🎲 Games The Four Elements Quest
A station-based wide game where teams beat water, earth, air and fire challenges to collect the four pieces of an amulet. Fills a whole morning.
- Age:8–14 yrs
- Players:20–80
- Duration:2–2.5 h
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Games Games for summer camps, day camps and youth groups: icebreakers, cooperative, water, night, no-equipment and wide games. 8 resources 
Evening activities Camp evening programs: themed nights, spooky nights, game shows, skits and campfires, with scripts and logistics. 1 resource 
Camp songs Camp songs with lyrics, chords and actions for wake-ups, bus rides and campfires. 1 resource 
Group dynamics Group activities for team building, trust, conflict resolution and evaluation. 1 resource 
Crafts & workshops Camp crafts and workshops with simple and recycled materials. 1 resource 
Printables Free printables for camp staff: clues, riddles, schedules, certificates and printable games in PDF. 2 resources 
Guides for counselors Practical guides for camp counselors: planning evening programs, managing groups, running camp and more. 1 resource Featured games
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🎲 Games Border Raid
Two countries split by a border try to steal the rival flag without getting caught. With jails, rescues and passports that give immunity. Great in the woods.
- Age:8–17 yrs
- Players:16–60
- Duration:45–90 min
🎲 Games Sponge Wars
Two teams carry water with sponges to fill their bottle before the other side does, while trying to "steal" water from the rival bucket. Cool and intense.
- Age:6–14 yrs
- Players:10–40
- Duration:20–40 min
🎲 Games Sardines
Hide-and-seek in reverse. One person hides, and whoever finds them squeezes into the hiding spot too, until the whole group is packed in like sardines.
- Age:6–16 yrs
- Players:8–40
- Duration:15–30 min
- No equipment
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🎲 Games Elephant, Palm Tree, Toaster
A quick circle game. The player in the middle points and calls a shape; that player and their neighbors must make it instantly or swap into the middle.
- Age:7–17 yrs
- Players:10–30
- Duration:5–15 min
- No equipment
🖨️ Printables Weekly Camp Schedule & Staff Rota
A printable template with the weekly camp schedule and a staff rota (dining duty, night duty, days off). Landscape A4 PDF that also prints on Letter.
🤝 Dynamics The Traffic Light Check-in
A quick evaluation activity. The group moves to the green, amber or red zone depending on how each part of the day felt. Ten minutes, no paperwork.
- Age:6–18 yrs
- Players:5–30
- Duration:10–15 min
🖨️ Printables Pirate Treasure Clue Cards
12 riddle clue cards for a pirate treasure hunt at camp, plus a counselor's sheet showing where to hide each one. Free PDF.
- Age:6–12 yrs
Guides for counselors
What nobody tells you in counselor training.
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How to Plan a Camp Evening Program, Step by Step
A practical guide to planning an evening program that works - picking the format, writing the script, sharing out roles, setting the scene and having a plan B.
Resources for camp counselors, day camps and scout groups
The Counselor's Notebook gathers hundreds of camp games, evening activities, songs, group activities, crafts and printables for people who work with young people in their free time. Every card explains in a few steps how to play, how much equipment you need, which ages and group sizes fit, and how to adapt it.
Find what you need fast: icebreakers for the first day, cooperative games, wide games and scavenger hunts, no-equipment games for any moment or group activities to work through conflict. All free, openly licensed and designed for your phone.