Friday, 21 July 2006

It’s a Knockout, 21/07/06

It’s a Knockout is a series of fun team games. There would be usually several crazy-fun challenges which each team has to try, and the team that does the best gets 10 points, second 8 points and third 6 points. Such games are easy to invent, here are a few to get you started. Note: that you should always keep safety in mind when playing such games.

Pass the Polo Mint
Each team gets a Polo mint which has to be passed from Beaver to Beaver using short drinking straws. They hold the drinking straws in their mouths. They are not allowed to use their hands.

Pass the balloon / orange
Same principle as above, but pass the object between the knees.

Land Mines
A blindfolded Beaver has to be guided around a floor strewn with balloons by their team mates without bursting a balloon. Use a story to make it seem more realistic

Catch - Head
Requires: A ball
Beavers stand in a circle around a leader. The leader throws the ball to each Beaver in turn, shouting Catch or Head. This time the Beaver must do the opposite of the action, i.e. catch the ball if told to head it, catch it if told to head it. If they fail to do so they must roll up a sleeve. When both sleeves rolled up they must sit down where they were standing if they fail again. Game continues until one Beaver left.

Rats and Rabbits / Foxes and Pheasants.
Two teams lined up facing each other, with a short distance between them in the middle of the hall. A zone at each end of the hall is marked out as a Home Zone for that team. One team is called Rats (or foxes), the other team is called Rabbits (or pheasants). The leader calls out Rats or Rabbits. If the leader calls Rats, the Rats try to catch the Rabbits, before they can reach the Home Zone behind them. If Rabbits are called, they must try to catch the Rats before they reach their Home Zone. Any Beaver caught must join the opposing team.

Leap frog
The Beavers form a (several) line(s) and squat down to make themselves as small as possible. The last Beaver in each line jumps over the squatting Beavers until they reach the front. They then squat and yell “Go”. The Beaver at the back jumps over the Beavers to the front and so on until they have all travelled up the length of the course.

Other ideas
Rubber ring
Plastic bottle catch
Slippery Slope
Tennis ball scramble
Centipede