Supplies
* bag/bowl of ice Cubes for each team
* One container for each group. Each container should be the same size and shape, with a line drawn/taped onto each container at the same level (not too high, or you'll never finish).
How to Play
Split the group into two or more teams. Have them sit in a circle around a container, with the ice cubes next to it. At the same time, one person from each team should take an ice cube and pass it around the circle (do not skip players), while trying to melt it into the container. They may not put it in their mouths. You may have two or three players from each team take an ice cube at the same time, making it harder to keep passing. Once an ice cube is melted, another player may grab an ice cube. The first team to fill their container to the line with water (no ice) wins.
Showing posts with label Small Group Games. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Small Group Games. Show all posts
59) Capture the Flag
Supplies
*2 brightly colored bandanas or really, any objects that can be concealed, to serve as flags
Goal
To be the first team to find the opponent's flag, and bring it back to base.
Preparation:
In a large area, preferably with a building or other structures mixed in (ie: around a church, school building, house, etc, determine a central base for each team. Also, choose one location as "jail." Bases should be near each other so that there is no conflict regarding who got to their base first. Choose one person to be the jailkeeper to prevent players from breaking out against the rules.
How to Play:
Split group into two teams. Give a "flag" to each team. The teams may determine one or two players as spies, and one or two as look-outs. Designate a time limit. They should then go off, searching for the perfect place to hide the flag. The spies may try and follow their opponents, but must remain out of site of the lookouts. If a lookout catches a spy, the spy must go to jail. To be freed from jail, a teammate must tag the prisoner when opponents aren't looking. If caught freeing a prisoner, that player goes to jail as well.
When the flag is hidden, the team returns to base. When both teams are back at base, they may set out again to find their opponent's flag, but at the same time, must avoid being tagged by an opponent. If tagged, the opponent may take the player to jail, where he/she must wait to be rescued by a teammate. The first team to find the flag, and bring it back to their base, wins.
Strategy
Often, players will keep the flag hidden among them, and "pretend" to hide it in several places before and after the actual location, to prevent the spies from knowing the real location.
*2 brightly colored bandanas or really, any objects that can be concealed, to serve as flags
Goal
To be the first team to find the opponent's flag, and bring it back to base.
Preparation:
In a large area, preferably with a building or other structures mixed in (ie: around a church, school building, house, etc, determine a central base for each team. Also, choose one location as "jail." Bases should be near each other so that there is no conflict regarding who got to their base first. Choose one person to be the jailkeeper to prevent players from breaking out against the rules.
How to Play:
Split group into two teams. Give a "flag" to each team. The teams may determine one or two players as spies, and one or two as look-outs. Designate a time limit. They should then go off, searching for the perfect place to hide the flag. The spies may try and follow their opponents, but must remain out of site of the lookouts. If a lookout catches a spy, the spy must go to jail. To be freed from jail, a teammate must tag the prisoner when opponents aren't looking. If caught freeing a prisoner, that player goes to jail as well.
When the flag is hidden, the team returns to base. When both teams are back at base, they may set out again to find their opponent's flag, but at the same time, must avoid being tagged by an opponent. If tagged, the opponent may take the player to jail, where he/she must wait to be rescued by a teammate. The first team to find the flag, and bring it back to their base, wins.
Strategy
Often, players will keep the flag hidden among them, and "pretend" to hide it in several places before and after the actual location, to prevent the spies from knowing the real location.
58) Port and Starboard (aka:Hit the Deck)
Supplies:
* anything that can be used to mark playing area: tape, rope, chalk, rocks, etc
Set-up
Designate playing area, about the size of a tennis court, or a bit longer, as the ship. Mark off the front, back, and sides of this ship.
Preparation
Teach the group the following actions. Start off with perhaps 4-6. Later, you can interrupt the game to add more.
Individual:
Port: Run to the left side of the ship
Starboard: Run to the right side of the ship
Bow: Run to the front of the ship
Stern: Run to the back of the ship
To the Ship: Run to the captain's right (which may vary on where the captain is standing, and on whether he/she facing towards or away from the group)
To Land: Run to the captain's left
Hit the Deck: Lay down on your stomach
Attention on Deck: Stand up straight, feet together, salute, and say, "Aye, aye, Captain"
Scrub the Deck: Crouch down, pretending to scrub the ground
Captain's Quarters: Run toward the captain
Periscope: Lay on back, with one foot in the air
Turtle: Lay on back, with hands and feet waving in the air
Clear the deck: Sit with feet up off the ground
Interactive:
Crow's Nest: Find a partner and one carries the other on his/her back
Party Time: Grab a partner and dance
Man Overboard: Grab a partner. One lays on his/her stomach. The other stands with one foot lightly on his/her back
Row Your Boat: Grab a partner, and facing each other, hold hands and pretend to row, while singing, "Row, Row, Row Your Boat"
How to Play
Have group stand at the front (Bow) of the ship. The facilitator, "Captain," may call out any of the above commands, and the goal is to perform each as quickly as possible. The last to follow the captain's commands, or those who are left out in the interactive commands, are out.
Alternative
Instead of being out, my suggestion is that the players "Walk the Plank" (have a "plank" designated), and dramatically fall into the "water" outside the boat. From here, they can run around the boat, making noise, screaming for help, trying to distract the other players from the Captain's commands.
For a Small Group, instead of having one or more players get out each time, designate a letter to the slowest to follow each command, until a word (ie: "Starboard") is spelled, and that player is out.
* anything that can be used to mark playing area: tape, rope, chalk, rocks, etc
Set-up
Designate playing area, about the size of a tennis court, or a bit longer, as the ship. Mark off the front, back, and sides of this ship.
Preparation
Teach the group the following actions. Start off with perhaps 4-6. Later, you can interrupt the game to add more.
Individual:
Port: Run to the left side of the ship
Starboard: Run to the right side of the ship
Bow: Run to the front of the ship
Stern: Run to the back of the ship
To the Ship: Run to the captain's right (which may vary on where the captain is standing, and on whether he/she facing towards or away from the group)
To Land: Run to the captain's left
Hit the Deck: Lay down on your stomach
Attention on Deck: Stand up straight, feet together, salute, and say, "Aye, aye, Captain"
Scrub the Deck: Crouch down, pretending to scrub the ground
Captain's Quarters: Run toward the captain
Periscope: Lay on back, with one foot in the air
Turtle: Lay on back, with hands and feet waving in the air
Clear the deck: Sit with feet up off the ground
Interactive:
Crow's Nest: Find a partner and one carries the other on his/her back
Party Time: Grab a partner and dance
Man Overboard: Grab a partner. One lays on his/her stomach. The other stands with one foot lightly on his/her back
Row Your Boat: Grab a partner, and facing each other, hold hands and pretend to row, while singing, "Row, Row, Row Your Boat"
How to Play
Have group stand at the front (Bow) of the ship. The facilitator, "Captain," may call out any of the above commands, and the goal is to perform each as quickly as possible. The last to follow the captain's commands, or those who are left out in the interactive commands, are out.
Alternative
Instead of being out, my suggestion is that the players "Walk the Plank" (have a "plank" designated), and dramatically fall into the "water" outside the boat. From here, they can run around the boat, making noise, screaming for help, trying to distract the other players from the Captain's commands.
For a Small Group, instead of having one or more players get out each time, designate a letter to the slowest to follow each command, until a word (ie: "Starboard") is spelled, and that player is out.
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