Charades, Skits, and Music Games

Animal Dance Party

Animal Dance Party

Start playing some funky music and get everyone dancing. Next, shout out an animal and watch as the kids try.

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Bag-o-Stuff Improv Skit

Bag-o-Stuff Improv Skit

Divide the whole camp into groups of 8 or 10 campers (each with a counselor or two to supervise). Have.

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Bop Bop

Bop Bop

The players start sitting in a circle. The leader stands up and “bops” or dances around the inside of the.

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Build a Story

Build a Story

To play, have children stand in a circle. The first player begins by saying the first line of a story..

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Charades Down the Lane

Charades Down the Lane

This is a combination of Charades and Whisper Down the Lane (some people call it Telephone). Three people leave the.

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Charades Relay

Charades Relay

Divide group into 2 or more teams. Have everyone spread out so that they cannot overhear the surrounding teams. Review.

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Charades Tag

Charades Tag

Make sure the students understand how to play charades. Do a couple of warm-up rounds so they get the idea.

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Dance and Freeze

Dance and Freeze

The campers dance until the music stops then they freeze in a creative way. You can turn this into a.

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Do as I say…not as I do

Do as I say…not as I do

Played in a circle. First person SAYS one thing he/she likes (“I like to jump up and down”), but DOES.

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Do This Do That

Do This Do That

One child is the leader and performs various movements, accompanied by commands of “Do this” or “Do that”. All players.

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Encore

Encore

This is a simple game that tests kid’s ability to think fast. Divide into teams. Yell out a word that.

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Hand Puppets

Hand Puppets

This is cool and kids can get really creative here. Use nonpermanent colored ink pens for this fun activity. Have.

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Human Sculptures Game

Human Sculptures Game

The facilitator should announce a category (e.g. famous movies or famous songs — the more specific the better). All players.

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Journey Around the World

Journey Around the World

Choose one student to pick the first destination (e.g. China), then ask another student to choose the mode of transportation.

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Lip Sync Battle

Lip Sync Battle

Split kids up into pairs or small groups and let them pick a song they love. They must create an.

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Music Dress Up

Music Dress Up

This hilarious musical activity has kids pass a bag of random dress-up items around and when the music stops, they.

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Musical Chairs

Musical Chairs

A classic camp game where you place chairs in a circle, with the kids lined up around the chairs. Chairs.

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Musical Charades

Musical Charades

This is just like regular charades, but all the answers will be song titles. You can ask for suggestions, but.

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Musical Creepy Crawlies

Musical Creepy Crawlies

Branching off of the classic game of musical chairs, musical creepy crawlies is a fun way to stretch your limbs.

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Musical Hoola Hoops

Musical Hoola Hoops

This is just like regular charades, but all the answers will be song titles. You can ask for suggestions, but.

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Musical Keep ‘Em Up

Musical Keep ‘Em Up

Place a music-related task in each balloon before blowing them up. (Think: Crazy dance moves, air guitar or lip syncing.).

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Musical Tape

Musical Tape

This is just like musical chairs, but with more versatility and you don’t need chairs! Begin by giving each player.

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Name that Tune

Name that Tune

Get the group in a circle or classroom setting. They can play as individuals or teams. Put on a song,.

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Paper Bag Skits

Paper Bag Skits

First split your group into teams consisting of three to six members. Give each team a paper bag filled with.

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Paper Plate Musical Chairs Mixer

Paper Plate Musical Chairs Mixer

Have paper plates scattered throughout the room. When the music stops, everyone must be touching the plate. If they are.

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Rhythm Detective

Rhythm Detective

Campers begin in a circle. A person is chosen to leave the room. A campers in the circle is chosen.

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Rhythm Game

Rhythm Game

Everyone is in a circle. One camper closes their eyes or steps out of the room. You point to a.

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Ribbon of Sound

Ribbon of Sound

Sit in a circle. One person starts a sound. The next person picks it up and it travels around the.

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Share the Groove

Share the Groove

Queue up some music and have your kids stand in a circle. Choose a person to go first and let.

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Silly Symphony

Silly Symphony

Each person is to find an object in outside or around camp that makes noise when it is banged or.

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Singing Syllables

Singing Syllables

Split campers in two groups. One decides on a famous quote, book, song, play, movie title, etc. like “All’s Well.

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Slap, Clap, Snap

Slap, Clap, Snap

Arrange your group into a circle. Give everyone a numbered card from 1- however many people you have, make sure.

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Song Endurance

Song Endurance

This game is very simple and can be played with two or more teams. Sometimes this is fun to do.

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Space Jump

Space Jump

To play, have several players go to the center of the room, and number them one through five. The rest.

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Super Happy Fun Time

Super Happy Fun Time

Explain that in your bucket/bag, you have various objects. Each object means something different as in the students need to.

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Tape Ball

Tape Ball

Create a few giant tape balls. Wrap something that the campers might enjoy when they final get to it like.

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The Story

The Story

Stand or sit in a circle. Go around the room assigning the name of a person, place or thing to.

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Toe Fencing Mixer

Toe Fencing Mixer

Here’s a wild mixer, and if it’s set to music, it looks like a new kind of dance. (great up.

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Touch Telephone

Touch Telephone

This game is based on the old telephone game but involves touch rather than hearing. No talking is allowed. Divide.

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Village Chief

Village Chief

Everyone sits in a circle, and one person leaves, then one person is selected to be the “Village Chief”. Everyone.

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Zip Zap Zop

Zip Zap Zop

The game begins with all participants forming a circle. The first person says, “Zip!,” and then “sends” the word to.

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