New Activity!

This summer I am so excited to introduce a new night time activity! One of the cool things about my job is that I get to test new games and ways to make camp even more fun. I heard about a game from another camp that we are friends with, and I knew it would work with our size camp as well.

So, this year we are going to try Game of Life! This will be a club competition where each club has to strategize how to get the most club members from point A to point B in camp. Counselors will be stationed around camp ready to tag them out. When they are tagged by counselors, they must go back to the start and give the counselor one of their “lives” which is a rubber band around their wrist. Each camper will have three lives. The club that has the most to make it to the finish, and the most lives left at the end will win!

Camper favorites:

Camp Skyline has many traditions and some of them are our night time activities. Games like Get Skyline back and Counselor hunt we have been playing forever! I think this is because they are still the camper favorites. After many camper surveys each summer we have found that the campers love these activities, and Speed challenge. I guess you could say we have a competitive bunch!

Counselor Favorites!

What makes our night time activities so fun is our counselors who are so involved in them. We assign counselors different clubs to play with in club competitions and they lead their cabins in other night time activities as well. Without their energy and enthusiasm night time activities would not be as fun as they are. I always ask counselors what their favorite night time activities are, here is what some of them had to say:

“Speed challenge is my favorite because it’s so much fun getting to watch all of the age groups work together as a team for their club, especially the oldest girls leading the youngest girls.” - Charlie French

“My favorite night time activity is movie night because it’s a chill night full of snacks and popcorn and you get to hear everyone’s commentary and sing along to things” - Ella Walker

“My favorite activity is sock war because it’s such a great opportunity for the older girls to lead the younger girls.” - Frances Ruth Robinson

“My favorite activity is showtime because campers of all ages cheer on one another while they perform a variety of awesome talents.” Lilly Anne McClain