Split the group into two, oÂne team are the chasers and the other the runners. <P>
The object of the chasers is to touch the runners with the rugby ball. <P>
The ball can oÂnly be passed and chasers cannot run with the ball. <P>
A runner is out when he is touched by the rugby ball, which is still in the hand of a chaser; they are not out if it is thrown. <P>
You will need a minimum of ten people a single lilo or dingy that oÂne young person can lie in. <P>
Get everyone lying oÂn the floor so that oÂne person feet faces oÂne wall and the next persons to the opposite wall and so that their heads are close together. <P>
Then get them to put there arms in the air and oÂn top of them place a lilo or dingy. <P>
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Divide the teams into two and give each team a strip of cloth about 600mm long. <P>
Each teams cloth should be a different colour. <P>
Each person tucks the cloth into the back of their trousers. <P>
At each end of the hall mark a safe area with tape. <P>
On go each team has to make its way to the other safe area and in the process must try and steal tails from other people whilst not losing their own. <P>
Anyone losing their tail is out. <P>
Play until you have a sole winner.
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For this you need:
Two teams. <P>
A decent length thick rope with its centre marked with a ribbon. <P>
This is best played oÂn a flat field otherwise the team pulling up moan if the lose. <P>
Each team takes grip and oÂn the word both pull the winning team is the team who pulls someone over the line first. <P>
I have yet to find a group who doesn’t like this. <P>
A good variation is too have a very muddy section in the middle so the insentive to win is even greater. <P>
Make sure the anchor person doesn’t tie the rope around themselves as that is dangerous and make sure that a team doesn’t suddenly let go of the rope ( oÂn pain of death or something close).
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For this choose two people oÂne you blindfold and the other you give a rattle.
The aim is in a minute for the blindfolded person to catch the rattlesnake.
Set them of and at 10 second intervals shout rattle and the person with the rattle must give a good shake.
It is best to not make the playing area too big for this and to let lots of people have a go.
It is worth asking how the blindfolded players felt, what frustrated them and what they take for granted.
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The basic aim of the game is for players to grab a cloth in the middle of the room and sit back down untouched.
Divide the group into two teams and have them sit oÂn opposite walls facing each other, number of each team one- however many you have and place the cloth in the middle of the room.
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For this you will need: <P>
Five or six identical boxes or tubs and in each oÂne set a alarm clock or kitchen timer all for different times. <P>
Pack the clocks in so they don not rattle about. <P>
The young people sit in a circle and pass the boxes around when oÂne goes off the person holding it has to do a forfiet or answer a question honestly. <P>
This is great fun and you can feel the tension rising in the room. <P>
Another option is to hand boxes out to people as they arrive and say they could explode at any minute so must pass them oÂn as if you are left holding it you must answer the question or do a forfiet. <P>
It works well as an opener.
