How to spend a day of laughter in the camp

2024 Author: Priscilla Miln | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-16 00:21

Everyone who has ever rested in a children's camp knows very well that a rare day there did without any competitions, role-playing games or theatrical performances. Time passes, and the saying "old is old" in this regard is no longer relevant. This can be said with confidence, because for several generations in a row, children who grew up in the countries of the Soviet and post-Soviet space have been happy to play such games as "Cossack robbers" and "war", and having arrived at the camp, they are looking forward to the Day Neptune and, of course, April Fool's Day.

What is April Fool's Day?

The day of laughter in the camp is a kind of antipode to Halloween, a fun and scary holiday of all kinds of scarecrows. Jokes, practical jokes, unusual contests, which evaluate not so much ingenuity and speed as the ability to smile charmingly and laugh contagiously, are a mandatory program, but such an obligation does not even bother the guys at all. April Fool's Day at the camp isan entertaining game that not only lasted all day, but also surprisingly involved counselors and educators in the process.

Benefits of laughter

One of the characters in James Crews' wonderful but slightly frightening tale "Tim Thaler or Sold Laughter" once said that of the variety of explosions, he recognizes only the explosion of he althy children's laughter. Given that at school and at home, children only hear that "do not fidget" and "be careful", April Fool's Day for children, especially in the midst of summer holidays, has become a real gift. This is the perfect opportunity to unwind and relax.

How is April Fool's Day at camp?

Of course, given that today's children are unlikely to be interested in contests once held for their dads and moms, each time something special is invented. That's why it's April Fool's Day. In the camp (the scenario is usually developed individually by a team of counselors), it is allowed to improvise, which grateful participants perceive with a bang.

As a rule, the guys are divided into two teams, each of which prepares its own emblem. Recently, given the general computerization of the younger generation, emoticons have gained incredible popularity, which become a kind of symbol of this fun and funny holiday. The reward for winning this or that competition is quite original, these are not disgusting chocolate-biscuit bars and sweets, but painted cannabis. Not on faces, of course, although some are excitedthey manage to apply war paint on themselves and on a friend. Marks are placed on the emoticon emblem. Whose emoticon is more freckled, he won.

Among the competitions, I would like to mention those that have an element of group psychotherapy. We were all teenagers once and remember how many tears were brought to us by "ugly" noses, teeth, ears or eyes. And how many unpleasant moments I had to endure in connection with the "funny" surname … But the contests "Whose nose is better" and "Horns and hooves" help teenagers get rid of complexes and understand that there are no ugly people, but if you treat your real and imaginary external flaws with enough he althy humor, life becomes much more beautiful.

In a word, April Fool's Day at the camp gives children not only a long-awaited opportunity to have fun, but also to look at themselves from the outside and see their comrades in a different light.