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No-equipment games

Every counselor’s essentials: games that need nothing but the group. Perfect for hikes, queues or when the gear got left on the bus.

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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