Games in campsites
The tent is up. The children are still full of energy and all you want to do is collapse. Below are a few ideas to entertain and exhaust them.
First is a list of ‘Remembers’ without which some games will not happen.
1 Rope
2. Football
3. Tightrope equipment
4 Rounders bat and ball
5 Swing tennis
6 Skate board/Roller blades
7 Boules
8 Blind folds
9 Pens and Paper/charade cards
Man Hunt (always popular)
Fox and Goslings
Bull Dog
The bull-dog attempts to catch everyone else running from one side of the. ‘arena’ to the other. If you are caught you help the ‘bull dog’.
Blind Square
Taking the tug of war rope and the blind folds.
Everyone has fifteen minutes to figure our how to turn the circle of rope into a square. You put on the blind folds, and have ten minutes to turn the circle of rope into a square.
Charades
Using either charades cards or your own inspiration using your pen and paper set each person a challenge or performing a book/film or Tv programme title.
Mr Wolf or Grandma’s Footsteps
The Wolf or Grandma stands with their back to the group who are ten metres (more or less) away. They have to creep up, if they are caught, when the ‘Wolf’/Grandma turns round, they are out. Sometime the wolf gives chase.
Rounders.
(Remember to pack a bat and ball)
Tightrope.
This will require tight roping gear, and two trees ten feet apart which are not near the main thorough fare.
Tug of War
Remember to bring a rope. It is important to keep the smaller children in the front of the pulling, so they are not crushed if the everyone falls over. The larger competitors, particularly the ‘back stop’ should be further along the rope.
Pooh sticks
Find a bridge with running water and sticks, and like Winnie the Pooh with his friends drop the sticks over one side and run to the other side of the bridge to see whose stick has floated through first!
Football
A football is a great way to occupy numerous children however, do make sure you have enough clear space, preventing nearby campers being accidentally hit or unseen tree roots ‘tackling’ the striker as he goes for goal.
Boules
Boules, the French game of bowls and croquet can become remarkably competitive and entertaining.
Swing tennis can use up extra energy.
If you are near paved surfaces dig out the roller blades, roller skates or skate boards with the safety equipment.
A useful book is Games for Scouts and Scouting Games.
https://scoutles.com/cub-scout-games/
National Trust Challenge.
The National Trust Challenge of “50 Things to do before you’re 11 ¾” http://(www.nationaltrust.org.uk/50-things)
Where ever in the world you maybe reading this, you can join in the 50 things. They include ‘roll a really big hill’, camp outdoors’, ‘play conkers’, ‘damn a stream’, ‘set up a snail race’, ‘go paddling’, ‘get up for a sunrise’, ‘explore the wonders of a rock pool’, ‘go on a nature walk at night’, ‘find your way on a map’, ‘take a friends on an adventure’ and ‘keep a nature diary.”
Treasure Hunts
I have found with Treasure Hunts I spend an inverse amount of time to setting them up, compared to the time they take to play. I spent an inordinate amount of time creating clues, and maps, and hiding clues compared to the time it too twenty children to charge around the garden, figuring, guess, following the trail. However, if you have several clue creators and clue lay-ers it is a lot of fun.
I am hoping to grow this website and am keen for readers to contribute their favourite camp site games. We shall be adding in the Comments in due course however, for now please send your thoughts to Contact.