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2010 Activity Details
Congregate At Bollman's House
| Description: |
Everyone meets at the ancestral home of the Bollmen to arrange carpooling to camp. |
| Basics: |
None Available |
| Equipment: |
None Available |
Behind The Enemy Lines
| Description: |
Yet another Capture the Objective variant. |
| Basics: |
Yet another Capture the Objective variant. |
| Equipment: |
None Available |
Wwi Flour Wars
| Description: |
Attack the other team with flour ala Follow Me Boys! |
| Basics: |
Each team has flour grenades (baggies of flour) and bullets (smaller baggies of flour). The goal is to cover the enemy with flour. |
| Equipment: |
Significant amount of flour. Baggies in assorted sizes. |
Paper Airplane Contest
| Description: |
Participants make a paper airplane and compete in various categories. |
| Basics: |
1) Planes must be composed primarily of paper; glue, tape, and other items are allowed 2) Categories will include: Furthest Landing, Longest Flight, Best Looking, Coolest Flight Path, Most Creative Design 3) Other categories in recognition of special achievements may be added at the sole discretion of the judges.
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| Equipment: |
Paper Scissors Tape Glue Crayons/Markers |
Free Time
| Description: |
Nap, play games, whatever; it's free time! |
| Basics: |
None Available |
| Equipment: |
None Available |
Arrowmen Bingo
| Description: |
Arrowmen are given a card with descriptions of campers. They get the card signed in a spot of their choice and it becomes their random card for a later bingo game. |
| Basics: |
There is a list of qualities and/or nicknames. Arrowmen meet people who meet those criteria and get them to sign. Later we play Bingo by calling out real names with the goal of getting 5 in a row. Sometimes we play for other things as well like corners or cover alls. |
| Equipment: |
Cards with quality list. Bingo chips. Prizes. |
Prohibition
| Description: |
Attempt to smuggle contraband into the cabin. |
| Basics: |
Split into two teams. One team tries to smuggle contraband into the cabin and the other team tries to stop them. |
| Equipment: |
Items to use as contraband -- plastic coins or gems for example. |
Speakeasy
| Description: |
Re-themed Casino Night. |
| Basics: |
Re-themed Casino night. |
| Equipment: |
Cards Chips Dice Table Layouts Roulette Wheel |
Quiet Time
| Description: |
Every night there comes a time when the lights are mostly off and people should speak in hushed voices. This is that time. |
| Preparation: |
Everyone should have their sleeping area prepared before light's out. Clean off the junk on your bunk and try to minimize the noise and disturbance you'll make as you get into bed. |
| Basics: |
Participants turn off lights in the sleeping areas and prepare for bed. Those who choose not to participate must speak in hushed tones and avoid using noisy equipment. |
| Equipment: |
None Available |
Service Project
| Description: |
Provide labor for a project to improve camp as designated by the ranger staff |
| Preparation: |
Campers should be assigned to projects based on their skill level and age to ensure tools are used correctly and to match capabilities to tasks. |
| Basics: |
Stay safe. Don't use dangerous tools. Try to watch out for the person next to you too. Do what the rangers ask (or better). |
| Instructions: |
Stay safe and work hard. |
| Equipment: |
Rangers will let us know if there are any tools they recommend. |
Service Project
| Description: |
Provide labor for a project to improve camp as designated by the ranger staff |
| Preparation: |
Campers should be assigned to projects based on their skill level and age to ensure tools are used correctly and to match capabilities to tasks. |
| Basics: |
Stay safe. Don't use dangerous tools. Try to watch out for the person next to you too. Do what the rangers ask (or better). |
| Instructions: |
Stay safe and work hard. |
| Equipment: |
Rangers will let us know if there are any tools they recommend. |
Free Time
| Description: |
Nap, play games, whatever; it's free time! |
| Basics: |
None Available |
| Equipment: |
None Available |
Mccarthyism
| Description: |
Separate players by category and score points using an equation. |
| Basics: |
Campers are given cards with an A & B side, like dog-lover or cat-lover. Teams choose one side and when they're done, the players identify which they are. Teams then try to construct an equation using their cards and some operands. Largest number wins. |
| Equipment: |
None Available |
4-Way Volleyball
| Description: |
2 Nets criss-cross creating a nice X. One team is in each side and the game is played much like volleyball |
| Preparation: |
Prior to the nets erection, the field should be inspected for hazards like holes or rocks which could result in injuries. If the field can't be cleared, then a different location should be selected. |
| Basics: |
Mostly plays just like volleyball
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| Instructions: |
- There are four teams instead of two, and two nets are placed across each other to form an X
- Scoring starts at 0 and teams get a point every time they make a mistake
- Score fifteen points and you're out
- Dead courts (areas left vacant by a team being eliminated) are out of bounds
- Service is by the team counter-clockwise from the team making the error
- We rotate courts any time any team reaches a score divisible evenly by four
- If there are only two teams left, they must move to diagonally opposite courts (the Haubenstricker amendment).
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| Equipment: |
Nets Volleyball Stakes Hammer Rope |
Movie Marathon
| Description: |
Continuous watching of movies |
| Basics: |
We watch movies. Possibly we pick a lengthy series related to the theme of the current Winter Camp. |
| Equipment: |
Projector, movies. |
Quiet Time
| Description: |
Every night there comes a time when the lights are mostly off and people should speak in hushed voices. This is that time. |
| Preparation: |
Everyone should have their sleeping area prepared before light's out. Clean off the junk on your bunk and try to minimize the noise and disturbance you'll make as you get into bed. |
| Basics: |
Participants turn off lights in the sleeping areas and prepare for bed. Those who choose not to participate must speak in hushed tones and avoid using noisy equipment. |
| Equipment: |
None Available |
Cross-Country Golf
| Description: |
The Winter Camp classic par 62 hole |
| Preparation: |
Rangers/Campmaster should be consulted to determine if the lake is considered safe, prior to the event so we can declare the lakes out of bounds if necessary. |
| Basics: |
Test your skills on our Par 62 course. Teams tee off at the Beaver Creek Skills building and attempt to put the ball in the cup, which is located at the nearby BC Field Sports area. |
| Instructions: |
- The game is played as teams, with a fixed rotation, kind of like batting order in baseball.
- If a player can strike the ball again without moving his/her feet, then they can take a free stroke; this is the Rand Rule.
- Most other rules are the same as reqular golf.
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| Equipment: |
Golf Balls Golf Clubs Tees Golf Bag |
Fire Skills
| Description: |
Test your skills with fire. |
| Basics: |
Each team is given a number of ways to start a fire and must build a fire and burn strings the fastest to win. |
| Equipment: |
None Available |
Showdown
| Description: |
It a showdown you use stuff that wont hurt too much and try to kill the other team once every one dies on one team the other team wins. |
| Basics: |
it a showdown you use stuff that wont hurt too much and try to kill the other team once every one dies on one team the other team wins. |
| Equipment: |
None Available |
Launch Of Sputnik
| Description: |
Launch an object into the air. |
| Basics: |
We launch an object either by building a cannon or rocket to try to get the greatest height. |
| Equipment: |
Depends on our method of launch. |
Singing / Dancing Choreographed
| Description: |
Our very own Busby Berkeley moment. |
| Basics: |
Our very own Busby Berkeley moment. |
| Equipment: |
None Available |
Free Time
| Description: |
Nap, play games, whatever; it's free time! |
| Basics: |
None Available |
| Equipment: |
None Available |
Space Invaders (Capture The Flag)
| Description: |
Yet another Capture the Objective variant. |
| Basics: |
Yet another Capture the Objective variant. |
| Equipment: |
None Available |
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Quiet Time
| Description: |
Every night there comes a time when the lights are mostly off and people should speak in hushed voices. This is that time. |
| Preparation: |
Everyone should have their sleeping area prepared before light's out. Clean off the junk on your bunk and try to minimize the noise and disturbance you'll make as you get into bed. |
| Basics: |
Participants turn off lights in the sleeping areas and prepare for bed. Those who choose not to participate must speak in hushed tones and avoid using noisy equipment. |
| Equipment: |
None Available |
Find The Terrorist
| Description: |
Search for the traitor among us Murder-style. |
| Basics: |
Players answer some questions using the computer and are then assigned a role. Some players are detectives, VIPs, agents, and terrorists. Agents and detectives protect VIPs and detectives try to catch terrorists. Terrorists try to evade capture, accomplish objectives, and kill VIPs. |
| Equipment: |
None Available |
Wounded Spy
| Description: |
The wounded spy has to drop red popcorn or something similar and the rest try to follow him. |
| Basics: |
One person or team is the wounded spy trying to evade capture but they have to drop a marker every few steps. The other team tries to trail them and capture them before they reach a goal. |
| Equipment: |
None Available |
Build Nuclear Survival Shelters
| Description: |
Build a shelter designed to withstand a simulated attack |
| Basics: |
Build a shelter designed to withstand a simulated nuclear blast. |
| Equipment: |
None Available |
Free Time
| Description: |
Nap, play games, whatever; it's free time! |
| Basics: |
None Available |
| Equipment: |
None Available |
Hobby Demo
| Description: |
This will be the chance for everyone to show off the skills they've acquired as they've pursued their previous year's hobby. Bragging rights will likely be awarded for best presentation, best execution, and best pursuit |
| Basics: |
Demo last year's and select some new ones |
| Equipment: |
Hobby Form |
Time Capsule
| Description: |
There are several parts to this activity, but the core is that we bury something and several years later we dig it up |
| Preparation: |
Campers need to be prepared for a hike on a steep slope. Equipment should be carried which allows the safe collection of candles at the end of the hike. This includes flashlights, thick gloves, and appropriate containers. |
| Basics: |
We find some items we think would be significant, including perhaps a letter to your future self. They are loaded in the capsule which is buried with some pomp and circumstance. Hopefully 5 years later, we dig it up so you can see what you sent yourself. |
| Equipment: |
Tape Wrench Capsule Things to bury
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Quiet Time
| Description: |
Every night there comes a time when the lights are mostly off and people should speak in hushed voices. This is that time. |
| Preparation: |
Everyone should have their sleeping area prepared before light's out. Clean off the junk on your bunk and try to minimize the noise and disturbance you'll make as you get into bed. |
| Basics: |
Participants turn off lights in the sleeping areas and prepare for bed. Those who choose not to participate must speak in hushed tones and avoid using noisy equipment. |
| Equipment: |
None Available |
Snow Soccer
| Description: |
Soccer is a game played with a round ball which is mostly kicked but can also be hit with just about any body part except the hand and arms. The goal is to put the ball in the opponent's net more often than they put it in yours before the game ends. |
| Basics: |
Players try to put the ball in the opponent's goal. They can hit or move the ball with just about any body part except their hand/arm. |
| Equipment: |
Soccer Ball Net or Goal Marker Sideline Markers. |
Cabin Cleaning
| Description: |
Clean the cabins and put away camp and personal gear in preparation for departure. |
| Basics: |
If it's dirty, clean it. Do your share. |
| Equipment: |
Cleaning supplies. |