Camp Resources

Broom Ball
Supplies Needed: Brooms, balls (yoga balls work the best but any kind will do)
Rules: The objective is to score the most points by knocking the ball into a goal. Divide your group into two teams. When your two teams are established give each player a broom. You must have two soccer like goals. The players will use the brooms to hit the ball and will try to score in the opponent’s goal. You can play for a time period or to a certain score.

Super Sack Race
Supplies Needed: Bulk feed sacks (super sacks)
Rules: The objective is to win a race. Take and split your group into teams depending on how many super sacks you have. The entire team will get in the super sack and race from a start to finish line. Note: you can not have too many people in one super sack, the more people in the sack the more teamwork needed and the wilder it gets.

Super Sack Dodge Ball
Supplies Needed: Bulk feed sacks (super sack), dodge balls
Rules: The objective is to hit the other players with dodge balls. Split your group into teams based on how many super sacks you have. Place your dodge balls in the center of the play area. With the players in the super sacks start the game. All players must remain in the super sacks until they are hit by a ball when they are hit they must exit the super sack and stand on the sidelines the game is over when there is only one team left. Note: you can not have to many people in one super sack the more people in the sack the more teamwork needed and the wilder it gets.

Ultimate Ball
Supplies Needed: Ball (any kind of ball will do yoga or soccer ball works best)
Rules: The objective is to score more points than the other team. Split your group into two teams. Set your play area up with an out of bounds and end zones like a football field. When your teams are established pick who will start the game with the ball. The starting team will start the game at their own goal line. At this time they will start throwing the ball to each other. Every time that the ball is thrown and caught the person that caught the ball is not allowed more than two steps until after they throw it. The team without the balls objective is to stop the other team from passing the ball into there end zone. A change of possession happens when someone scores, or intercept’s the ball, the ball is caught out of bound or the ball hits the ground. If the ball hits the ground the opposite team gets the ball where the ball hits the ground. You can play to a certain score or a certain time limit.

Water Balloon Nuke’m
Supplies Needed: Water balloons, net or rope (volley ball net works best)
Rules: The objective is to get the other team out. Split your group into two teams. When your group is split in half put them on opposite sides of the net. Pick a team to start the gameplay with a water balloon. The water balloon is then tossed across the net to the other team, the other team tries to catch the balloon without it popping. If the person trying to catch allows it to pop they are out and sits on the sidelines. If nobody attempts to catch the balloon and it hits the ground the closest player to where it hits the ground is out. If the balloon is caught without it popping that person throws it back across the net. The game is over when one team is completely eliminated.

Big Balls In Cowtown
Supplies Needed: Ropes, biggest ball you can find (72 inch cage ball works the best)
Rules: The objective is to tag everyone with the ball. Pick someone to be it. Next set your game field by setting out a rope or ropes in a complete circle. Everyone starts in the circle (more people means bigger circle). When the game starts the person who is it rolls the ball and tries to tag the other players. When the ball touches the player they are eliminated and must exit the circle. If a player steps out of the circle they are also eliminated. As players get eliminated you may have to adjust your lariat to make the circle smaller. The round is over when all players have been tagged.

Kart Race
Supplies Needed: Anything with wheels (old power wheels with the plastic gear removed works the best)
Rules: The objective is to win the race. Set up a course can be as wild or tame as you want. Split your group into teams of 2-4. Give each team a kart if you only have a select number of karts you can have more than one heat. Then let them race. Note: wheelbarrows and dollies also work well. Not all the karts have to be the same.

Sling Shot Tennis
Supplies Needed: 3 person slingshots, pitching wedges (golf clubs), baseball bat, tennis ball, buckets, and fishing net
Rules: The Objective is to catch more tennis balls than the other team. Split group into two teams. Once teams have been set, break each team into launchers and catchers. Launchers- launch ball into the air for other team to catch. Catchers- catch the balls that are launched. The team that catch’s the most balls in a given time wins. Note: If you have limited amount of tennis balls have the catchers throw them back to the launchers.

Extreme Inner Tube Game
Supplies Needed: Old tires/inner tubes (old bike inner tubes get torn up)
Rules: The objective is to gather as many inner tubes from the center as possible. Split group into four teams. Have teams together but spread away from all other teams. when you say go, have all teams rush to the center of the playing field and gather the inner tubes and try to return them to their starting position. Inner tubes may be stolen from other teams. Until they have made it back to their original starting positions. If there is a student attached to the inner tube you get extra point and that person is out of the game until the next round.

Stuck On You Dodge Ball
Supplies Needed: Dodge balls. Industrial Syrian wrap. Yarn
Rules: The objective is to play dodge ball. Split group into two teams. Now the fun begins (at this time begin attaching your students together with saran wrap). You don’t not have to attach everyone the same it can be like arm to arm back-to-back… Be creative. Then play dodge ball. If the person you are attached to gets hit that does not mean you are out. Game is over when every group on one team is out.

Water Dodgeball
Supplies Needed: dodgeballs, water, tarp (optional)
Rules: Dodge, duck, dip, dive, and dodge…on water! You get hit, you’re out. You catch a ball a member from your team can come back in and the person whose ball you caught is out. Last team with players still int he game wins. (standard dodgeball rules)

Bows and Arrows Game
Supplies Needed: Canoes/boat, Nerf bows and arrows, life jackets
Rules: Teams in boats fire at one another–when someone is hit by an arrow, they’re out and cannot shoot anymore. If a member of your team gets an opponent out, you can let someone from your team back in.

Team Canoe Race
Supplies Needed: Canoes/boat, life jackets, paddles, hula hoops (optional)
Rules: Divide group into two teams, one for each boat (additional dividing techniques could be boys vs. girls, adults vs. students, etc). Race to the finish! Required obstacles, such as hula hoops, may be added.

Water Kick Ball
Supplies Needed: beach ball, pools OR hula hoops for bases
Rules: If waist-deep water is an option, defensive players holding hula hoops make great bases. If not, kiddie pools full of water also make great bases. A pitcher rolls/throws the beach ball to the kicker. Regular rules of kick ball apply; beach ball and water make it more fun/challenging!

Slip & Slide
Supplies Needed: dish soap, tarp, water, floaties
Rules: No rules! Just set up your slip-n-slide down a hill, across an arena, in a field, or wherever your terrain allows and have fun!

Slip-n-Slide Tug O’ War
Supplies Needed: tarp, dish soap, rope, bandana
Rules: Tie bandana in the center of the length of the rope. Split group into two teams (can change teams up multiple times to make game more fun or last longer). Can also set this game up over a mud pit for losing team to fall into.

Slip-n-Slide Dragsteer
Supplies Needed: 2 tarps, dragsteer, dish soap, ropes
Rules: Line tarps up like team roping, on either side of dragsteer. Add soap and water and let’r rip!

Water Volleyball
Supplies Needed: beach ball or yoga ball, volleyball net, dish soap, tarps
Rules: Set large tarps up as volleyball court, add dish soap and water and build volleyball net in the middle. Games are played until a team hits 25 points and at least has a two point lead to win the set. You can do best 2 games out of 3, or best 3 games out of 5. The last set goes up to 15 points and a team must have a two point lead to win the set.

Blind Pillow Fight
Supplies Needed: tarp, bandanas, at least 2 water pillows (or something similar), dish soap
Rules: Set up slippery tarps with water and dish soap. Two at a time, blindfold opponents and set to pillow fight. Most hits with pillows in 60 seconds wins. Opponents must fight with pillows only. You cannot hit below the belt, hold, trip, kick, headbutt, wrestle, bite, spit on, or push your opponent.