We are in charge of games for our family reunion (which occurs once every 3 years on Ian's side of the family).
We're doing some kids games called "World Traveler" (I explained this in another blog post). They get their own little passports and colour in their "photo", fill in their details, and then they "travel" to different countries to participate in a game there. Upon completion, they get a stamp and after getting all the stamps in their passports, they win a prize.
For CANADA the kids have to go HUNTING...since that's what we do in Canada :) They use a watergun to shoot pingpong balls off tees, positioned in a piece of foam.
See the CUSTOMS ('Douane' for those who speak Dutch) sign on the corner? Well, that's for the table in the center...the place they have to go get their stamps upon completion of a game.
For USA, the kids play BASEBALL...They use a baseball bat to hit a baseball into the field and then run around the bases. Simple, but doable for young and 'old'.
For the NETHERLANDS, the have to BIKE (since biking is what the Dutch do!). The kids will get on a tricycle and bike around pylons, from start to finish.
For ENGLAND they have to play SOCCER...simply kick a soccerball into the net to score a goal.
For SWITZERLAND they climb MT. EVEREST...or, climb the playstructure and slide down the mountain (slide down the slide).
And for GERMANY they walk on the BERLIN WALL...or balance on a 2x4 beam, from one end to the other.
After they do all that, they get a stamp behind their country in their passport (a colourful sticker), and then get one of these for their prize:
Fun!
Hopefully...
Anyhow, we're going to play a great game with the rest of the families too...one in which the adults and the kids can participate or not...they can watch or do the game...whatever...
They will get divided into 2 teams (red and blue) and then we will get volunteers to come participate in the games. The game?
If you're not familiar with this gameshow, you can go on
www.nbc.com and check it out. Basically, you use basic household items to complete a task in 60 seconds. If you succeed, you move on to the next level.
Now, we've adapted it a bit to suit a large group and more participants. We'll have 2 teams competing so instead of using the 60 second time-limit, we'll see who wins and that team gets a point on their scoreboard:
You can check out how to play each of these games on the NBC website but here are some of our favourites:
Junk In the Trunk
Wiggle a box that is attached to your waist filled with ping-pong
balls until the box is empty.
INSTRUCTIONS
1) Fill the tissue box with ping-pong balls, then attach tissue box
to the back of belt. Put on the belt with the tissue box sitting at
the small of the back.
2) When the clock starts, player may begin moving body to shake
the ping-pong balls out.
3) Player's hands or arms may not touch the box or belt.
4) Player may only touch the floor with his or her feet.
5) To complete the game, player must get all 8 ping-pong balls
out of the box within the 60-second time limit.
REQUIRED
ITEMS
8 ping-pong balls
1 empty tissue box
1 belt
Face the Cookie
Using only the face, move cookies from the forehead to the mouth.
INSTRUCTIONS
When the clock starts, player may grab the first cookie and place it
on the forehead.
The cookie must remain in contact with the face (i.e. player may not
toss the cookie from the forehead and catch it in the mouth).
If a cookie falls, player may reset an intact cookie on the forehead
for the next attempt.
To complete the game, the player must hold an intact cookie 3 times
with his or her mouth within the 60-second time limit.
REQUIRED
ITEMS
At least 3 cookies
Paper Dragon
Player must un-spool 2 rolls of party streamers using only their
hands and arms.
INSTRUCTIONS
Set up the streamer rolls at the player's feet with the player
holding 1 end of 1 streamer roll in each hand.
When the clock starts, player may begin unspooling the streamers.
Player may not kick, throw, or grab the spool directly.
If the spool breaks, the player may pick up the end of it and
continue.
To complete the game, both rolls of streamers must be unspooled and
off the ground within the 60-second time limit.
REQUIRED
ITEMS
2 rolls of streamers
Do You Hear What I Hear?
Place boxes with different quantities of jingle bells inside in the
correct order.
INSTRUCTIONS
Prior to game start place jingle bells in boxes in increments of 5,
from 5 to 35, and seal.
Jumble the boxes and place them in the center of the play area.
When the clock starts, the player must use their sense of sound and
judge the weight of the boxes to put them in the correct order.
To complete the game, place the boxes in order from 5 to 35 jingle
bells within the 60-second time limit.
REQUIRED
ITEMS
140 jingle bells
7 boxes with lids
We have tons more and hopefully I'll be able to take some videos or photos during the games so that I can share them! They're sure to be entertaining to watch though!
