Tennis, Elbow, Foot
This is name of a game show aired on BBC Radio 4 and BBC Home Service between 1966 and 1968 and then as a TV programme (1,2). It’s a word…
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A variation to Boatman Boatman, reported by #Minimantaray that is being played at a primary school in Reading, Berkshire. Used by the teachers at Key Stage 1 (KS1) and Key…
Continue readingChaos Tag (Infinity Tag)
With thanks to #Minimantaray for this suggestion. It is a quite popular game played at a primary school in Reading. Berkshire. This is an easy, popular game, used a lot…
Continue readingSnake Game (human version)
This one noted being promoted by MetDaan Fitness on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/FitnessbyMetDaan) so we don’t know the origins of this game. This is an easy one to set up and good…
Continue reading‘Like and Follow’
An award-winning short animation called “Like and Follow” that we came across and felt might strike a chord with many. We don’t deny there is value in quite a few…
Continue readingInfinite Hula Hoop (Bambolê Infinito)
Shared by Marcos Renato Araujo @edf.prof.marcos (Instagram) Relay race. Needing an equal length of rope and an equal number of hula-hoops per team. Two people from each team stand holding…
Continue readingHunter-Gathers and Farmers
Came across this game being played at the Festival of Neolithic Ideas at Stonehenge, run in November (2023) by English Heritage in conjunction with the University of Cambridge. So all…
Continue readingChain relay
[AKA Co-op Race / Corrida Cooperativa] Suggested on social media by Marcos Renato Araujo (@edf.prof.marcos) Simple relay race. Divide into equal-sized teams. Place a cone or something similar at the…
Continue readingCrown Jewels
Game posted on social media by Kev Weir (https://www.instagram.com/just.playsports/) I guess one of the advantages of heuristics is that social media once it knows you are interested in something, starts…
Continue readingThe falling stick (O bastão que cai)
A game of elimination, promoted on social media by Marcos Renato Araujo (@edf.prof.marcos). You will need a strong wooden stick or dowel of identical size for each player (eg 90-100cm…
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