Bubblegum

Thanks to Wendy Baker, who posted this game to the Guiding Mailing List.

The only rule is absolute silence. The girls are usually so involved in the game that this is not a problem, however, if someone does make verbal noise, they must go around the hall corner (so you as a leader can see them, but they can't see what's going on---major punishment!)

Note--the "gum" is totally pretend--don't use real gum!!

Seat the girls around a "stage" area where there is enough room for them to walk from one side to the other.

Start with the leader walking across the "stage" pretending to chew bubblegum. She blows a BIG bubble and it pops, she get ready to blow another and the "gum" falls out of her mouth and on the ground. She is surprised and disappointed, but walks on.

The first girl does some action -- skipping, hopping, cartwheel, crab walk, or something across the stage and gets the gum stuck on her foot, hand or whatever. She is disgusted! She pulls it off (some girls then get it stuck on their hands or other body parts but eventually pull it off) and tosses it back on the ground. Remember this is all done in silence and there is no real gum!

The very last girl to go across the "stage" gets the gum stuck on her, but instead of tossing it down, she pops it in her mouth and happily continues chewing and walking on!


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