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In this activity we want you to move around doing these activities by hopping, skipping
or jumping!
Take your pick from the list of suggested ideas, which may have come from existing resources
(e.g. Roundabouts / Handbooks / Badges / GFIs / Octants and other Girlguiding publications)
or choose your own activity.
All Age Activities
> A
ge appropriate skipping - different types of skipping e.g. cross arms, French skipping,
bumps etc
> Take part in lots of competitive games and sports outdoors – long jump, high jump,
triple jump
> Plan an outdoor adventure for the extra day that we get in a Leap Year
> Try bungee trampolining
Rainbow ideas
While outside
> Hop on one leg round figure of 8 or other shape
> Bunny jump a track
> Play jump the rope
> Move round a trail set for you by a Leader where you have to hop, skip and jump
Brownie ideas
While outside
> Find a suitable area and play hopscotch and leapfrog > Learn at least 7 skipping games
> Play helicopter
> Learn to skip at least 3 fancy skipping steps
> With gentle handling catch a frog and watch how it moves
> Play Dicerobics
> Have a go at French skipping
> Have a go on a zip wire
> Use a space hopper to bounce around an outside obstacle course
Links/Extensions
Badges:
Agility
Guide ideas
> Make and use a rope swing
> Cross water using stepping stones
> Go for a short walk with your unit. What did you see that
would make you want to jump for joy?
> Increase your skipping skills by increasing the number that
you skip both forwards and backwards to make you puff for a
healthy heart
> Work together and demonstrate your skills of Double
Dutch Skipping
> Try zorbing with your unit
> Have a go at abseiling
> Fly down an aerial runway
The Senior Section ideas
> O
rganise a sponsored skip for your District or Division to
raise money for an outdoor project > Try abseiling with your unit
> Try parachuting (over 16s only)
> Find out about the variations of hopscotch and try them out
Links/Extensions
Go For It:
Fitness
Badges:
Agility
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Information Websites
> http://www.gameskidsplay.net/jump_rope_ryhmes/ (skipping rhymes)
> http://www.buyjumpropes.net/resources/jump-rope-rhymes-songs-buyjumpropesnet/
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hopscotch
> http://www.ask.com/pets-animals/frogs-move-ab0c5eee4e72300c
> http://guidingmanual.guk.org.uk/activities/a_to_z_of_activities/ten-pin_bowling_to_
zorbing/zip_wire.aspx (information regarding zip wires and zorbing)
> http://www.foxlease.org.uk/activities/instructor-led_activities.aspx (abseiling at Foxlease)
> http://guidingmanual.guk.org.uk/activities/a_to_z_of_activities/abseiling_to_bungee_
trampoline/aerial_runway.aspx (aerial runways)
> https://www.bhf.org.uk/get-involved/events/schools-events/jump-rope-for-heart (Details
of how to organise a sponsored skip)
Other Resources
> Adventure Plan – Keep Fit (Dicerobics)
Let us know what you’ve been up to
on the Growing Up Wild website!
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How to/Activities
> http://www.todaysparent.com/family/activities/6-fun-ways-to-jump-rope/
> http://www.sportwellington.org.nz/fms-hopping-activities-forprimary-school/
> http://www.skip-hop.co.uk/skipping-games-c52.html
> http://www.greatgrubclub.com/skipping-games#.Vri0BawrH4g
> http://www.buyjumpropes.net/resources/how-to-jump-rope/
> http://www.sparklebox.co.uk/3621-3630/sb3626.html#.Vri3ZKwrGP8
(how to play hopscotch)
> https://www.persil.co.uk/activities-for-kids/play-leapfrog-game/
> http://www.kidactivities.net/category/games-jump-rope.aspx
> http://healthyliving.azcentral.com/different-games-play-jump-rope-4473.html
(how to play helicopter)
> http://resources.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/studentssite/playgroundgames.htm
(French Skipping)
> http://www.instructables.com/id/How-to-make-a-rope-swing/
> https://scoutpioneering.com/2015/05/16/scout-swing/
> http://www.wikihow.com/Jump-Double-Dutch
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Websites
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