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Balloon games

For a funny gaming afternoon or evening – all it takes is no more than a few balloons - no matter whether it is a group evening or a birthday party. The advantage for the group leader or the organisers: just before the game starts, prepare the balloons and then together with everybody else you can think of different games. With balloons, you can vertically do anything. Among other all the typical ball games. Another advantage would be that balloons take up very little space in your toy box. Therefore, you can take the balloons everywhere the group goes. Without saying, balloons you can combine with any other game as well.

1. Balloon tap

   A balloon is moved by tapping it up in the air.

2. Balloon electricity

   Balloons are rubbed on the clothing and are stuck to the wall.

3. When a balloon loses it’s breath

   A balloon is blown up on the starting line and then let go.

4. The balloon symphony orchestra

   The group must try to make different pieces of music with the balloons.

5. Basket (air) balloon

   Try and encourage their own balloon (with the help of a spoon) into a basket

6. Guess what belongs to whom

   Try to find out who the description belongs to.

7. Airmail

   Catch a balloon, sit on it and perform the task inside it.

8. Water balloon catapult

   A water balloon is catapulted back and forth with a hand towel.

9. Shot put with a water balloon

   The water filled balloon is thrown as far as possible.

10. Task Run

    Various tasks in one run from A to B to C to D.

11. Collecting with handicap

    Each team must collect items without letting the balloon fall on the ground.

12. All balloons have to fly

    All balloons have to stay up in the air.

13. Balloon Challenge

    Participants must sort different coloured balloons.

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Games with a skateboard or scooter

If you want to keep a group of kids happy during a camp or just a normal group afternoon, you have constantly come up with creative and new gaming ideas. The best ideas, of course, are those which include equipment, which is already popular with young people. One of them is the skateboard. The thrill gets even better if they all bring their own skateboard and compare the different boards. However, it is up to the team leader to make sure that the games are always within the scope of the kids’ skills so that no one will feel overwhelmed. An important criterion, therefore, is the age structure of the group. Whenever in doubt, the team leader should adjust the games to the skills of the youngest kids.

1. Skateboard race

   A skateboard rider pulls himself along the rope for the entire length of the rope.

2. Skateboarders push

   A skateboarder lies on the skateboard and is pushed along by the others.

3. Skateboard on a lead

   A skateboarder sits on the skateboard and is pulled along on a 3m long rope/lead.

4. Skateboard bowling

   How many skittles can the skateboarder knock over with his head?

5. Roll drag

   The skateboarder starts off on a ramp and tries to roll as far as possible.

6. Fast as lightning

   A 100 meter running race with a skateboard.

7. Method of transport

   A skateboard is a method of transport.

8. Skateboard Obstacle race

   An obstacle course with a skateboard.

9. Tee off the skateboard

   The hunter tries to catch all the other kids on his skateboard.

10. Skater chain

    Building a long “chain” using skateboards

11. Skateboard Race 2

    Skateboard competition

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Sweet games

When you chose games, which involve candies, it is important that you have enough candies so that nobody has to miss out. The best thing of those games, of course, is that the kids can eat it all at the end. There are none whatsoever limits of the games the team leader can think up for his group. This could be a 1:1 race of several teams competing against each other. This could include games such as picking or collecting candies. For example, each group is assigned to a particular colour. Now, they are only allowed to collect candies in this colour.

1. Collecting bonbons

   Collect your own colour bonbons.

2. Picking up bonbons

   Using the mouth to pick up bonbons and place them in a barrel.

3. A blind chicken

   While blindfolded, a member of the group must pick up a sweet and bring it back to the group.

4. Packing up bonbons

   2 people try to wrap a sweet together.

5. Rally: sweets with holes

   A candy ring is passed from one person the next with the help of the toothpick.

6. Target throwing

   Candy rings are thrown so that they land over a board with nails.

7. Rolling

   Which candy ring will roll the furthest or the longest?

8. The toe bonbon rally

   The first person takes a sweet from the bowl with his toes and gives the bonbon to his neighbour.

9. The opening toes

   Try to open a sweet (or a chocolate bar) with the feet and then eat it.

10. M&M relay

    Taking a spoon in the mouth, bonbons or M&M's must be carried.

11. M&M's catapult

    Bonbons or M&M’s are catapulted into a target with a spoon in the mouth.

12. Marshmallow march

    With the toothpick in the mouth, marshmallows are passed from player to player.

13. Marshmallow mouth

    Who can fit the most marshmallows in his mouth?

14. Marshmallow spitting competition

    Who can spit a marshmallow the furthest?

15. Marshmallow blowing competition

    Who can blow a marshmallow along the ground the furthest?

16. Marshmallow kicking competition

    A marshmallow is kicked.

17. Marshmallow throwing competition

    Who can throw the marshmallow the furthest?

18. Lollypop

    Which team will manage to suck the lollypop away the quickest?

19. Sweet masterpieces

    The group must build a creative work of art with sweets.

20. Thread-Candy

    Wind a candy with thread

21. Fish Something Sweet

    Each child uses a fishing pole with a magnet attached to the end of the string to fish out some candies.

22. What A Commotion

    This is a nice game for a birthday party or celebration where every child should receive a prize.

23. Smarties Sucker

    Sucking up Smarties with a little tube or straw

24. Chocolate cube catching

    Small chocolate cubes are thrown into the air only to catch it with his mouth.

25. Chubby Bunny

    Participant has to say a certain word with a marshmallow in his mouth

26. Biscuit on the forehead

    The participant gets a biscuit on his forehead and has to manoeuvre it down and into his mouth

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Drinking straw games

Straws as well as any other kind of drinking straws take very little space in the toy box and therefore are easy to take with you to every excursion. They will loosen up the day. You can use the straws for the kids to suck up or blow different objects. This game have an additional educational effect, because the participants have to learn to control their breathing. Different coloured straws can be used as a substitute for Mikado sticks. Another fun game is, to use the straws to blow small paper balls into a goal.

1. Obstacle course

   A light object is blown through an obstacle course with a straw.

2. Transporting corn or beans

   Objects are sucked up using a straw and transported into another container.

3. Water transport

   Use a straw to suck up water and fill up a measuring beaker.

4. Pipeline

   Several straws are pushed together in a long pipeline.

5. Mikado

   A game of Mikado with straws.

6. Blowing competition

   A wad of cotton wool is blown along the table by blowing into a straw.

7. Blow pipe

   The straws are used as a blowpipe.

8. Indoor blow pipe battle

   The cotton wool buds must be blown into the opponent’s field.

9. Blow pipe battle with coloured darts

   A straw is used as the blowpipe. The ammunition is coloured cotton wool buds.

10. Handstand Drinking

    The participant must do a handstand and drink at the same time.

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