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CAMPING OLYMPICS

Create a set of fun family friendly games, anything from swimming competitions to who can make the best s’more. Make each game a competition and whoever wins the most games gets a special prize, like the first s’more of the night or the seat by the a/c on the way home

MOSQUITO BITES

At the beginning of the camping trip hand each family member a red dot sticker sheet. Then choose a word that you know will be said often like “camper” or “fun” and make it forbidden. Every time someone says the word they get “mosquito bites” -red dot- on them. At the end of the night the player with the ost stickers loses and the player with the least wins.

CATCH, DON’T CATCH

For this game all you’ll need is a ball. Start by standing in a circle with one person in the middle. The person in the middle has the ball and throws it at one of the people in the circle and says either “Catch” or “Don’t Catch”. If the person in the middle says Catch and you don’t catch the ball you’re out. If they say Don’t Catch and you catch it you’re out. The last person standing wins.

THE HUMAN KNOT

You and your family start by standing in a circle then everyone grabs two hands that aren’t next to them. After this you try to untangle yourselves and land in a circle. This game is more fun with more people because then you can split into two teams and have a race.

OUTDOOR SCAVENGER HUNT

Make a list of things that are easily found outside, like a flower petal or a pinecone. Then like any scavenger hunt everyone splits up and goes to find everything on the list. The first person back to the campsite wins.

Pass the Water

This game is perfect for a hot day. You start by filling a cup with water, and then have the players stand in a line with everyone holding a cup. The first person in the line starts with the cup of water. Next they dup the cup over their head and into the next persons cup, you continue on down the line and try to see how long you can keep it going. To make it a competition split into two teams and see which team is the least wet at the end.

WEREWOLF

Pick one person to be the “storyteller”, everyone left are the “villagers”. The villagers sit in the circle and close their eyes while the storyteller picks three people to be the “doctor”, the “werewolf”, and the “seer”. Each round the werewolf picks one person to kill, the doctor picks one person to save, and the seer takes a guess at who the werewolf is- if the seer guesses correct the storyteller tells them they are right. At the end of each round the villagers guess one person they think is the werewolf. That person gets “killed”. The game ends either when the werewolf is killed or when it is only the werewolf left.

GLOW IN THE DARK BOWLING

To prep for this game you need anywhere from 5 to 10 water bottles and glowsticks. You crack the glowsticks and make them glow in the dark, then place them into the water bottles. Set them up like bowling pins, grab a ball, and bowl!

FLASHLIGHT LIMBO

A fun twist on the classic game of limbo. Instead of using a pole use a flashlight. Each round lower the flashlight and if your body breaks the beams of the flashlight you are out. The last person standing wins.

CAMPING TRIP

This is a great game for the car ride to the campsite. Each player says “ I’m going on a camping trip and I’m going to bring….” The catch is their item must start with the last letter of the word person before them said.