Ice-Breaker

One of games used in the BBC Radio 4’s programme “I’m Sorry I Haven’t A Clue” (https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006qnwb). Typically played by two teams of 2. In this game, each team member …

Easy to set up team challenge, that’s useful for using up old newspapers and recycling old paper or cardboard. Although if working in separate teams, each team should have exactly …

Paper-based challenges are easy to set up – just requiring a lot of old newspapers and/or magazines. I’ve used both A Bridge Too Far and Tower very successfully at playschemes. …

Prefabricate a long narrow clear tube with a watertight seal at both ends. Bore a large hole in the side at one end, large enough to pass a key through, …

Team challenge and could be used as an ice-breaker, although it could be organised to provide a challenge at the individual level. Put a plastic duck in the bottom of …

Egg based challenges. All the following activities/challenges are based on using eggs. Some are messier than others. Egg Launcher An excellent finale activity whereby teams build a catapult to launch …

Teams are given a selection of valuable & worthless antiquities. Teams then participate in three rounds: Try Me: Guess the original use of the exhibit Auction House: Establish the value …

A group or individual challenge which you can set for a session or over a set time. The challenge is using the materials provided or limited to (eg only paper …

Sent in by Jessica Lake The game/puzzle activity helps develop team working skills, brainstorming techniques while introducing or develop the concept of generic transfer of ideas. “The kids we played …