Bouldering Games for Kids

Grade level: K-6 Equipment:  none Objective: To increase color awareness and hand/foot placement Description: Have your participants partner up.  Explain that each person will get

Grade level: 4-12 Equipment:  Route maps specific to your wall for each team, a horn or noisemaker for each team. Objective: To figure out a pre-set

Grade level: K-12 Equipment:  Several Hula Hoops, Hula Hoop Holders for Traverse Walls, stopwatch.  Using segmented hoola hoops will allow you to make large and

Grade level: 1-12 Note:  This activity may not be suitable for all classes.  Please make sure you facilitate this one carefully if participants are at

Grade level: K-6 Equipment:  develop a Route Map for each group specific to your wall. Objective:  For each group to successfully follow a route map.

Grade level: K-6 Equipment: Small, laminated paper bugs Objective: footwork, developing the habit of looking for footholds Description: Place laminated paper “bugs” on certain parts

Class Climbing Record Grade level: K-6 Equipment:  none Objective: To get as many students on the wall at a time.  To attempt to set a

Climbing Commands                                        Before Climbing Climber:  “On Belay” Belayer:  “Belay is On” Climber:  “Climbing” Belayer:  “Climb On”   After Climbing Climber:  “Off Belay” Belayer:  “Belay is

Grade level: 4-12 Equipment:  none Objective: To have the students turn a complete 360-degree turn without coming off the wall. Description:   This is a

Grade level: 3-12 Published in:  Bouldering Games for Kids, by Michelle Cummings Equipment:  blindfolds or bandanas Objective: To guide a blindfolded partner into the correct

Published in:  Bouldering Games for Kids, by Michelle Cummings Grade level: 1-12 Equipment:  none Objective:  To try to memorize an exact climb pattern. Description: Have