Make an airport obstacle course

Før du begynner (Before you begin)

• Use the safety checklist to help you plan and risk assess your activity. There's also more guidance to help you carry out your risk assessment, including examples. Don’t forget to make sure all young people and adults involved in the activity know how to take part safely.
• Make sure you’ll have enough adult helpers. You may need some parents and carers to help if you’re short on helpers. 

Gjør klar denne aktiviteten (Setting up this activity)

• Make sure to print out the attachments ahead of time. 
• You’ll need three adults or young leaders to run this activity – one will be the check-in desk, one will be security, and one will time the teams. Parents and carers could take on these roles if needed.

Lag hinderløypa (Setting up the course)

• Use a table to be the check in desk about a third of the way in the space. The check in desk should be set up so that someone can be behind it. A suitcase (or similar) can be placed next to the desk. 
• There should be a zig-zag route leading up to the check in desk, just like an airport queue. This could be done using cones for people to move around. 
• After the check in desk, there should be a table or space (the security desk) for groups to sort out their hand luggage. The trays should be placed here for groups to use and the printout of the security rules should be visible. 
• There should be another table/area at least 3 m away from the security desk (this will be known as repacking table) and is where groups will repack their luggage. 
• At the end of the course, there should be a collection of seats to represent the plane. 

La oss leke (Let’s Play)

1. Gather everyone together and explain that you’re going to play a game where you pretend to go through the airport.  
2. Split everyone into teams. 
3. Teams should complete the course one at a time, with the person running the activity timing each group.  
4. At the end, everyone can find out which teams completed the task the fastest. 

Pakk sekken (Packing the bags)

1. Each group should decide what they want to take with them on their trip. You could discuss this as a whole group or in small teams.  
2. All items on the Kit List should be packed, or marked for throwing away. 
3. Each group should place their chosen items into either the suitcase and backpack being used.  
4. If using different containers and a printout of the Kit List, the cut-out items should be placed in the respective containers 
5. The group should think about what items are allowed in their check-in luggage. They should think about what items they’ll be allowed to take through security in their hand luggage. They should also think about how heavy their suitcase is going to be. 

Gjennomfør hinderløypa (Running the course)

1. When everyone’s ready, the first team should get ready to go. Everyone else can sit in the airport waiting lounge. 
2. The three adults or young leaders should get into position by their desks, or to one side if they’re timing – one on the check-in desk, one as security and one timing the teams. 
3. First, teams need travel to the airport and check in. The team should go through a slalom course to get to the check in desk. 
4. The person running the desk should ask questions from the ‘Check In Questions sheet’. Once the team has answered 3 questions correctly, they should place their suitcase next to the check in desk and head to security. 
5. If the team is struggling to work out the answer, they can pass and move onto the next question. The team must answer 3 questions correctly before moving on. 
6. Next, the team need to go through security. At the security desk, groups should unpack their hand luggage onto the trays according to the ‘Security Rules’. 
7. The team then needs to get the trays from the security desk to the repacking area. Anyone holding a tray cannot move until they have passed the tray to someone else. 
8. If anyone drops an item, each member of the team must stand on 1 leg for 30 seconds with their hands on their head, then do heads, shoulders, knees and toes. 
9. Once everyone gets to the repacking area, the team must pack everything back into their hand luggage. 
10. Finally, the team needs to board the plane. The team must race to the seats that make up the plane. Each member of the team should say one thing that they would like to do within Scouts in the future. This could be something that could be done during a meeting or something more adventurous, such as going to a Roverway! 
11. The time stops when every member of the team has said something they’d like to do in the future and is sat on a seat. 
12. If any items didn’t make it through check in or security, add a 5-second penalty to the team’s time. 

At the end

1. Once a team is finished, they can return to the airport waiting lounge and the next team can go. 
2. Remember to write down the times to see which team completed the course the fastest, but you could also reward the team that had the most correct items or good teamwork, resilience and communication!