Game Description:
This game will make your children laugh while they run over the parachute!
Objective:
Try to run on the parachute through all the waves.
Game Rules:
Set out the parachute. Tell each child to grab onto one handle. Assign 1 or 2 children to be runners. Their job is to try to run on the parachute while everyone else is making waves! This is super tricky but also tons of fun! Switch roles frequently.
Saftey Considerations:
Play this game outside on grass.
Progression (optional):
Have two children go on the parachute and assign one child as the tagger and one child as the runner. The runner has to try to avoid the tagger.
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Age:
7 to 9 years
Type of Activity:
Co-operative / Team Building / Ice Breaker
Multi-skill game
Space Needed:
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:
Medium group (6 - 15 kids)
Large group (16+ kids)
Types of Skills Practiced:
Coordination
Rhythm
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