Youth Games Collection

Big group game, High energy, Physical challenge

Giant Hungry Hippos

Materials Needed:

  • Timer
  • Carts (1 per team)
  • Rope (tied to cart)
  • Small balls/beanbags
  • Cones

Formation:

  • The game requires multiple teams, preferably in triads.

Gameplay:

  1. To start with, scatter the balls/beanbags around the centre of the room.
  2. Set up the teams at positions equidistant from the pile of balls/beanbags and mark their locations with a cone or other marker.
  3. Each team must then designate a member to be the "hippo", who will kneel on a cart.
  4. The other two members of the team use the rope to pull the "hippo" towards the balls/beanbags.
  5. Upon reaching the pile, the "hippo" should gather as many balls/beanbags as they can and return to their cone.
  6. The team that collects the most balls/beanbags by the end of the game wins.