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Description

Explore a story of peace from Islam, with a teamwork balloon-balancing game.
Learn about the story of replacing the Black Stone from Islam by playing a game.
Get a balloon from one side of the meeting space to the other, as quickly as
possible, without it falling. This represents the four tribes from the story working together, carrying the
special stone on a cloth.

Taken from TSA Website, December 2024

Resources

Scissors
Balloons
String or wool
Plastic ring toss ring or embroidery hoop
Timer
Pen and paper
Something to mark lines (optional)

Instructions

To make a set of equipment, you need to:


i. Cut four pieces of string, each about one metre in length. 
ii. Attach the four pieces of string to the ring or hoop. People will be holding onto these pieces of string during the
game.  
iii. If you’d like to, mark two lines on the floor of your meeting place - one for the start and one for the finish. 
iv. Place the prepared hoop at one side of the meeting space. 
v. Blow a balloon up ready for the game. It’s a good idea to have some spare balloons too, just in case one bursts. 

Running this game
1. Tell everyone that today you’ll be learning about the story of replacing the Black Stone from Islam by playing a game.
We’ve shared some more information on this page about the Kabba and the story of replacing the Black Stone
2. Ask everyone to get into teams of four. 
3. Explain that the aim of the game is to get the balloon from one side of the meeting space to the other, as quickly as
possible, without it falling. Explain that this represents the four tribes from the story working together, carrying the
special stone on a cloth. 
4. Give the first team a balloon to balance on the ring. Explain that the balloon represents the Black Stone. 
5. Each team will have to work together, each holding one of the pieces of string. 
6. Get the first team, or all the teams ready on the start line. 
7. Shout ‘ready, steady, go!’ and start the timer. 
8. If the balloon drops at any point, the team should stop, pick it up and put the balloon back on the hoop, before carrying
on.   
9. When the first team has finished, make a note of their time, unless you’re all racing together then watch who crosses
the finish line first.  
10. If you’re playing one at a time, now it’s the next team’s turn. Can they beat the time? 
11. At the end, see who has the fastest time. You could award the team that worked well together or communicated well
too.  
12. You could play again and see if teams can get faster with practise or using different techniques. 

Tags

• Faith Badge
• game
• Indoor activity
• Islam
• teamwork
• timed

Badge Links

• My Faith - Investigate
• Teamwork - Team game