Activities
Family activities
Grab your favorite bonfire snacks and your trusty camp counselors. Choose a movie from this list and gather around for a movie night right in your backyard.
-Toy Story (Disney Plus) This is a camp classic! You can catch the entire series over on Disney Plus!
-Coco (Disney Plus) Watch this for a fun, summer night in.
-Inside Out (Disney Plus) Get a hold of your summer emotions with this film… about emotions!
-Up (Disney Plus) A bit of a tear jerker for children; recommended for kids ages 8 and up!
-Star Wars (Disney Plus) Put down your camp counselor hats and become storm troopers instead.
-Rags (Hulu) Missing the camp talent show that you perform in every year? Grab a mic and sing along to this movie!
-Let it Shine (Disney Plus) Here is another movie for our lovely summer camp singers and performers out there!
-The Willoughbys (Netflix) Enjoy a family laugh with this new Netflix Original animated film.
-Cheaper By The Dozen (Disney Plus) Okay, this SCREAMS camp. A big movie for a big, or little, family!
-The Bee Movie (Netflix) Grab your favorite honey snack and relax by the fire with this amusing movie!
-Den Brother (Disney Plus) Hello?! Camp classic! Watch Den Brother for a real summer camp feel.
-James and the Giant Peach (Disney Plus) Pretend your house is a giant peach, and watch this movie in it!
-Secret Life of Pets (Netflix) Don’t you wonder what your pets are doing while you’re at camp? Find out!
-Wreck it Ralph (Netflix) This is for all the kids who love video games… Game on!
-Spiderman: Into the Spider-verse (Netflix) This is a fun, action-packed Marvel film.
-Dr. Seuss’ Horton Hears a Who (Hulu) Who doesn’t love a Dr. Seuss story?!
-Ugly Dolls (Hulu) In need of a laugh? Watch this movie!
-Mrs. Doubtfire (Hulu) Grab the family for an insanely funny time with this movie!
-Hotel Transylvania 3 (Netflix) Did you say vampire? This one is great for a summer afternoon inside.
-Chicken Little (Netflix) This Disney classic will have you wanting to play baseball in camp in no time.
-The Princess Switch (Netflix) Christmas in July? You got it! This is a funny holiday film that everyone will love.
-Despicable Me (Netflix) This is a light, comedic film with something that all camps need: MINIONS!
-Diary of a Wimpy Kid (Hulu) Another camp classic! Great for a Friday afternoon with the family.
-Peter Pan (Hulu) I believe I can fly!
-Night at the Museum (Hulu) Take a camp field trip on over to the museum, with this awesome movie.
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