One of the 4th Year's certification activities is to host a get to know you game for the whole camp. Here are some ideas for that activity. I think it is essential the girls break into small groups for most of these activities. Listening to 90 people answer a question is super boring. We also do a secret sister all week at camp, which helps girls across levels and wards get to know each other.
Campers looking super excited as Saige thinks of something to say....
Whats in the bag?
Everyone must bring an item in a paper bag that is a clue or something they love, they are put on a table where everyone guesses who goes with which item. Then each item is called off and they person describes why they brought the item. Could also have girls draw a picture answering a question or draw a self portrait or advertisement of themselves.
Analogies-If you were a _______...
I love looking at the theme and simply asking everyone to say something like, If you were a supehero, what would your power be? If you were a house, what kind would you be? What book title describes your life?Name an animal and attribute of yourself that start with your first name, etc. What snack food would you be in another life?
Jump In/Jump Out (we do this when we introduce leaders)
(In a chant, clapping to a rhythm, person jumps in and out like hokey pokey at each instruction)
Jump in (clap) Jump out (clap) Introduce(clap) yourself (clap)
My name is __________ (yeah!)
And I'm with ___________ (yeah!)
and I love ___________ (all right all right all right)
Jump in, jump out....
M&M /Skittles games
In a small group, everybody gets a snack size bag of M/M's, go around telling things about yourself based on what color candies you have. Some ideas"
Favorite food
Favorite tv show
Yesterday I....
Farthest you've been from home
Something about your family
On a totally free day I would...
Two Truths and a Lie:
Classic party game, everyone writes down two truths and a lie about themselves, then present to the group, while everyone guesses which one is the lie.
Never, Ever have I ever....
Everyone gets 10 candies, then go around and present something they have never done. If anyone has done it, they give one of their candies to the person. Great mental activity for girls to think of things they haven't done, that almost everyone else has done, to get the most candy possible.
Fruit Basket-
Everyone sits in a circle, while one person stands in center. They call out an attribute or trivia like "went to prom last year" "loves avocados" etc., anyone who fulfills that has to get up and find another seat, while the person in the middle tries to nab a seat. You can't just slide one seat over.
I've also seen it done where everyone is given a name that relates to the theme, ie, superhero names, or bridal words or books of scripture, and those are called out instead of things about the players.
Interview Charades
In pairs, campers interview each other about a topic they pick from a jar- favorite food, tv show, did this summer, favorite part of camp, etc., and then must act out and have the group guess without speaking.
Line Up-
Divide up into groups of 10 or so girls. Caller calls out an attribute- height, length of hair, farthest drive here, age, rainbow colors of clothes, etc.
To mix up for teams-
Animal Farm-
Pass out mini colored papers randomly,and have everyone keep theirs a secret. Tell what animal is which color- pink for pig, brown for horse, white for sheep, etc. Everyone has to find the rest of their animals by only saying what that animal says (only moos, baas, quacks, etc.)
