BLOW-DRYER OBSTACLE COURSEConnect and Combine

Assignment 4

A Crash Course on Creativity

By Pam Payne

2 HOUSEHOLD ITEMS

Blowdryer

Ball

THE RULESBasic Premise: Using a blow-dryer as locomotion, player

must move the ball through an obstacle course and into one of three openings for points.

Rules:

No touching the ball with anything but air from the blow-dryer.

Ball must go through the entire course without missing any part.

Ball must enter one of three openings at the end of the game.

The smaller the opening the larger the number of points.

Points must be set before game starts.

Difficulty of obstacle course can increase point values.

POSSIBLE VARIATIONS Use more or less air flow

Use heavier or lighter ball

Use larger or smaller ball

Increase or decrease the level of difficulty of the obstacle course

Jumps

Tubes

Completely around obstacles

Over obstacles

Under obstacles

Through obstacles

Moving parts

Increase or decrease the openings at the end.

EXAMPLE OF A SIMPLE OBSTACLE COURSE

Start Point

End