Does anyone have any simple outdoor activities I could use for a weekend program for a group of campers?
I have already thought of a nature hike, stream tour, history tour, campfire, wilderness survival, etc. I need program ideas that will not use a whole lot of previous knowledge, something I could research quickly and easily understand. The program has to last at least one hour, be educational, and generated towards all ages. I am working with limited resources.
Can you get volunteer helpers? When I did a Girl Scout day camp, I got a fish and wildlife officer to come with his “fish catching boat”, in which he’d caught some fish, which he then used to do a program on live, local fish for the kids.
I also got a ranger to bring owl pellets, and disect them with the girls. This is something you could do yourself, if needed. They come with instructions, and a list of wht you might expect to find inside. You can buy them on line.
Archery is very cool. Get a Boy Scout or girl scout certified archery instructor to bring gear and teach the course. Safety will be strongly enforced. I used older girls who were good archers to help out the instructor, who happened to be a watercraft safety officer.
Set up a “swap” station, where each kid can make a couple of swaps. You can kill 30-60 minutes easily this way.
When I run a camp, I like to rotate the kids through stations, each lasting about half-an-hour. Firebuilding, cooking, crafts, archery, plant identification, tree hike (identifying trees), fishing (if there is a pond handy), maybe a kickball game. Get lots of help…that’s key to success and your sanity!
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