Beetle

An activity designed to encourage participants to let their inhibitions go and act like a beetle! Materials None How to Play Explain to participants that the group will be playing a game for the duration of the activity, camp, day etc Instruct group members that at anytime one person in the group (the ‘beetle’) can […]

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Electric Fence

An activity that never fails to improve group participation and cooperation. Materials A rope How to Play Firstly, tie the rope between two trees/poles at a height that is approximately hip height of your tallest participants (approx 1m for most groups) Have your group stand together on one side of the ‘electric fence’ (the rope)

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Helium Stick

An activity that is bound to get participants laughing and working together to achieve a simple goal! Materials A long stick (tent poles are perfect for this) How to Play Have participants stand in two lines facing each other about 1m apart Ask them to place their hands in front of themselves at stomach height

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Count Off

A simple activity that can be used anywhere to trigger teamwork. Materials None How to Play Count how many people are in your group (eg. 10 participants) Instruct the group to count off outloud to the number (10) without talking to each other – all other forms of communication are allowed A person cannot count

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Magic Hat

A game that gets participants thinking and working together whilst having a laugh! Materials A hat (could be a cone, towel, or anything you have handy), a rope to mark the playing area (rope not essential, could use sticks, marks in the ground) How to Play Section out a playing area approximately 10m x 10m

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Traffic Jam

A challenging game that will test your participants team work and patience. Materials 9 markers (round coloured discs, sit mats, cones etc) How to Play Arrange the 9 markers into the shape of a perfect right angle so that there are four markers either side Have 8 people stand on the markers, leaving the middle

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Blindfolded Shapes

A simple activity that promotes teamwork and cooperation. Materials Blindfolds (1 per person), large rope (10-20m long) How to Play Position the group in a large, open space Instruct your group to stand in a line and place their blindfolds over their eyes Explain to the players that a large rope has been placed on

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Everyone Up

A physically challenging game that enforces team work and cooperation. Materials None How to Play Instruct participants to pair up and sit back-to-back on the ground with the arms linked On “Go” partners must work together to stand up (without using their arms) Increase difficulty of the task by gradually increasing the amount of people

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Electric Fence

Materials A rope How to Play Firstly, tie the rope between two trees/poles at a height that is approximately hip height of your tallest participants (approx 1m for most groups) Have your group stand together on one side of the ‘electric fence’ (the rope) Explain that the fence is extremely dangerous so nobody can touch

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Helium Stick

An activity that is bound to get participants laughing and working together to achieve a simple goal! Materials A long stick (tent poles are perfect for this) How to Play Have participants stand in two lines facing each other about 1m apart Ask them to place their hands in front of themselves at stomach height

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Blindfolded Shapes

A simple activity that promotes teamwork and cooperation. Materials Blindfolds (1 per person), large rope (10-20m long) How to Play Position the group in a large, open space Instruct your group to stand in a line and place their blindfolds over their eyes Explain to the players that a large rope has been placed on

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People2People

A fast and funny game that has participants working very closely with one another. Materials None How to Play Have participants find themselves a partner and stand opposite one another about 10m apart The caller will say one, two or three body parts outloud when players are ready On the call, players must run into

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