What's In The Sock?
A good game to quieten down a party, this works well with
mixed age groups and is also a fun activity to provide for bored kids at home on
a rainy afternoon!
Age: 5+
You will need:
- A collection of large socks (we recommend 10, but you could
provide less for younger age groups)
- Various small objects (see suggestions below
- A piece of paper and pencil for each child
- Sticky notes or small pieces of paper numbered 1-10 (to correspond with the
number of socks.
Hide an object in the toe of each sock, and place the
socks around a table or room and assign it a number. The children take a piece
of paper and pencil and walk around the room, feeling each object through the
sock (no peeking!) and trying to guess what it is. They should write down their
answers against the correct number.
When they have finished, the objects are revealed, correct
answers added up, and a winner declared.
Hints:
Younger children may be allowed to put one hand inside the
sock while guessing (which makes the guessing process a lot easier!)
Keep an eye on the clock and move everyone on to the next sock
if it is taking too long. Tell the children to guess if they don't know
(suggesting that they think of something funny if they don't know the right
answer can reduce tension if somebody is getting anxious or competitive).
Suggested objects:
(Vary your objects to suit the age of the players)
Coin
Small plastic toy animal or insect
Toothbrush or nailbrush
Hair grip
Paper clip
Lego piece
Medicine spoon
Bottle-top
Doll's shoe
Candy (sweet)
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