Direct the Egg
Overview
Leadership is an important skill that your children can develop while playing games. By becoming better leaders, your children will learn how to face tough challenges, forge new relationships and solve problems creatively.
Leadership Skills
Observe the leadership style that your children display and make comments, but only after the game has ended. Encourage your children to ask themselves these questions: What was the strategy they liked the most? Do they think they made all the participants feel useful and engaged? What are they going to change the next time they play the game?
Age of Child: 7-13
Area of Challenge: Leadership Skills
SEL: Relationship Skills
Type of Resource: Activity/Game
ACTIVITY NAME: Direct the Egg
ACTIVITY OBJECTIVE:
Leadership is an important skill that your children can develop while playing games. By becoming better leaders, your children will learn how to face tough challenges, forge new relationships and solve problems creatively.
ACTIVITY DESCRIPTION:
To play this game, a child is designated as the leader. The aim is to get an egg (or another object) across the room in the most creative way possible. Leaders won’t be able to intervene themselves, but they can give indications to the other participants.