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Squirrel game

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Before you begin
If you’ve got new members in your group, you might want to start with a reminder of everyone’s names. Try a name game: everyone should stand in a circle. One person should throw a ball to someone else, and either shout out their own name when they catch the ball or shout out the name of the person they’re throwing to.

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Instructions

Everyone should sit in a circle.
One person should move to the middle of the circle. They are the first Skippyroo, the kangaroo. They can sit down or crouch like a kangaroo.
Skippyroo should close their eyes or put on a blindfold. A Scout scarf makes a great blindfold.
Everyone else should say or sing the first part of the rhyme: “Skippyroo, kangaroo, dozing in the midday sun.”
The person leading the activity should point to someone in the circle. This person should go up and touch Skippyroo’s shoulder, and say or sing the rest of the rhyme: “Guess who’s caught you just for fun?”
Skippyroo tries to guess who’s touched them on the shoulder, without looking. If they guess correctly, they swap places. Skippyroo could be given just one guess, or have two or three guesses.
The game continues until everyone has had a chance to be Skippyroo.
Everyone could guess which country this game comes from. Where do kangaroos live? Did you know that in Australia, the youngest Scouts are called Joey Scouts? Joey is the name for a baby kangaroo.

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