Compass Dance
Thanks very much to Bev Spillane, who shared this game with me!
Equipment: Compass, 4-8 markers (i.e., hula hoops, flags).
1. Go to a big field, park or other outdoor space. Using a compass, find the 4 Cardinal points ( 8 should be used for Brownies). Place a marker such as a flag or hula-hoop at each point widely spaced apart. Girls dance in a circle in the centre, skipping and singing to the tune of Mulberry Bush:
- Round the world we’ll fly today
- Visiting Girl Guides far away
- North and South and East and West
- Girl Guides all will do their best!
2. Leader calls “Fly to the North!” All the girls run to the North point. The first girl to reach it sits down. Everyone else goes back to the centre, repeats with another compass direction, or even the same one. If a girl is already sitting at the compass point, the next girl there sits on her lap.