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Playing Play Spirits!

TREE BALL

This game is played between trees in small forests or bushes. Players are divided into two teams. Each team needs a goal. The goal can be between two trees or a single tree. Using a ball, each team tries to score a goal on the opposite teams goal. The ball must be thrown between the team members, who can take 4 steps. The team, not controlling the ball, tries to take the ball from the other team. The players can not touch the other teams´ players while trying to catch the ball in the air or gain control of the ball if the opposite team misses a pass. The players decide on the rules, the area to play and how close to get to the goal etc.

FOLLOW THE LEADER

Take turns being the leader. The leader decides what everyone else will do. He will do a lot of different moves. The rest will try to do exactly the same moves. Be creative and try to find different ways of moving.

TRIATHLON

Children playing the game decide on one activity each. If there are 6 children playing the game, there will be six different activities in the “triathlon”.  The activities can be handstand, cartwheel, rolling, swimming, running, juggling, backward crawling, biking etc. If you want, you can use a point system, where the winner gets one point, number two receives two points etc. The idea here is that the children get to pick and share their favorite activities with their friends.

FUN FOR OTHERS

Children take turns to lead the activity. Ideas for what to do: blindfold and lead the other team on a hike. Find rocks that can be used for juggling or make a game where everyone has three rocks to throw as close as possible to a tree or a big rock.  The possibilites are endless for this game.

THE DANCE GAME

Players move around (with or without music). When someone yells “stop”, or the music stops, the children have to stand still and hold the position. If they move, they have to sit out the next round.

Playing Play Spirits!

TREE BALL

This game is played between trees in small forests or bushes. Players are divided into two teams. Each team needs a goal. The goal can be between two trees or a single tree. Using a ball, each team tries to score a goal on the opposite teams goal. The ball must be thrown between the team members, who can take 4 steps. The team, not controlling the ball, tries to take the ball from the other team. The players can not touch the other teams´ players while trying to catch the ball in the air or gain control of the ball if the opposite team misses a pass. The players decide on the rules, the area to play and how close to get to the goal etc.

FOLLOW THE LEADER

Take turns being the leader. The leader decides what everyone else will do. He will do a lot of different moves. The rest will try to do exactly the same moves. Be creative and try to find different ways of moving.

TRIATHLON

Children playing the game decide on one activity each. If there are 6 children playing the game, there will be six different activities in the “triathlon”.  The activities can be handstand, cartwheel, rolling, swimming, running, juggling, backward crawling, biking etc. If you want, you can use a point system, where the winner gets one point, number two receives two points etc. The idea here is that the children get to pick and share their favorite activities with their friends.

FUN FOR OTHERS

Children take turns to lead the activity. Ideas for what to do: blindfold and lead the other team on a hike. Find rocks that can be used for juggling or make a game where everyone has three rocks to throw as close as possible to a tree or a big rock.  The possibilites are endless for this game.

THE DANCE GAME

Players move around (with or without music). When someone yells “stop”, or the music stops, the children have to stand still and hold the position. If they move, they have to sit out the next round.

TREE BALL
FOLLOW THE LEADER
TRIATHLON
FUN FOR OTHERS
THE DANCE GAME

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The Play Spirits' Playground - Jessica Riley & Hedda Berntsen