8 Camp Activities To Keep Kids Entertained
How do I keep kids entertained at camp?
With long days, the behind the scenes running of your camp and 100s of kids to engage, it can be tricky to keep kids entertained at camp. But fear not! Here are our top ideas to keep kids entertained when you need some more inspiration.
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Engaging Icebreakers
Let the kids get to know each other and feel more comfortable with team-building icebreakers. These fun camp games for kids give enjoyable ways for children to meet new friends and get more comfortable in their surroundings.
[.pink__text]Get To Know You[.pink__text]
What you’ll need: [.green__text]some fun question ideas and a ball[.green__text]
Have the kids stand in a circle. Ask a question and pass the ball to a child to answer. The child holding the ball should ask another question and pass to someone else in the circle. Continue these steps to let all kids have a turn, so you learn something about everyone in the group!
[.pink__text]A Book About Me[.pink__text]
What you’ll need: [.green__text]a list of questions, pens, paper, stickers[.green__text]
Task kids with creating a book about themselves in a story format. Let them be creative and use any materials on offer. Encourage each child to present their book in a storytime format with others listening and praising their efforts. Tailor this to your camp offerings - rather than creating a book, you might want to task kids with creating a painting or storyboard.
[.pink__text]Meeting Bingo[.pink__text]
One of the best camp activities for kids, this is the perfect task to help kids bond. Gather facts about each child such as birthdays, fun facts about them or the first letter of their name. Create a bingo sheet with these facts and let them find out from each other who the facts are about. Marking off the facts as they learn about each other is a fun way to help kids bond.
[.pink__text]The Cube[.pink__text]
What you’ll need: [.green__text]card, pens, stickers[.green__text]
Task kids with creating cubes on different facts about them. Put these on the cards and hand them out to each child - i.e. favourite food, favourite place, favourite hobby etc. Collect cubes in a bag and mix them up. Give each kid a card that doesn’t belong to them. The aim is to guess who each card is about, encouraging kids to get to know each other.
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Fun Camp Games For Kids
Keep kids entertained at camp beyond introductions with these fun activities that can be adapted to suit the group. If you can incorporate your activity type in these, that will make the games extra fun for the kids!
[.pink__text]The Button Tower [.pink__text]
A great game for younger campers, this task builds on teamwork and creativity. Split children into groups, giving them playdough and a range of decorations such as buttons, pipe cleaners, cards and googly eyes. The aim is to keep the tower standing whilst making it as big as possible.
[.pink__text]Animal Alphabet[.pink__text]
Gather kids in a circle and have the game go round the circle clockwise. Each child should have a letter and has to think of an animal beginning with this letter. Try different variations to make the game more exciting - try foods, countries, colours or something themed to your activity type like football players or famous musicals.
[.pink__text]Scavenger Hunt[.pink__text]
A more traditional camp game, this is still one of the best camp activities for kids! Scavenger hunts are particularly great as they can be themed in any way you wish, so can be tailored to the time of year or the group of kids. Create a list of fun images of objects for the kids to find. Have them work in groups to get to know each other and vary the difficulty depending on age.
[.pink__text]Camping Charades[.pink__text]
The classic game but with a twist that is sure to keep kids entertained at camp! Encourage kids to pick subjects related to camping and the outdoors - this could be insects, animals, plants or anything else that can be found in the woods. For younger kids, write down options for them on paper and invite them to pick one from a bowl to make the activity simpler. You may prefer to choose the subjects yourself in order to plan ahead, too.
There you have it - a great round up of the best camp activities to keep kids entertained all day at your activity camp. The days of not knowing what your young campers would like to do are over!
Carmela Caserta
Carmela is our resident Copywriter here at ClassForKids. Her days are filled with pondering the wonder of words, up-cycling them to create something wonderful and swimming in SEO strategy. Outside of the office, she’s buried in fiction novels, invested in edge-of-your-seat crime docs and out with her dog on peaceful woodland walks.
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