Chris Storms

If done right, this is one of those games kids will talk about forever.

What you’ll need:

• A piece of wood (5′ x 3′) with a head sized hole cut about 1.5′ from one end, or we have used 2 card tables and cut a hole in one of them.
• A large sheet that can be cut
• 2 chairs or bar stools (unless you’re using card tables)
• 4 or 5 sports balls
• 4 or 5 boxes – at least one needs to be able to cover a head

Take 3 kids out of the room and set up the wood on the backs of the chairs to create a table or set the card tables side by side. Cover the table with the sheet and cut a hole in the spot where the head will be sticking through. Make sure the sheet goes all the way to the ground on all sides.

Put the balls under boxes in a line on the table and put one box over the hole. Have a kid or leader get under the table and put their head through the hole. It’s important to have the face of the person under the table face away from the crowd because that way the person lifting the boxes will be facing the crowd.

Have the kids come in one at a time. Play it up hard that this is a game to test their knowledge of all different kinds of sports. Have the leader who’s leading it wear a referee shirt and whistle. Do a demonstration by having the leader pull a golf ball out of their pocket, “What sport is it!!??” They’ll say golf. Tell them that’s what they have to do for each of the boxes. Finally give them a fake time to beat, so they are sure to go fast & start the video cameras recording.

When the contestant throws the box off the head, the person who is the head screams real loud.  There are a couple variations to this.  I saw one at camp where the last contestant,  took a baseball bat and hit the balls.  When they came to the head, the person who was the head had a manican head that they put through the hole.  The head got hit into the crowd.  If you do that, have the person under the table wear a hat that they’ll put on the manican.

The other variation is to have the last person hold a pie and smack the unsuspecting person under the table when throw that box off.  That requires the leader to actually do the throwing of the boxes for that one.

It works best if they throw the boxes into the crowd instead of lifting them straight up, because they’ll be leaning forward to get a good look at the balls.  Have fun!