Rattlesnake

Here's another one from Jane Maddin.

Equipment: a Plastic container with a lid and a few dried beans or macaroni's to make a rattle. And a pair of (clean) pantyhose with one leg cut off. The main part of the pantyhose should be stuffed into the toe of the cut off leg and tied in there so that it can't move. And a blind fold.
Number of players: up to 30
Ages: Sparks up to Guides.

Make a circle. Choose one person to be the Snake and one to be the Rattle. The snake gets the pantyhose leg which they hold by the cut end and they are blindfolded.

The rattle gets the container with the beans.

The rattle must rattle their beans the whole time! And they must stay inside the circle!

The snake is to strike using his ears to aim the pantyhose leg by swinging it. When the rattle gets hit by the snake, their turn is over and play is passed on. I like to let the rattle pick a rattler and the snake pick a new snake. Get them to pick someone who hasn't been either part of the snake before.

Note: I find this game very popular and everyone wants to play it until they have had their turn, but I try to limit the amount of time to about 10 minutes.


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