur...
Form A Band - A group dividing method Each band must have a drummer, guitar player, keyb...
Fruits Get in a circle with one person in the center. Eac...
Good Night, Grannie Divide the group into two teams, and have each tea...
Hackball HACKBALL this is essentially like 4 square. the ma...
Hand and Foot Have the person or group sitting at a table with a...
Hand Puppets This is cool and kids can get really creative here...
Hide and Giggle This is a fun game. Grab a bunch of blankets and ...
Hit the Stick Hit the Stick requires two players, a relatively l...
In Someone Else's Shoes Give a situation to your group. They are on an Isl...
jello wrestling Hi
I sell to many day camps. Would this work for y...
Kidnap the counselor Divide the group into teams and have each counselo...
Line Ups Group lines up according to any variable you can t...
Little Geese Begin by telling the kids that you have a special ...
Mind games - One up, one down One person leaves the group, and the rules are exp...
Mingle, Mingle Have the entire group crowd into the middle space...
Minute Mystery XI Give a description of a crime scene and the studen...
Mr. Mayor, Mr. Mayor Four chairs are placed in a row, one behind the ot...
Musical Sleeping Bags This is like musical chairs. Lay the sleeping bag...
Paper Airplane Contests Give the group a stack of paper, and challenge the...
Partner Pudding Feed Groups of two they will stand in front of a bowl o...
Pencil in the bottle This is a hilarious game and can either be played ...
Popcorn You need a parachute - no strings - with a hole in...
Red Robin This game works best when played around a house or...
Rope Push Split the group into half, and identify an imagina...
Secret Spy Switch Set-up:
Pass pieces of paper/cards out to players ...
Shoe finder Put everone's shoes in a pile on the floor.
Then ...
Shoe scramble Have all of the participants take off their shoes ...
Silly Handshakes Everyone pairs up (groups of two). They introduce ...
Slapsie (three-or-more-person) Players stand facing each other in a circle. Each ...
Sleeping Bag Game This is fun. First you have to make an obstacle c...
Sleeping Beauties Get into a circle and give each person 8 rubber ba...
Sleeping Lions The kids all lie on their bunks, with out moving, ...
Sneak This is a Native American game, used to develop li...
Snot Blocker Relay Split the group into two groups, each in a line an...
Sock Wrestling All the kids sit in a circle and have to take off ...
SPUD This game is played with a large ball, each kid pi...
Stand Off (also known as Gladiator Hands) A Native American game helping develop balance. H...
Stoopball The rules were simple, you'd stand about 10 - 15 f...
STOP Draw a circle (about 5 ft in diamiter), spell the ...
Take It Back Play game in a large space. Put several sock balls...
Tank Split the group into groups of two. One of the pa...
The Circle Game You have the kids all stand in a circle and hold h...
The Stalker Half the group is given blindfolds to wear. These ...
Think Safety Discussion can be educational, stimulating and fil...
This is my Nose Players stand in pairs or triplets. One player sta...
Toilet Paper Wrap-up Basically a race to unwrap and wrap a roll of toil...
Tree Climbing This is the same process that pro arborists use to...
Un-Jah, E-AH-Nah Last summer we had 3 campers that spoke nothing bu...
Which Pair? Divide the group into pairs. Have each partner tak...
Word game Directions that the leader tells everyone: "I'm go...
Parachute Games
Birthday Present Wrap players in a parachute mushroom (filling up t...
Cat and the Mice Choose several cats who are on top of parachute an...
Climb Mountain Create a mushroom by having all in circle holding ...
Croc Pot Parachute Game This is a game recommended for campers that are ab...
Cut the Cake Cut the Cake
Traditional song / Adapted by D.Holli...
Hot dog Give everyone one of 3 names (e.g. hot dog, relish...
Merry Go round Have four campers about the same height sit back t...
Mushroom Call out carrots, peas, brussel sprouts, etc. On w...
Popcorn (Revised/Updated) 1. Children circle around the parachute.
2. Two t...
Sea Storm Two lie down at center of parachute, rest shake ed...
Sharks All but the shark sit around the parachute holding...
Sharks and LIfeguards Everyone sits around the parachute with their legs...
Tent Mushroom, raise arms, and entire group goes inside...
Treasure Put articles from people or oddments into a treasu...
Quick and Easy Games
Ah Soh Gi (Ah So Koh) Everyone sits in a circle, and learns the 3 comman...
Auto Trip Players sit in a circle and are assigned the names...
B'gawk! (The chicken game!!) Stand in a circle. Make two circles (one with eac...
Back Words Divide the group into teams of 5 people each with ...
Big Booty Everyone in the group gets a number. The leaders ...
Bring me You divide all the kids into two groups. There is ...
Butt Wars Stand with a partner back-to-back. Now try to knoc...
Camouflage! This game is great for a hike, or to take up a few...
Caughta Peekin Everyone stands in a circle, and everyone puts the...
Cloud Watching Simple but it expands the imagination...
Crambo One player begins the game by saying, "I am thinki...
Dead Fish What do Dead Fish do? Exactly… nothing! Explain ...
Drop Cloth This is a good game for the 2nd day of camp after ...
Earthball The group task is to keep a beach ball or balloon ...
Follow the Leader Choose one person to be the leader, and have the o...
Four Color-Corners Set-up:
Place four different-colored cones in a la...
Four Corners One person is "it" and closes their eyes. The rest...
Frog Everyone sits in a circle. The first person says ...
Frogger First sit everyone down them have them all close t...
Fruit Reactions? The children sit in a circle.
Each child is given...
Fruit Salad Get a group of young people to sit on chairs in a ...
HA HA HA Have everyone lie in a circle with each other’s he...
Hazoo (passive) Choose someone to be it and divide the group into ...
Hot Seat Have one person sit facing the group. (This person...
How long is a minute? A quick time filler, ideal to calm a group down. ...
I'm Going to Grandpa's House -- Mind Game At least one person knows the "answer" and starts ...
Immobile Bovine Choose 2 people in the group to start as “The Joke...
Jousting This is a great, quick game!
Version 1:
Campers p...
Lions Cub Select a person to be the Lion, have the lion sit ...
Magic Stories Magic Stories
This activity involves the whole cla...
Mint Game All you need for this game is one or more boxes of...
Minute Mysteries - IV Present the clues to the group. They can ask only...
Minute Mysteries I Present the clues to the group. They can ask only...
Minute Mysteries II Present the clues to the group. They can ask only...
Minute Mysteries III Present the clues to the group. They can ask only...
Minute Mysteries IX Present the clues to the group. They can ask only...
Minute Mysteries V Present the clues to the group. They can ask only...
Minute Mysteries VI Present the clues to the group. They can ask only...
Minute Mysteries VII Present the clues to the group. They can ask only...
Minute Mysteries VIII Present the clues to the group. They can ask only...
Minute Mysteries X Present the clues to the group. They can ask only...
Minute Zappers Clapping Game Standing in front of the group, the leader passes ...
Name Three Sit in a circle with one camper in the middle that...
Number off Have the group either walking around in a certain ...
One One Two Two 1,1,2,2
Have campers form a circle. Each camper i...
Patriotic Colors The leader sits in the middle of the circle, point...
PDQ Every one starts with their hands in the middle on...
Pipety-pop Players sit or stand in a circle, and It is in the...
Poison Club Form a circle and clasp hands. An object such as a...
Quick Draw There are two draw positions in this game. The fir...
Quiet on the Set All the kids have to be completely silent. Anybody...
Red Light, Green Light In this game, one person plays the ‘stop light’ an...
Red light/Green light In this game, one person plays the ‘stop light’ an...
Scissors or Crossed Uncrossed Game Scissors is a neat trick to have in your bag for t...
Scream Machine or Screaming Toes Everyone stands in a tight circle, with their head...
Smelly Onions Have everyone sit in a circle and name each child ...
Snake’s Tail The group will line up single file and place their...
Telephone Message Game This game is intended for a large group of kids an...
The Dream Game One to three people leave the room (depending on h...
The Hand Game Great game - a camp classic! Bear with the long d...
Tip the Bottle Set an empty bottle in the middle of a circle of p...
Toe Fencing 1. A pair faces each other, holding hands
2. They ...
Touch that Tell the kids something to run to and touch -- lik...
Twoddling Twiddle each other's thumbs. Can be done in pairs ...
Village Chief Everyone sits in a circle, and one person leaves, ...
Who is it Have all the kids stand up. You secretly think of ...
Quick Camp Skits
A typical day in NYC (AKA Pick Pocket Skit) The skit begins with the narrator saying that this...
Ants Marching At irregular intervals between skits, when there i...
Balloon Orchestra The players in the orchestra each hold a balloon.
...
Beam Me Aboard One camper walks out and one hides with the "board...
Big Game Hunting Have between two and four hunters talk to each oth...
Black Bart There are endless combinations for Black Bart skit...
Court Case First person walks in with a suitcase. Second pers...
Do you have it? The object is to have a very dramatic person who k...
Echo The leader announces that he has noticed an echo a...
Ghost Catchers Two guys start a ghost catching business.
They go...
Good Looking Horse The large scout is walking like a horse down the s...
Hiccup for Me A boy comes out and says something like, "Hic - I ...
Listen at the Wall One person goes along a wall listening and listeni...
Living Xylophone The instrument consists of several kneeling perfor...
Lost Item around Campfire First boy searches the ground around the campfire....
Medical Genius Setting is the office of a famous psychiatrist. He...
Musical Genius The announcer makes a flowery introduction about h...
Prisoner A prisoner is brought before a judge. The policema...
Push a rope? All of the campers (except the one with the rope) ...
skits for Brazil,south america,canada,france need skit ideas for world thinking day, very brief...
Statues in the Park The scene opens with a statue (camper, standing st...
the life of a raindrop camper comes in and says, "the life of a rain drop...
Ugliest Man In the World One camper is a circus vendor at an attraction. H...
Washington's Farewell It is announced that a member of the troop has mem...
Rainy Day Art Activities
Butt Ball A great Rainy Day Activity!
Establish teams of 10 ...
Drawing Everyone chooses a partner and draw each other's f...
knot bracelets What you need
.yarn
.scissors
.tape
.hard surface...
Prince and Princess Day S’MORES
What you need:
· 1 marshmallow per camper....
Rainy Day or Indoor Games
A What? Equipment: 2 objects
The leader of the game start...
ABTwinkleHaveYouAnyWool Based on the observation that the tune for the Alp...
Ah Soh Gi (Ah So Koh) Everyone sits in a circle, and learns the 3 comman...
Air Pong Form two teams each at opposite ends of a table wi...
Alphabet Actors Divide players into groups of three or four.
The...
Auto Trip Players sit in a circle and are assigned the names...
Baby Food Roulette Get six volunteers (works better if you don't tell...
Back Words Divide the group into teams of 5 people each with ...
Balloon Baseball Players are divided into two teams. Each team desi...
Bibbity Bibbity Bop One person is in the middle of the circle. He wal...
Birthday Party Day PASS THE PARCEL
What you need:
· One package of pr...
Blind Tag This game was played in a dark room with no lights...
Bolf Divide the group into two teams and set each one u...
Boxball Boxball transforms two sidewalk squares into an ou...
Breaking Up Breaking Up
High School or Jr. High
Supplies:
- Fo...
Carpetball You can build one or more of these tables for hour...
Castle on the River Nile On my Castle on the River Nile
I'm gonna live in e...
Celebrity Bingo Cut out enough pictures of different celebrities f...
Celebrity Heads Children stand out at the board. The teacher (or a...
Chair Basketball Two teams of 6 or more people sit facing each othe...
Chinese Auction This is a large indoor group game that we play on ...
Counselor Extreme Makeover This can be done in the evenings or at any other t...
Dead Beaver This is a fabulous game to play to calm everyone d...
Dead Horse Somebody lays down and closes their eyes, while ev...
Deadbox To play Deadbox, you either chalk or paint a large...
Doctor and Virus The leader chooses one camper to be the doctor. T...
Duckie Wuckie Sit in a circle and have one person in the middle ...
Escape from Woodward Hall (substitute the name of the lodge or building you ...
Finding Twins To prepare for the activity, decide ahead of time ...
Flashlight Limbo This is just like Limbo. Use a flashlight and tur...
Flinch Start with a ball or a rolled up sock or bandana. ...
Food, Friends and Fireworks A quick and simple ice breaker with three motions....
Frogger First sit everyone down them have them all close t...
Fruits Get in a circle with one person in the center. Eac...
G-H-O-S-T The first player says a letter. The next person ad...
game heres how it works. everyone gets into groups of ...
Ghost (passive) Three or four players are chosen to be the ghosts....
Going to a Party You need a least 2 people that know the game. It ...
Grandma's Underpants Have the group sit in a circle. One person is "it"...
Group hug The group walks around an open area. The counselor...
Group Knot Have the campers stand in a tight circle, with the...
Guess Who It is like the board game guess who. You divide th...
Guess who is in the sleeping bag Set out everyone's sleeping bag on the floor in a ...
Hand and Foot Have the person or group sitting at a table with a...
Hand Puppets This is cool and kids can get really creative here...
Have you ever? or Postman Everyone stands or sits in a circle in front of a ...
Hazoo (passive) Choose someone to be it and divide the group into ...
Heads down, thumbs up Two or more children, depending on the size of you...
Hello One person sits a little ways away from the group,...
Hide and Giggle This is a fun game. Grab a bunch of blankets and ...
Hit the Stick Hit the Stick requires two players, a relatively l...
Honey if you love me… The group starts in a circle with one person in th...
Hot Seat Have one person sit facing the group. (This person...
How long is a minute? A quick time filler, ideal to calm a group down. ...
How's that again? Divide the group into three teams, and line them u...
Huckle Buckle Beanstalk Pick a smallish object. Hide it in plain sight, wh...
Hula Hoop Pass Have the group form a circle holding hands. Ask tw...
Human Tic-Tac-Toe Mark a tic-tac-toe board on the ground. Split the...
I see I see The counselor begins the game by saying "I see I s...
I'm Going to Grandpa's House -- Mind Game At least one person knows the "answer" and starts ...
In my Grandmother's Attic The first player says, "In my grandmother's attic,...
In Someone Else's Shoes Give a situation to your group. They are on an Isl...
Indoor Hockey You set up 4 chairs, 2 on each side of the room an...
Indoor Olymics Using abnormal objects to hold an Olympics. For e...
Indy Five Hundred The group should be sitting in a circle and number...
It Could be Worse Set up the group in a circle or in pairs.
The sta...
Joke & Punchline Set-up: Write a joke on one card and a punchline o...
Mafia (Revised/Updated) You need to pull from a deck of cards, one Ace, on...
Manner of the Adverb Two people go out (It could be one person, but whe...
Marshmallow Shooter You can make these fun props for indoor target pra...
Mind games - One up, one down One person leaves the group, and the rules are exp...