Programme Ideas Blog
Here are some quick programme ideas that can fill a 5 min gap in your evening or you can build a whole evening around. If you have any comments on them or any programme ideas of your own please let us know.
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These games are taken from a variety of sources including programmes online and leaders experiences. They may have been adapted to suit the age group and can be adapted by you to fit your unit or circumstances
Gaint Pool Match
Author: ian@mmscouts.org.uk | Date: 20-10-2011
Giant Pool Match is a team game where you turn your hall into a giant Pool Table.
Equipment : 2 Broom Handles (Cues),
6 Buckets (Pockets),
2 Footballs in different Colours (1 is Cue Ball)
Time : 10 - 20 mins
Instructions :
Put the buckets out in your hall like they would be on a Pool table and put the cues and balls in the centre or your "pool table". Divide your unit into 2 teams and Number team off. You then call out a number and the 2 team members with that number run out and grab a cue. Staying on their hands and knees they have to compete against each other and try to pot the coloured ball. The person who pots the coloured ball first gets a point. Each team member has a go and the team with the most points wins. You can add extra rules like taking turns or first person there takes first shot or you can do this outside in the summer.
Minefield
Author: ian@mmscouts.org.uk | Date: 20-10-2011
Minefield is a team building game that can take place inside or outside.
Equipment : Blindfolds, assorted bottles or obsticles
Time : 10 - 20 mins
Instructions :
Get the explorers to cover the floor of your hall with objects like plastic bottles, cones, or other items you can find. Some Explorers are blindfolded and the others have to get their team members across the minefield without hitting the mines. If the blindfolded person hits a mine they sit down and become a mine themselves. You can play this game in pairs or as teams and the winning team or pair is the first across the mine field or the team across quickest.
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