Interesting, active camping games for children and adults

Are you going on a hike? Then it’s time to think about how to provide leisure for yourself and others. Camping games not only allow you to have fun, but also help children get acquainted with the world around them, teenagers learn to work in a team, and adults, at least for a while, forget about everyday work. The information from our article can be a good help for parents, preschool teachers, children's camp counselors, and simply those who are going camping on the weekend.

Dating games

What to play on a hike and get to know each other better? If strangers and children of different ages are going on a hike, then getting to know each other will help to unite the team and introduce the participants to each other in a playful way.

Game "Border"

The goal is to learn as much as possible about each other.

The border is being drawn. This could be a line drawn on the ground, laid out branches, etc.
All participants stand on one side.
The presenter voices a series of questions one by one. For example, “Who loves chocolate?”, “Who has a pet at home?”, “Who has gone on excursions before?” etc.
Participants who are united by one or another answer to a question cross the border.

Game "Border"
Questions can be varied. In this way, useful information about the participants of the hike will be learned, which will further help in communication and finding common interests.

Game "Thrush"

The goal of the game is to get to know each other in a playful way. Anyone can participate, but it is desirable that there be an equal number of girls and boys.

The players are divided into girls and boys and form two circles: outer and inner.
The inner circle turns its back to the center, the outer circle turns its face. Thus, pairs are formed.
Participants standing opposite each other pronounce words and perform the following movements:

“I am a blackbird and you are a blackbird” - point to themselves and to the one who stands opposite;
“I have a nose and you have a nose” - touch the tip of your nose and the nose of the neighbor opposite;
“I have cheeks and you have cheeks” - touch your own and your opponent’s cheeks;
“I have scarlet lips and you have scarlet lips” - touch your lips and your neighbor’s;
“You and I are two friends and we respect each other” - they hug or shake hands, saying their names.

Afterwards, the participants take a step to the right and form new pairs. The dating process begins again. This continues until all players become familiar with each other.

Game "Fall"

The goal of the game is to get to know each other, build trust in each other, and remove the feeling of fear. The nuance of the game is that the majority of participants should be older.

One player is selected and stands on some hill.
The remaining players stand at the bottom in one team and put their hands forward. Their task is to catch the falling participant.
The facilitator asks the team if they are ready or not. All the guys must answer that they are ready.
The person who is falling asks the leader whether he should fall or not. The fall is performed only when the leader said: “Fall.”
The player crosses his arms over his chest and falls backwards into the crowd of guys.

It is necessary to ensure maximum safety for all participants. After the game there is a discussion and analysis of what is happening. If someone refused to fall because of fear, they try to help him overcome this feeling.

Quest tourism: travel as gymnastics for the mind

Having moved from literature to computer and board games, quests also appeared in real life. And now, judging by momondo metasearch data, quest tourism is becoming fashionable - from now on we travel and train our ingenuity

To freedom in a foreign country

The most famous and obvious version of the quest is “escape the room”: a team of friends of 2-5 people is locked in an entourage room for about one hour. The task is to solve all the available puzzles and open the door before the specified period expires.

Where to experience it for yourself

Budapest, Hungary, Trap

Puzzle hunters have four different themes to choose from: Armageddon, Egypt, Middle Ages, and Secrets of the Tomb. The first three premises are located at 1061, Budapest, Paulay Ede Street, 20, the last one is 1085, Budapest, Maria Street, 19. From 2 to 5 people can complete the quest at the same time, the cost is approximately $43 per team.

London, UK, The Escape Hunt Experience

In an old house, you have to try on the role of a famous London detective in order to unravel the crimes that have occurred here. There are 10 rooms in total, divided into three thematic quests: “Abduction in the living room”, “Murder in the bathroom” and “Theft from the laboratory”. The adventure lasts not 60 minutes, as usual, but 90, and after the tests the participants are promised a surprise. The cost varies depending on the number of players: for two the price of the quest will be $91, for three - $127, for four - $157, for five - $188.

Tel Aviv, Israel, Out Of The Box

Here you can visit “Behind the Scenes” or find yourself in the “Wine Cellar” - depending on your taste. The team has from 2 to 5 people. The adventure costs from 220 to 425 shekels. Quest room address: Tel Aviv, Dizengoff, 203.

City quest: getting to know the city through games

Another type of such adventures with riddles is city quests, which involve solving puzzles and searching for clues directly on the streets. They help you get to know the area better and see not only the sights, but also the unspectacular side of a city. Moreover, within this type of quests there is a division - into vehicular and pedestrian ones. There are also extreme games that include visiting abandoned and not the safest locations. Tasks can also be received in different ways. You can plan your vacation to visit a certain themed game and compete on speed with other participants, or register on the website, purchase a quest route and complete it separately when it is convenient for you. This is an excellent alternative for those who are tired of standard excursions.

Where to experience it for yourself

Paris, France, Urban Quest

Urban Quest is an international company that offers walking city quests in many locations in Canada, the USA, Australia and France. To participate, just download a special application to your mobile phone. In particular, you can go on a walk under the romantic name “Heart of Paris”, which costs $10 per person. At the end of the three-kilometer route, a reserved table at a restaurant awaits you. However, lunch or dinner will have to be paid separately.

Anapa, Russia, Quest Planet

Educational and entertaining games are designed to introduce you to city attractions and interesting historical facts, as well as test your powers of observation. In Anapa, one route is currently offered: from the Golden Beach water park to the monument to Doctor Aibolit. Cost: 1,450 rubles per team. To participate, you need to purchase the quest on the website and download a program to work with a QR code. You can arrange gaming entertainment for yourself at any time, and during the passage you have the opportunity to take a break to have a snack or just drink coffee. The same company organizes similar quests in interesting places in other Russian cities: Sochi, St. Petersburg and Moscow.

Melbourne, Australia, Insomnia Race

On Fridays, Australia's second-largest city is the perfect place to go for an overnight road trip. A team can have up to 5 people per car; participation will cost $260 per car. The task is to find codes, guess the codes and visit all the places indicated in the tasks faster than others. Topics and starting points are updated weekly.

Vacation is like a continuous series of mysteries

The latest trend in this industry is special quest tours, that is, the initial planning of the entire trip as one big adventure. During such a trip, you will have to spend one to several days solving various problems, sometimes with breaks for rest and other entertainment. You can either join a group of other players with your team, or order an individual quest for yourself and friends anywhere in the world.

Where to experience it for yourself

Saimaa, Finland, Adventure Time club

The “Kayaking on Saimaa” tour is an eight-day sail to Finland and at the same time a quest, which includes elements of water navigation, as well as unusual riddles and tasks. The start is from St. Petersburg. The cost of the tour is from 10,000 to 15,000 rubles per person. Transfer by club minibus from St. Petersburg to Koskenselkä camping and back is paid separately - 2,500 rubles. You will also need to pay for a visa, sports insurance, meals on arrival and departure days and, if desired, a fishing permit.

Dahab, Egypt, Quest-tour

Quest-tour offers “turnkey quests” in any country in the world. In particular, the arsenal of projects includes games in the UK, Finland and Egypt. For example, the quest “Egyptian Nights” involved four days of adventure for seven teams searching for secret codes in small fishing villages, on beaches, in Bedouin villages and even on Mount Sinai. The cost of organizing such games is calculated individually; flights are not included.

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Team building games

A close-knit team is strength, support and the ability to work in a team as if you were working for yourself. It can be difficult for guys, especially in adolescence, to make friends and find common ground. In a game form, you can play and find a common language much faster.

Game "Secret Friend"

The game requires preliminary preparation. The names of all participants in the hike are written on separate pieces of paper and placed in a separate bag or box. Upon arrival, when you have free time, you can start playing.

When all the players meet, each participant pulls out one of their pieces of paper with someone’s name written on it. The person whose name he draws out will see and become his secret friend. If someone draws out their name, the procedure is repeated.

The “secret friend” in some way becomes your ward. You need to take care of him, do nice little things, help. It's not what you do that matters. The main thing is that the person is in a good mood. The whole point of the game is that all the pleasant little things are done as unnoticeably as possible. At the end of the hike, the participants gather and make an assumption about who his “secret friend” was, and of course the secret is revealed about who he really was.

Game "Who am I"

An old but interesting game. For this, you need to prepare sticker cards with symbols in advance. Each player is given a card with the name of an animal, actor, cartoon character, etc. the main thing is that there is one topic. You can prepare several sets. For example, with the names of plants, animals, poets, etc.

Game "Who am I"

They put stickers on their foreheads. The player must know who the other participants are, but should not know who he himself is. Each player, going clockwise, begins to ask leading questions that can be answered either “yes” or “no,” thus guessing who is who. During the entire game, each participant must ask no more than 15 questions.

Game "Stationery Picture"

A good outdoor game for a hike in order to learn how to work in a company. All participants in the hike are divided into two or three teams. The principle of the game is to lay out a picture from natural materials, for example, on the theme “Sea”.

Before you start, give each team 50 minutes to discuss what exactly they want to see in their painting. Set a time limit, such as 10 minutes. During the game, children learn to listen to each other’s opinions, work together, and express their point of view.

After the paintings are ready, you need to discuss each of them, find out why the choice fell on such an image.

Virtual trip to the most interesting places on the planet

NASA (USA)

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The webcam takes you inside and outside the National Aerospace Administration, walking through the launch pads, seeing spacecraft and shuttle main engines being assembled, and visiting the Apollo 14 Moon Museum.

Colosseum (Italy)

This camera will invite you to wander through the remains of the legendary Roman stadium, where 3,000 gladiators could fight at the same time. The Colosseum is over 1900 years old and is still open to the public.

Palace of Versailles (France)

The Palace of Versailles is an example of how French kings lived in grand style. The splendor of the palace made such a strong impression on Peter I that after visiting it, he conceived the idea of building the famous ensemble in Peterhof. The webcam will take you through the territory of the palace and the park area, where 3,600 courtiers simultaneously lived.

Taj Mahal (India)

The Taj Mahal is a symbol of Shah Jahan's love for his wife Mumtaz Mahal, glorified by poets. The webcam can be zoomed in so close that you can see the floral patterns and the finest Arabic script decorating the walls of the palace.

Galapagos Islands (Ecuador)

This webcam will offer you a lot of exciting things: dive into the depths of the blue lagoon and see fur seals, walk around the island and take a closer look at huge turtles and unique birds - frigate birds with a bright red throat pouch.

Google Data Center (US)

Internet giant Google has opened a virtual door to its holy of holies - data centers. The webcam will take you to the places where the Internet is stored.

White House (USA)

This webcam will invite you to visit the official residence of the President of the United States. You will walk along red carpets, look into a large number of rooms and see the atmosphere in which the American head works.

Diagon Alley

The wizards at Google take you through Diagon Alley from the Harry Potter movie. You will see the scenery and take in the sights of the street with the complete feeling that you have been on the set yourself.

Emirates A380

This is the first aircraft to appear on Google Street View. And for a reason. The richest people on the planet travel on board the Emirates A380. All that remains is to turn on the camera.

Everest Base Camp (China-Nepal)

A unique place that you shouldn’t talk about, but it’s better to see everything with your own eyes. The mountain air is breathtaking.

Wilson Island (Australia)

The Great Barrier Reef is like an outlandish forest with its own flora and fauna. You can see it with your own eyes right now.

CERN (Switzerland)

CERN (European Organization for Nuclear Research) is the world's largest physics laboratory. This is where the Large Hadron Collider is located. Using the camera, you will be able to view all the details of this grandiose structure from different angles and visit any point in the center. Everything takes on completely different shapes and sizes when you look at the collider with your own eyes.

Islands of Indonesia

Here, with this webcam, as with a good travel companion, you can’t go anywhere: archaeological sites, statues, museums, islands. Choose what you like - and good luck!

Smithsonian Institution (USA)

The Smithsonian Institution consists of 19 museums and galleries, as well as the National Zoological Park. The movie Night at the Museum was filmed here. And if you haven’t been here yet, then welcome!

Van Gogh Museum (Netherlands)

It is the 23rd most visited museum in the world. The webcam will take you through the galleries with the works of the famous Dutchman and introduce you to the interior of the museum.

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October 4, 2015

Competition games

Competitions in the forest are held with particular enthusiasm. Fresh air, the smell of a fire, and the sounds of nature inspire you to have fun.

Culinary relay race

You can combine business with pleasure and organize a relay race to prepare lunch. The participants of the hike are divided into teams. Each of them is given a set of products. The first participant must wash them, the second must clean them, the third must cut them, and so on until all the ingredients go into the pot. The team that completes the task faster wins. The prepared dishes will come in very handy, because such an active game will give you a ravenous appetite.

gold fish

Bottles are first hung on trees. The players are divided into two teams. Pairs are determined for each team. The principle of the game is for one participant to climb on top of another and catch an impromptu bottle fish from a tree. The team whose catch will be richer wins.

Button fighting

Each person present is given one plastic plate, a button and a ball. Players inflate balloons and tie them around their waists. Everyone's task is to catch up with their opponent and puncture the ball. The plates are used as shields. Victory is awarded to the player with the only surviving ball.

Button fighting is one of children's favorite games for camping.

Nature themed games

On any hike, it is very important to navigate the area, know the names of edible and inedible mushrooms, berries, healthy herbs, etc. Such camping games for children allow you to consolidate knowledge and learn something new while playing.

"Forest mushrooms and berries"

People of all ages take part in the game. Each participant is given a pencil and a piece of paper. Within 5 minutes, players remember and write the name of mushrooms and berries that they know. Opposite each name is indicated whether the plant is edible or not. At the end of the game, everyone reads out their list. The winner is the one with the most correct "edible" and "inedible" designations. Such games for going to the forest allow you to teach the younger generation the basics of tourism.

"Healing teas"

The participants of the hike are divided into two or three teams. Each team is given a pencil and pen. Within 10 minutes, participants must not only remember the name of the herbs from which a healing drink can be prepared, but also at the end explain what its advantage is.

"Jump rope"

To play you will need a jump rope. Each player takes turns jumping rope and names the plants he knows. The more there are, the better. The player who named the largest name wins.

Journey

GAME FORMULA

40% Flower

20% of Hayao Miyazaki's magic

25% surrealism

15% oriental aesthetics

The sand shimmers in the sun and rustles pleasantly underfoot, whimsical creatures hover thoughtfully over the desert, and a lonely little traveler, despite all obstacles, wanders to his personal oasis - a magical mountain on the horizon. Exclusive for PlayStation 3.

• Occasionally you can see bright stars pouring down from the mountain on the horizon.

Journey is an emotional game, an interactive story without words, but with music that flows through the entire narrative and subjugates every movement. Most of all, it is similar to the previous project of Jenova Chen and his Thatgamecompany

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Flower
, where we played with a stream of wind collecting flower petals.

For some, Journey will turn out to be a silent philosophical parable, a story about the difficulties of life's path, in which the main thing is to strive for your goal and move forward without looking back. For another it will be an allusion to the cycle of samsara. The third will see in it only a picturesque picture, a sketch about the journey of a little man through a bizarre world, where everything is much larger than himself.

Our hero is a nameless wanderer, an unusual creature, as if he came from the paintings of Hayao Miyazaki: without arms, with a black matte face and in a long robe, from under which thin legs stick out. The task is simple - cross the desert and get to the mountain that constantly looms on the horizon.

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The world of Journey is difficult to describe in words, it is surreal and does not work according to the laws of physics that are familiar to us - the local desert is more reminiscent of the sea. The Wanderer often lifts off the ground and floats through the air like a jellyfish. And when creating the local fauna, the designers were clearly inspired by sea inhabitants: fancy ribbons of algae grow from the sand, “sea stingrays” woven from the same ribbons hover over the dunes, smaller ribbons curl around the stones, looking like schools of fish...

In the world of Journey, almost all living things are made of such tapes. The main character also has one - a magical red scarf flutters behind his back and allows him to soar up in defiance of gravity. There are special signs hidden in game locations that increase the length of the scarf. It’s worth collecting them not only for aesthetic pleasure: the longer the scarf, the longer you can float in the air.

• From time to time the hero sees dreams in which someone draws his fate.

The wanderer has no hands, but he has a voice - the main means for interacting with the outside world, with it he revives the local inhabitants, and they give him energy in return. Sounds of different strengths and tonality that the hero makes at the press of a single button awaken dormant creatures: ribbon trains dangling limply in the air turn into bridges and stairs, small ones wrap around the hero and throw him into the air, and stingrays pick him up and carry him to where impossible to get there any other way.

Why does the wanderer have no hands?

Jenova Chen has repeatedly admitted that many design decisions in his games are dictated by technical difficulties and limitations. For example, in Flower the wind flow was chosen as the main character, partly because there simply weren’t any good animators in the studio at that time...

Prank games

The main purpose of funny outdoor games is to get to know each other without feeling tense or awkward.

Game "Hypnosis"

The presenter calls those who want to undergo a hypnosis session and one assistant. The volunteered players stand in front of him, the assistant stands nearby. The presenter says: “Imagine that a magnificent flower with bright petals and large leaves grows from a bud in front of you. Its magnificence blinds the eyes. Delighted, you kneel down, pressing your hands to your heart,” the player repeats everything that was said.

The presenter continues: “A divine aroma emanates from the flower. Do you feel it? Smell the flower." The player follows the instructions.

Game "Hypnosis"

“You wanted to pick it to give it to your best friend. Be careful, the stem is thorny. You need to extend your relaxed right hand forward,” you do.

"You feel hot. You are thirsty, and there is a large drop of dew frozen on the petal. I really wanted to drink it. To do this you need to stick out your tongue.” You comply.

Now everyone is frozen in their position. The leader gives the command to open his eyes, approaches the assistant, gives him a military honor and says: “Comrade Colonel, guard dogs are ready to guard the border.”

Game "Lunokhod"

The players stand in a circle. The leader, moving on all fours, walks around the circle with the words: “I am the lunar rover - 1. Pi - pi - pi.” Anyone who laughs or smiles must join the active “lunar rover”. The game continues until everyone becomes a “lunar rovers”.

"Hot Ember"

For this game you will need a ball. He can be anything. The number of participants is at least four. But the more people involved, the better.

Everyone stands in a circle. One of them is appointed as the driver and placed in a circle, blindfolded. He will have to give commands to the others. He begins by declaring: “Keep the potatoes from the fire, take care of your palms.” After that, the rest of the players quickly throw the sports equipment to each other in a circle, as if they had grabbed a really hot potato. And when the driver unexpectedly says: “Stop!”, the one who still has the ball in his hands is “burned,” that is, he lost and leaves the game. And so on until only one of the most persistent remains. The winner becomes the driver.