Recreation Handbook for Camp, Conference and Community, 2d ed.

by Roger E. Barrows

Overview

Designed to provide youth leaders with fun and wholesome recreation activities for children between the ages of 8 and 18, this handbook includes chapters on games, rainy day activities, dramatics, storytelling, songs, campfire programs, worship and devotions, and inspiration for leaders. Sheet music and lyrics to songs featured in the book are also included. This second edition includes a new chapter on nature games and activities, along with several expanded and updated chapters from the original work. It is intended for use by anyone who works with youth in a recreation setting, from camp counselors and scoutmasters to parents and club advisors.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780786442805
Publisher:	McFarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers
Publication date:	02/15/2010
Series:	Sport & Leisure
Edition description:	2nd ed.
Pages:	329
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.90(d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Roger E. Barrows has taught humanities at Valencia College in Orlando, Florida, for over two decades and has worked extensively with young people at Northeast Music Camp and the Chautauqua Institution in upstate New York.

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Preface     

CHAPTER 1. ICEBREAKERS AND TEAMBUILDERS     
Icebreakers and Mixers     
Trust Activities     
Teambuilding Activities: Initiative or Challenge Games     
Further Resources     

CHAPTER 2. GAMES AND ACTIVITIES     
Indoor, Rainy Day, and Campfire Games     
Active Outdoor Games     
Balloon Games     
Bean Bag Games     
Tag Games     
Relay Races     
Cooperative Games     
Sports     
Frisbee Games     
Further Resources     

CHAPTER 3. NATURE ACTIVITIES AND GAMES     
Nature Hikes: Hiking Tips and Hiking Trips     
Activities and Games     
Further Resources     

CHAPTER 4. THEME DAYS     
All-Day Olympics     
Pirate Day     
Paul Bunyan Day     
American Indian Day     
Hawaiian Day     
America Day     
Indiana Jones Day     
Field Day     
Holiday Day     
Backwards Day     
Disney Day     
International Day     
Earth Day     
Gold Rush     
Further Resources     

CHAPTER 5. RAINY DAY ACTIVITIES     

CHAPTER 6. DRAMATICS, SKITS AND STUNTS     
Impromptus     
Miming     
Miming a Story or Poem     
Talent/Variety Show     
The Rent     
Shadow Show     
Miss or Mr. Ugly Pageant     
Radio Play     
The Widow’s Grief     
Is It Time Yet?     
Tommy Hilfiger     
The Lost Ring     
Dead Body     
Soup Bowl     
Lunchtime     
The Cardboard Box     
St. Peter     
Doctor’s Office     
The Briefcase     
Bus Stop     
Firing Squad     
Spitfire     
News Reporter     
Emergency Ward     
Pickpockets     
The Pie-in-the-Face Routine     
Nature Hike     
Brush Your Teeth     
The Viper Is Coming!     
Gum to Candy     
Brains for Sale     
Echo     
Heated Controversy     
Shake the Dime     
The Black Eye     
Order of the Blanket     
Watermelon-Eating Contest     
Fortune Teller     
Penny in the Funnel     
Marshmallow Race     
Water Cup Race     
Dress-Up Race     
Water Balloon Toss     
Blow Your Nose     
Cheekie-Cheekie     
Pudding Feed     
The Hand Is Faster Than the Eye     
Bucket Line     
Psychic     
The Lawnmower     
Candy Store     
Indian Burial     
Springtime     
Enlightenment     
There’s a Bear     
The Ugliest Creature in the World     
The Obstacle Course     
Spoofs     

CHAPTER 7. STORYTELLING     
Reading Stories     
Telling Stories     
Stories I’ve Been Told     
Classic Stories and Story-Poems for Reading Aloud     
More Suggested Readings for Campfires, Rainy Days,
Bedtime, and Other Occasions     
Books on Storytelling     

CHAPTER 8. SONGS     
Music and Lyrics     
Hiking Songs     
Echo Songs     
Motion Songs     
“To the Tune of ...”     
Further Songs for Group Singing     

CHAPTER 9. CAMPFIRES     
Campfire Themes     
Easy Campfire Recipes     

CHAPTER 10. WORSHIP AND DEVOTION     
Devotions on Being Thankful     
Devotions for the Outdoors     
Devotions on Friendship and Love     

CHAPTER 11. INSPIRATION FOR LEADERS     
What Makes a Good Leader?     
Secrets of Leadership     
“If ” (by Rudyard Kipling)     
Quotations for Leaders     

Index