Making Juggling balls
What to do Start by getting into pairs, this activity is easiest when working with another person. Remind the group that working together and cooperating will make the activity easier. Create Your Juggling Balls Start with two heavy duty balloons for each juggling ball you want to make. Using a funnel, pour about half a […]
Solar Oven
Resources Discussion Start the activity by talking about energy with your group. What are the alternatives to burning fossil fuels and the importance of harvesting natural sources of renewable energy. Discuss the benefits of using alternative sources and the affects of using traditional sources such as fuel, petrol and electric on the environment. Explain what […]
Insulating Ice
Why insulate an ice cube? When you get ice cubes out of the freezer, or put them into a drink, they melt into water. This is because they warm up past their melting point of 0°C – insulating ice can slow this process down. Heat energy is lost or transferred in three ways. Conduction — […]
Up Chuck
Keep multiple balls from falling on the floor
Finding a balance
What is balance between work and play?
Elfinscape
This activity is a co-operative project where each individual in the group can contribute to a shared final product, a chance to get creative in drawing, sticking and verbal observation, an opportunity for the Elfins to celebrate the past year with each other and with the wider community and an invitation for the Elfins to […]
Improvisation Game
This is a fun game which opens up the lines of communication and also encourages the Venturers to think about each others’ (real) characters and ways of describing things, in order to help them guess the right answers. Start by giving out pieces of paper and pens. All write down some famous people on separate […]
Calling All Pioneers
What to do All except one are sitting in a circle on chairs or cushions; there is no spare seat for the remaining person. The remaining person stands in the middle of the circle and calls something like “Calling all Pioneers who like chocolate!’ The caller plus everyone who fits the description must get up […]
Interviewers
A fun group game where you find out if the applicant can guess the job they’re being interviewed for!
Peace Cranes
Make an origami peace crane
Rights and needs musical Chairs
Game to rights, wants and needs
Broken Telephone
Sit in a circle. One person whispers a word or short phrase into the person’s ear to their right.They pass the word on by whispering it to the person to their right.It is passed round the circle and the last person shouts the phrase out (it has usually changed,somewhat by this point). Tip – remind […]