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| Trading game Get one object for each patrol. The object must split into parts - for example a torch, or a jigsaw. You can get torches for about £1 in "cheapie" shops and they work well enough for this sort of game! If you're using torches, dismantle them into pieces and put into bags. For four patrols you'd have: one bag containing four outer casings, one bag containing four bulbs one bag containing four lenses one bag containing EIGHT batteries. Give each patrol one bag, and get them to trade with other patrols so that they make up a complete working torch. It may take them some time to realise how they need to trade, i.e. they may decide that a bulb is worth two batteries. An interesting variation on this if using jigsaws is to provide several jigsaws per patrol, and include in each bag a few wrapped sweets. The aim is to make as many complete jigsaws as possible, see how long it takes them to realise they can trade the sweets for extra pieces rather than just eating them! All tied up Girls get into pairs, each girl has one hand tied behind her back (or tie the left hand of one guide to the right hand of another) and they must peform some simple tasks like that. Examples might be cutting a shape from paper, opening a jar or bottle, fastening clothing (zip, buttons, shoe laces), tying a knot, peel and slice a banana, make a sandwich, etc. Parachute games If you can get hold of a parachute these usually go down well. You can find ideas for games all over the place, including: http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/dave_tylcoat/paragame.htm http://home.san.rr.com/rstuff/games/parachute.htm http://guidinguk.freeservers.com/parachute_games.html Many legged creature (better with older girls) Like a three-legged race but more so: Get all the girls to stand in a long line, side by side. Then tie each girl's ankles to those of her neighbours until the entire line is tied together and makes a huge (sideways) centipede. The challenge is to walk across the room! If you're feeling really ambitious follow this with a challenge to turn round and walk back across! Circle count Get everyone to sit in a circle. Challenge them to count up to ten - each person can only call once, anybody can call at any time. If any two people call a number at the same time, start again. Harder than it sounds! The sliding puzzle (better with older girls) Remember those little plastic puzzles with sliding pieces - you had to slide tiles across, up and down to arrange the pattern? Try this with older girls! For eight girls you need nine chairs, set out in a 3x3 square, numbered one to nine. You also need nine pieces of paper. Each girl takes a piece at random, and without looking at it, sits on one of the nine chairs. They then have to work together to get everyone sitting on the chair which matches the number on their piece of paper. To move you may move onto an empty chair which is adjacent to you "vertically" or "horizontally" but not diagonally. Click here (off site link) to play an online version of the sliding tile game (to remind yourself how it works!) |
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