Initiative Exercises...help please

[elster]

I am wanting some ideas for some initiative exercises for Friday.

I'm helping out with the Air Cadets and so I am wanting some help to put together a few things.

So has anyone done things with corporate team building, or even people who help out with other youth groups.

Throw some ideas in the hat and see what we could come up with.

Have to bear in mind this is for 11-18 year olds. Indoor or outdoor.

[elster]

OnTheOverrun said:

Surviving 24 hours without texting or Myface/Spacebook.

They do that already on "green camps".

I also only have between 1900 - 2130

[elster]

Silent1 said:

The marshmallow problem build a tower using dry spaghetti, one metre of tape and a marshmallow.

The only rule is the marshmallow has to be at the top.

See here for more info:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H0_yKBitO8M

That looks like fun. Think I will put that on the list.

[elster]

champ54321 said:

elster said:

They do that already on "green camps".

I used to go on "green camps" when I was younger.... though I doubt its was the same as what the cadets do

If it was a camp where you smoke lots of weed, then no.

Edited by elster on Wednesday 26th May 07:57

[elster]

Famous Graham said:

elster said:

I am wanting some ideas for some initiative exercises for Friday.

Where's Alanis when you need her

I'm confused.

[elster]

Famous Graham said:

elster said:

Famous Graham said:

elster said:

I am wanting some ideas for some initiative exercises for Friday.

Where's Alanis when you need her

I'm confused.

Just thought it was ironic, someone asking others for help with initiative exerciss

Ah, crystal clear now.

[elster]

carmadgaz said:

What Sqn you at?

Stand them in a line, try to get them to rearrange themselves into age order without verbal or written communication.

Give them 3 chairs marked 'Chicken', 'Fox' and 'Corn'. They must transport all three from one side of the lake (room) to the other, they can only take one item at a time. The chicken cannot be left with the corn or it will get eaten and the fox cannot be left with the chicken for the same reason.

Get the NCOs to make up their own exercise

There are some we did on our BELA course I will post them up when I remember them.

I'm at 2487 Easingwold.

I am just wanting some more outside the usual things to do. This is more for once the NCOs have attempted to come up with ideas to do something properly.

[elster]

Some good ideas, but anyone have any more?

[elster]

Sgt Bilko said:

I've got a couple of hundred written down depending on your resources.

Drop me an emither at the PH address and i'll pop them over to you.

Let me know who your target audience is

Cdt/NCO
Leaderless or Targeted Leader
etc

Cheers

Edited by elster on Thursday 27th May 18:44