The Ball of Yarn – a game adapted in the project PlayRide
| Time: | 10-15 min. |
| Recommended age: | from 7 |
| Size of group: | from 10 persons or more |
| Time for preparation: | none |
| Material: | ball of yarn |
| Purpose: | The activity is for teams, it requires the entire team to cooperate, it requires commitment and trust. |
| Place/Location: | Everywhere (in- or outdoor) |
Description:
Everybody is standing in a circle, one of the game leaders shows the ball of yarn to the kids/players and that the string can be easily torn apart. (one of the kids can try to tear it apart).
One person takes the ending of the yarn and gives the ball to a person from the other side of the circle, this person takes holds the string and throws the ball to another person. This step has to be repeated 4-5 times.
The game leader ask/offer one kid to sit in the middle of the net/spider web and it can be shown, that it is still weak/ not strong enough to hold him/her.
Then the buidling of a net starts from the beginning and all the steps with the ball are repeated, until all the members in the circle are holding at least one part of the string.
Again the game leader offers one kid the chance, to sit in the middle and the rest lifts it a little bit.
