Also known as “Clump” A very simple game that works for any age, but certainly fun for younger children. Everybody mingles, constantly moving until the leader shouts out a number. All players must then try to get into groups of that number, any group/s that don’t succeed are out....
Age – Adult
The Maths Game
See also the Counting Game for a simpler version of this. Competitors pair up and hold just one hand behind their back. Choosing to show 0 to 5 digits. Both players reveal the number of fingers they are showing at a chosen signal. Whoever yells out the sum of...
Counting Game
Have everyone in your group pair up and face each other. Each person holds up 0 to 10 fingers behind their back. On the count of three, have them pull their hands from behind their backs. The first person to yell out the correct sum of all the fingers...
Communicating Challenge
Try the “Line up game” this way…. Give everyone a number such that only they know which number they are and nobody else playing does. The task is for everybody to arrange themselves in numerical order by communicating with each, BUT without speaking or holding up fingers. They can...
Catch the ball, Head the ball
Arrange all participants in a circle with the thrower in the middle. Throw the ball to each player in turn with instruction to either catch the ball or head it back, as you throw the ball to them. BUT they have to complete the opposite. e.g. If they are...
Balloon Game
Tie a balloon on a string (at least two feet long) to each person’s ankle. The objective of the game is to be the last person with an un-popped balloon around one’s ankle. Note: this game takes some prep work. Balloons must be blown up and string cut in...
Consent
How do you teach your children about consent? Many of us find it difficult talking about consent with our children or even fully really understanding it. For instance, were you brought up being told you need/have to give a relative a hug or kiss even if you did not...
It’s only natural…
a post in February 2019 piqued my interest. It was the above image of the microbial handprint of Tasha Sturm's own 8-year-old child after he had been playing outside... ...outdoor and messy play is important not just for children's development, but health as well.
Lap Game
Good icebreaker game for finding things out about others…. and a useful game to have up your sleeve for big parties such as Valentines. Create a circle of chairs facing inwards so that everybody playing has a seat to themselves. There is no limit to numbers, but it’s better...
Keep Your Partner
Good game for anytime, but a nice one for any valentine theme parties 🙂 This game ‘needs’ an odd number of players, so if you are organising it be prepared to ‘take part’ or volunteer not to in order to achieve this. Players partner up either with their real...