Find the Pot O' Gold
You will need:
- a large
play space
- a pot of gold
(ie. a bucket of bean bags)
Special Note:
- some children
will continue to use the same hiding spot over and over - don't be too
concerned! - this is perfectly natural! We learn many thing through repetition
-even if it's only to learn that hiding things in the same place once
the place has been discovered, isn't always a great idea!
- you may, however,
need to intervene if the same child appears to be finding the gold over
and over (ie. make a rule that everyone gets a turn before someone
goes twice)
What to do:
- one child is the
leprechaun with his pot of gold
- he must hide his
pot of gold in the play space while the other children wait outside and
don't peek
- then the other
children may come and search for the pot of gold
- whoever finds
the pot of gold gets to become the leprechaun and hide the pot of gold
for the next game
- game ends when
all children have had a chance to hide the gold