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Three options for making teams that come with pros and cons:

1. 1 cabin is one team
Pros: The cabin grows in unity as they work as a team
It is easy to keep track of points and team members
Less paper work
Cons: Campers do not meet as many people
If there is tension between campers in the cabin there is no escape from it

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To make a 4 way bungee:
Take piece of 1 inch tubular climbing webbing and tie a water knot (google search: water knot) in it. Then tie it so that there are 4 loops going in all 4 directions with a big knot in the middle. That is the center structure. Then take some 1/4 inch bungee (6 times the length you want so 15-20 feet per bungee works good) and loop it back on it’s self 6 times, going through the webbing loop. Put the two ends together and tie a triple fisherman knot (google search: Fisherman knot, then put three loops instead of one) in the bungee. Tie a figure eight knot (google search: Figure 8 knot) in the end of the webbing that is closest to the webbing. After that tie another figure eight knot in the opposite end of the bungee. Repeat on all four sides. If have the budget you can make a entire structure where there is a net in the middle with the webbing and the campers get balls and they need to drop them in the bag in the middle. If you do not have the budget for that, get one camper to get the ball and hand it off to the other camper that is on the opposite side and then the second camper need to put it in a pail that is way out of the way. Put the campers in climbing harnesses and clip them to the back and let them go wild and play tug of war with bungee.

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This is a way to have a quiet meal. You tell the campers that they get normal utensils for the meal. If they talk or make a noise they lose their small utensils in exchange for one out of the kitchen and they need to finish their meal with whatever they get (soup with a wisk is always fun to watch). If they make a second noise they lose everything and have to use their hands. If they talk again they lose their hands and they get tied behind their back and all they get is their mouth. Usually they do not make a fourth noise. If so, be creative.

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This is a great way to deal with the homesick campers. What you do is tell the campers that it is fine and normal to be homesick. The typical way of dealing with it is to get the campers involved in something. The campers get homesick when they can think about and remember their family so if you get their minds off of that, it usually works. However at bed time it is very hard to get them involved in something so you give them a homesick pill. This is a very special pill that has the power to take home sickness away. You give it to the camper and in minutes the crying will stop and they will go to sleep.

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One way to make camp fun is to have like a camp spirit day or few days at camp, where you have a theme and all the campers and staff must reflect the theme. So theme ideas are:
-______(color) day
-backwards day (walk backwards and wear your clothes backwards)
-quiet day
-fast day
-reverse day (run the schedule in reverse)
-etc (anything you want)

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