Mother-bird

 

You need: Hoola-hoops (1 for each six + 1 extra)

Get each six to line up at one end of the hall. Opposite each six place a hoola-hoop and ask the sixer to stand in it. In the centre of the hall place the other hoola-hoop and ask a Pack or Young Leader to stand in it.

Tell the Brownies that they are little, baby birds who have flown out of their nest. Their Sixer is their mother bird. When she calls their name (1 name per six should be called at a time) they will 'fly' home to the safety of their nest. The first team to get all baby birds in the nest wins.

However, there is a hungry hawk in the middle of the room that loves to eat tasty little birds! If they are tagged by the hawk they must go to her nest. The only way they can be saved is if their mother bird flies out and tags them. But - should their mother be caught, all her babies will die!

As soon as you shout go, the Sixers can start to call their babies.


You need: A chair for each six and several beanbags (for 3 sixes we use 4 or 5 beanbags, for 4 sixes we use 6 or 7 beanbags).

Set up: The chairs are placed at the corners of a large triangle (for 3 sixes) or square (for four sixes). Each six sits behind their chair. The beanbags are placed in the centre of the play area. Each Brownie is given a number 1 to 6.

Playing the game: A leader calls out a number. Brownies with that number run into the centre to collect the treasure (beanbags) and place it in their six ship (on top of the chair). When there are no beanbags left in the centre they may steal beanbags from the other sixes. At no time can a Brownie carry more than 1 beanbag.

Winning: The first Brownie to have 3 beanbags on her chair wins 1 point for her six. Everyone returns to their start positions and the beanbags are placed back in the centre. Another number is called. When everyone has has two or more turns play ends. The winning six is the one with the most points.


You need: Nothing!

Playing the game: Name something (e.g. a bike, a vase of flowers, a house, a snake). Give each six a few minutes to make the shape using their bodies. Award a point to the six that has the best shape/has worked together well. Give the sixes another object to 'build'.


You need: A large hoola-hoop for each six and several smaller ones and a large number of penny coins or similar tokens.

Set up: Spread the hoops (space stations and ships) out across the room and then scatter the penny coins (space rocks) across the spaces inbetween. Allocate each six one coloured hoola-hoop as their space ship. Extra hoola-hoops are international space stations.

Playing the game: The leader calls out 'all clear' and the Brownies start to collect the space rocks one at a time, taking them to their space ship. When the leader calls 'meteor shower' the Brownies must get back to their space ship or a space station. Only three Brownies can fit in their space ship and two in each space station. Any Brownies left outside are hit by meteors and sustain an injury of the leaders choice (e.g. your leg has been hit you must hop during the next round or your right arm has been hit you must only use your left arm during the next round). When the leader calls 'all clear' play continues.

Winning: When all the moonrock has been collected (or the time is up) each six counts how many they have. The winner is the one with the most.

You need: Nothing!

Set up: Line all but two of the Brownies up in rows with their arms outstretched. One 'free' Brownie is the cat and one is the mouse.

Playing the game: Let the mouse get a little head start and then let the cat try to catch her. The cat and mouse run between the rows. When the leader calls 'change' the Brownies turn 90 degrees so that the rows change orientation. (When the Brownies have got the hang of this game the mouse can be the one to call change.)

Winning: When the mouse is caught a new pair is chosen.



You need: Nothing!

Set up: Choose one Brownie to be the Sentry who stands in the middle of the hall. Give names to the other Brownies (Kangaroos, Possums, Wallabies and Wambats) who stand at the other end of the hall in no particular order.

Playing the game: The Brownies say, "Cocokatu Sentry what do you see?" and the Sentry replies, "I see green hills, tall grass and -------" adding Kangaroos, Possums, Wallabies or Wambats. All those with that name then run to the other side of the hall whilst the Centry tries to catch them. Anyone caught must hold hands with the Centry in the middle of the hall. The rhyme is repeated. This time the Centries must run whilst holding hands. Only the outside hands can catch people and should the line be broken, no-one can be caught. Gradually the line of Centries gets longer and longer. The Centries must not stop Brownies from running under their arms.

Winning: The last Brownie not caught is the winner.


You need: Nothing!

Set up: The Brownies sit in a circle facing outwards. Label each Brownie with a different fish (cod, haddock, herring and place).

Playing the game: The Leader calls the name of a fish and all living fishes with that name stand up and run around the circle. (Or everyone who is still alive if the leader calls 'all the fishes in the sea'.) When the leader calls 'tide turned' they must turn and run in the other direction. When she calls 'calm sea' they walk, when she calls 'rough sea' they run as fast as they can. They keep going until she calls 'sharks are coming'. They must then run back to their place and sit down (keeping in the same direction as they were already running). The last one back is gobbled up by the shark and turns to face inwards.

Winning: The last fish alive is the winner.





You need: 2 chairs, 2 plastic children's hockey sticks and 1 beanbag

Spilt the Brownies into two teams and line them up facing each other. Place a chair and a hockey stick at each end and a beanbag in the middle. Give each member of the team a number starting at opposite ends of the hall. (So your partner is only opposite you if you are in the middle of the team.) Let the girls know which chair is their goal and which hockey stick is their team's hockey stick (the one at the other end to their goal).

When a Brownie's number is called out they run to their team's hockey stick and try to hit the beanbag through their team's goal. If they succeed they gain a point for their team. If the beanbag is knocked offside (beyond the Brownie lines and chairs) no-one gains a point. The team with the most points wins.




You need: Nothing!

Set up: The Brownies should stand in a circle in pairs. One Brownie stands infront of the other. This is the jockey. The horse stands behind the jockey with their legs apart.

Playing the game: The leader should shout, "Jockey's race". The jockeys then crawl between the legs of the horses and run round the outside of the circle. When they get back to their partner they should 'piggy back' them. The first pair in this position wins. (If the size of Brownie's is such that this could be dangerous the horse could kneel down and the jockey stand over her.) After a few turns the horse and jockey should switch places.

Honeypot (Running Version)

One Brownie sits in the middle of the circle and pretends to fall asleep (laying with their eyes tight shut). Next to her is a bell (her honey pot). The Brownies say, "Isn't it funny that a bear likes honey. Buzz, buzz, buzz, I wonder why he does. Go to sleep Mr Bear". The Guider then silently chooses one person. They creep into the middle and take the bell. They return to their seat, ring it once and then hide it behind their back. The Brownies shout, "Wake up Mr Bear". The 'bear' then points to the person they think stole their honey. They have three guesses to get it right. It is then that person's turn to be the Bear.