Supplies Blindfold (one for each team) A pair of shoes from each player Setup 1. Have every player remove their shoes and place them in a big pile. Mix the pile up so none of the shoes are together. 2. Break kids into even teams and line them up about 10 to 15 feet from the shoe pile. Depending on your space & number of teams you can line teams up in the following manner - A. like points on a compass B. like hours on a clock C. divided on two sides of the playing field D. on one side of the playing field 3. Give each team a blindfold. How to Play 1. Blindfold the first player from each team. 2. On "go", the blindfolded player crawls toward the pile of shoes - with team members shouting encouragement and directions. 3. Upon arriving at the pile, the blindfolded player searches for their own shoes AND puts them on correctly. 4. Once they have placed the shoes on their feet they may remove the blindfold. If they are wearing the wrong shoes they must replace the blindfold, take off the shoes, and begin their search again. 5. If the shoes are correct the player runs back to their team (with the blindfold off) and passes the blindfold to the next player. 6. Play continues until each team member has their own shoes on their own feet. The team that does this the quickest is declared the winner. Variations 1. Instead of shoes try using jackets for a winter party. Tips 1. Make sure you have someone at the shoe pile mixing and remixing the shoes. 2. Make sure none of the players gets too rough at the shoe pile, pushing is not allowed, nor is tossing unwanted shoes. Stats Activity Length 15 - 30 minutes Age School-age Tween Teen Adult Competitiveness Either/or (can be played either way) Educational Can be used to exercise observation, sense memory, and comparison by touch. Difficulty Easy peasy (fun and simple) Indoor/Outdoor Either Mess Factor Clean and tidy Noise Level Rowdy Number of Players 5 to 10 10 to 20 20+ Prep Time 5 minutes or less Similar Projects The Stinky Shoe Shoe store Team Division Teamwork! (divide into teams)
