Mindbender: Nine Dots
[Republishing some of the old mind benders that were posted on the old site.] Without lifting pen from paper join these nine dots with four straight lines. NEXT > [accordions…
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Here’s a quiz for children and young people that you use any time of the year. [Common Phrases Quiz for Children PDF] How many phrases, nursery rhymes or books can…
Continue readingThree Card Brag
Required: Pack of playing cards Play 3 Cards are dealt to each player. A player who holds any of these cards wins. Three 3’s or an Ace. 2 or 3…
Continue readingStanding Statues (for audience)
Adaptation of Musical Statues for an audience to take part or can be used where players have limited opportunity to move. Possibly for younger children. Play as musical statues (where…
Continue readingSit down if you…
Simple game, get everybody to stand up at the start (put their hand up or some other way of signalling if they have disability). Then proceed to ask a series…
Continue readingSinging Contest
Divide the crowd into 3 or 4 groups. Give a topic or theme (such as songs mentioning a colour or a boy/girl’s name). Then have each group, in order around…
Continue readingSeated Four Court Rally
Adaption of a game originating from a query about games that could be used with audiences in theatres, etc. This might be useful as a way to loose a bit…
Continue readingNoisy Story Game
In advance: Write a story that incorporates as many sounds as possible. Play: For each sound used in the story arrange to have a group of children make that sound….
Continue readingHeads Down, Thumbs Up (for audiences)
Requires 3 children/players to be able to move around among the other children. So not suited for audiatoriums where seats are close to each other and little room for movement…
Continue readingGibberish
Decide if you want a small group of individuals to come to the front or just one at a time. One person at time is given a non-sense word or…
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