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MINUTE TO WIN IT BRAIN CHALLENGES Kate Schiavi & Tracy Thomas Louisville Free Public Library Slide 2 INTRODUCTION Benefits of play and games What is a Minute to Win it Challenge? Resources Planning for the program Science-related challenges 321 You have a minute to win it! Slide 3 CHALLENGE! Stack them Up! Stack 7 Reeses Peanut Butter Cups on your forehead and keep them there until the minute is up. Slide 4 CHALLENGE! Defying Gravity Tap 3 balloons to keep them off the ground for a minute. Slide 5 BENEFITS OF PLAY AND GAMES We Play Here! Bringing the power of play into Childrens libraries. Children take play seriously Natural part of childhood Barriers to play Play deprivation can be serious ! Slide 6 PLAY IS A FACTOR IN CHILD DEVELOPMENT! Encourages imagination Emotional control Social competency Personal resiliency Continuing curiosity Increases sensory perception and skill Can help with math and reading skills Slide 7 CHALLENGE! Bean on a Straw Suck 10 beans onto the end of your straw, one at a time, and drop them in the cup at the opposite end of the table. Slide 8 CHALLENGE! Cotton Bowl Scoop 10 cotton balls surrounding the bowl into the bowl with a long spoon while blindfolded. Slide 9 WHAT IS MINUTE TO WIN IT? TV series Games for home, school, parties, onlinewhy not libraries? The anatomy of a Challenge Lively competition Slide 10 RESOURCES Minute to Win It website: http://www.nbc.com/minute-to-win-it/ http://www.nbc.com/minute-to-win-it/ Pinterest boards YouTube Minute to Win It kit Slide 11 PLANNING FOR THE PROGRAM Length of program Look at your space Age appropriateness Format Slide 12 PLANNING FOR THE PROGRAM Supplies Theme Prizes Try the challenges Slide 13 CHALLENGE! Floatacious In a big bowl of water, balance 5 empty soda cans on top of a plastic plate. The cans must stay stacked for at least 3 seconds. Slide 14 CHALLENGE! Separation Anxiety Separate 50 pieces of candy into five separate containers in a set color order. Slide 15 CHALLENGE! CD Dominoes Stand 20 empty CD cases on a table in a horseshoe formation. Set them off using a domino effect so that the final case falls off the table. Slide 16 CHALLENGE! Nose Dive Transfer 10 cotton balls, one at a time, from one bowl to another using only your nose, covered in Vaseline. Slide 17 CHALLENGE! A Bit Dicey Balance six dice on a popsicle held in your mouth and balance them there until the minute is up. Slide 18 CHALLENGE! Bobblehead With a pedometer attached to your forehead, move your head around and try to record 125 steps in one minute. Slide 19 LET THE GAMES BEGIN! Slide 20 Slide 21 Slide 22