Changing Sounds



Category Game
Type Kim's game
Time to allocate (mins) 10
Instructions
A screen, cloth, or Cubs sitting with backs turned
8–10 sound-makers, for example: 
Hand clap
Two sticks tapped together
Keys jingled
Whistle (soft!)
Drum or bucket
Paper scrunched
Water bottle shaken
Table tap
Optional: music player with short sound clips

Cubs sit quietly with eyes closed or backs turned.

Scouter to first go through all the sounds.  Cubs to try and identify which made which sound in order.

Leader makes a sequence of 4–6 sounds, one at a time.

Brief pause (10–15 seconds).

Leader repeats the sequence but removes one sound, or changes the order of two sounds, or replaces one sound with a different one.

Cubs quietly agree on which sound changed and how.

Entry written by Sharon Venn of 1st Randburg