Best Cabin Bonding Ideas - First Class Counselors #42

Camp friendships last a lifetime - here’s how to help your campers make them!

Counselors know how strong that camp friendships are. But do you remember way back when you were a camper? Do you remember your first camp friend? Chances are, your counselor had a big part in helping you forge that friendship.

So now, like all things at camp, it’s time to pay it forward!

In this episode, Oliver and Matt discuss their favourite ideas for helping a cabin form their most fantastic friendships ever.

On this episode you’ll hear:

  • Why is camp the perfect place for camp friendships to form?

  • How to start your week off with building friendships

  • How to keep the momentum going

  • Camp activities and times perfect for forging friendships

  • Ending the week with a band and sending them home with new friends for life!

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E.G.E.L - Ever Growing Ever Learning

Matt: The Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award - US - Canada

Oliver: Oliver’s best (and most gross) “touch of something scary” ideas

  • Marshmallows in water - Eyeballs

  • Hot dogs, carrots - Fingers

  • Wet tortilla - Skin 

  • Raisins with something sticking (honey or maple syrup) - Boogers

  • Sliced almonds - Finger nails’

  • Over cooked rice - Maggots


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What is First Class Counselors?

Camp Directors, this Podcast isn’t for you. It’s time to delegate! First Class Counsellors is for your counselling staff, the ones who are on the ground, playing with kids and changing lives.

Each week, we’ll cover practical and accessible tips that will level up your camp counsellor skills. These are things every counsellor should know, but that you may not have time to teach in staff training.

Our two hosts, Oliver Gregan and Matt Wilfrd from Go Camp Pro are excited to be able to provide this resource to camp counsellors and up and coming staff, who they believe, have the most important job at camp.


This is free professional development for your counsellors! We would love your feedback. Please leave your comments below, or, send Matt an email! Thank you!