Snow Games
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It is not surprising that for adventurous kids, winter is the best time of the year. After all, all they need is warm clothing waterproof shoes and gloves. Nothing more is needed to enjoy the white winter land in the backyard or when on holidays. There is nothing better than snowfall overnight and when you wake up all is covered in snow. In winter with all the snow and ice the landscape looks like an imaginative winter wonderland. Who would not want to play there?
Smaller kids are easier satisfied with winter games. Often, they are happy with a little ramp to slide down or to build a snowman with their parents. Older kids are more demanding. They want to build a snow castle with medieval features where brave knights hunt nasty witches. Or they like to build an igloo in the snow, to have a base for adventures like the explorers in the far north.
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Snow games are ideal for an afternoon with your youth group. If there is snow and a big enough terrain, all participants can build an entire snow village with igloos, snowmen and snow castles. This snow village could be the foundation for many thrilling adventures and stories. You can create your own or read some from a children book. And of course, because it is cold, there has to be enough exercise as well. In this winter village, it is easy to invent some great games with a sporty touch. If there is enough time, you can even come up with your very own Winter Olympics. And when it all is said and done, celebrate the winners of the Winter Olympics. In other words, playing in the snow offers unlimited possibilities for everybody’s taste. The best of those games, however, is, that the kids can playfully learn one or another thing.
Games in the snow
Obstacle CoursePlayers must complete an obstacle course.
- Snow Fight
All players make small snowballs which they throw at each other.
- Balloon Games in the snow
Balloons can be used for a lot of games
- Sledge racing and off-road travel
When riding downhill, participants must avoid obstacles.
- Sledge Relay Race
Participants must complete a relay race with the sledge.
- Sledge Ride Relay Race
Players must complete the relay race by riding a sledge downhill
- Hitting the Sack - Snow Fight
The objective is, trying to get each other of a sledge or a snow mountain.
- Torchlight descent with sledge or skiers
Participants must carry a torch while they ride downhill on their sledges or skiers
- Building an Igloo or snow castle followed snowball fight
Participants build an igloo or a snow castle and then engage in a snowball fight.
- Who can build the most beautiful snowman?
Participants build a snowman which will be rated at the end
- Snowball track
The participants have to roll a golf ball over a snowball track.
- Catching the Ostrich
Catching the Ostrich is a catching game where the kids have to protect themselves from being kept a prisoner. They can simply do that by sticking their heads in the snow.
- Catch in the snow maze
Participants have to catch each other in a maze
- Tyre tube - Wheelbarrow race
This game works just like the game with the same name on the grass, only this time in the snow.
- Tyre tube - Stagecoach Race
One or two participants lie down on a tire tube. The others have to pull him over a certain distance.
- Snowboard race
Participants engage in a race on snowboards
- 3-Skiing
The participants complete the well-known dry ski race in the snow.
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