Urban Orienteering
Reinventing pavements games with a modern twist.
INTRODUCTION
Playing out is the new staying in! Inspired by old school pavement games, such as hopscotch, this workshop shows you how to create your own fun trail, using basic art materials and your imagination. Plan your route down the garden path, driveway, street or community centre, with 2m gaps, add a start and finish line and get ready to race.
Rain or shine, young or old, we’ll have you stomping, roaring, twirling and reaching for the stars, safely with your friends, families and neighbours.
WHAT YOU WILL NEED
- Tape Measure
- Hand Sanitiser
- Gloves/Face Covering
- Any Paper or Card (wrapping paper, copy paper, backs of birthday cards, cereal boxes etc.)
- Pens, pencils, crayons, paints
- Stencils, Hole Punch
- Chalk
- Any Tape
- Wool, String, Strips of Fabric
STEPS – INSTRUCTIONS
Online with government guidelines regarding CoronaVirus, we recommend creating your Urban Orienteering trail in a family, friends or community group bubble. Please do not share materials with other groups. Wash and sanitise your hands regularly, and if necessary, wear a face covering to protect yourself and others.
Decide on a start and finish line and get making those signs! Indoor signs are best made from recycled paper or card, coloured brightly and stuck to the floor. Outdoor signs can be tied or stuck to wheelie bins or garden gates. Why not try chalking on the pavement?
Get creative! The more wacky challenges the better. Stomp and roar like a dinosaur, walk the plank, do a twirl, reach for the stars, blow a kiss, zigzag, star jumps, meow like a cat, dodge the raindrops, whistle, clap, pat your head and rub your tummy. Add your own ideas.
A mix of challenges makes for the best Urban Orienteering trail. Why not mix old and new? Hopscotch followed by Emoji stepping stones? Sing Old McDonald Had a Farm followed by 3 leap frogs and a leap over a rainbow? Wave at the clouds and take a bow?
Why not race against another bubble of friends or family? Use your tape measure to make sure the Urban Orienteering trails are 2m apart, and ready, steady, go! Or, why not ask each neighbour to add a challenge to their gate and go all the way down the street!
Have fun! Your Urban Orienteering trail can be as long or short, simple or complicated as you like. When you’ve declared a winner or gone home for your dinner, don’t forget – paper and card signs can be recycled in your wheelie bin and chalk will wash away with the rain.LINKS
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