Camp Awards

CampAwards.com focuses on two aspects of camp awards: giving awards for camping activities, and the awards inherent in going camping. Rewards of Camping More and more Americans are discovering that camping is a great way of bringing the family together without the distractions of modern life. It also teaches self-sufficiency in nature and the joys [...]

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Most people go camping with the awareness that camping areas are usually far from professional medical facilities. If you have an major medical emergency in a designated camp area, help isn’t too far away. However, you are more likely to encounter minor aches, pains, scratches, bites and exposure to noxious and irritating flora and fauna [...]

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  If you’re a seasoned camper, you already know the basics of camping. And… there are many different kinds of camping. These are some general tips – take what applies to how you camp and take the rest into consideration. Make sure that you read and follow the guidelines of the campground where you are [...]

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Prometheus Award – person who started/kept the fire going Happy Camper Award – person with the best attitude Limburger Award – smelliest feet, tent etc. Martha Stewart Award – there’s one in every group: “Let’s make an ornament out of this pine cone!” Pristine Camper Award – for that one person who somehow looks like [...]

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One person is chosen to be the guesser and is sent away from the group. Meanwhile, the rest of the group chooses a secret leader and arranges in a circle. The guesser is brought back and stands in the middle of the circle. The secret leader begins a set of movements that the rest of [...]

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One person thinks of a specific subject (for example, a pair of glasses) and the rest of the players use a series of yes and no questions to try to determine what the subject is. (“Is it a person?” Is it bigger than a breadbox?”) The game ends when the subject is guessed or if [...]

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The group sits in a circle and a person starts by saying “Ha.” The person next to them says “Ha Ha.” The third person says “Ha Ha Ha” and so on. Any player who laughs during their turn is out. The last player left wins.

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This game is a combination of “Charades” and “Telephone”. Three players are chosen to go out of earshot while the rest of the group decides on a person, place and thing to act out. The PPandT can be real or fictional. (For example: Luke Skywalker, Disneyland, and a tanning bed.) One of the players waiting [...]

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This game is a rhythm game involving quick thinking. The participants perform a hand and knee clap to the following chant, “The minister’s cat is a ______ cat”. The blank is to be filled in by each player with an adjective beginning at the letter “A”. There are two different versions of the game. In [...]

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This is a game of deception and deduction. The Players:It requires at least 7 players to play including the host; two players play the mafioso and  detective the rest are citizens (note that at the minimum players the game will only last two rounds, which can still be fun). If there are more players: for [...]

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