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story-book
This game can be played anywhere. It can take as much or as little time as you would like. There is significant prep time involved though.Find some old children's books at a garage sale or used bookstore. Choose books with lots of colorful, weird pictures. Cut out paper to cover the captions that make up the story in the...
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stepping-stones-2
This exercise is for groups with at least 10 kids. (For larger groups you probably will want to divide into several teams.) Split the group into two teams, both having the same number of kids. Line up two rows of chairs with the same number of kids PLUS ONE EMPTY CHAIR per line. Finally, place a line of tape...
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abc-pop
This game is similar to a fast-paced Scrabble using a balloon popping relay. Good for groups of twenty or less. First, print off about 90 letters "r s t l n" 5 times, "a e i o u" 5 times, the whole alphabet once, and five lowercase p's -five lower case w's and 4 *'s. (The *'s can be...
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helicopter
You will need one pair of pantyhose for every two students that will be playing this game. Cut the pantyhose so that only the two legs remain. Place a tennis ball in the bottom of each leg. Pull the leg over your head until it is secure on your face. This becomes your “helicopter rotor.”The students will use their...
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rubber-chicken-run
Set up: Form two teams by lining up the kids in two lines. The students are numbered one to ten with the same number of students on the other side of the line with matching numbers. So the person opposite them will have the same number. Put a rubber chicken (or something silly) in the middle of the two...
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chocolate-hopping-race
In this game, there are two teams with an equal number of players. Line up both teams making sure that each person on the team has a partner on the same team. In other words, each team is comprised of multiple “pairs.”Place a bowl of candy bars in a bowl about 30 feet away. Each “pair” must hold hands...
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