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Fun & GamesPack

Stick Puzzlesfind 12 sticks, butter knives, or anything else straight

(nothing sharp or dangerous!) Then lay them out like this:

now try these puzzles (note: for each new puzzle,put the sticks back where they were):

1. [easy] move 4 sticks to create exactly 3 squares.(you can’t have any sticks left over or unused.)

2. [easy] move only 3 sticks to create 3 squares.

3. [medium] remove 2 sticks to create exactly 2 squares.hint: maybe the squares aren’t the same size!

4. [medium] put the sticks back. now, move 2 sticks tocreate 7 squares of any size. think small!

5. [hard] move 4 sticks to create 10 squares of any size.

6. [challenging] remove 3 sticks, and then move 2 sticksto create exactly 3 squares of the same size.

answers are given near the back of this info pack.

Orienteeringif you’re planning a trip outside, why not see if it has a

permanent orienteering course (p.o.c.)?

orienteering is a fun way to turn a walk into achallenge. you follow a fixed course on a map.

the course is laid out using numbered markerslike the one shown here. the letters are usedto prove that you found the correct place.

MANY SITES OFFER A RANGE OFDIFFERENT COURSES TO SUITEVERYONE. some are as shortas a few hundred metres.

courses are graded by colour.the easiest (WHITE) ARE NOLONGER THAN 2.5km (1.5 mILES).

why not devise your own coursearound your garden, outdoorspace or house? You’ll needto make markers like the oneshown above to mark theroute, and some kind of map.WRITE NUMBERS ON YOUR MAPTO MARK OUT THE ROUTE.

what is orienteering?

is it difficult?

not going out?

where can i do it?

the five nearest courses to surbiton high are at:

Wimbledon ParkMorden Hall ParkNonsuch Park, SuttonHorton Country Park, EpsomEsher Common

to find others in our area or beyond, and to downloadthe maps, go to www.britishorienteering.org.uk/pocs.BEGINNERS’ MAPS ARE USUALLY FREE (OR A FEW PENCE).

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Alphabet Soup

Measure It!

for 2 or more players

the first player thinks of a food beginning with ‘a’, andthen says “For lunch, I ate... an apple” (for example)

The second player things of a food beginning with ‘b’ andcontinues, saying “for lunch, i ate an apple and... abaguette”.

the next player might then say “for lunch, i ate anapple, a banana and... a curry” (’c’ for ‘curry’)

continue adding more items of food that begin with d, e,f, g... and so on.

For the letter ‘x’, your item only needs to contain ‘x’anywhere in the word (e.g. o tail soup).

if you say the wrong thing or can’t remember somethingon the list, you’re out of the game!

see who can stay in the game the longest.

try playing again but change the topic to places (”onholiday, I travelled to...”) or objects.

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for 2 or more players

you will need a tape measure and/or weighing scales.

one person chooses a target weight or length, such as:* Something that weighs 500 grammes, or* something that is 27cm long, or* something that has a circumference of 45cm

everyone then gets 2 minutes to find something thatthey think matches this target.

the person who is closest to the target is the winnerof that round.

Games to Make 1Water Gun Race

Ping Pong Shooter

Thread a plastic cup onto a long string and then tie upthe string across your open space. Use your waterpistol to push the cup to the finish.

cut the BOTTOM OFF A PLASTIC CUP. NOW CUT A BALLOON INHALF, AND STRETCH THE ‘KNOTTED’ END OVER THE WIDERPART OF THE CUP.

IF YOU PULL ON THE KNOT OF THE BALLOON, IT WILL FIRE APING-PONG BALL A SURPRISINGLY LONG WAY. SEE WHO CANFIRE THE BALL THE FURTHEST.

SET UP SOME TARGETS, OR NOMINATE THINGS TO HIT.

Games to Make 2Cornhole

Giant Ring Toss

Sleeping Bag Race

If you are able to make this ahead of time, cut a 6-inchhole into one end of a piece of strong plywood.alternatively, improvise by using a thick piece ofcardboard.

prop up one end of the board by a few inches. Now see ifyou can throw beanbags into the hole.

If you have enough beanbags, or can make some quickly,give each team 3 or 4 each. score 1 point for each bagthat goes through the hole. play as many rounds asyou wish.

blow up your inflatable swimming pool rings. use themas giant rings and try to throw them over the headsof your campmates!

if it’s not muddy outside, use your sleeping bags as ifthey were sacks for a sack race. maybe you could setup a simple circuit or obstacle course?

Who Am I?

Some Ideas...

a guessing game for 2 or more players

choose a new identity for yourself: it could be ananimal, a character, or a famous person. somesuggestions are given below, or choose one of yourown. make sure it’s something everyone will know.

the other players ask you a question to which theanswer must be ‘yes’ or ‘no’. for examplE:* is it a real person?* do you see it on a farm?* are they on television a lot?* Do they have brown hair?* Can they talk?

you answer ‘yes’ or ‘no’. the others can keep askingquestions until they guess the right answer.

if they think they know it, the others can try to guessthe answer. but if they are wrong, it counts as anextra question.

if you want to make it a competition, see whether youridentity can be guessed inside 20 questions/guessesor not.

BATMAN

VICTORIA BECKHAM

A SQUIRREL

RONALDO

SHERLOCK HOLMES

A SNOWMAN

MATILDA

NODDY

A POLICEWOMAN

SERENA WILLIAMS

PADDINGTON BEAR

JAMIE OLIVER

A COW

LORD VOLDERMORT

WINNIE-THE-POOH

SIMONE BILES

ASLAN

RITA ORA

DANIEL RADCLIFFE

CURIOUS GEORGE

BUGS BUNNY

ELIZABETH II

BRITNEY SPEARS

LISA SIMPSON

A ROBOT

JOE ROOT

SUPERTATO

Complete the ListCAN YOU NAME ALL THE ITEMS IN THESE LISTS? WRITE YOUR

ANSWERS ON PAPER OR, IF YOU LIKE, TURN IT INTO A GAME:PLAYERS KEEP NAMING ANSWERS UNTIL ONE PERSON SAYS AWRONG ANSWER. SOLUTIONS ARE GIVEN on the back page.

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PRIMARY COLOURS USED IN ART (3)

THE TELETUBBIES (4)

SOLAR SYSTEM PLANETS (8)

PARTS OF THE BODY WITH 3-LETTER NAMES (10)

DWARFS IN ‘SNOW WHITE AND THE 7 DWARFS’ (7)

TRAIN STATIONS ON A LONDON MONOPOLY BOARD (4)

COLOURS IN A PACKET OF ‘SMARTIES’ (8)

IN HARRY POTTER, HOUSES AT HOGWARTS (4)

SANTA’S REINDEER, IN THE FAMOUS SONG (9)

LETTERS USED WHEN WRITING ROMAN NUMERALS (7)

MS. GAZELLE'S PLAYGROUP PUPILS, 'PEPPA PIG' (18)

STATES OF THE USA BEGINNING WITH ‘M’ (8)

DAVID WALLIAMS CHILDREN'S NOVELS (14)

POSITIONS IN A NETBALL TEAM (7)

ANDY'S TOYS IN THE ORIGINAL ‘TOY STORY’ FILM (21)

FIRST NAMES OF THE MEMBERS OF LITTLE MIX (4)

STAR SIGNS OF THE ZODIAC (12)

WOMEN MARRIED TO KING HENRY VIII (6)

IN MATHS, TYPES OF TRIANGLE (4)

WOODWIND INSTRUMENTS USUALLY FOUND IN ANORCHESTRA (7)TASTE TYPES THAT YOUR TONGUE CAN DETECT (5)

LINES ON THE LONDON UNDERGROUND MAP (16)

DANCES USED ON ‘STRICTLY COME DANCING’ (16)

COUNTRIES THAT HAVE A BORDER WITH FRANCE (6)

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some trickier ones for older players:

REMEMBER: ANSWERS CAN BE FOUND at the back!

Word by Worda game for 3 or more players

one person is the ‘guesser’, the others are the cluegivers.

the clue givers think of a famous person, place orthing. ( if you have asuitable board game, such as ‘taboo’ or ‘pictionary’that has similar questions, you can use those too.)

the clue givers have to build a question that gives theanswer by saying one word at a time, taking turns.

so, if there were 3 clue givers and they are trying todescribe ‘orange’ to the guesser, it might go::

player 1: “What...”player 2: “Colour...”Player 3: “Comes...”player 1: “after...”player 2: “red...”player 3: “in...”player 1: “the...”player 2: “rainbow?”

see how many words you can describe in 3 minutes, thenchange places so that someone else is the guesser.

we’ve listed some ideas below.

Some Ideas...boat

wimbledon

hamster

balloon

madonna

australia

popcorn

underground

christmas tree

nurse

donkey

trousers

fishing

perfume

chelsea f.c.

mobile phone

garlic

bells

walt disney

the mona lisa

pantomime

simon cowell

taxi

minecraft

enid blyton

fox

hairdresser

Tricky Questionssee if you can catch the grown-ups out with these tricky

“quiz” questions. don’t take them too seriously!

1. what ancient invention allowed people to see throughsolid walls? [answer: A window]

2. what is an olympic silver medal made from? [silver]

3. if two’s company and three’s a crowd, what are fourand five? [four and five makes nine]

4. some children rake up three piles of leaves from theplayground and six piles of leaves from a camp site.when they put all the leaves together, how manypiles will they have? [one big pile]

5. what day comes before shrove Tuesday? [monday]

6. which side of a siamese cat has the most hair? [theoutside]

7. where do the biggest carrots grow? [in the ground]

8. in total, how many animals did moses take onto theark? [none - it was noah who sailed in the ark]

9. what can you find in the middle of paris? [’r’]

10. what can you hold in your right hand that you cannever hold in you left hand? [your left elbow]

11. what languages are spoken on the uninhabited islandsof japan? [none, if they are uninhabited]

12. in which direction does the river danube flow?[downstream]

13. why do some people press lift buttons with theirfingers and others with their thumbs? [to make thelift move]

14. a greengrocer loses 5kg of weight on a diet. whatdoes he weigh now? [fruit and vegetables]

15. jasper’s dad has three children. two are calledchloe and amber. what is the name of the third child?[he’s called jasper]

Fireside GamesIn the Pond

Sounds Familiar

Fortunately... Unfortunately...

one person leads the group. the leader says one ofthree commands, and everyone must do an action:

* “in the pond” - put your arms straight out* “out of the pond” - put your arms up in the air* “on the banK” - put your hands on your thighs

the leader keeps mixing up the commands, gettinggradually faster and faster. don’t be the one to becaught out!

one person thinks of a famous musical tune. they thenhave to hum the tune for the others to guess.

if you want a challenge, use a musical instrument but -instead of playing different notes - play the *same*note all the time, at the correct rhythm.

or you could try to clap the rhythm to the others tosee if they can guess it from that.

one person starts with a piece of good news, such as:

“fortunately, I found a five pound note today...”

and then the next person explains why it was bad news:

“unfortunately, it was only monopoly money...”

then the next person continues the story withsomething good, once more:

“but it was from an antique set worth a lot of money”

continue alternating between good and bad news untilthe story reaches a natural end - happy or sad!

Nighttime IdeasStar Spotting

Morse Message

Night Bowling

download an app for your mobile or tablet to help youlearn where the star constellations are. as well asspotting locations of the stars and planets, someapps ‘draw’ the constellations for you, and locatethe international space station when it flies over.

here are some suggestions :* skyview lite* star walk 2 (ads+ version)* star chart* skysafari

[available on android & ios]

using a torch, try toflash a word tosomeone at theother end of thecampsite.

a ‘dot’ means a shortflash. a ‘dash’ meansa longer flash. leave3 seconds betweenletters.

you can block the lightinstead of turningthe torch on/off.

Put some glow sticks into cleanedplastic bottles from your recyclingbin.

throw or kick any suitable ball to knockthem over.

who can score the most strikes?

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Complete the Listanswers

PRIMARY COLOURS USED IN ART (3)

Blue, Red, Yellow

THE TELETUBBIES (4)

Dipsy, Laa-Laa, Po, Tinky Winky

SOLAR SYSTEM PLANETS (8)

Earth, Jupiter, Mars, Mercury, Neptune, Saturn,Uranus, Venus

PARTS OF THE BODY, 3-LETTER NAMES (10)

Arm, Ear, Eye, Gum, Hip, Jaw, Leg, Lip, Rib, Toe.(You can also allow: Fat, Gut and Lap)

DWARFS IN ‘SNOW WHITE & THE 7 DWARFS’ (7)

Bashful, Doc, Dopey, Grumpy, Happy, Sleepy,Sneezy

TRAIN STATIONS ON A MONOPOLY BOARD (4)

Fenchurch Street, King's Cross (St. Pancras),Liverpool Street, Marylebone

COLOURS IN A PACKET OF ‘SMARTIES’ (8)

Blue, Brown, Green, Orange, Pink, Red, Violet,Yellow

IN HARRY POTTER, HOUSES AT HOGWARTS (4)

Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw, Slytherin

SANTA’S REINDEER, IN THE FAMOUS SONG (9)

Blitzen, Comet, Cupid, Dancer, Dasher, Donner,Prancer, Rudolph, Vixen

LETTERS USED IN ROMAN NUMERALS (7)

C, D, I, L, M, V, X

MISS GAZELLE'S PLAYGROUP, ‘PEPPA PIG' (18)

Candy Cat, Danny Dog, Edmond Elephant, EmilyElephant, Freddy Fox, George Pig, GeraldGiraffe, Mandy Mouse, Molly Mole, PandoraPanda, Pedro Pony, Peggi Panda, Peppa Pig,Rebecca Rabbit, Richard Rabbit, Suzy Sheep,Wendy Wolf, Zoë Zebra. (Also allow: DelphineDonkey, who went once)

STATES OF THE USA BEGINNING WITH ‘M’ (8)

Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan,Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana

DAVID WALLIAMS CHILDREN'S NOVELS (14)

Awful Auntie, Bad Dad, Billionaire Boy, DemonDentist, Fing, Gangsta Granny, Grandpa's GreatEscape, Mr Stink, Ratburger, Slime,

The Boy in the Dress,The Ice Monster, The Midnight Gang.

The Beastof Buckingham Palace,

POSITIONS IN A NETBALL TEAM (7)

Centre, Goal Defence, Goal Keeper,Goal Shooter, Wing Attack, Wing Defence

ANDY'S TOYS IN ‘TOY STORY’ FILM (21)

Aliens, Barrel of Monkeys, Bo Beep, Buzz(Lightyear), Etch(a-Sketch), Hamm, Lenny theBinoculars, Magic 8-ball, Mr Mike (taperecorder), Mr Potato Head, Mr Spell, Rag Doll,RC (buggy), Rex, Robot, Rocky Gibraltar(wrestler), Sarge and the green Army Men,Shark, Slinky Dog, Snake, Woody

FIRST NAMES OF LITTLE MIX (4)

Jade (Thirlwall), Jesy (Nelson), Leigh-Anne(Pinnock), Perrie (Edwards)

STAR SIGNS OF THE ZODIAC (12)

Aquarius (the Water Carrier), Aries (the Ram), Cancer(the Crab), Capricorn (the Goat), Gemini (theTwins), Leo (the Lion), Libra (the Scales), Pisces(the Fish), Sagittarius (the Archer), Scorpio (theScorpion), Taurus (the Bull), Virgo (the Virgin)

WOMEN MARRIED TO KING HENRY VIII (6)

Anne Boleyn, Anne of Cleves, Catherine of Aragon,Catherine Howard, Catherine Parr, JaneSeymour

IN MATHS, TYPES OF TRIANGLE (4)

Equilateral, Isosceles, Right-angled, Scalene

WOODWIND INSTRUMENTS (7)

Bassoon, Clarinet, English horn (Cor anglais), Flute,Oboe, Piccolo, Saxophone. (Also allow:Recorder)

TASTES YOUR TONGUE CAN DETECT (5)

Bitter, Salty, Sour, Sweet, Umami (or Savoury)

LINES ON THE LONDON UNDERGROUND (16)

Bakerloo, Central, Circle, District, DLR, Emirates AirLine, Hammersmith & City, Jubilee, Metropolitan,Northern, Overground, Piccadilly, TfL Rail,Trams, Victoria, Waterloo & City

DANCES ON ‘STRICTLY COME DANCING’ (16)

American Smooth, Argentine Tango, Cha Cha Cha,Charleston, Foxtrot, Jive, Paso doble, Quickstep,Rock'n'Roll, Rumba, Salsa, Samba, ShowDance, Tango, Viennese Waltz, Waltz

COUNTRIES THAT HAVE A BORDER WITHFRANCE (6)

Belgium, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, Spain,Switzerland

Goal Attack,