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“Akmentiņ, lec laukā!” – “Little stone, jump out!” (Latvia)
Time: 15 min. Recommended age: Suitable for all age groups. Size of group: 4-8 people. Time for preparation: 2 min. Material/Resources: 1 bench, 1 little stone, motivated players. Purpose: Practice concentration and attention. Place/Location: Better outside but still great fun inside. Description: All the players, except one, are sitting in a row, with their arms hooked in each other. The
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“Akla višta” – “Blind Hen” (Lithunia)
Time: 5 – 20 minutes. Recommended age: Not determined, but the game is more for children from 4 years. Size of group: 4 -20 people. Time for preparation: no preparation time needed. Material/Resources: scarf to serve as blindfold and enough space (it can be indoor and outdoor as well). Purpose: To notice people who surrounds a person without seeing anything.
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“Joc del Mirall” – “Mirror Game” (Spanish)
Time: 20 – 30 min. Recommended age: 5 to 99. Size of group: 6 to 20 people. Time for preparation: / Material/Resources: / Purpose: Have fun while you let yourself act by improvisation. Place/Location: Indoor and outdoor. Description: First of all, we should separate all the participants into 2 groups. Each group should think of a scene and represent it; the
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“Scalone” – “The big stairs” (Italy)
Time: 10 min – 30 min Recommended age: Eight to fifteen Size of group: Two to eight Time for preparation: 20 min Material/Ressources: Chalk/adhesive tape & a little stone Purpose: Fun (and building a strong calf) Place/Location: Inside/outside Description: 1) PREPARATION: Draw the scalone field using chalk or adhesive tape as explained in the picture 1. Be sure that the
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Volunteer in Brașov and surroundings
We invite you to follow this MIX of pictures and sounds. They are revealing the rhythm which the Mirakolix team had together with the 5 EVS volunteers form PLAYRIDE project (Milda from Lithuania, Kathrin from Germany, Michal from Czech Republic, Coen from the Netherlands and Simon from France) and the 2 volunteers from Science Playgrounds project (Kristine from Denmark and Maria
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Old Dutch game “spijkerpoepen” (nailpooping)
Spijkerpoepen (nailpooping) game was played during the Non-formal Education Day celebrated by Mirakolix together with the 12 EVS volunteers from “Inside Ride”, “Inside Journey” and “Reshape Urban Places” projects, on the 10th of October, 2014. It was part of the national games section representing a traditional game from the Netherlands. Activity Name: Spijkerpoepen (nailpooping) Type of activity: Energizer Time: 5-15
“Detectiv Privat” Educational Game
“Detectiv Privat” Educational Game Aim of the game The players are private detectives in pursuit of a thief that stole a precious diamond from one of the cities on the map. The goal as detective is to find out where the thief is and arrest him/her. But the players have to do it fast, because the thief will try to
“How the world is? ” or how to teach science to children
“We are two Scientists who came to Întorsura to reveal the most important and hided secret in the world!! One of us is 78 years old (Ionuț) and the other one is really young (Bianca)! We came here because these kids of the kindergarten have to help us to solve these hided secrets!” – this is how starts the story
“Planeta Mulţumesc” (“Thank you” Planet)
“Planeta Mulţumesc” is a series of activities developed by the Spanish EVS volunteer, Maria, in frame of “Science Playgrounds” project. The activities were implemented during the “Tolerance month” organized for the kindergarten children in Floroaia Mica school, Intorsura Buzaului. Description of the activities We meet a strange character who is coming from Mulțumesc Planet. He explains that he is lost
Game ”The Ball of Yarn”
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
