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The Most Popular Activities at the Villar Camp in Cantabria

The Villar Multiadventure and Beach Camp boasts a wide variety of activities that keep children coming back year after year, utterly captivated. Despite its diverse programme, there are a number of options that recur every summer at the camp and always prove to be a hit.

Index

1. Multiadventure and Beach Activities
2. The Cluedo Gymkhana
3. The Themed Day
4. The Save the Egg Game
5. The Capture the Flag Activity
6. The Yellow Humour Circuit

1. Multiadventure and beach activities

Multiadventure and beach activities are the main draw of this summer camp in Villar, Cantabria. The very concept of multiadventure is one of the most common themes at camps. The idea is to introduce participants to nature-based activities that are not normally part of school curricula and are not everyday pursuits for children, either due to their location or the equipment required. In Villar, these activities include:

• Archery.
• Climbing
• Mountain hikes.
• Orienteering gymkhana.

All these activities are carried out under the supervision of specialist group leaders, who follow all the necessary protocols to ensure they run successfully and without any risk.

In addition to the multiadventure element, the Villar summer camp includes two days at the beach, one with a surf course and the other with a Beach Olympics programme in the town of Somo. The entire programme is designed by the team of group leaders and adapted to the characteristics of the group.

The surf course at the summer camp takes place on various beaches around Santander (Somo, El Sardinero, Liencres), with the beach chosen according to the most favourable tide forecast for the sport. The courses are run by staff from professional surf schools, who provide all the necessary equipment (board, wetsuit) and are also supported by our camp’s team of group leaders.

Alternating between these off-site activities and the games and group dynamics held within the camp itself is one of the most important tasks for the coordination team, aimed at giving camp participants a dynamic stay with plenty of opportunities for fun, ensuring that every day is unique.

2. The Cluedo Gymkhana

In this case the game is an adaptation of the board game ‘Cluedo’, played live and with real characters (portrayed by the group leaders). Every year a different story is chosen and the children are immersed in a mystery to solve, with the aim of working out who the culprit is and how they committed the crime.

The Cluedo activity takes the form of a clue gymkhana. The children split into teams and decode riddles all around the village; if they manage to solve the puzzle, they will have enough clues to accuse one of the group leaders after questioning each of them in turn. At the end of the game a trial is held and the culprit is revealed.

3. The Themed Day

It is common at summer camps to dedicate an entire day to a different theme each year. On this very special day, activities run from morning to night following the same thematic thread, with group leaders dressed up in character.

At the Villar Multiadventure and Beach Camp the themed day usually includes a craft workshop so that campers can get creative and take on different roles in the game, a game lasting several hours after lunch with a performance by the group leaders, and finally an evening activity to round off the day.

What makes these days particularly special is the camp’s decoration matching the chosen theme, the group leaders in costume throughout the day, and the surprises that can pop up during meals. With this type of game the aim is to make the children feel as though they are inside a film or immersed in another magical world — who would not be delighted to wake up to a Hogwarts letter on the breakfast table, or a Mario Kart race during the afternoon snack?

4. The Save the Egg Game

One of the oldest and most beloved activities at summer camps is the Save the Egg Game, also known as Carlinga. The aim of the activity is to complete a series of challenges in order to collect materials to build a contraption inside which an egg will be placed. The contraption is then dropped from a drone at height, with the goal of keeping the egg intact so it does not break.

Campers compete in teams to complete a series of challenges and collect recycled materials they can use to protect the egg from the fall. In doing so, they unleash their imagination while also learning to play in a sustainable way by reusing resources. Cardboard, cartons, egg boxes, plastic bags, cork — all of it comes in handy as they build small flying contraptions as if they were architects.

One of the most entertaining variations of this game is the chance to crack the egg over one of the group leaders’ heads if the contraption survives the drop; if it breaks, however, the campers are the ones who receive the egg as their forfeit.

5. The Capture the Flag Activity

The classic game of capture the flag is undoubtedly one of the activities that never goes out of fashion at summer camps. With the simple premise of hiding one flag per team and finding it through a tag-style chase, it remains just as much fun for campers as the very first time they play it.

At the Villar Multiadventure and Beach Camp, the location and surroundings of this Cantabrian village make it the perfect setting for this kind of game, which requires wide open spaces and varied terrain for the chase. Its woodland transforms into the ideal obstacle course for pursuing opponents and hiding the flag.

6. The Yellow Humour Circuit

At Natuaventura we have a circuit packed with inflatable objects and giant structures that are set up for an entire day at each camp. The children are split into teams and rotate around each attraction to enjoy themselves and have a brilliant time. It is without doubt one of the most popular and in-demand activities at our summer camps.

After reading this round-up of the best activities at the Villar Multiadventure and Beach Camp, you may well feel like signing yourself up and being a child again. Mountain activities, beach fun, incredible games and the welcoming atmosphere of the village of Villar make it clear that sometimes you do not have to choose — because at this camp you can have it all.

More About Multiadventure and Beach Summer Camps

• Multiadventure Camp on the Beach: Villar
• Accommodation at the Villar Multiadventure Beach Camp: Las Indianas
• Types of Camp by Theme
• Multiadventure Camps
• What Is a Surf Course at a Summer Camp Like?