Compass Geometric Shapes
Thanks very much to Dorothy Crocker, who posted this game to the Guiding Mailing List!
You need a compass for each person (preferably) or duo, and a quantity of wrapped candies. Set out the candies on the floor/ground/grass several metres apart. Give each person compass directions starting beside a candy. The directions will make a square, but don't tell them that, i.e., 4 paces N, 4 paces E, 4 paces S, 4 paces W. If they have done it correctly they will be back where they started and can keep the candy. Do the same with other shapes. Vary the number of paces to make the game more challenging.