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Games

Every game in the notebook lives here, sorted into folders so you can find the right one in seconds. Each card shows at a glance the age range, group size, duration, setting and equipment you need.

In a hurry? Use the filters — "no equipment", "indoors" or "10 minutes", for example. Every game includes variations for different ages, group sizes and inclusion, plus safety tips.

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Icebreakers & name games 1 resource Cooperative games 1 resource Team & competitive games 2 resources Wide games & scavenger hunts 2 resources Clue & mystery games 2 resources Water games 1 resource Night games 1 resource Indoor & rainy-day games 4 resources No-equipment games 2 resources Quick fillers (5 min) 1 resource

Everything in Games

Illustration of an explorer kid surrounded by the four elements - water, fire, earth and air 🎲 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
Illustration of two kids in colored bandanas facing each other across a border with flags 🎲 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
Illustration of two laughing kids with a sponge and a bucket splashing water 🎲 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
Illustration of six smiling sardines packed into an open tin 🎲 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
Illustration of an elephant in a party hat on a ball, next to a palm tree and a toaster 🎲 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
Illustration of a detective kid with a magnifying glass next to a nearly empty paella pan and question marks 🎲 Games

Who Ate the Paella?

A team mystery game. The camp paella has vanished and there are six suspects. Interviews, clues and deduction to unmask the culprit.

  • Age:9–15 yrs
  • Players:12–60
  • Duration:60–90 min
Illustration of five kids crammed onto a small island surrounded by water and shark fins 🎲 Games

The Shrinking Island

The whole group must fit on a fabric "island" that gets folded smaller every round. Nobody is knocked out - the whole group survives or nobody does.

  • Age:6–16 yrs
  • Players:6–30
  • Duration:15–25 min
Illustration of four kids with name tags linked by a web of red yarn 🎲 Games

The Name Web

Standing in a circle, the group tosses a ball of yarn while saying their name and something about themselves. The finished web shows everyone is connected.

  • Age:6–18 yrs
  • Players:8–25
  • Duration:10–20 min