One other way

Playing this game broke the ice on how to use chop sticks effectively.  There are different methods but we soon discovered that thawed peas were easier to manage than frozen or fresh ones.  That is if you are not cheating.

Not quite Chase the peas.

Since when was a chop stick a finger?  Or a finger a third chop stick?

Turn the Circle Inside Out

Turn the Circle Inside Out has been played in Girl Guiding circles since my mother was a Guide [1940s] and before as her mother was also a Guide.

• A circle is formed using all the players.
•  Everyone joins hands and faces the middle of the circle.
•  Everyone closes their eyes and tries to turn the circle inside out so that everyone is facing the opposite direction (outside of the circle) without letting go of each others' hands.

(Hint: the solution is that two players hold up their hands and everyone else follows through underneath.)

Kim's game

There are many versions of Kim's game. This is a basic Kim's game but still has the basic objective to improve each participants memory and powers of observation.. 


As the participants get older there are more objects laid out.  Typically with five to ten year old who have not had much practice with the game we start off with five to ten objects.  Each participant is given a pen and paper.  This who cannot spell may draw the picture of the objects they see.


The objects are laid out on a tray.  There is 2 minutes to look at the objects and remember them.
After two minutes the objects are covered up.
Now have each person write down what they saw.


When all is finished under the objects and see how observant each of the participants were. 
Equipment: a tray with 20 small articles (may be related by theme!), pencil and paper for each person, and a watch or timer.


If the game has been angled to individual or patrol observations then give each participant / team a score of say one point for each correct article in their list.