Original Source: Tiger, Quebec City, Canada
Wrap a present - Again, in relay fashion, each team has a table with a box, wrapping paper, ribbon, bow and tape. The amount of supplies will depend on the number of players in each team. The idea is to rush up to the table and wrap the box with a layer of paper. The final few players will add ribbon, add a bow, and perhaps a gift tag. You can make this whole idea more interesting by everyone having to wear oven mitts or thick gloves. Small groups can go twice, and maybe with your larger groups the last person has to done some sort of costume and deliver the parcel.
Imagination runs free.......
Another activity that involves everyone is another off-shoot from musical chairs. A large garbage bag is passed from hand to hand and when the music stops, the person left holding the bag removes an article of clothing or decoration from the bag and "puts it on". Play continues til everyone has something to wear and the bag is empty. Make sure and take a group photo for this one! (WARNING: Head lice alert for those caps and hats included in the bag)
Showing posts with label Game. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Game. Show all posts
Saturday, 24 November 2007
Saturday, 15 September 2007
Beans
Character: Active Indoor Outdoor
Can be played with any number.
The Guider calls out various types of beans and the girls perform the correct action.
Runner Beans - run around
Jumping Beans - jump
Baked Beans - lie out in the sun
Chilli beans - shiver
Frozen Beans - Stand still
broad Beans - Stand with legs as far apart as possible
French Beans - say "Oh La La!"
String Beans - stand still, arms straight up.
Dwarf Beans - squat down
Has Beans - fall on the floor
Can be played with any number.
The Guider calls out various types of beans and the girls perform the correct action.
Runner Beans - run around
Jumping Beans - jump
Baked Beans - lie out in the sun
Chilli beans - shiver
Frozen Beans - Stand still
broad Beans - Stand with legs as far apart as possible
French Beans - say "Oh La La!"
String Beans - stand still, arms straight up.
Dwarf Beans - squat down
Has Beans - fall on the floor
Sunday, 19 August 2007
Italian Kim's Game
Give each small group a copy of the map of Italy. Play Kim's game using this map.
After letting the groups study the maps for a given length of time, have them turn the map over and then ask questions such as:-
Which body of water lies to the south of Italy?
What city is almost in the centre of Italy?
What mountains lie in the north of Italy?
What is the name of island which looks like it is a soccer ball being kicked by Italy?
What colour is the country to the east of Italy on this map? etc.
To check, have the groups look at the map again and then repeat the questions so they can see if they had the correct answers.
The give each girl a piece of paper and a pencil and challenge her to draw the outline of Italy. While all of them probably know it is shaped like a boot, let them see how close they can come to the actual outline.
Original Source: Wendy Baker, Canada
After letting the groups study the maps for a given length of time, have them turn the map over and then ask questions such as:-
Which body of water lies to the south of Italy?
What city is almost in the centre of Italy?
What mountains lie in the north of Italy?
What is the name of island which looks like it is a soccer ball being kicked by Italy?
What colour is the country to the east of Italy on this map? etc.
To check, have the groups look at the map again and then repeat the questions so they can see if they had the correct answers.
The give each girl a piece of paper and a pencil and challenge her to draw the outline of Italy. While all of them probably know it is shaped like a boot, let them see how close they can come to the actual outline.
Original Source: Wendy Baker, Canada
Sunday, 29 July 2007
Mexican Police Officer
Original Source : Shelagh Walsh, Canada
One person is the traffic police officer. The players divide into teams.
Each PERSON gets 3 dried beans (if the teams are unequal numbers, you could give each team 9 beans, so 2 people would have 4 & 5 beans, 3 people would have 3 beans each.)
Everyone except the traffic police officer are vehicles, cars, buses, trucks, maybe even helicopters or donkey carts. They mill around being vehicles until the traffic police officer holds up her hand "stop." All vehicles freeze, anyone caught moving has to pay a fine of a bean.
At the end (5 minute time limit?) the team with the most beans wins. After playing this a few times last night, it was decided the traffic police officer would actually yell the Spanish word for "stop" (which is alto) because people might be looking the other way. It is difficult to be a good vehicle & watch the traffic police officer all the time.
We like this, because even if you are lousy at it & lose all your beans, the rest of your team might still have theirs, & you might still win!
Simple, practically free (dried beans are cheap), a Mexican children's game, & lots of fun for all ages.
One person is the traffic police officer. The players divide into teams.
Each PERSON gets 3 dried beans (if the teams are unequal numbers, you could give each team 9 beans, so 2 people would have 4 & 5 beans, 3 people would have 3 beans each.)
Everyone except the traffic police officer are vehicles, cars, buses, trucks, maybe even helicopters or donkey carts. They mill around being vehicles until the traffic police officer holds up her hand "stop." All vehicles freeze, anyone caught moving has to pay a fine of a bean.
At the end (5 minute time limit?) the team with the most beans wins. After playing this a few times last night, it was decided the traffic police officer would actually yell the Spanish word for "stop" (which is alto) because people might be looking the other way. It is difficult to be a good vehicle & watch the traffic police officer all the time.
We like this, because even if you are lousy at it & lose all your beans, the rest of your team might still have theirs, & you might still win!
Simple, practically free (dried beans are cheap), a Mexican children's game, & lots of fun for all ages.
Thursday, 19 July 2007
3 International Games
Original Source: Tiger, Quebec City, Canada, goldtiger@videotron.ca
Character: Active
I Sell Oil (Cyprus)
The players crouch in a circle, facing inwards. One of the players holds a handkerchief in the folds of her skirt (or pocket) and walks behind them saying, "I sell oil, I sell honey, my master is dead, and I need money," or something similar, and bending down, pretending to drop the handkerchief behind one of them. If one of the sitters realises that the handkerchief has actually been dropped behind her, she must jump up, run after the seller, and touch her. If she catches the seller before the seller reaches her empty place, she wins and goes back and crouches in her own place, but if the seller is quick and reaches the empty place before being caught, she squats and the other one sells oil. If she is caught, she carries on selling until she is successful.
Fire On The Mountain (Tanzania)
Play with any number of players and a leader. Players lie on their backs and choose a key word that is their signal to jump quickly to their feet. The leader begins by calling, "Fire on the Mountain!" and all the players shout, "Fire!" but remain on their backs. The leader continues to call, "Fire on the ....", changing the location with each call, and the players shout back "Fire!". At anytime and in any part of the sentence, the leader can call the key word and everyone jumps up. As children in Tanzania play it, the last person up is eliminated and the game continues until one winner is left, but you can simply have the last person up each time replace the leader.
Birds, Giants, Dwarfs (Greece)
The Brownies stand in a circle with one Brownie in the middle. She gives the orders: "Birds"; "Giants"; "Dwarfs"; or "Wicked Witch". When the order is "Birds" the Brownies pretend to fly. They walk tall for "Giants" and creep low for "Dwarfs". When the Brownie in the middle calls "Wicked Witch", all the Brownies run away to a place which has been chosen beforehand. The Brownie in the middle chases them, and the first one to be caught gives the orders next.
These three games are the way they play them in their countries. If you wish to make them more "politically correct" to suit your needs, feel free.
Character: Active
I Sell Oil (Cyprus)
The players crouch in a circle, facing inwards. One of the players holds a handkerchief in the folds of her skirt (or pocket) and walks behind them saying, "I sell oil, I sell honey, my master is dead, and I need money," or something similar, and bending down, pretending to drop the handkerchief behind one of them. If one of the sitters realises that the handkerchief has actually been dropped behind her, she must jump up, run after the seller, and touch her. If she catches the seller before the seller reaches her empty place, she wins and goes back and crouches in her own place, but if the seller is quick and reaches the empty place before being caught, she squats and the other one sells oil. If she is caught, she carries on selling until she is successful.
Fire On The Mountain (Tanzania)
Play with any number of players and a leader. Players lie on their backs and choose a key word that is their signal to jump quickly to their feet. The leader begins by calling, "Fire on the Mountain!" and all the players shout, "Fire!" but remain on their backs. The leader continues to call, "Fire on the ....", changing the location with each call, and the players shout back "Fire!". At anytime and in any part of the sentence, the leader can call the key word and everyone jumps up. As children in Tanzania play it, the last person up is eliminated and the game continues until one winner is left, but you can simply have the last person up each time replace the leader.
Birds, Giants, Dwarfs (Greece)
The Brownies stand in a circle with one Brownie in the middle. She gives the orders: "Birds"; "Giants"; "Dwarfs"; or "Wicked Witch". When the order is "Birds" the Brownies pretend to fly. They walk tall for "Giants" and creep low for "Dwarfs". When the Brownie in the middle calls "Wicked Witch", all the Brownies run away to a place which has been chosen beforehand. The Brownie in the middle chases them, and the first one to be caught gives the orders next.
These three games are the way they play them in their countries. If you wish to make them more "politically correct" to suit your needs, feel free.
Tuesday, 3 July 2007
International Shopping
Original Source: Doris Cavallin, Ottawa
AgeGroups: Brownies/Guides
Character: Active International
To play: The players are in patrols, gouped in various parts of the room.
The game leader has a list of items that could be bought in a store.
One person from each patrol, the "shopper" comes to the leader.
All are given the same items (whisper so the rest can't hear).
They return to their patrol which is the "shop" and act out what they want to buy, because the "shopkeepers" don't understand English.
The first patrol to guess correctly wins, and new "shoppers" go to the game leader.
Try these items: umbrella, pound of butter, jar of honey, wedding ring, bikini, ballet shoes, pencil sharpeners, bicycle pump, automobile tire, nosedrops.
AgeGroups: Brownies/Guides
Character: Active International
To play: The players are in patrols, gouped in various parts of the room.
The game leader has a list of items that could be bought in a store.
One person from each patrol, the "shopper" comes to the leader.
All are given the same items (whisper so the rest can't hear).
They return to their patrol which is the "shop" and act out what they want to buy, because the "shopkeepers" don't understand English.
The first patrol to guess correctly wins, and new "shoppers" go to the game leader.
Try these items: umbrella, pound of butter, jar of honey, wedding ring, bikini, ballet shoes, pencil sharpeners, bicycle pump, automobile tire, nosedrops.
Sunday, 1 July 2007
The Slapping Game
Original Source: Jane Maddin, Ontario, Canada
AgeGroups: Brownies/Guides/Rangers
Character: International
Number of Players: Any number from 10 and up.
Source: My Pathfinders here taught me this one, but I understand it came from Our Cabana, so is INTERNATIONAL.
The girls get in a circle and then each girl lies down on the floor on her tummy with her hands in front of her and her palms flat on the floor (sort of like a collapsed push up position). Then each girl puts her hands on the other side of the hands of the girl on either side of her.
(This is MUCH more complicated to describe than it is to do, trust me!)
This means that there are two hands in front of each girl on the floor. The hand on the left is the right hand of the girl to her left, and the hand on the right is the left hand of the girl on her right. Her hands are in front of the two girls on either side of her.
Rules: One girl is chosen to start and she indicates which direction the slap is travelling. Let's say, for ease of explanation that she picks her right. She slaps her right hand on the floor. If she slaps ONCE, the slap continues to travel to the right. If she slaps TWICE the slap travels in the opposite direction. I think that I would get a room full of girls who have never played this before, to each slap once to get the idea of the slap travelling.
If you miss your turn, or you slap out of turn, that hand comes out of the circle. You have to mess up twice to be kicked out of the game. The game is over when only one person is left - HOWEVER, this could be a VERY long game, you might want to stop when 5 people have been kicked out, or when 10 hands have been eliminated from the game!
AgeGroups: Brownies/Guides/Rangers
Character: International
Number of Players: Any number from 10 and up.
Source: My Pathfinders here taught me this one, but I understand it came from Our Cabana, so is INTERNATIONAL.
The girls get in a circle and then each girl lies down on the floor on her tummy with her hands in front of her and her palms flat on the floor (sort of like a collapsed push up position). Then each girl puts her hands on the other side of the hands of the girl on either side of her.
(This is MUCH more complicated to describe than it is to do, trust me!)
This means that there are two hands in front of each girl on the floor. The hand on the left is the right hand of the girl to her left, and the hand on the right is the left hand of the girl on her right. Her hands are in front of the two girls on either side of her.
Rules: One girl is chosen to start and she indicates which direction the slap is travelling. Let's say, for ease of explanation that she picks her right. She slaps her right hand on the floor. If she slaps ONCE, the slap continues to travel to the right. If she slaps TWICE the slap travels in the opposite direction. I think that I would get a room full of girls who have never played this before, to each slap once to get the idea of the slap travelling.
If you miss your turn, or you slap out of turn, that hand comes out of the circle. You have to mess up twice to be kicked out of the game. The game is over when only one person is left - HOWEVER, this could be a VERY long game, you might want to stop when 5 people have been kicked out, or when 10 hands have been eliminated from the game!
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