Activity

Suggested by Swinchester1 Have groups of no more than twelve hold hands to get in a circle. Spread out as far as they can, then drop hands. Players are allowed…

Best with a relatively large group. All but two players join hands forming a human chain. One of the two remaining becomes the Doctor and stands so that they cannot…

Group challenge. Give everyone a number. They have to arrange themselves in numerical order communicating with each other without speaking their native language or holding up fingers. They can make…

A great test of children’s powers of observation (and the power of the advertising!). Cut a good selection of advertisements from magazines and newspaper and snip away the obvious clues…

You will need:– A parachute (play or other type) This is an adaptation of a country dance but works well with the canopy. Number off round the canopy A, B,…

(It could be worse!) You Using the parachute as an aid to storytelling. You have the attention of all because they are holding, the chute. Tell the story using the…

You will need:– A parachute (play or otherwise) After lofting the chute several times, everyone steps inside, bringing the fabric taut behind their body, either to shoulder height or to…

You will need: Parachute (play or otherwise) Small soft ball Place a light-weight football on the chute surface and experiment with moving it. What happens when you shake the parachute,…

You will need:– Parachute (play or otherwise) This game/activity is more suited to younger players and helps with gross motor co-ordination. Possibly useful as one of the warm up activities…

Sent in by Ian Gilmour “The reason it is fun is because with heaps of people the line is really long and the people on the end get thrown around…