Popsicle Stick Pull
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-Objective:
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To successfully pull a popsicle stick away from your competitor
-Fundamental Movement Skills:
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Locomotor
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Pull
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-Equipment List:
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One popsicle stick (or tongue depressor) per pair of players.
-Equipment Link:
-Setting Up:
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Have participants pair up. Each pair of contestants is given a popsicle stick.
-Instructions:
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Explain to the players that the purpose of this contest is to pull the popsicle stick away from the other player.
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Each player folds their hands in a prayer position with inter-locking fingers.
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The 2 index fingers are placed together with half a popsicle stick squeezed between the end of the 2 index fingers.
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The players face each other, each squeezing half of the stick between their index fingers.
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They then try to pull the stick out of the grip of their contestant.
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The one who succeeds is the winner. Try a best 2 out of 3 for an overall winner.
-Questions & Notes:
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For more great Inuit games get a copy of the Inuit Games Book, Keewatin Divisional Board of Education, Box 90, Baker Lake, Northwest Territories, Canada, X0C 0A0, (819) 793-2803