Number of People: 10 or more
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Description: This activity is a hilarious way to breakdown personal space! Form a circle with your group. Number them off 1s and 2s. Have the 2s take a step forward and turn around and face someone on the outside circle. You should now have 2 circles facing each other. The inside circle is where the Birdies are and the outside circle are the Perches. Birdies can only perch on THEIR OWN Perches. To perch the birdie must some how use their perch to avoid any contact with the ground. The facilitator will provide music (humming, clapping, singing, etc). As the music plays the two circles rotate in opposite directions. The facilitator yells "Birdie on a Perch!" at random and the Birdies must scramble to find their perches. The last couple to successfully perch is out. Game continues until a single couple is left.
The pairings where the size difference is drastic produces some interesting perching. I had a friend that would lay on the ground while his birdie stood or layed on his back. Here's a link to an image Flounder
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Originator: National Camp School Boy Scouts | Posted by: James