February 23, 2011 from CEF

High Octane Recreational Time

Bring out the big toys!! And bring out the smiles, laughter, and fun!! Here is one suggestion:

Parachute:

• Lift it up so it makes an umbrella over their heads
• After they lift it up, everyone take a step forward and bring the chute down behind you.
• Assign two kids to switch places so that as soon as the chute is lifted, they run under neath it and take eachother's places.
• Put a ball in the center of the chute and lift it up and down. Keep the ball on the chute!
• Use in a review game: lift the chute, child runs to the center and shouts the answer and runs back out before the chute falls back down.

Do you have any other games you have played with a parachute you would like to share? Maybe you have a "big toy" that you have used before and would like to tell others about it. Submit your ideas and keep the knowledge going.

Find these parachutes at any education store or catolog.

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