Theme-of-the-Day is a daily post where we ask readers to leave their summer camp ideas, using the day’s theme, in the comments section. What ideas and suggestions do you have for the Theme of the Day? What game, craft, apparel choice, theme meal, evening activity, special event, song, skit, or anything else would you do at camp if your theme was…
Girl Power
Below are five ideas. Leave your suggestions in the comments area below.
- Find out what the Girl Scouts are doing and borrow some of their ideas. One thing that the Girl Scouts do is outdoor cooking using dutch ovens.
- Have the girls form rock bands for karaoke.
- Offer self defense programs.
- Manicure’s, pedicures and yoga, oh my!
- Each day spotlight a strong female that everyone would know. There are many to choose from throughout history and in today’s society.
Here is a brief list of activities good for both girls and boys to compete at on the same level:
Synchronized swim
Sink the canoe
Swimming relay race – juniors (breast or side stroke or butter fly or back stroke)
Backyard bowling
Trivia decathlon
Flag decorating
Ship building and swimming
Geocaching
Bocce ball
Best finger painting art
Ball between knees hop down line, over under ball pass, one leg at a time race, 3 legged race, potato sack racing, (relay race)
Best trick photography (playing with depths)
Talent show/gong show
Food waste
Eating contest
Best dressed representative