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https://www.scouts.org.uk/activities/a-maze-ing-sleep/

Master these mazes and miss the distractions to get to bed, as you learn how to avoid the things that make sleep tricky.

Resources

You will need
Pens or pencils
Erasers
Rulers
A4 paper
Tables
Chairs
Sleep mazes

Instructions

Before you begin
Print out copies of the ‘Sleep mazes’ sheet so that there’s one for each person.
Set up tables and chairs so that everyone can sit and work on their mazes comfortably
Time to a-maze
The person leading the activity should ask the groups what things could make it hard for them to have a good night’s sleep (for example, watching screens, eating too close to bedtime, too much caffeine, stress, heat or humidity, light, and noise).
Everyone should think about which things they find the most distracting when they’re trying to sleep. Does anyone have any habits that make it harder for them to sleep well?
Everyone should talk about why these distractions hold us back when we are trying to sleep.
Everyone should come up with their perfect conditions for sleep.
People can use their imaginations for the place and time – maybe they’d like to think about a peaceful hammock on a warm beach in the Caribbean.
The person leading the activity should give everyone a ‘Sleep mazes’ sheet and a pencil.
Everyone should try to solve the two mazes on the sheets without looking at the answers. They should use a pen or pencil to draw a single line from the arrow to the bed, avoiding the bedtime distraction symbols inside the maze.
Once they’ve solved the mazes, everyone should try to make their own. The person leading the activity should give everyone some squared paper, a ruler, and an eraser.
Everyone should use a pencil and a ruler to create a maze with a start and a finish, just like the ones they’ve just solved.
People can make their mazes tricky or make them simpler by leaving two or three possible paths to the finish. They should spend about 15 minutes making their mazes.
Everyone should add some bedtime distractions to their maze. It’s up to them how many obstacles they add and what they include – this is a great chance to get creative.
When all of the mazes are ready, everyone should swap with the person next to them. Everyone should try to solve their new maze. Can they get to bed without getting distracted?
If there’s an odd number of people, the person leading the activity could join in or some people could swap in a three.
Everyone should come back together and chat about who made the toughest maze. What made it difficult?
Reflection
The group has looked at the habits and other factors that distract us from sleep. Was anyone surprised at how many things affect the quality of sleep? How could people change their behaviour to avoid these distractions? Did anyone find out something new that might have been affecting their sleep?

Everyone then solved a bedtime-themed maze, before making one of their own. Which was harder to solve: the ones on the sheet or the ones drawn by everyone else? What did people do to work out a route to the finish without hitting a dead end or distraction?

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