Mission Impossible

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Description

From POL

- Hand the Cubs, in pairs or in Sixes, a list of seemingly impossible tasks
- Can they work out how to achieve them? After five minutes, sit them down and see how they did, giving them the solution at the end ‘Impossible’ tasks:


Resources

Mugs
Balloons
Paper
Books
Paper bags

Instructions

Challenge: Pick up a mug with a balloon without touching the mug or using the handle
Answer: Lower the balloon by its neck into the mug. Slowly inflate it and you can pick
up the mug

Challenge: Walk through a piece of paper
Answer: Fold the piece of paper as shown in the attached resource. Cut along all black lines then carefully open it out and then walk through it

Challenge: Blow a book over
Answer: Stand the book up on top of a paper bag and blow into the bag

Challenge: Put two tables together, take off your shoes and jump over them
Answer: Easy! Put the two tables together, take off your shoes and jump over the shoes!


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  • Skills - Problem solving