Camp Counselor Costume Ideas
Finding fun camp counselor costume ideas requires some creative thinking and inspiration. Consider the ages of your campers and what kind of references they will find entertaining. You can pick from pop culture references like the "Twilight" movies, items your campers can't live without, like a cell phone, a wooded camp theme idea, like Bigfoot, or a favorite celebrity. Keep it creative and get inventive to stand out from the crowd. Ask another counselor to dress up in a similar theme to create a stir.
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Pop Culture
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Dress up in a pop culture reference suitable to the age group of the camp. If you are a camp counselor to younger kids, dress up as "Sponge Bob Square Pants" or "Dora The Explorer." For older kids, dress up as a contestant on a reality TV show like "American Idol" or as a vampire from "Twilight." Use sparkling make-up to glow in the sunlight just like the movie vampires.
Inanimate Objects
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Dress up as a cell phone or smart phone at camp. Pick an inanimate object to dress up as like an iPod, Macbook, smart phone or cell phone. The idea is to pick something the kids at camp can't live without and use in their daily life. The campers will love your ingenuity and inspire them to come up with new ideas for the next costume party. For a practical place to start your costume, cut arms into a cardboard box big enough to wear. Paint the box white or the color of your favorite gadget, and paint on a screen or keyboard. If you're dressing as an iPhone, consider writing or painting, "There's an app for that" across your box.
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Camp Theme
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Embrace the wooded camp theme and pick a costume like Bigfoot with oversized feet and a hairy mask. For a camp counselor theme, use white, gray and red makeup to dress up as a zombie camp counselor who has returned from the dead. Carrying around a fake arm with red makeup splattered across it will offer a gruesomely fun addition.
Celebrities
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Roll out the red carpet for your celebrity costume idea. Dress up like a celebrity and delight your campers. Choose a star they follow and can have fun with like Miley Cyrus, Justin Bieber or Zac Efron. If you pick a singer, carry around a microphone and break into song and dance to entertain the kids. Ask another counselor to dress up as a celebrity couple, past or present, like Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez, and roll out a red carpet.
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