How to Bring Camp to Your Home

 

Are you bored at home and out of ideas? Here’s a few ideas to bring the camp experience back to your home!

MEALS

Taco in A Bag

Ingredients: Meat/Protein Bagged chips of choice, Lettuce, Salsa, Corn, Rice

  1. Cook up meat/protein, corn and rice

  2. Wash all produce

  3. Open bag of chips and crush up into small pieces

  4. Place all ingredients as desired into chip bag 5. Enjoy a camp classic!

Mac & Cheese Bowls

Ingredients: Mac & Cheese Any proteins (pepperonis, ground beef, etc.) Any toppings desired

  1. Cook up meat/protein, mac and cheese

  2. Wash all produce

  3. Place all ingredients as desired into mac & cheese bowl

  4. Enjoy a camp classic!

TEAM BUILDING

Down to One

  • Needs: Paper Plates, or any sort of markers

  • Setup plates or objects to stand on

  • Work as a team to get down to one person

  • To eliminate people/spots, one must hop over the other

  • You cannot move spots unless you have someone to hop over.

Magic Carpet

  • Needs: Tarp

  • All participants must stand on the top of the tarp

  • As a team, work together to flip over the tarp without anyone stepping off of it.

  • Make it harder: Fold the tarp into smaller sizes

Hot Chocolate River

  • Needs: Paper Plates, or any sort of markers Setup a “river” with two markers (rope, string)

  • Have team start on one side of the river, markers in hand

  • They must use markers to get across the river, placing as they go

  • If any team member takes foot off of marker, marker is swept away by river, cannot be used

  • Team must get to the other side of the river

Focus Ring

  • Needs: Tape, string, ball

  • Tie strings around tape, about 3ft in length

  • Place ball in center of tape roll

  • Team must use strings to pickup the ball in tape roll and take it from one place to another without touching the ball.

  • If ball falls, team must start at beginning

  • Make it harder: Blindfold team with only one who can see and communicate

FUN

Gaga Tournament

  • Using sofa cushions or anything around, make a circle with objects as high as possible

  • Find a ball or ball up old christmas wrapping paper

  • Have an indoor or outdoorgagaball tournament!

Camp Auction

  • Make a list of 10 things that need to be “built” for each round

  • Split into teams

  • Each team gets a bag of random objects around the house

  • Announcer/Judge announces item to be built out of random supplies

  • Judges pick winner for each round Most wins in the end wins!

Human Battleship

  • Hang some sheets up inside or outside in a line

  • Split into two teams

  • Place chairs or sit on one side or another of curtain

  • Alternate throwing balls, balled up christmas wrapping or anything soft over the curtain

  • First team to “sink” opposing team wins!

Whipped Cream Challenge

  • Place a little bit of whipped cream on your hand

  • Try to launch whipped cream off your hand to land in your mouth!

  • Rotate until everyone gets it!

  • Clean up the mess!

Chillville

  • Grab your bible, a good book or be ready for a nap, setup a hammock and just relax.

  • Take in rest, relaxation and peace

Campfire & Smores

  • If you can, make a fire and make some memories making smores.

  • No fire option? No problem! Make your smores, wrap in foil and throw in the oven until ready to eat!

Tic Tac Toe Craft

  • Find an old bag, draw a tic tac toe board on it.

  • Collect rocks for both teams

  • Paint rocks colors to represent each team

  • Play on the bag, and use bag to store for a later time!

WORSHIP & SESSION

Connect to A Church

  • To avoid feeling isolated, connect to a local church.

  • If you’re having trouble finding one, don’t hesitate to reach out, we’d love to help you find one!

Spotify Playlist

  • Find a good playlist on Spotify to bring you back to a great worship time at camp!

  • If you’re having trouble finding one, don’t hesitate to reach out, we’d love to help you find one!

Podcasts

  • Find a great message or speaker that resonates with you and dive into some new content!

  • If you’re having trouble finding one, don’t hesitate to reach out, we’d love to help you find one!

 
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