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Activity Plans

Kostopulos Dream Foundation

Student Intern: Ellie Tucker


Spring 2018
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Table of Contents
Beach Week.............................................................................. Pg. 3 & 5

Circus Week........................................................................... Pg. 7

Crime Scene Investigator Week................................................................. Pg. 9

Decades Week....................................................................... Pg.11

Dinosaur Week............................................................................ Pg. 12

Disney Week.............................................................................. Pg. 16

Everyday Heroes Week...................................................................... Pg. 18

Fairytales Week........................................................................... Pg. 19

Magic Week....................................................................................... Pg. 21

Nature Week.......................................................................................... Pg. 22

Outer Space Week........................................................................... Pg. 24

Party in the USA Week............................................................ Pg. 26

Pioneer Week.......................................................................... Pg. 28

Pirates Life for Me Week................................................................. Pg. 30

Sea World Week....................................................................... Pg. 31

Sports Week.......................................................................................... Pg. 34

Spy Week................................................................................................. Pg. 35

Wellness Week........................................................................................ Pg. 36

Wild West Week.............................................................................. Pg. 37

World Cup Week............................................................................ Pg. 38


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Beach Week: Jellyfish Craft


Staff: ________________________________

Number of Participants: 10-15 per group

Duration: 30-60 minutes

Program: ___________________________

Activity: Jelly Fish Craft

Focus Area: Recreation Participation/Functional Leisure Skills/Leisure Education

Program Goal: Increase social skill interaction and basic functional leisure skills/leisure awareness.

Objectives:

1. Following the activity, participants will verbally state one thing they enjoyed when
prompted by staff.

2. Participants will independently choose two colors they would like use for their jellyfish
as judged by staff.

 Materials Needed: small paper bowl, tissue paper (in any colors), gift wrapping
ribbon (in any colors), googly eyes, white string (to hang it), school glue, packaging
tape (or any sturdy tape), scissors.

Activity Directions:

1. Start by cutting up your tissue paper into square pieces. Use a few different colors if you
want to make your jellyfish craft extra colorful.

2. Turn your paper bowl upside down and add school glue all over the bottom of it and the
sides. Put your tissue paper squares all over your bowl, covering the bottom and sides of the
bowl completely. You might to add a little more glue to corners of tissue paper that are still
sticking up. Let your glue dry completely.

3. Cut several strips of gift wrapping ribbon, bunch them together and use your sturdy
packaging tape to tape them down inside the bowl. You’ll want to position them so that they
hang down the center of the bowl.
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4. Use your scissors to poke a small hole in the center of your bowl (assistance from staff
might be necessary). Push your white string through the hole and tape it inside the bowl with
your other ribbon.

5. Finish your cute and colorful jellyfish craft by gluing on googly eyes.

Possible Processing Questions: What did you enjoy about this activity? Have you been to the
beach before? What do you see in the ocean other than Jelly Fish?
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Beach Week: Sharks and Lifeguards Parachute Game

Staff: ________________________________

Number of Participants: 10-20 per group

Duration: 45-60 minutes

Program: ___________________________

Activity: Sharks and Lifeguards Parachute Game

Focus Area: Recreation Participation/Functional Leisure Skills/Leisure Education

Program Goal: Increase social skill interaction and basic functional leisure skills/leisure awareness.

*Note: individual adaptations may need to be made so that all participants are engaged.

Objectives:

1. Participant will be both a shark and lifeguard once per activity as judged by staff.

2. As a group, participant will express one thing they enjoyed about the activity when
prompted by staff.

 Materials Needed: Giant Parachute located in the sports shed.

Activity Directions:

Students sit in a circle around the parachute with their legs straight out in front of them. Their
legs are underneath the parachute. A few students (I started with 3) are “sharks” and swim
underneath the parachute. The sharks try and pull beach dwellers under the chute by grabbing
their legs. A few participants (equal in number to starting sharks) are “lifeguards”. The
lifeguards circle the parachute on foot and rescue those being pulled under. I instructed my
students that if they felt themselves being pulled under, they must let go of the parachute and
raise both hands and call to a lifeguard for help. They cannot kick at the shark or hold on to
anything, but they can try to scoot away and get extra help from the lifeguards. The lifeguards
help by grabbing the victim’s arms and pulling. Once a player is pulled under, they become a
shark. If they are saved, they stay in position with legs under the chute. As the game goes on
more and more players become sharks. When 90% of the group is under the chute, I blow my
whistle for everyone to come out and we start a new round.
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Safety Considerations:

 Play outside on the grass versus inside on a hard gym floor

 Instruct sharks that they may initially only grab one leg — this way the person being pulled
will not get yanked too hard and bump their head on the ground

 Have those sitting around the parachute wave it up and down slightly to keep air moving
underneath — it gets hot under there!

Possible Processing Questions: What did you enjoy about the activity? Did you like being a
shark or a lifeguard better?
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Circus Week: Create Your Own Circus Elephant


Staff: ________________________________

Number of Participants: 10-15 per group

Duration: 45-60 minutes

Program: ___________________________

Activity: Create Your Own Circus Elephant

Focus Area: Recreation Participation/Functional Leisure Skills/Leisure Education

Program Goal: Increase social skill interaction and basic functional leisure skills/leisure awareness.

Objectives:

1. Participant will express one thing they learned when prompted by staff.

2. Participant will compliment one peer per activity as judged by staff

 Materials Needed: Paper plate, scissors, glue, white paper, black sharpie, and
paint/sponge.

Activity Directions:

1. Start by cutting the above design. Sponge paint it with blue or pink and let dry.
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2. Cut out two eyes and glue them on. Use the extra piece of paper plate that you cut off and cut
it skinnier. Glue it on to make the elephant’s trunk! Make a girl version if you’d like with some
eyelashes and a bow!

Possible Processing Questions: What did you learn from this activity? Did you enjoy doing
these activities with peers?
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Crime Scene Investigator Week: Make Your Own


Magnifying Glass
Staff: ________________________________

Number of Participants: 10-15 per group

Duration: 45 minutes

Program: ___________________________

Activity: Make Your Own Magnifying Glass

Focus Area: Recreation Participation/Functional Leisure Skills/Leisure Education

Program Goal: Increase social skill interaction and basic functional leisure skills/leisure awareness.

Objectives:

1. Participant will verbally explain what a magnifying glass is and what it is used for
following the activity.

2. Participant will express three things they see with their magnifying glass following the
crafting event.

 Materials Needed: Cardstock of any color, blue, yellow, or red cellophane, double sided
sticky tape, scissors, large/medium sized circle object to trace. (Optional: glue and Popsicle
sticks.)

Activity Directions:

1. Draw a large circle (use large circle object to trace outline) and then trace a smaller circle on the inside
of the large circle (use small circle object to trace outline) add a handle to the large circle (may use
Popsicle sticks and glue if necessary). *Note: trace two per magnifying glass.
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2. Cut traced shapes :

3. Use double-sided sticky tape to stick a sheet of colored cellophane to the circle. Sandwich the
cellophane between the two pre cut papers, trapping the cellophane in between.

Possible Processing Questions: What is a magnifying glass used for? Can you share three
things you saw through your magnifying glass?
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Decades Week: Groovy Peace Sign Plates


Staff: ________________________________

Number of Participants: 15-20 per group

Duration: 30 minutes

Program: ___________________________

Activity: Groovy Peace Sign Plates

Focus Area: Recreation Participation/Functional Leisure Skills/Leisure Education

Program Goal: Increase social skill interaction and basic functional leisure skills/leisure awareness.

Objectives:

1. Participant will independently choose one color they would like to use without
prompting from staff per activity.

2. Participants will express one thing they learned about the 70’s decade when prompted
by staff.

 Materials Needed: Paint, paintbrush/sponge brush, and painters tape. (Optional: hole-punch
and ribbon to hang plate.)

Activity Directions:

Place tape on paper plate to separate three sections. Paint entire plate with color and designs. Let
paint dry. Remove tape to reveal white lines. Punch hole and use ribbon to hang.

Possible Processing Questions: What did you like about the activity? What do you know about
the 70’s decade?
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Dinosaur Week: Paper Dinosaur Hat


Staff: ________________________________

Number of Participants: 15-20 per group

Duration: 30-45 minutes

Program: ___________________________

Activity: Paper Dinosaur Hat

Focus Area: Recreation Participation/Functional Leisure Skills/Leisure Education

Program Goal: Increase social skill interaction and basic functional leisure skills/leisure awareness.

Objectives:

1. Participant will independently glue, cut, or place construction paper appropriately


without prompting or assistance from staff per activity.

2. Participant will express two of their favorite dinosaurs when prompted by staff.

 Materials Needed: Construction paper, glue sticks, scissors, paperclips and tape.

Activity Directions:

1. Cut 4 strips about 1" wide along the long side of a sheet of paper. Two of these strips
will be the headband, and the other 2 will be cross pieces that you will attach your spikes
to.
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2. Take your two other sheets of paper and cut them into strips about 2" wide along
the short side of the paper. Basically, divide these sheets into 5 strips each. Eyeball it.
These will become your spikes.

3. Fold each of your spikes pieces in half. You'll want to cut these to be like a diamond,
but with a 'flat' area in the middle. So, the point of your spike is on the 'open' edge of
your folded piece of paper, and you'll cut diagonally down to about 1/2" above the folded
edge. Cut out all your spikes.
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4. Glue the spikes, in a row, down the 2 longer narrow strips that are your cross pieces.

While the glue dries, take your two headband pieces and measure it to fit around participants
head. Use tape to secure it in a circle. It doesn't have to be tight, because a cross piece will go
over the top of the head and help keep it on.

5. Now back to your spikes. Flip the cross piece over, so that the spikes are underneath. Fold
each of the spikes up and around along the cross piece to get a good crease. Then add glue to one
side and bring the two sides together to meet in the middle. Use paper clips to hold the two sides
together while they dry.
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6. After the glue has dried, simply tape the cross pieces to the headband. One should fit nicely
from the front to the back, and one should trail down below.

Possible Processing Questions: Name three of your favorite dinosaurs. What skills did we use
to create our dinosaur hats?
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Disney Week: Do You Wanna Build a Snowman?


Staff: ________________________________

Number of Participants: 10-15 per group

Duration: 45 to 60 minutes

Program: ___________________________

Activity: Do You Wanna Build a Snowman?

Focus Area: Recreation Participation/Functional Leisure Skills/Leisure Education

Program Goal: Increase social skill interaction and basic functional leisure skills/leisure awareness.

Objectives:

1. Participants will initiate a conversation with one peer per activity without prompting
from staff.

2. Participants will communicate one thing they enjoyed to the entire group following the
activity.

 Materials Needed: Toilet paper roll, black and orange construction paper, and tape.
(Optional: Scarf and winter hat)

Activity Directions:

1. Divide participants into small sized groups (2-3 per group). Give each group orange
and black construction paper and one hat/one scarf (optional).

2. Cut out 5 medium sized circles out of black paper and cut out one carrot shaped nose
out of orange paper. (Per group)

3. Have each group build a snowman by wrapping one person in toilet paper and taping
on buttons nose and eyes + hat and scarf. Participants can race to build a snowman to see
who is the fastest.

*Note: Make sure all participants get a chance to be the snowman.

Possible Processing Questions: What did you enjoy about the activity? What worked and what didn’t
work to build a snowman with your teammates?
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Everyday Heroes Week: Fireman’s Water Relay


Staff: ________________________________

Number of Participants: 15-20 per group

Duration: 60 minutes

Program: ___________________________

Activity: Fireman’s Water Relay

Focus Area: Recreation Participation/Functional Leisure Skills/Leisure Education

Program Goal: Increase social skill interaction and basic functional leisure skills/leisure awareness.

Objectives:

1. Participants will engage with two peers per activity as judged by staff.

2. Participants will express two reasons why firefighters are everyday heroes following
the activity in a group setting.

 Materials Needed: Water hose, small drinking cups, one large bucket.

Activity Directions: Form a line. The first person in line will stand approximately 10 feet from
the next person in line who has a water hose. The first person will have to catch the water
coming out of the hose 10 feet away with a cup. Once the cup is filled they then dump the
contents into a bucket and go to the back of the line where everyone rotates forward. The goal of
the game is to get the bucket completely filled. *Note: You may split the participants into teams
and have them relay race- this may require two hoses.

Possible Processing Questions: How do you think you and your teammates performed? What
strategies did you use? Why are firefighter’s heroes? How do they work as a team to put out a
fire?
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Fairytales Week: Humpty Dumpty Craft


Staff: ________________________________

Number of Participants: 15-20 per group

Duration: 30-45 minutes

Program: ___________________________

Activity: Humpty Dumpty Craft

Focus Area: Recreation Participation/Functional Leisure Skills/Leisure Education

Program Goal: Increase social skill interaction and basic functional leisure skills/leisure awareness.

Objectives:

1. Participants will state three of their favorite fairytales when prompted by staff.

2. With limited staff prompting, participants will initiate a conversation with one peer per
activity.

 Materials Needed: Colored construction paper, print-outs of humpty dumpty (see


attachment below), band-aids, crayons.

Activity Instructions: Print out sheets attached below. Put Humpty Dumpty together again by
cutting out the pieces and gluing them on to a piece of paper in the shape of an egg. Then
draw a face on Humpty Dumpty with crayons and help seal the cracks with band-aids.

Possible Processing Questions: What parts of the activity did you enjoy? What are examples of
fairytales your favorite fairytales? Would you like to explain one to the group?
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Magic Week: Magic Balloon


Staff: ________________________________

Number of Participants: 15-20 per group

Duration: 30-45 minutes

Program: ___________________________

Activity: Magic Balloon

Focus Area: Recreation Participation/Functional Leisure Skills/Leisure Education

Program Goal: Increase social skill interaction and basic functional leisure skills/leisure awareness.

Objectives:

1. Participant will interact with one peer per activity as judged by staff.

2. Participant will verbally communicate one reason why they thought the balloon was
able to inflate when prompted by staff.

 Materials Needed: Empty water bottle, baking soda, balloon, vinegar, measuring spoons.

Activity Directions: First, take an empty deflated balloon and fill it with 1 full tablespoon of
baking soda. Then, take the empty water bottle and fill it with about 5 tablespoons of
vinegar. Any type of vinegar will work (including red wine vinegar). Take the balloon and
extend the opening of it so that it fits snugly on top of the plastic bottle. Make sure it's on tight so
that no air can escape. Then, gently shake the baking soda out of the balloon into the vinegar. As
the baking soda falls into the vinegar, the mixture will bubble up and create enough carbon
dioxide to fill up the balloon with some air.

Possible Processing Questions: Why do you think the


balloon was able to inflate? Do you know any other
magic tricks that you could explain/demonstrate for the
group?
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Nature Week: Nature Hunt


Staff: ________________________________

Number of Participants: 15-20 per group

Duration: 45-60 minutes

Program: ___________________________

Activity: Nature Hunt

Focus Area: Recreation Participation/Functional Leisure Skills/Leisure Education

Program Goal: Increase social skill interaction and basic functional leisure skills/leisure awareness.

Objectives:

1. Participant will find three items independently with no assistance from staff per
activity.

2. Participant will verbally communicate one thing they learned when prompted by staff.

 Materials Needed: Nature sheet print off (attached below), egg carton, glue sticks.

Activity Directions: Hand out materials to


participants. Have them glue the nature checklist
onto the top of the egg carton. Explain the
purpose and goal of the activity to the
participants. Allow them to collect all of the
items shown on the nature checklist within a
specific time frame. Once finished, gather in a
group and process the activity. *Note:
Participants can draw their own nature images,
rather than printing them out.

Possible Processing Questions: What items were easy to


find, what items were dificult? Can you share three things
with the group that you learned about nature from this
activity?
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Outer Space Week: Asteroid Toss


Staff: ________________________________

Number of Participants: 15-20 per group

Duration: 45-60 minutes

Program: ___________________________

Activity: Asteroid Toss

Focus Area: Recreation Participation/Functional Leisure Skills/Leisure Education

Program Goal: Increase social skill interaction and basic functional leisure skills/leisure awareness.

Objectives:

1. Participant will toss three of the asteroids out of their spaceship with or without help
from staff.

2. Participant will express one strategy that worked well when trying to get the asteroids
out of their spaceship when prompted by staff.

 Materials Needed: Cardboard, tape, tinfoil, scissors, and large spoon utensils.

Activity Directions: Prior to activity, build a spaceship similar to the one in the picture below.
Use cardboard tape and tinfoil. Remember to cut a large hole as a window in the center. Use the
tinfoil to make the asteroids by crushing pieces into small balls. Have participants line up and
use cooking utensils to throw the “cold” asteroids out of their spaceship and back into space.
Once all of the asteroids have been thrown out the mission has been complete. The point of this
game is to practice the gross motor skills of aiming and throwing.

Possible Processing Questions: What techniques did you use to get the asteroids out of the
spaceship? How did you assist your teammates? What was frustrating about this activity?

*Note: You may use trash cans or boxes to shoot the asteroids into instead of building a
spaceship.
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Party in the USA Week: Straw Fireworks


Staff: ________________________________

Number of Participants: 15-20 per group

Duration: 30-45 minutes

Program: ___________________________

Activity: Straw Fireworks

Focus Area: Recreation Participation/Functional Leisure Skills/Leisure Education

Program Goal: Increase social skill interaction and basic functional leisure skills/leisure awareness.

Objectives:

1. Participant will express one thing that was difficult about the activity when prompted
by staff.

2. Participant will independently do one step of the activity without assistance from staff.

Materials Needed: Straws, red and blue paint, tape, and white paper.

Activity Directions:

Start by stretching out the straws as far as they can go and group them together in your hand. Spread out the
top of the straws so they are sticking out. Have someone put a piece of tape around the bottom of them as
you’re holding them. Let go and put another piece right under the top.
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Next, have the participants dip the straws into blue paint first and stamp it all over the paper. If
the paint doesn’t show up great, have them press each straw individually against the paper. Add
some red paint and your fireworks are done! Add some glitter if you want some sparkle to them.

Possible Processing Questions: What did you enjoy about this activity? What was the hardest
part of this activity?
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Pioneer Week: Milk A Pioneer Cow!


Staff: ________________________________

Number of Participants: 10-15 per group

Duration: 30-45 minutes

Program: ___________________________

Activity: Milk A Cow!

Focus Area: Recreation Participation/Functional Leisure Skills/Leisure Education

Program Goal: Increase social skill interaction and basic functional leisure skills/leisure awareness.

Objectives:

1. Participant will explain one thing they learned about the everyday life of a pioneer
when prompted by staff.

2. Participant will engage in the activity 75% of the time with no more than three prompts
from staff.

Materials Needed: Rubber glove, sharpie, elastics, white paint, clear cups, and a small needle.

Activity Directions: Mix a tiny bit of white paint with water and pour it into a clear latex glove then
close it off with a rubber band. Draw a few spots using a sharpie to make the glove more cow-like. With
the full glove positioned over a cup poke a tiny hole in the “udders” (fingertips) with a small needle. Have
the participant squeeze on the fingers of the glove over a cup to milk the cow! Following the activity
explain to participants what the everyday life of a pioneer would be like.

Possible Processing Questions: What did you learn about pioneers? Would you like to live like a
pioneer, why? What does the everyday life of a pioneer look like?
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Pirates Life for Me Week: Pirate Hooks


Staff: ________________________________

Number of Participants: 15-20 per group

Duration: 30-45 minutes

Program: ___________________________

Activity: Pirate Hooks

Focus Area: Recreation Participation/Functional Leisure Skills/Leisure Education

Program Goal: Increase social skill interaction and basic functional leisure skills/leisure awareness.

Objectives:

1. Participant will engage with one peer per activity as judged by staff.

2. Participant will independently do one step of the activity without assistance from staff.

Materials Needed: Tin foil, red Dixie cups, scissors to cut a small hole.

Activity Directions:

1) Start with a square piece of tin foil. 2) Roll up the tin foil and "squish it". 3) Cut a little hole
in the bottom of the cup. Make sure it isn't too big. The tin foil needs to fit tightly in order to
stay in place. 4) Place the foil through the hole, pull through, and twist into the shape of a hook.

Possible Processing Questions: What did you enjoy about this activity? What do you know
about pirates? Can share your favorite pirate’s tale with the group?
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Sea World Week: Sea Creature Snakes


Staff: ________________________________

Number of Participants: 15-20 per group

Duration: 45-60 minutes

Program: ___________________________

Activity: Sea Creature Snakes

Focus Area: Recreation Participation/Functional Leisure Skills/Leisure Education

Program Goal: Increase social skill interaction and basic functional leisure skills/leisure awareness.

Objectives:

1. Participants will blow at least three sea creature bubble snakes per activity as judged
by staff.

2. Participants will complete one step of the activity with little to no assistance from staff.

Materials Needed: Scissors, socks (child size 6-10), dish soap.

Activity Directions:

Step 1: Use a pair of scissors to cut off the bottom of a water bottle.

Step 2: Stretch out the sock and slide it over the open end of the water bottle.
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Step 3: Fold the sock back. *Note: If the socks you are using are too big to fit tightly over the bottle, you
can hold them in place with elastic/duct tape.

Step 4: In a small container, mix together some dish soap with a small amount of water (one big squeeze
of dish soap and about a 1/2 cup of water.)

Step 5: Dip the end of the bottle and sock into the bubble solution and blow on the mouth piece of the
bottle to make the bubbles.
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Possible Processing Questions: What did you enjoy about this activity? How many snakes were
you able to blow out of your water bottle?
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Sports Week: Blindfold Dodge Ball


Staff: ________________________________

Number of Participants: 10-20 per group

Duration: 45-60 minutes

Program: ___________________________

Activity: Blindfold Dodge Ball

Focus Area: Recreation Participation/Functional Leisure Skills/Leisure Education

Program Goal: Increase social skill interaction and basic functional leisure skills/leisure awareness.

Objectives:

1. Participants will actively lead their partner around the field with limited prompts from
staff.

2. Participants will express one thing they learned about teamwork when prompted by
staff.

Materials Needed: Blindfolds, light dodge balls, cones (for boundaries)

Activity Directions: Divide participants into pairs of two. Have one person be blindfolded and
the other be the leader. Spread the dodge balls all over the field. The leader will be the only one
that can see, they must guide their blindfolded buddy to the dodge ball. The goal is to hit the
other teams while not being hit. When a team is hit with a ball they are then “out” and required
to sit down. The last team standing is the winner.

Possible Processing Questions: What techniques did you and your teammate use to dodge the
balls? Was communication a key aspect of the game? Why or why not?
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Spy Week: Top Secret Spy Codes


Staff: ________________________________

Number of Participants: 10-20 per group

Duration: 45-60 minutes

Program: ___________________________

Activity: Top Secret Spy Codes

Focus Area: Recreation Participation/Functional Leisure Skills/Leisure Education

Program Goal: Increase social skill interaction and basic functional leisure skills/leisure awareness.

Objectives:

1. Participants will write one code with or without assistance from staff per activity.

2. Participants will express one code they uncovered to the group when prompted by
staff.

Materials Needed: Watercolor paper, a white crayon, watercolors, a wide brush


Activity Directions: Have participants use the white crayon to draw a secret message or picture.
Next, have participants trade their paper with a buddy. Use the paintbrush and watercolors to
paint over the picture to discover the secret clue. Have participants express what they have
discovered to the group.

Possible Processing Questions: What was one code you discovered from a buddy? Did your
partner understand the code that you wrote?
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Wellness Week: Make Your Own Stress Balls


Staff: ________________________________

Number of Participants: 10-15 per group

Duration: 45-60 minutes

Program: ___________________________

Activity: Make Your Own Stress Balls

Focus Area: Recreation Participation/Functional Leisure Skills/Leisure Education

Program Goal: Increase social skill interaction and basic functional leisure skills/leisure awareness.

Objectives:

1. Within a group setting, participant will express one emotion they drew on their stress
ball and why.

2. Participants will identify one personal stressor when prompted by staff.

Materials Needed: Colored balloons, sharpie, flour, measuring cups, plastic funnel

Activity Directions: First, give participants three balloons. Next, have participants stretch the end of
their first balloon over the small end of a plastic funnel. Next, slowly empty bag of flour over the funnel,
shake until the balloon is completely filled. Once full, participants will tie a knot at the opening of the
balloon. Repeat this process two more times. Once all three balloons are filled, campers will grab their
markers. Instruct them to draw three faces: anxious, scared, and stressed out.

Possible Processing Questions: Why do you think we made these stress balls? What stressed
you out? What emotions did you draw on your stress balls and why?
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Wild West Week: Panning for Gold


Staff: ________________________________

Number of Participants: 15-20 per group

Duration: 60 minutes

Program: ___________________________

Activity: Panning for Gold

Focus Area: Recreation Participation/Functional Leisure Skills/Leisure Education

Program Goal: Increase social skill interaction and basic functional leisure skills/leisure awareness.

Objectives:

1. Participants will initiate and respond to two conversations with peers with or without
prompting.

2. Participants will collect three pieces of gold per activity with assistance from staff.

Materials Needed: Rocks, sand, plastic pool, pie tins, and gold spray paint.

Activity Directions: Prior to activity fill up plastic pool with water, sand, and rocks, spray paint
some of the rocks gold, and cut small holes into the pie tins. Instruct participants to pan for gold
using their pie tins. *Note: you can adapt the activity into a race between members of the group.

Possible Processing Questions: Did you find gold? What techniques did you use when panning
gold?
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World Cup Week: World Cup Finger Puppets


Staff: ________________________________

Number of Participants: 10-15 per group

Duration: 45-60 minutes

Program: ___________________________

Activity: World Cup Finger Puppets

Focus Area: Recreation Participation/Functional Leisure Skills/Leisure Education

Program Goal: Increase social skill interaction and basic functional leisure skills/leisure awareness.

Objectives:

1. Participants will create one finger puppet per activity with or without assistance from
staff.

2. Participants will express their favorite soccer position when prompted by staff.

Materials Needed: Puppet printouts (attached below), markers/colored pencils, scissors, cotton
balls.

Activity Directions: Have participants color and cut out two


soccer players. Give each of the participant’s two cotton balls.
Instruct them to “kick” the cotton balls with their fingers. *Note:
you can allow participants to compete against each other by
setting up goals and playing a game. Engage the group by
explaining the rules/positions of soccer and how it is played.

Possible processing questions: What was something new you


learned about soccer? Did you enjoy playing soccer with your
fingers?
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