Game Description:
Great parachute game that will get your kids laughing and moving!
Objective:
Get your shoe back on before the parachute comes down.
Game Rules:
Set out the parachute. Tell the children to each take off one shoe and put it under the parachute. Have each child hold onto a handle. As a group you will left the parachute above your heads, the leader will yell out either names or a descriptor (ie. whoever has brunette hair, whoever is wearing blue, etc) to signify which children have to go and put on their shoe. As soon as they are called, they must go under the parachute and try to put on their shoe and find a new spot before the parachute goes down.
Saftey Considerations:
Keep your heads up when under the parachute.
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Age:
7 to 9 years
Type of Activity:
Co-operative / Team Building / Ice Breaker
Multi-skill game
Space Needed:
Large Space (Gym, Multipurpose Room, Playroom)
Medium Space (Classroom, Empty Room)
Field / Park
Equipment Needed:
Gym Equipment (Goals, Matts, Beams, Hoops, Balls, Parachutes, Bats, Racquets, Cones)
How Many Leaders are Needed:
Only 1
How Big of a Group is Needed:
Large group (16+ kids)
Types of Skills Practiced:
Coordination
Rhythm
Run
