Summer Camp Activities Ideas
Are you a camp director or activity coordinator for a summer school program? Do you need some summer camp special event ideas? Perhaps you’re curious about some fun summer camp games you can do with your school-aged campers. Keep reading! Academic Entertainment is your one-stop shop for summer camp fun!
Or, listen to this recent podcast of SCamp Life where our director, Whitney Mueller, talks more about bringing entertainment to your summer camp. Give it a listen. Any youth-serving organization will find the content applicable any time of the year!
Summer Camp Activities for Teens
Teenagers and pre-teens or tweenagers are probably the most difficult to find fun summer camp activities for. So, why reinvent the wheel? Summer camp programs from Academic Entertainment have been proven successful at summer camps nationwide for decades! We’ve worked with thousands of summer camps over the years that continue to bring our assemblies back year after year.
Summer Camp Games for Teens
Some of our most popular summer camp programs are The Unique Game Show and The Ultimate Human Board Game These two programs allow you to stop having to come up with ideas for summer camp activities games on your own, because we’ve done all the work for you! Campers ages 5 to 18 (and older) will LOVE participating in either of these programs.
The Unique Game Show
The Unique Game Show is a classic trivia-style format. We bring the show host, buzzer boxes, and all of the sound equipment, and all of the questions and answers. You’ll divide your camp into four teams by color (red, green, yellow, and blue) and appoint a staff member to act as captain of each team. The questions include core curriculum subjects like history, science, English, and math. But there are also several video and audio bonus questions with pop culture trivia (movies, TV, and music) to keep the game show light and fun. There are also rounds for team building built in with activities like physical challenges and team karaoke. The best part is, every camper gets an opportunity to participate!
The Ultimate Human Board Game is probably what you would think of most for classic summer camp games. It features a LIFE-SIZE game board where each square on the board represents a different exciting activity. You’ll dive your camp into three teams (red, blue, and green), and again assign a camp staff member to act as team captain. Team captains assist in rotating campers through each round to participate in the challenges activities. Teams compete against each other to win whatever the activity is that they land on. Some examples include “The Hustle,” “What a Puzzle,” and “That’s a Wrap.” The board game is enhanced with fun props, and music and audio projection. Your campers will be engaging in character-building and teamwork demonstrating good sportsmanship without even realizing it! Like with the Game Show, every camper gets a chance to participate in the Board Game.
Summer Camp Speech
If you’re looking for someone who can give a Summer Camp Speech to your campers, but who is also suitable for summer camp themes for high school students, you might consider another form of classic summer camp activities, such as youth motivational speakers.
Corey The Dribbler
Corey The Dribbler is one of the most sought-after youth entertainers in the country. He holds eight Guinness records for his basketball handling skills and has been featured on many television networks and NBA halftime shows. Corey travels the country inspiring youth with his story of how he became a Harlem Globetrotter which includes a character education and motivational message. But Corey’s summer camp programs are not just dry and boring. He shows campers his amazing ball-handling tricks and involves them in fun games for summer camp that even your staff will enjoy.
Zonda Dance
Chris Tyler will give your campers the summer experience of a lifetime during his Zonda Dance summer program. It’s a fantastic way to include summer activities for high school students at your camp. Chris will get your whole camp up and moving with his hip hop dance moves while teaching them skills to have a successful future. No one can captivate an audience like Chris can! Chris can also customize based on summer camp themes for high school students including (but not limited to): Bullying, Overcoming Adversity, perseverance, Kindness, Respect, and more.
Miss Coco Flamenco
Dr. Coco Cabrel is not some stuffy college professor and it shows in the Miss Coco Flamenco summer assembly program! She’s taught at every level and as a professional Flamenco dancer/choreographer and teaching medical doctor, she is an expert in blending youth (and staff) engagement with effective strategies that engage, motivate, and uplift every audience. Your entire camp will be secretly learning social-emotional strategies through fun rhythm, a little bit of history, and triumphant dance moves. Involving dance and rhythm activities, she will give your campers fun games to play at summer camp
Summer Camp Games for 5 year olds
Teenage campers aren’t the only ones that are hard to please. Fortunately, we have experience working with campers of all ages! All of the previously mentioned programs are suitable summer camp programs for 5 year olds too! And if you need more summer camp ideas for youth that are even younger than preteens, the following programs are specifically well-suited for campers aged 5 to 12.
Magic of Reading
Comic Magician Brian Richard’s Magic of Reading Summer Assembly is a great way to promote a summer reading program. Every year, Brian customizes his reading assembly to fit the National Summer Reading theme. Not just for libraries, it’s a hit with camps and summer programs of all types. Campers will be motivated to read and learn how reading is like exercise for their minds.
Unlike any of the other magic shows! The Laugh Factory is the best comical magic show for schools and summer camps that you’ll ever see!
The Laugh Factory
Unlike any other comedy magic show your camp has ever seen, The Laugh Factory is hysterical, funny, engaging, and entertaining for your campers and camp staff. What sets it apart is that the campers are the stars of the show. Several will have an opportunity to get up on stage and engage with the entertainer telling jokes and demonstrating illusions. The entertainer will also engage the entire camp with tons of opportunities for audience participation throughout. The Laugh Factory can work well for camps with students as old as 8th grade.
The Wacky Science Show
Another hugely popular of our summer camp assemblies is The Wacky Science Show. It takes the magic of theatre, attention-grabbing comedy, and scientific truths to your campers in a fun-filled way. More than twelve campers will participate on-stage throughout the show, putting science in their hands. The Wacky Science Show is one of the best summer camp assembly ideas to kick off a STEAM or STEM camp. But, it’s also great for any of the most common summer camp themes.
Summer Camp Entertainers
Top-quality summer camp entertainers are not hard to find if you know where to look! Academic Entertainment provides the best summer camp shows nationwide. We encourage you to make this year at your summer camp extra special and unforgettable. Let us be a part of your summer camp traditions year after year. To get started, request pricing here on our website, give us a call at 800-883-9883, or send us an email to info@academicentertainment.com.
