The Balloon Stamp
The Balloon Stamp is a hilarious ice breaker, team former and all
round good fun to liven up a large or small group of people.
Equipment you will need
- Balloons - large
- Whistle
- 3 Foot pieces of string
- Suitable prize
Instructions
- Set out the right number of coloured balloons for each team
member (e.g. 12 participants divided into 4 teams = 3 red, 3
blue, 3 green and 3 white balloons).
- Mix up colours & place an assortment on the tables along
with 3-foot pieces of string.
- Divide participants into groups according to balloon colour.
- Ask everyone to blow up their balloon, attach the string,
and tie the other end of the string to their ankle.
- Explain that each team's objective is to stomp out the other
teams, while keeping as many of their balloons as possible. The
winning team will be the last team with balloons or the team
with the most balloons when the whistle blows.
- Give each team 5-10 minutes to make a plan.
- Blow the whistle. Let the stomping continue for 3 minutes.
- Blow the end whistle.
Further Rules
- Keep hands at sides
- No touching balloons with hands;
- 1 foot must remain on the floor at all time
Debrief
- You could link this in with planning i.e. plan, do, review
- Discuss with the group how they planned, what they did well,
what would they do differently.
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