Game-a-thon comprises seven games that challenge the children to work together and have fun: Giggler, Chinese Rounders, British Bulldog, Snake Attack, Trust Check, The Wringer and Blindfolded Football. The games are easy to play because they do not require much equipment or preparation.

Teaching the activity
All the games can be played indoors or outdoors. The step-by-step guides (PDF) describe in detail how the individual games are played.

Individually the games take 15–45 minutes. If all the games are played, the activity will last around 2 hours.Note that all the games are suitable for children aged 10–14 years.

If you only want to play selected games, the following is recommended:

• For older children: games 1, 3, 5 and 7 (total approx 90 min)
• For younger children: games 2, 4 and 6 (total approx 55 min)
• For children of mixed ages: games 4, 5 and 7 (total approx 60 min)

Educational goals
The activity is based on the themes of trust and teamwork. The trust exercises strengthen the teamwork of the group, and the activities increase the children’s awareness of their own body and ways of using it.