Camp games

Hundreds of camp games to entertain children and teens. All the indoor or outdoor activities to organize what to do at parish summer camps.

Are you looking for camp games to animate kids and teens? In this article we have selected many activities just to help those of you who have the task of training the youngest in the summer.

Below is a selection of group camp games, all free, that you can filter by number of players, duration and age. For each game you can have fun inventing new details or coming up with custom “punishments”.

You will be able to organize games for parish summer camps using our free “add to your games list” tool. Create your list of games, organize them by date on the calendar and add notes and comments.

In addition, we have found many ideas for camp activities really out of the ordinary: some of these ideas are generally sold online at a cost ranging from 15 € to 30 €, but on this page we have chosen only free experiences.

Outdoor games.

Indoor games.

Names, things, cities

Pen and paper. Each player must get a sheet of paper and prepare a grid with several blank rows, and in the columns write “Name, thing, city, animal, craft, fruit” or any other category you decide to use. In turn a player will say a letter of the alphabet, then …

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The straw under the nose

One straw per player, one plastic bottle per team. The team that finishes the course first.

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The Ten Commandments

Colored poster board, markers, glue and colored markers. Each player or pair of players is given a colored poster board. On each poster board, in a different color, is written one of the Ten Commandments. Players must explain in their own words the meaning of the commandment they received, using …

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The newspaper ball

Lots of newspaper (daily size), a smartphone or radio for music. Spread as many sheets of newspaper on the ground as there are players. When the game begins, the entertainer starts the music, and the players must dance on top of the sheet of newspaper, never touching the ground with …

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Splat

A sponge ball and a plastic or nylon bag for each pair of players. Players who score the most points.

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Noah’s ark

Notes or small papers, a pen, and a bag. The universal flood is coming and the animals must hurry to get on the ark in pairs, but-what happens? The animals are mixed together and can no longer find each other. Only one species will be saved: which one? In a …

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Ready-to-print treasure hunt (interactive).

An activity you can entertain and occupy children and young people at parish summer camps with: treasure hunt is a great way to spend an afternoon all together. To make it as original as possible you can customize it to the situation and the people playing it. The more people who participate, the more fun it will be to win the final prize.

Below you can choose a free, ready-to-print treasure hunt to play wherever you are.

Escape room online: kids and teens will have fun solving mysteries that have never been revealed.

Since a few years ago we have all heard about, at least once, the Escape Rooms, real game experiences to achieve the same goal: get out of the room by collecting clues and solving puzzles and brain teasers. From the real escape room puzzles, which transport you into surreal and fantastic worlds, we have arrived at online escape rooms: virtual escape room games where interactivity and multimedia are the main features. Games in which you need to use your wits to solve the chosen adventure.

Supernatural and mystery can become the right ingredients for having fun at summer camps. Below we have selected some free online escape room experiences. The right activity to spend a rainy afternoon, or for when you need to stay indoors.

Auction of memories: download pdf game to amaze and engage teens and children

A game to play with friends or family in which everyone auctions off a special item that carries a story or memory. A different way than usual to spend an afternoon or evening at home and to remember special moments, share emotions together and have fun.

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