Games
Nutty Ninja Squirrels
This is one of my favourite games for getting into your senses, trust and teamwork as well as being really funny.
Bear Tag
A playful warm up game to get a group used to each other. Players must find safety with each other to be protected from the bear. This game builds spatial awareness, is a great ice-breaker and is ideal for 7-10 year olds.
Foxes’ Tails
This fun and lively game is an interesting combination of raising the energy, heightening participants’ awareness of others around them and developing quick, agile movements. The playfulness of fox cubs is drawn out of the players as they strive to catch others’ tails whilst protecting their own.
Steal the Spines
This is a wonderful, classic game that goes by many names including deer stalk and fox the fox. It is especially helpful to shift the energy of a group to a slower, quieter, more aware state. Throughout the game, those who are quietest and who make the least disturbance do well, with the blind guard developing their sense of hearing.
Otter Steals Fish
This high energy, yet contained game can fit well at the start of the day to get the group going. With participants being drawn into the characters of cheeky otters or the patient heron, they love this game, all the while developing their agility, sneakiness and awareness.