BIA Clubhouse: Where Friendship Rules: Summer Camp "Friendship Rocks": Cooperative Relays & Obstacle Courses

The Clubhouse is the Behavioral Intervention Association's (http://www.bia4autism.org) after-school program. Once a week, children between the ages of 5 and 12, who have communication and social challenges, meet and engage in fun activities to practice different social skills. The Explorers focus on skills such as staying with the group, greetings, turn taking, participating independently in activities, and brief exchanges with peers. The Adventurers focus on skills such as initiating and maintaining conversations, perspective taking, and negotiating with peers.

Wednesday, July 20, 2016

Summer Camp "Friendship Rocks": Cooperative Relays & Obstacle Courses

Daily highlights at camp are our obstacle courses or cooperative relay games outside. The games always require teamwork and cooperation.

Here are some of our favorites:

Stomp Rocket Obstacle Course

Players partner up and carry a bin with the foam rockets across the field. At the end of the field, they put the foam rockets on the stomp rocket device and activate the stomp rockets together.

Materials:

· Stomp rocket(s)

· Bin

· Materials for obstacle course

Water Balloon Scooter Board Race

Kids work in pairs. Both players choose a water balloon each and place it into a small bin that is taped to a scooter board. The scooter board has a rope attached and the 2 players have to work cooperatively to transport the bin with water balloons from one end to the other. At the end of the course, they throw their water balloons onto targets.

Materials:

1 scooter board per group

1 rope per group

Water balloons

Chalk

BIA Clubhouse: Where Friendship Rules