Hey OSC Families!

As you know, the staff recently came back from a training weekend at Loon Lake. In between workshops, we tried out a new active game called "The Hunger Games". It was so successful that we brought the game back here to OSC to play with the kids!

Basically, we started the game in the middle of the field and filled up dozens of water balloons. We placed these water balloons in a "cornucopia" (which pays homage to The Hunger Games movie, if you've seen it) in the field. Each participant draws a name of another player at random.  The name that they draw is their target that they will try to hit with a water balloon. Once a player hits their target, they take that person's paper and that name will become their new target. This keeps going until there are only a few people left.  After that we play our 'showdown' round and crown a winner.

Once the game begins, each player runs to try and grab a water balloon, but they can only have one in their hand at a time. Some people were able to grab a water balloon and run away quickly to safety, while others were hit with water balloons as they were reaching for a water balloon. It made for a lot of excitement as every game was different! After the first game ended, we altered the game a little bit in terms of where the starting point was. Instead of being on the outside and running towards the middle for a water balloon, we started all in one big group in the middle, and ran to different water balloon stashes that were placed around the field. This changed the dynamic of the game and kept the kids on their toes!

This game was a great success and the kids had a great time. However, even if it is raining outside the game can be altered to be played indoors. Instead of water balloons, dodgeballs can be used.

Let us know if you have any great ideas for games that we can play at OSC. We're always looking for new ideas!

Until next time,

Ryan M