Transportation Compass Game

Thanks very much to Judy Bober, who posted this game to the Guiding Mailing List!

This game is especially suitable for Brownies and Guides. Put the name of each type of transportation on a card and its corresponding directions on the reverse side. Each group follows the directions. As they travel, the girls can even add some sound effects. You may want to modify directions to suit where you live.

CANOE Patrol at Dock EAST

1. Untie your canoe, load your Patrol in a straight line.

2. Paddle carefully to NORTH.

3. Watch out for ice when heading SOUTH.

4. Slowly paddle to WEST.

5. Careful of the rocks as you go NORTHEAST.

6. Then to SOUTHEAST.

7. Over the rapids to SOUTHWEST.

8. Great, you made it. On to NORTHWEST.

9. Back home to EAST. Retie the canoe, sit in a straight line to tell you are home.

TRAIN Patrol at Station NORTH

1. Load your passengers in twos. Put your hands on the elbows of the girl in front of you.

2. Chug, chug, first stop is SOUTH.

3. Next stop is WEST.

4. Drop mailbags at EAST.

5. Continue to NORTHWEST.

6. Blow whistle, go SOUTHEAST.

7. Up to NORTHEAST.

8. Blow whistle again as you cross the main road to SOUTHWEST.

9. Travel to home station NORTH. Sit in same formation so others will know you are home.

BUS Patrol at Station SOUTH

1. Load your passengers in twos.

2. First stop on your route is WEST.

3. Then go EAST.

4. Beware of snow drifts going NORTH.

5. Down to SOUTHEAST, see any bears?

6. Next is NORTHWEST, see any bears?

7. Carefully to the SOUTHWEST.

8. Enjoy the scenery as you go NORTHEAST.

9. Back home for a good rest, SOUTH. Sit in two lines on your station to tell others that you are home.

PLANE Patrol at Airport WEST

1. Load your passengers in the shape of a plane. Your flight route is below.

2. First stop is EAST.

3. On to NORTH.

4. Then go SOUTH.

5. Up to SOUTHWEST.

6. Still climbing to NORTHEAST.

7. Pick up supplies at NORTHWEST.

8. Deliver them to SOUTHEAST.

9. Well done, go home to WEST. Taxi your plane to the hangar. Sit in a plane formation to tell others you are home.

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