Equipment required
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Spots or other markers
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Facilitators for children, only if they need them
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Balls or blocks or bean bag animals in the same colours as the spots
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Bag
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Timer
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Means of making music, CD player, drumbeat or voice
Play method
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Arrange spots all around the floor space.
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Make the music start.
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Mobile children run around and find a spot when the music stops.
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Less mobile children take turns to choose a coloured ball or block or bean bag animal, from the bag.
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The child on the coloured spot matching the coloured object drawn from the bag, has a very short time to find the treasure.
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Children are encouraged to join in with the adults, calling out ‘Hotter’ as the seeker gets nearer, and ‘Colder’ as the seeker moves further away.
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If treasure is found, the child finding it returns it to his team. If not, the game is played again.
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Once all the treasure is found, the game ends.
Scoring if needed
Team with the most treasure wins.