Musical chairlifts
You’ll need
- Device to play music
- Everyone should choose some upbeat music to play during the game.
- Everyone should dance around the room or in a large circle, moving as though they’re riding a chair lift.
- The person leading the game should pause the music and call out the name of a snow sport.
- Everyone should pose as though they were doing the named sport.
We’ve included some example actions below.
- Each time the music is paused, the last three people to make the right post are ‘frozen’. When the music starts again, they must stay still on the spot until another player defrosts them by giving them a high five.
- Repeat steps three to five until everyone’s a snow sports expert.
Example sports and actions
- Cross country skiing: slide your feet along the floor and pump your arms as if you’re walking using skis and poles.
- Downhill skiing: adopt the downhill skiing position and bend your knees slightly as if you’re speeding up.
- Snowboarding: turn to the side with your legs apart, and shift as if you’re turning (a bit like surfing or skateboarding).
- Slalom: squat (a bit like downhill skiing) but twist side to side as if you’re turning between a slalom.
- Ski jumping: put your feet together and do a big jump on the spot.
Reflection
This activity helped you to think about trying new things. Which of the sports would you like to try most? Which sport do you think sounds the easiest? What about the hardest? How does trying new things feel?
This activity was also a chance to be active. Was it fun to make all of the different poses? Did you unfreeze very many people? Which sport was the most fun to act out?
Safety
All activities must be safely managed. You must complete a thorough risk assessment and take appropriate steps to reduce risk. Use the safety checklist to help you plan and risk assess your activity. Always get approval for the activity, and have suitable supervision and an InTouch process.
Changing the poses and moves to suit everyone, including people with any additional needs. You could do the game seated, if you need to.
If anyone has difficulty hearing music, you could use light, or the person leading the game could make a visual signal.
No one has to high five – if anyone doesn’t want to, they could say ‘defrost’ or wave instead.
All Scout activities should be inclusive and accessible.
