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Campfire Games

Wheel of Fortune

  • Scouts spin a wheel and can land on something good or bad
  • Good spins - First to eat, get out of cooking duties, etc.
  • Bad spins - Latrine duty, help Scoutmaster, cleanup camp

Tell the Difference

  • Scouts feel two similar objects while blindfolded and try to discover which is which
  • You could use things such as a red apple and a green apple while at least telling them they are a type of apple.

Charades

  • Scouts silently imitate something (animal, etc.) while others guess what they are imitating

"I'm Going Camping" Game

  • Group sits in a circle, first person says "I'm going camping and I'm bringing a (flashlight).
  • Second person says "I'm going camping and I'm bringing a (flashlight) and a (tent).
  • If someone messes up the order, they are out.
  • Keep going around the circle until there is only one left

Make-a-story circle

  • Sit in a circle, first person says a phrase ("Once upon a time..)
  • Second person says another phrase ("There was a scout)
  • Continue until someone ends the story