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Description

Pretend to be elephants and use your trunk to pass the ball around the circle.

Resources

Soft foam football

Instructions

Gather everyone together and explain you’re going to play a game called Elephant Ball.

Everyone should create a circle, with their feet touching, but their legs open, so that a ball can roll through.

Everyone should lean over slightly, so they can defend the gap between their legs using their arms.
An adult volunteer or young leader throws a ball into the circle.

Everyone passes the ball to each other by rolling it with their trunks (hands) and the aim is to get the ball through each other’s legs.

If the ball goes through someone’s legs, they need to go and get it and bring it back to the circle. They then need to put one arm behind their back, leaving only one arm to hit the ball.

If the ball goes through their legs again, they need to turn around and can use both arms again, but they will now be facing backwards.

If the ball goes through again, they put their arm behind their back again, while facing backwards.
If they do it again, they’re out and the circle needs to get smaller, until it’s the last person standing.

Tags

• ball
• elephant
• game

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