Elevate Stations

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Elevate Stations 1. Popcorn a. See who can toss a piece the highest and catch it in their mouth! b. Put a piece of popcorn on your forehead, and see if you can get it into your mouth without using your hands! 2. Basketball a. Play a game of P-I-G or H-O-R-S-E! One person takes a shot. If they make it, the other person must try to make the same shot. If the second person misses, they get a letter! Once you get all the letters for “pig” or “horse,” you are out! If the first person misses, the second person gets to shoot from wherever they would like. You don’t get a letter unless you miss trying to duplicate the other person’s shot. b. Try a trick shot contest! Can you make a shot with your feet, head, or elbows? 3. Hula Hoops a. See who can hula the longest! b. Roll a hula hoop with a backspin, and try to jump through it as it rolls backward! c. See if you can build a cage of hula hoops. d. Who can hula the most hoops at once? 4. Stage a. Oreo Face Race- Put an Oreo on two or three contestants’ foreheads. They must get the Oreo into their mouth without using their hands! b. Sleeping Bag Race- Have two contestants race across the stage with all their limbs contained in sleeping bags!

c. Finger Count- The contestants put their hands behind their back. On the count of “Three!” each contestant holds up a random number of fingers, in any formation. The first one to count all of the fingers (on all four hands), and say the correct number wins. If they say the incorrect number of fingers, they automatically lose. d. Bottle Flip- Give kids a water bottle, and count down from three. When you say “Go,” they have to try to flip the bottle in the air, and land it right-side up. Whoever does this first is the winner! 5. Cup Stacking a. See who can build and tear down a pyramid of cups the fastest! b. Who can build the tallest cup tower? You may need to get creative to get it taller! 6. Table Games a. Try changing up Foosball by playing “Impossible Shot!” Put the ball on the table, and challenge kids to make a goal from that exact spot. You could also play this like “Pig” or “Horse” in basketball. b. Play carpetball! Set up 3-5 pool balls at either end of the carpetball table, and take turns throwing one other ball down the lane. Try to knock the other player’s balls into their end before they get all of yours. 7. Drawing Tables a. Start a game of Tic-Tac-Toe! The strategy is harder than you think. b. Play a game of Pictionary! See if kids can guess what you are drawing, or the other way around. c. If you have a table covered in drawings, try playing “I Spy!” 8. Video Games

a. Ask a kid how to play a video game, especially if they seem good at it. b. Ask a kid what their favorite video game is. If you don’t know much about it, ask what it’s like! If you have a favorite, bring it up. 9. Legos a. Have a contest! See who can build a spaceship the fastest, or who can build something that reaches down from the table to the floor. Get creative! b. See who can build the best model of the large group leader’s face! 10. Ker-Plunk! a. Play a game of Ker-Plunk! Put the sticks into the tube, and place the balls on top of them. Remove one stick at a time, taking turns. If a ball falls on your turn, you get that ball. Whoever has the fewest balls at the end wins!