WEETBIX GAMES

WEETBIX, the great high energy fibre filled cereal is making a comeback! It's a simple and effective tool for having lots of fun. Apart from string and a food item for game 6, no other equipment is needed. I even found that my dog came to like WEETBIX after eating our scraps for a week which we had shovelled into plastic bags. Just select a few games from the ones below that suit your group and have lots of fun.

1. Towering WEETBIX
Either in teams or individually see how high a tower can be made of WEETBIX in a set time limit (60 seconds, or 3 minutes)

2. On the Nose
Divide your group onto relay teams. Each team separated by a distance of approximately 2-3 metres. A wooden or vinyl covered floor is essential. The object of the race is for each contender to push their WEETBIX with their nose along the floor to the next member of their team. Race continues until all members have had their turn

3. Tag WEETBIX
Put your group into teams of 6 or 8 and allocate 3 or 4 WEETBIX to each team. On the whistle the first person takes a WEETBIX, breaks it in half and eats half, then runs to the 'judge' (leader) who makes sure their mouth is empty. If so, they run back to the next person in the team who then eats half and so on. If a player's mouth is not empty they must wait with the judge until such a time as it is. This continues until all the team members have had their turn.

4. Obstacle WEETBIX
If you are in an area where there is an outside obstacle area this is great! If not why not make one up! The aim of the game is to see how may WEETBIX each participant can carry around and at the end count the unbroken WEETBIX. The children can only carry WEETBIX in their  mouths or hands! Most people will try and carry 8 or 10 but will find only 4 - 6 will remain unbroken!!!! To add more excitement you can put a time limit on the game. e.g. how many unbroken WEETBIX are left after 2 minutes. This will stop people being too cautious!!!

5. Stringy WEETBIX
Tie some WEETBIX up on a string in a row and put each child by one (half or a quarter of the children at a time). Tie or get them to put their hands behind their backs. The child must eat the whole WEETBIX, even if it falls to the floor!!

6. Buried WEETBIX Treasure
This is the most fun but can cause the most mess!! Choose a foodstuff (I suggest flour or baked beans!) and put them in 4 big bowls. In the middle of the bowls place a flat WEETBIX. On the whistle the children have to retrieve the WEETBIX out of the bowl using their mouths only!! The first person to do this is the winner.
 
 7. WEETBIX Balance
In tag teams as in game 1, the children must run from one another with the WEETBIX on their heads! If a WEETBIX is dropped a 5 second penalty is incurred. The team who wins is the one who finishes first (and as an added extra eats the WEETBIX at the end if they have not eaten too many at this stage!!)

8. WEET WEET BIX!
This game is based on "Duck Duck Goose". Sit all the children in a circle, or if more than 16 children, 2 circles. Pick one child as a runner. He or She then walks around the circle touching each child on the shoulder with the WEETBIX saying "Weet". If the child says "Bix" then they must drop the WEETBIX into that person's lap. The child who has got the WEETBIX must chase the child who just gave them the WEETBIX and who they said "Bix" to. Keep going so that everyone gets at least one turn.

9. WEETBIX Quiz
Divide into groups and allocate a large number of WEETBIX to each group. The challenge is to see which group can answer your questions first by spelling the answers using the WEETBIX. It may be helpful to begin with simple 3-4 letter words to begin with.

10. What WEETBIX
Using your resources and imagination make up some more games!! The messier the better! Be aware however that there are only so many WEETBIX a child can eat!! You don't want to have to clear anything else up.
 

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