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Apache Indian Game

Toe Toss Stick

To play this game, you needed a stick. To set up play, you first made a mark on the ground. Then you stood behind the mark and balanced a stick on your toe.
The object was the toss the stick as high as you could and have it land on the mark. You got points for height and for accuracy.

Outdoor Fun
Kings Guards / Small Group Activity

Make teams of five for this tag game.  One player is selected the King or Queen to begin the game, three players are the Guards and the last player is the IT! 
The objective is for the IT to tag the King or Queen if possible in a given amount of time.  The Guards must keep their hands on their hips at all times and the IT cannot touch the guards. 
If the IT touches a Guard, he will freeze, count to ten and then resume the attack.  After a set amount of time, the group will select a new King or Queen, new Guards and a new IT to play again."

Indoor Activity
Five Piece Puzzle Passing

Take a piece of construction paper and cut it into five pieces.  Make several ahead of time or allow the campers or students to make their own.  Each puzzle needs to have a different cut to challenge the players.  Have your group sit in a circle to begin with.  Each player has a puzzle in front of them.  On the signal to begin, all players try to put their puzzle together as quickly as possible or allow the group 30 seconds to a minute to solve the puzzle.  Once the time has elapsed or all the puzzles are together, have the player’s mix-up their puzzle pieces and pass them to the player on their right.  The process begins once more on the signal to begin.

Variation for Fitness: give each player s puzzle and have them sit on a start-line side-by-side.  Place 5 cones in front of the group some 10 feet apart.  On the “Go” signal, players quickly put their puzzles together.  The first player finished will not have to exercise this round.  The 2^nd player finished will stand and jog around the 2^nd cone and back to his/her original spot.  The 3^rd player finished will jog around the 3^rd cone and back, etc.  If a player can’t complete the puzzle in the allotted time, he/she will jog around the last cone and back.  When they are beck in their original places, pass the puzzles to the right with the end puzzle going back to the other end.  Play again.

Suggestion:  for younger students, mark the back side of the puzzle before play.  It makes it a bit easier.

Classic Game of "Hand Baseball." 
Great for Rainy Day Play or when traveling.
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Native American Indian Game of "Sticks."
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Blindfolded Bowling / Just For Fun Game / Communication Game

 A player is blindfolded and their teammates direct him/her to knock over as many specifically placed 2 liter plastic bottles in 30 seconds.  Each team receives the number of points that the blindfolded player knocks down.  Play continues until each player has had a turn.  The points are added and the team with the most bottles knocked down is the winner.

Copperhead Challenge

This is a test of quickness and it has been enjoyed by many for a long time.  The activity is played by two players.  One is holding a copper penny in his out-stretched hand, palm up.  The other player is the Copperhead (snake) and will try to take the penny from the other player before he/she can close their fist around the coin.  The Copperhead places his hand 8 to 12 inches above the out-stretched hand and waits for the precise moment to strike.  The copperhead should have his hand with all fingers and thumb pointed down at the penny.  The object is to strike the out-stretched hand with fingers and thumb around the penny and have it bounce up and into the grasp of the copperhead.  This will take a bit of practice before the Copperhead can get the coin almost every time.  The player with the penny cannot close his hand until the copperhead starts to strike.  Let the Copperhead try 5 times to get the coin.  He/she will receive 1 point for each successful attempt.  Now, it is the other player’s turn to be the snake.

Felix Hand Game - Great Table Game for all ages

Players sit round a table with their hands flat on the table top.  The person who starts decides the direction of play and slaps their hands down on the table, one at a time.  The next player follows immediately and play continues round the table. 
These variations can be introduced at any time: a double slap changes direction of play a triple slap means slap alternate hands only a quadruple slap means everyone has to stand, spin round and continue to play.  Inevitably, the speed of play increases.  Any hesitation or mistake incurs forfeits or lose of one hand.

Kick Jack / Cooperative Activity from Vietnam
     
 This is a simple but very contagious activity.  I use a regular sized beach ball and work in groups of 8 to 10 players each.  The objective is to keep the ball in play as long as possible as if playing “Hacky Sac.”  Each player may strike the ball no more than three times before passing it to the next player.  Have a group play for a while and see how many consecutive hits they can make.  After each group is well adapted to the game, have them challenge each other like a tournament.  They will really get into this activity from Viet Nam.

"PIG" Dice Game for ALL