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Games #1 - Life-Sized Games

4/6/2018

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This month we have kicked off a series of games that we're calling, The Life-Sized Games. We've searched around for games that have been super-sized. Whether via Pinterest or by hearing from someone, we've compiled a number of games that we are introducing to our students.

I wanted to share these games here with you. In the coming weeks, I will be posting pictures, instructions, and video of the games in action. I will also do my best to include links to sites or blogs where we found either the games or instructions for constructing the games. So let's get started.
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Super-Sized Kerplunk

It's a kids game with sticks and marbles. One by one the sticks are removed from the cylinder holding the marbles up until all the marbles fall. Super size it and now you have a fun game to play with your students. We borrowed a homemade super-sized Kerplunk from a church member. The game included a number of thin dow rods, plastic balls and a piece of plastic netting that was secured with clips in the shape of a cylinder. The cylinder was fixed to the wood framed base that elevated the game for play.

We turned our Kerplunk into a relay race. We divided our students into teams and stationed them on opposite sides of the room with the Kerplunk in the middle. On "GO" the students would race to the Kerplunk, pulling one dow rod at a time. The goal was to not be the team that pulled the rod that caused the balls to go kerplunk!
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Super-Sized Jenga

Jenga is a popular table game where players pull small wooden blocks from a tower of blocks that are stacked in a crisscross fashion. As you pull out your chosen block, you return it to the top of the stack. The tower grows taller and taller with each round. But be careful, pull the wrong block and the tower will come crashing down.

Now super-size the Jenga game. Teams face off, each pulling one block at a time trying to build the tower as tall as possible without causing it to fall over. The winning team is the one who does not topple the tower! Like Kerplunk, we turned this into a team event. With some monitoring, it turned out to be a lot of fun to play.
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Because we want to use the super-sized jenga in the future, we decided to build our own homemade jenga game. I found a website that had detailed instructions and a complete materials list with estimated costs. That proved super helpful.

Because I used the instructions and materials list from another site, I want to make sure I give you the link so can build your own and credit to the owner of the site. I found the site through google. DIY Projects with Pete's (https://www.diypete.com).

The project can be found at https://www.diypete.com/how-to-make-a-diy-giant-jenga-game

I recorded some of the fun when we played these two games and are sharing it with you. My purpose for the video is so you can see the games played as we played. You can watch the video by clicking the link below.
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We have a number of other Life-Sized Games planned for the upcoming weeks including, Twister, Hungry Hungry Hippos, Inflatable Bowling, and Fooseball, so be sure to check back for future posts. In the meantime, visit my game page with my Pinterest board full of games!
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Jay Higham is a veteran youth worker of over 25 years; having worked with students in the local church and Christian camping settings. Jay is currently serving as the student ministry director at a church, located in Western PA. Jay has been married to Amy for over 21 years. Together, they are raising 5 kids, (4 boys and 1 girl). Jay is an aspiring author, blogger, speaker, vlogger, and social media junkie. He is passionate about student ministry, family ministry, and training youth workers to love and serve their students with passion and excellence.
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    Jay Higham is a veteran youth worker of over 28 years; having worked with students in the local church and Christian camping settings. Jay is currently serving as the director of family ministry at a church, located in West Virginia. Jay has been married to Amy for over 23 years. Together, they are raising 5 kids, (4 boys and 1 girl). Jay is an aspiring author, blogger, speaker, vlogger, and social media junkie. He is passionate about student ministry, family ministry, and training youth workers to love and serve their students with passion and excellence.

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