Hobbies And Interests
One Year
Learning about one event in each person's life can act as an icebreaker for the group. Each person receives a coin and reads the year imprinted on the coin. Each person takes a turn talking about an event special to him in that year. The host should make sure the coin year falls within each person's life.
Two Truths and a Dream Wish
The game of Two Truths and a Dream Wish introduces everyone. While everyone sits in a circle, each person thinks of three statements about himself. Two statements are true, one statement introduces his dream or goal. For example: I visited Yellowstone Park. I take gymnastics lessons. I earned a badge last year. The dream could be about being a gymnast.
The Outdoors as a Resource
The site of the wiener roast can use what is available and visible in your area. If a clear night with little light pollution is in the offing, this time could focus on stargazing. For beach settings, a tic-tac-toe game can take place in the sand or on a blanket with rocks as markers.
Group Survival Game
In the Stranded on an Island Game each person identifies and discusses one object he would bring on a deserted island. From the "collection," the group discusses a selection of objects to increase the chances of survival.
Skills of Persons Living with a Disability
While singing songs and telling stories are traditional activities for the campfire or wiener roast, the host can introduce a talk about skills used by a person living with a disability. For example, the host could talk about American Sign Language (ASL) and demonstrate the manual alphabet (finger-spelling) from a chart. Each person could take a turn finger spelling his name or a short sentence. The group could even try creating a campfire story using ASL.
This time of camaraderie may also be right to introduce games or toys played by children living with a disability. For example, a ball thrown by a visually impaired child could produce distinctive sounds from a bell or other device hidden inside the ball. Goalball is a Paralympic sport played three-against-three by blind or visually impaired athletes who listen to the ball's bell sounds.