7/3/2023 0 Comments Camp color war ideas![]() Let Your Camp’s Master Chefs Compete – Split campers up into groups and have them create restaurant-worthy dishes.Taste “Local” at the Farmer’s Market – Is there a farmer’s market nearby? Go on a food scavenger hunt and see what your campers find.(Just make sure you’re planting fast-growing veggies, so they can appreciate the fruits of their labors.) Make it a camp community project, and have campers plan and tend to the garden. Get Dirty in the Garden – A camp garden is a living, breathing classroom.Some camps have rural locations that provide a haven for campers to get back to nature and are in close proximity to food growers, which makes these the perfect place for local food explorations. Encourage campers to invent solutions for real-world problems, then see which ideas can make a deal in Camp Shark Tank.Showcase history inventors by dressing counselors up as famous inventors and let campers explore each innovator’s contributions.Teams get 20 dry spaghetti noodles, a yard of tape, and a marshmallow to try and build the tallest structure. The Marshmallow Challenge is a simple team-building project.Organize groups of inventors and give them the chance to brainstorm ideas to pitch at a Shark Tank-style pitch meeting. Shark trivia – Research some fun facts about sharks, split your campers into teams and see who can guess the right answers.ĭo you have any future inventors at camp? Let them flex those entrepreneur muscles during a Shark Tank day.So let your campers inspire their inner pirates with faux shark tooth crafts. Shark Tooth Crafts – There’s nothing quite as pirate-y as a shark tooth necklace.Race the Shark – Dress up a counselor (or swim instructor) in shark garb, and see which campers can give the shark a run for its money.Integrate shark-related activities during a Shark Week-themed day. Landmarks – Teach campers about different states’ landmarks and then give them fun supplies to build miniature versions.ĭiscovery Channel’s “Shark Week” is more popular than ever.A Visit from State Icons – Who (or what) are your state’s icons? For instance, in Pennsylvania, Punxsutawney Phil might make “appearances” at your camp.Spice up your menu with some hometown favorites. Change Your Menu – Every state (or region) has its own unique cuisine.Set up a variety of activities and stations around camp, one for each state. If you run a sleepaway camp, you can choose the states where your campers live. You can choose states near your camp or one that’s further away. Take campers on a tour of the sights, sounds, and oddities of different states across the US. Summer camp provides young people with a chance to explore new places, but you can bring even more adventure by extending this exploration beyond your camp’s welcome gate. Hopefully, these 19 ideas help get the creative juices flowing! States Day ![]() But there might be a few you’re looking to replace and spice up with a new, novel theme. At reunions, memorable theme days inspire stories that start with: “Hey, remember that time…”Ĭhances are you and your campers have your favorite camp theme days. But, if that Monday was Backward day who could forget that ocassion?įun themes stick in campers’ minds and help build your camp’s community spirit. Not everyone will remember what they did on the third Monday of camp. Great camp theme days transform a camper’s experience.
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