[Teachldsseminary] Help finding SM balloon game

[Kim Restuccia]

I used to use a buzzer, but then I had trouble telling who had buzzed it.
Just this last week I tried out a new idea.  I bought tap lights (got 10 for
$10 on ebay) and each student had one.  They had to keep their hands on them
(they're not great quality products, they can't handle being slammed) and it
was much easier to see where the light came from first and it has a kind of
gameshow-y feel.  They loved it.
 
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storm
Sent: Friday, April 11, 2008 7:31 PM
To: Annie Edwards; Free Email list for LDS Seminary Teachers
Subject: Re: [Teachldsseminary] Help finding SM balloon game

In regards to the problem of how to know who was 'first' while playing
games, I made small, fist sized bean bags, one of each color. Each team has
a bag; or each person has a bag (depending on the size of the class!). The
chairs are set around a small table which is placed in the center of the
room. As the questions are given, the first person who can get their bean
bag on the table is 'first'. If it slides off, they can run and get it and
try again, or have someone from the team be the 'retriever'. My kids loved
this part of our games, and it solved many an argument!

Debra
Columbus, OH



On Fri, Apr 11, 2008 at 1:13 PM, Annie Edwards <mykidsmom at satx.rr.com>
wrote:

> Has anyone played this and had their kids whine about how they "hate tying
> balloons," "can't pop the balloons," are "afraid of the popping sound" yet
> they insist that hey love the game? What do you do about whiners?
>
> This is one thing I really struggle with.  Like today, we played the
> Ezra-Isaiah Jeopardy game and I really struggle with knowing who has the
> answer first.  I got so many complaints of "that's not fair" and other
> such
> fusses.
>
> Any ideas?  I'm not always the most assertive person.
>
> Annie Edwards
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> Sent: Friday, April 11, 2008 12:07 PM
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> > Balloon Blast
> > Submitted by Janie, San Jose, CA
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