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Back to Back
Players stand back to back with a partner with their
elbows interlocked. Using each other's back for support,
the partners must try to sit on the floor and stretch
out their legs. Then, while keeping their elbows locked,
the partners must now try to stand up without slipping
or falling down.
Blindfolded Trust Walk
Put the girls into pairs. One member of the pair puts on
a blindfold and then her partner tries to lead her
through an obstacle course (we used a classroom with the
desks and chairs moved around to make a path). The first
time through the obstacle course, the "sighted" girl can
hold on to her "blinded" partner's hand but should try
to do most of her directing vocally. The second time
through, no physical contact between the girls is
allowed.
Giant Stick Figures
This game works best with a large number of girls - 20
or more! The whole group forms a series of circles and
lines to make up a stick figure. i.e. a small circle of
girls for the head, small line for the neck, longer line
of girls for body, 2 arms and 2 legs. When they're
assembled, you give them a series of directions, one at
a time, and they must act as a group ans performs the
actions, such as:
1) Your head is itchy - scratch it!
2) There's a soccer ball at your feet - kick it!
3) Your shoe is untied - tie it up!
4) Your nose is running - blow it!
5) You dropped something - bend down and pick it up!
Group Walk
Players line up shoulder to shoulder, each girl's right
foot next to the left foot of the girl to her right. The
challenge to the group is to 'walk forward' as a
group--with each group step every girl steps forward
with one (and only one) foot (keeping her feet touching
the feet of the girls on either side of her). Not easy!
Hula Hoops
For this game you will need two hula hoops. All
participants join hands and form a circle. Two
participants drop hands and put they arms through the
hula hoops. They then join hands again. The hula hoops
are then dangling from their arms. The objective of the
game is to send the hula hoops completely around the
circle and return them to the starting point without
releasing hands. This means that each person has to go
through the hula hoops as they make their way around the
circle. One of the hula hoops will also have to travel
through the other hoop. You cannot use your fingers at
all! It takes co- operation with your partners. Once
experienced, you could add more hula hoops!
Measurements
Give the girls a sheet with the following instructions:
Make up your own measuring system. You can use whatever
you'd like - a book, a rope, your scarf, etc., and
figure out the following
measurements:
1. What is the combined height of all the Girl Scouts?
2. Who has the longest nose?
3. Put all your left feet in a line and measure them.
4. Who had the biggest ears?
5. Make a circle, as big as you can, by joining hands
and measure the circle.
6. How long are all your arms?
7. Who has the longest arms?
8. Measure your little fingers, how long are they all
combined?
9. Who has the largest head?
Part to Part
Two lines face each other. Lines move in opposite
directions; when a player reaches the end of their line,
their next move is to join the end of the other line.
Players are given 10 seconds to follow out instructions
and answer questions with the person across from them,
then they must move on to the next person.
hand to hand -- introduce yourself
knees to knees -- where do you live?
elbow to shoulder -- where were you born?
foot to knee -- how old are you?
finger to ear -- how big is your family?
hand to hip -- what's your favourite sport?
hand to elbow -- what's your favourite tv show?
back to back -- what's your favourite food?
wrist to chin -- what's your favourite color?
heel to toe -- how many times have you been to camp?
cheek to cheek -- do you have a pet? What kind? Name?
ear to ear -- what's your favourite music? Group?
heel to elbow -- what's your favourite book?
finger to toe -- how long have you been in Guiding?
knee to nose -- what's your favourite campfire song?
chin to chin -- what, if anything, do you hope to learn
this week?
nose to nose -- tell one thing that you've always wanted
to do but have never tried.
Pass the Can
You pass an empty tin can (with one end cut off) from
person to person. Again you may only use your feet and
legs to pass the can.
The can must sit over every foot in the circle. If the
can touches the ground, the group must start over.
Pass the Ball
Have your group sit down on the ground in a circle with
their legs out in front of them. Squeeze everyone tight
together so that your legs are touching your neighbour's.
Place a tennis ball between the ankles of one player.
The goal of the challenge is to pass the ball around the
circle, from person to person, without using your arms
at all. If the ball touches the ground you must start
over. A good exercise in patience! This game can also be
played with everyone sitting side-by-side in a line with
their legs out in front of them.
Rescue From the Sea
In this game, the players have specific roles to
perform, and they are as follows: a blindfolded swimmer,
a brave rescuer, two buoys bobbing upon the sea, two
hidden rocks below the sea and a floating jelly fish.
The rest of the participants form two lines (jagged
seaside cliffs).
The two lines of players face each other and are about 8
feet apart.
The swimmer stands at one end of the lines, the rescuer
at the other.
The obstacles can be placed anywhere between the two
lines. The two lines make the sounds of a stormy sea.
The buoys will clang, the rocks make the sound of
pounding waves and the jellyfish is silent.
The rescuer standing on the shore gives directions to
the swimmer as he/she tries to make their way through
the sea. Because of all the other noises, the rescuer
has to be lound and clear in his instructions and the
swimmer must listen. If the swimmer hits an obstacle,
he/she must return to the starting position and try
again.
Once he/she has completed the course successfully, both
rescuer and swimmer are replaced by others and the game
is repeated.
Touch the Ball
You will need a variety of objects in a variety of
sizes; some good examples include a soccer ball, a
softball, a tennis ball, a golf ball, a tube of lip
gloss, a bread clip, and a dime. Ask your group to stand
in a circle. Place the largest object in the middle of
the circle, and tell the girls that they must all touch
the object without touching each other. Once they figure
out how to arrange themselves so that they can do this
for 10 seconds, give them a smaller object. Work all the
way down to the dime!
Turn the Circle Inside Out
A circle is formed using all the players. Everyone joins
hands and faces the middle of the circle. Everyone
closes their eyes and tries to turn the circle inside
out so that everyone is facing the opposite direction
(outside of the circle) without letting go of each
others'
hands.
(Hint: the solution is that two players hold up their
hands and everyone else follows through underneath.)
Name Juggling
Have the children make a circle. Ask each girl to say
her name and continue around the circle. The leader
begins the game by tossing a tennis ball to a child
across the circle from you and saying their name. They
follow by tossing it to a different child across the
circle, also saying their name. This continues until all
the girls have received and tossed the tennis ball and
you are the last person to receive the ball. This is the
order that the game will follow.
Begin with one tennis ball and try to make it go around
the circle without letting it drop or messing up the
order. Then add another tennis ball and so on.
Lap Sit
Have the girls make a circle, placing their hands on the
shoulders of
the person in front of them and their feet toe to heel.
When everyone
is in the correct position, count to three and sit down.
They will be
sitting in the lap of the person that is behind them. If
it is
unsuccessful, make your circle tighter and try again.
Can you raise
your hands from each others shoulders? Can you stand up?
Human Knot
Girls get in a circle and put their hands all together
in the center.
Girls grab hands without looking at whose hands they are
grabbing....
They are "knotted up" and have to untangle without
letting their
hands go. They can twist their hands but never let go.
Line Up
Tell the girls that they have all lost their voices, and
they have no
writing equipment, etc. (no sign-language, etc.) They
have to line up
by one of the following:
Age
Height
Date of Birth (in Year)
Alphabetically
Wind-in-the-Willows
Girls stand in a circle in the ready to catch position,
almost
shoulder to shoulder. One girl stands in the middle in
the ready to
fall position. She calls out "Ready to fall." The group
resonds "Ready to catch." "Falling." "Catching." The
girl in the
center falls back as she did with her partner earlier.
This time
however, the group works together to pass her around the
circle, and
then stand her up again.
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