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2023 Activity Details
Orientation
| Description: |
Explain camp to the new and remind the old of the rules. |
| Preparation: |
We should have an agenda for the meeting and probably a list of teams to distribute. For those who haven't received them yet, binders should also be on hand. |
| Basics: |
Explain camp to the new and remind the old of the rules. Introduce everyone and divide into teams for the week. Create Duty Roster. |
| 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 |
Time Capsule Opening
| Description: |
We open the time capsule and examine/discuss the contents. |
| Preparation: |
The capsule should be retrieved during set-up day. Tables where the contents will be displayed should be covered and those retrieving things need to pay attention in case something has become dangerous. |
| Basics: |
Everyone is gathered and we need to not crowd too much. Those emptying the castle should describe what's coming out and pass it around if desired before we lay the best things on a table. Some things are returned to their owners. |
| Instructions: |
Enjoy yourself. |
| Equipment: |
We need tools to open the capsule and possibly make repairs if it has been damaged. |
Blind Hike
| Description: |
Destination Unknown |
| Preparation: |
Destinations should be selected to ensure they can be reached safely without creating needless risk. |
| Basics: |
Members don blindfolds for this annual Handicapped Awareness experience. All members are blindfolded. |
| Instructions: |
- Hike cautiously
- Pay attention to your other senses.
- Don't remove your blindfold unless there's an emergency
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| Equipment: |
Blindfolds |
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. |
Electric Lunch
| Description: |
Everything is cooked using electricity |
| Preparation: |
We need to create an electric cooker and locate it in an area where it can be easily seen but not touched while the dogs are cooking. |
| Basics: |
No rules other than everything is cooked electrically including the hot dogs. |
| Equipment: |
Hot dog impaler for cooking
Hot plate or similar |
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. |
Detective Challenge
| Description: |
The participants engage in a round-robin of activities to challenge their detective skills. |
| Basics: |
We hold three different activities each of which is related to detective work somehow. The first is an escape room where the detectives have to outwit the deathtrap of a diabolical villain. In the second, they enter a room, exit it and when they return things are missing or moved. In the last challenge, they witness an event and need to describe it as accurately as possible. |
| Equipment: |
Escape room props
Script for the story room and maybe a checklist.
Items to be in the room and moved or removed. |
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 |
Crime Scene Investigation
| Description: |
The detectives come upon a scene related to their case and spend some time studying it in order to gather clues to solve the case. |
| Preparation: |
Detailed plans, some specific items as required by the scene. |
| Basics: |
Observe and draw conclusions. |
| Instructions: |
Observe, take notes, discuss, draw conclusions. |
| Equipment: |
Notes and scripts for each crime scene with clues and likely results of observations. |
Uncle Ethan's Craft Hour
| Description: |
We make something cool with guidance from Uncle Ethan. |
| Basics: |
We make something cool with guidance from Uncle Ethan. |
| Equipment: |
Depends on the project. |
Kangaroo Court
| Description: |
Each team accuses the others of a crime. The accused don't know their crime but must defend themsleves |
| Preparation: |
Should try to set up a courtroom of sorts. |
| Basics: |
Each team accuses one of the other teams of some crime. The teams must defend themselves from the charges by convincing the dictators they are innocent. The catch is they don't know the charges. |
| Equipment: |
None Available |
Game Festival
| Description: |
We make space and time available to play a variety of tabletop board and role-playing games. |
| Basics: |
Various games, no real structure |
| Equipment: |
Boardgames
RPG Rulebooks
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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 |
Cross-Country Ultimate Frisbee
| Description: |
We follow the standard rules of Frisbee Ultimate, but the field is ridiculously large. |
| Basics: |
None Available |
| Equipment: |
Frisbee |
Free Time
| Description: |
Nap, play games, whatever; it's free time! |
| Basics: |
None Available |
| Equipment: |
None Available |
Make Your Case
| Description: |
The detectives meet and each team reveals their findings including perhaps some mistaken beliefs earlier in the investigation and the evidence which led them to change their beliefs about the case. |
| Preparation: |
Many activities have led to this moment. |
| Basics: |
None Available |
| Equipment: |
None Available |
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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Brotherhood Ceremony
| Description: |
We conduct a Brotherhood Ceremony during Winter Camp. |
| Basics: |
We'd only do it if there was a reasonable chance we could meet the lodge/area goal by doing it. |
| Equipment: |
Everything we need for a ceremony.
Sashes. |
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 |
Religious Service (Indoor)
| Description: |
A Scout is Reverent |
| Basics: |
Everyone who wants to should attend. Those not attending should not interfere with the activity. |
| Equipment: |
Winter Camp Book of Worship. |
Murder Redux
| Description: |
We compare the results of the Murder Game with the instructions that were issued. The guilty are punished and the innocent exonerated |
| Preparation: |
Murder Game interviews. |
| Basics: |
We investigate based on what is known and try to find and punish the guilty. |
| Equipment: |
None Available |
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. |
Depart For Home
| Description: |
Pack your things, we're headed home! |
| Basics: |
None Available |
| Equipment: |
None Available |
