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HAVING FUN
1) PLAN SOME FUN!
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We head out on an overnight adventure in the back country or a primitive camp site to have fun right?
So let's start with planning the fun part of the trip first!

1. Who is going to go on this trip?
2. Where will you go and how will you get there?
3. What activities are already along the trail and/or campsite you choose. (*An internet search may be necessary if you are unfamiliar with the camp or park.)

Then,
4. What additional activities can you plan?

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1. Create a list of supplies for these activities that you will need to pack for later.  Be sure to choose activities that fit in to the time schedule of your day including meal prep time and camp set up and choose activities that don't add too much weight to your backpack!


There are endless ideas for games and fun activities to do while camping....
2. Share some you have done in the past or have looked up to add to our list of activity ideas. Share these ideas with someone and/or click "share your work" in the navigation menu to share on our social media site.
Fun Campsite Activity Ideas
1. Create a craft.
  • If it is allowed by the area you are staying (National Parks do not allow this.), gather small nature items to create a picture frame, a bookmark, a dream-catcher, or with wire create a special jewelry piece.Gather twigs to tie around a baby-food jar and put a votive candle inside the jar.
  • Make a new sit upon or other item with duct tape.
  • Create something that is tie-dyed.
  • Weave bracelets.
  • Make items to trade with other scouts.
  • Create a camp flag.
  • Decorate a campfire "talking stick" to use later. (A talking stick is used to allow only the person holding it to talk and keeps others from interrupting.)
2. Play games.
  • If allowed use twigs and rocks to play tic-tac-toe. Bring chalk and use rocks to create your own checker board and checkers. (Return twigs and rocks to nature when done.)
  • Blow up a balloon and release it. Whomever catches it first gets a point.
  • Pack dice (For Yahtzee) or cards (Go Fish, Old Maid...).
  • Charades
  • An improvisation game: Tap out- Have the first two participants improv any scene they like. Tell them to exaggerate gestures and movements to make the game more fun. When the people watching feel inclined, they can tap one of the actors.
    When they tap the actor, that actor must freeze in the position they're in, then leave the stage. The tapper takes his place and must come in in the same position the previous actor was in. He then proceeds to improv based on that position.
    The other actor who did not leave the stage must keep improving based on the new situation.
    For example, Actor 1 and Actor 2 are talking about their marriage. Actor 1 takes a seat. Actor 3 taps actor Actor 1 out, and Actor 3 sits in the chair and says, "Get out of here! I'm going to the bathroom!"
  • Noah’s Ark is a memory game for the whole family. Everyone sits in a circle and takes turns listing animals in Noah’s Ark in alphabetical order. The first person says, “I’m going on Noah’s Ark and I’m bringing two apes.” The next person says what the first person brought and adds something else to it, such as “I’m going on Noah’s Ark and I’m bringing two apes and two birds.” The game continues around the circle with everyone reciting the list in order and adding their own animals. If you make a mistake, you’re out of the game and you must move out of the circle. The last person in the circle wins.
  • Beat the Bunny: The bunny (small ball) is started first and is passed from person to person around the circle. When the bunny is about half way around, the farmer (large ball) is started in the same direction. The farmer can change directions to try and catch the bunny, but the bunny can only go one way, until the farmer changes direction.
  • 20 Questions
  • Tag (There are lots of versions of this game such as amoeba or blob tag, flashlight tag.)
  • Create an obstacle course.
3. Perform skits.
  • Teams can be given strange items from the other team to invent a skit using the items as they are or they have to use the items as something they are not. For example a team is given a flashlight, but they must use it in their skit as something else, like a rolling pin to bake a cake.
4. Tell a progressive story or song.
  • One scout starts the story. After 1 minute the next scout picks up where the story left off and adds to it for 1 minute. Continue until each scout has had a turn.
5. Find items around you.
  • Play campsite or trail bingo. Do an alphabet or color scavenger hunt. (Take pictures instead of removing items.) With permission, go on a night time scavenger hunt.
6. Look at the stars.
  • Bring a planisphere or other constellation guide (there are phone apps available) to help identify the stars.
7. Sing campfire songs. (Bring copies of the words if you think you will need them.) \
8. Create fairy houses.
  • Use natural items around you. (Do not pick or disturb any living things. Return nature's items back when you are finished. )
9. Play relay games.
  • Which team can roll and unroll their sleeping bags the fastest?
  • Knot tying and untying.
  • canteen or water bottle bucket filling brigade.
  • setting up a campfire race.
10. Work on some other badge requirements.