Camping/Glamping Night Theme: Game Ideas

  1. Fireside Trivia Challenge

Theme: Wilderness & Pop Culture

Materials Needed:

  • Printed trivia cards or a trivia app
  • Bell or buzzer for answering
  • Scoreboard or whiteboard

Rules:

  1. Divide into teams of 2–4.
  2. Take turns answering trivia questions. Each correct answer = 1 point.
  3. First team to reach 10 points (or highest after set rounds) wins.

Prize: Enamel mug filled with gourmet hot chocolate mix and marshmallows

  1. S’mores Stack-Off

Theme: Fastest & Tallest Build

Materials Needed:

  • Graham crackers
  • Marshmallows
  • Chocolate pieces
  • Timer

Rules:

  1. Each player gets equal materials.
  2. In 2 minutes, build the tallest stack of alternating graham, chocolate, and marshmallows—no melting allowed.
  3. Stack must stand for 5 seconds without tipping.

Prize: Mini s’mores kit in a gift box

  1. Glamping Scavenger Hunt

Theme: Nighttime Adventure

Materials Needed:

  • Custom list of items (e.g., pinecone, flashlight, a specific quote written on a card, lantern, trail mix bag)
  • Flashlights
  • Optional: glow sticks to mark search zones

Rules:

  1. Divide guests into small teams.
  2. Give each team a list and set a time limit (20–30 minutes).
  3. First team to return with all items wins.

Prize: Travel candle and notebook set

  1. Campfire Story Spin

Theme: Improv Storytelling

Materials Needed:

  • A “story prompt” bowl (cards with words like “bear,” “cabin,” “ghost,” “burnt marshmallow”)
  • Chairs arranged around a fire or lantern circle

Rules:

  1. One person draws a card and starts a story.
  2. After 30 seconds, the next person continues it, drawing a new prompt.
  3. Continue until everyone has added. Best/funniest story wins by group vote.

Prize: “Master Storyteller” badge or flannel throw blanket

  1. Glamper Cornhole Tournament

Theme: Classic Lawn Game with Rustic Twist

Materials Needed:

  • Cornhole boards and bean bags
  • Scoreboard

Rules:

  1. Standard cornhole rules: 3 points in the hole, 1 point on the board.
  2. First to 21 points wins the round.
  3. Host a bracket-style mini tournament.

Prize: Wooden bottle opener or insulated drink tumbler

  1. Camp Karaoke Contest

Theme: Glampfire Sing-Off

Materials Needed:

  • Karaoke machine or karaoke app
  • Microphone
  • Seating for audience

Rules:

  1. Guests can sign up solo or as duets.
  2. Choose from a camping or road-trip-themed playlist.
  3. Crowd votes on the best performance.

Prize: Bluetooth speaker or music gift card

  1. Lantern Ring Toss

Theme: Glowing Target Game

Materials Needed:

  • Decorative lanterns or camping lanterns
  • Glow stick rings or rope rings

Rules:

  1. Place lanterns at different distances.
  2. Players toss rings to land over lanterns.
  3. Points based on distance or difficulty.

Prize: Set of glow-in-the-dark reusable drink stirrers

  1. Pinecone Bocce Ball

Theme: Nature Remix of Bocce

Materials Needed:

  • A white “target” pinecone
  • 6–8 pinecones of different colors/sizes (2–4 per team)

Rules:

  1. Place the target pinecone.
  2. Players toss their pinecones to land as close as possible.
  3. Closest after all throws wins the round.

Prize: Set of artisan trail mix jars or camping spice tins

 

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