Want to make your camping trip even more memorable? Our family loves Minute to Win It games. They are great for large group gatherings, parties, family connection, and laughter. On our recent camp trip, we tried out some Minute to Win It camping games. 
Because I didn’t want to pack a lot of extra supplies, I tried to come up with games that would use what we already had with us or small inexpensive items. These are all easy to set up and easy to play for all ages.
Minute to Win It Camping Games:
If you’d like to create your own Minute to Win It camping challenge, you can use all or some of the games below.
I’ve provided a list of supplies used to play all of the games as well as broken them up per game to make it easier for you to plan. As you can see, there are very few supplies needed to create a lot of fun. As you’ll see from the list, many of these are things that you likely already have with you when camping.
Supplied needed:
- golf balls
- watermelon
- playing cards
- rubber bands
- empty cans
- chopsticks
- graham crackers
- chocolate
- marshmallows
- balloons
Note that due to the nature of some of the supplies such as the balloons, elastic bands, and marshmallows, adult supervision is required.
Caddy Stack
Supplies needed:
- 3 golf balls (or 6 if you are playing head to head)
The object of this game is to stack 3 golf balls on top of each other. The balls must remain stacked for 3 seconds to win. You can either play head to head or individually. If playing head to head, the first one to complete their stack and have it stay in place for 3 seconds is the winner.
Card Ninja
Supplies needed:
- watermelon
- deck of playing cards
To set up this game, slice a watermelon in half and prop it up on a picnic table or other flat surface. Have each player stand at a distance from the watermelon and throw cards one at a time in an attempt to get a card in the watermelon. The object of the game is to get one of the cards to stick in the watermelon in under a minute.
You can determine the distance away that the players have to stand based on their age. If you’re playing with a large group with many ages, you can allow younger kids to stand closer if you like.
Rapid Fire
Supplies needed:
- rubber bands
- 6 empty pop cans (12 if playing head to head)
Set the cans up in a pyramid on a flat surface such as a folding table or picnic table. Give each player elastics. The object of this game is to knock over all 6 cans using elastics in under a minute. Again, you can determine how far away players must stand depending on age.
If you want to play this game head to head, set up a second stack of cans a bit of a distance away from the first. In this version, the first player to knock over all the cans is the winner.
S’more Fun
Supplies needed:
- chopsticks
- graham wafers
- chocolate
- marshmallows
Give each player a set of chopsticks, 2 graham crackers, a marshmallow, and 1 or 2 pieces of chocolate. The object of this game is to assemble a s’more using only the chopsticks in less than a minute.
When the timer starts, begin with one graham cracker, top it with the chocolate piece(s), then a marshmallow, and finish with the last graham cracker.
In the head to head version of this game, players race to be the first one to assemble their s’more using the chopsticks.
Defying Gravity
Supplies needed:
- balloons
Blow up the balloons. You’ll need 3 if doing this individually or 6 if you’ll have people competing head to head. The goal of this one is to keep all 3 balloons in the air for 60 seconds without having any of them touch the ground.
If two players are competing at the same time, you can either declare the winner the person who keeps all 3 from touching the ground for the longest or give a point to each player if they both complete the challenge in one minute.
You’ll need a bit of space for this one, especially if there are two people playing at the same time. Some campsites may be large enough (ours was quite large) or you may need to complete this in a field or open space.
All of these Minute to Win It camping games work well for large groups such as at a camp, day camp, family reunion, youth group, or party.
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