The Chicken Throw Game

Chicken throw is a super fun trial/error activity to do with large groups in open spaces. Dive into this exercise for the sheer joy it will bring your group, or leverage this fun to invite your group to collaborate and work together towards a goal, eg land the chicken inside a target

In advance, tie a long length of bungee cord between two sturdy anchor points/posts. By way of demonstration, place a rubber chicken in the middle of the cord.

To work well, the cord must be taut between the two anchor points. Two trees or goal posts or other rock-solid structures are all suitable.

Perform a series of pre-flight safety checks, eg no one is standing directly in front of the cord. Pull the cord/chicken back towards you (stepping away from the anchor points), and then let go.

Challenge your group to propel the rubber chicken to achieve one or more objectives, eg distance, accuracy or both.

After playing this fun group game, ask your team:

• What strategies did you use to make the chicken go the farthest?
• How well did we listen to each other’s suggestions, and how did that contribute to your success or failure?

The topics of this publication: integration, interactions, teamwork