What’s the only thing better than normal board games? Giant board games! I have seen many inventive and huge versions of games in libraries, so I decided to make my own. And it’s super easy.
Giant Twister is just like normal twister, except instead of laying the board on a portion of the ground you cover the WHOLE ground with coloured circles. And instead of using a spinner to direct their moves, you use a PowerPoint (which gives you a lot of creative freedom.)
I recommend taping each dot to the ground, although that takes a lot of extra time, and makes storing them after one use a bit trickier.
I arrange the dots in colour rows, in an even pattern, but you could mix it up with random placement or psychedelic pattern.
Downloadable Resource:
- The only thing you need, besides circles, is a Giant Twister PowerPoint like this one. It includes extra tasks like “Stand up and Swap Places with Someone Else” and “Stand Up and Act Like a Monkey.” This is a good way to reset the tangles they’ve found themselves in. I’ve found it equally successful with 5 year-olds and 11 year-olds.
Other Great Giant Games:
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I can’t thank you enough for posting this! We did this program during summer reading this year and our kids loved it. Your power point made it so easy. Thank you so much!!!!