Pencil Games
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Pencil games are ideal for a funny gaming afternoon and evenings. In addition, games as a play material should not be underestimated for their advantages. You can buy them nearly everywhere; they are easy to store and don’t take up much room.
What you need for this game are about 20 pencils. These should be flattened at the top. You can get those types of pencils in almost every place, where you buy your stationary. For some games, however, you will need pencils with an eraser at the top.
Pencil games are ideal for rainy days or long winter nights when playing outside is not an option. They can be played easily in the group room, on the table and without any effort. All you need is skills and a steady hand. By the way, those pencil games are a good way, to calm the group, for example, before going home.
Another advantage is, that pencil games can be changed and varied easily. You can play them as a relay race or competition. If you have many children, you can play several rounds until you can determine an overall winner.
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In addition, these games also provide an educational effect. Primarily the fine motor skills are trained, but the skills training will not fall short either. Usually, you have to solve problems with those pencil games. This will encourage cooperation, and the kids get to know each other in a playful way.
The more pencils available, the better. For optimum fun, you want to provide up to 50 pencils, two sharpeners, bottles, scotch tape, string, rubber, paper and writing pads as well as two to three cup of water and some plates.
Pencil Games
StackingParticipants must stack on pencils on a bottle neck.
- BALANCING
Balancing a pencil
- Passing it on
The objective is to balance a pencil, while at the same time covering a certain distance.
- Pencil on the nose
The objective is, to pass on a pencil without using your hands.
- Bar hopping
Objective, catapulting a pencil into a predetermined goal.
- Somersault
A pencil has to bounce into a bowl, however, somersaulting once before.
- Sharpening the pencil
Who is the fastest in sharpening the pencils
- Pencil in bottle
The objective of this game is to put a pencil into a bottle
- Pencil Arrow
The objective is, getting balloons to burst by throwing pencils at them.
- Pencil Arrows
The objective of the game is to throw a pencil so that they burst a balloon
- Columns Art
Participants must build columns with the pencil
- Pagoda Tower
Participants must build a tower of pencils.
- Line drawing
The objective is to draw an as long as possible line with a pencil
- Inserting a pencil
The objective is to insert a pencil into a bottle.
Games with scarves
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Every well-sorted toy box should also contain five to ten scarves. For a simple reason, even with those simple utensils, you can create some great games. The scarves are large triangular scarves in black or white. Just the ones you would find in a First Aid Kit. An alternative would be those from Army shops, where you can get similar “scarves”, yet, in olive and green.
If you really have nothing else available, you could also use the scarves of the kids. However, be warned, they can get extremely dirty or even torn.
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If like, you could create those scarves yourself just as well. All you need is one or more old sheets, then cut them in the desired, triangular size. Make sure they all have the same size. A good size would be about 70 to 80 centimetres long and 20 centimetres wide.
Old sheets are ideal to make your scarves. When finished you can use them for several different games. For example, you can use them as a blindfold for all so-called blind games. Below you will find a few ideas for those games with scarves. There biggest advantage: they do not take up a lot of space and can be implemented easily and effortlessly.
- Leading the blind
The objective is to walk through an obstacle course, blindfolded.
- Rider’s battle
Two teams have to conquer as many as possible scarves.
- Neckerchief Knot Throwing
Participants must throw a scarf as far as possible.
- Tying it up
Tying several scarves to a long rope
- Dragon's Tail Hunting
Participants must snatch the scarf of the opposing team
- Fight with kerchief on your ankle
Each participant must conquer the scarf from his opponent’s ankle.
- Scarf slingshot
The objective is to hurl an object with the help of a scarf as far as possible.
- Resting on a scarf
As many as possible kids have to stand on the scarf.
- Folding the scarf
The objective is to fold a scarf as many times as possible.
- Scarf Transport
Participants must carry an object with a scarf
- Picking up the scarf
The objective is, to pick a scarf up from the floor without using your hands.
- Wring it out
The objective is to wring out a scarf which is fully soaked in water.
- Catapult
Two players have catapult a tennis ball with a scarf as far as possible.
Games with a jump rope
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Most people know the jump rope from the time they went to the kindergarten. However, the jump rope is not a baby- or simple nursery game. Games with a jump rope can be quite interesting. They require speed, coordination, movements and good reflexes. Usually, ropes are readily available in youth groups. That alone suggests that rope games can be implemented quite spontaneously. For example, to kill some waiting time.
Games requiring a rope
Group rope jumpingSwing a long rope. As many as possible group members have to jump at the same time.
- Swapping place
2 participants are standing next to each other. Whenever they jump, they have to swap place as well.
- Jumping through
2 kids swing a long rope. The objective for all other kids is to run through the rope without touching it. This can be done from either side of the rope.
- Classical rope jumping
Complete as many as possible jumps within one minute.
- Jumping together
Two players each make up for a team and have to jump through the rope
- Double jump
2 persons are closely behind each other and try to jump together through the rope.
- Circle jumping
The team leader swings the rope in a circle. The objective is to jump at the right moment over the rope.
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