Marshmallow Towers
Target Themes: Communication, Leadership, All together, Conflict Resolution, Speaking Up
Supplies: Marshmallows, toothpicks
Split the group into two or more teams. Each team should have about 3-6 people. The goal of this game is to see which group builds the highest tower using only the items provided. The towers must be stable. What’s the catch? Explain to the groups that each person in their group with have different skills taken away from them. The roles are listed below.
Person A – eyes open, can talk, cannot build
Person B - eyes open, cannot talk, can only build using pointer and middle fingers
Person C – eyes closed, can talk, can build
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Supplies: Marshmallows, toothpicks
Split the group into two or more teams. Each team should have about 3-6 people. The goal of this game is to see which group builds the highest tower using only the items provided. The towers must be stable. What’s the catch? Explain to the groups that each person in their group with have different skills taken away from them. The roles are listed below.
Person A – eyes open, can talk, cannot build
Person B - eyes open, cannot talk, can only build using pointer and middle fingers
Person C – eyes closed, can talk, can build
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Back to Spring Themes
Reviews
We tried playing this game with a 4th grade class (ages 9-10). We had eight kids so one of our volunteers participated in one group as Person A, and that group happened to do a lot better than the other two groups, who either cheated or gave up mid-game. If you have a low kid to volunteer ratio (approximately 2:1), try having a volunteer in each group so that the groups can stay on track and it's easier to keep them under control. -JE
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