Risk it for the Biscuit
Hazards for this activity involve flying embers, contact with a hot roasting stick, and getting too close to a fire.
What is Campfire?
This activity teaches responsibility and respect for tools through safe handling practices?
What is whittling?
“Minor burns from hot food or cooking equipment” is a hazard in this activity. Staff must maintain a safe cooking perimeter and monitor campers.
What is Outdoor Cooking
Risk: “Splinters or minor cuts from tools or natural materials.”
Benefit: “Encourages creativity, problem-solving, and resourcefulness.”
What is Shelter Building?
Hazard: Campers get too close to the fire during marshmallow roasting.
What is “Enforce a rule to remain seated on benches unless roasting marshmallows, and supervise participant movement”?
What is Group Games.
This activity develops hand-eye coordination and upper body strength.
What is archery?
To prevent injury from contact with projectiles, this activity requires that staff enforce strict safety zones and gear checks.
What is Archery?
Risk: "Wandering at night."
Benefit: "Promotes independence and responsibility through overnight stays."
What is Sleepovers?
Hazard: Minor injuries like scraped knees or twisted ankles on uneven terrain.
What is “Ensure campers wear appropriate footwear and walk, not run, on trails”?
Hazards for this activity include wildlife encounters, delayed emergency response, and getting lost.
What is Overnight Trips?
This activity encourages connection with nature and environmental engagement.
What is Camouflage
To avoid capsizing during strong winds, this activity requires staff to cancel it if there are white caps or wind speeds of 20 km/hr.
What is Canoeing?
Risk: "Collisions"
Benefit: "Encourages participants to connect with nature and develop respect for water ecosystems."
What is Canoeing?
Hazard: Campers may become dehydrated during physically active games in the sun.
What is “Schedule water breaks and monitor campers for signs of fatigue”?
Hazards for this activity include homesickness, jumping off bunkbeds, and wandering at night.
What is Sleepover?
This activity provides a safe, controlled introduction to a unique physical activity.
What is Slackline?
Staff must ensure that participants wear appropriate footwear and do multiple head counts to keep participants safe during this activity.
What is Hiking/Orienteering?
Risk: "Improper use of hammocks"
Benefits: "Encourages creativity and independence through unstructured play."
What is Freeplay?
Hazard: Participants carving with dead or brittle wood, increasing the risk of splintering or tool slippage.
What is “Ensure fresh, green wood is used and inspect wood before carving”?
What is Shelter Building?
This activity provides opportunities for social interaction and self-directed teamwork.
What is Free Play?
Staff must monitor tool use to avoid burns from hot glue guns in this activity.
What is Arts and Crafts
Risk: “Campers may wander too far.”
Benefit: “Enhances observational skills and connection to natural surroundings.”
What is Camouflage?
Hazard: Campers may experience fatigue or distress while swimming.
What is “Brief participants on self-monitoring for fatigue, have lifeguards and staff monitor participants actively, and make life jackets available for anyone to use”?