Helium Stick

We use hulahoops and it works very well with a little help. I have played this with 3 different groups succesfully.
Tips:
- Put just a little pressure on the hulahoop before letting go
- play it as a race
- they must keep fingers down or they will try and curl their finger around cheat!

I've played this game, having the kids stand in a circle around a hula-hoop instead of a stick. The important thing is that their finger must be pointed down and straight. You have to watch closely and keep them honest in that if anyone's finger breaks contact with the hula-hoop, they have to start over.

This is best done if played with a tent pole. Those have more give and are more wobbly. It makes the game the desired level of difficult.

Did you have their index fingers face up or face down? It is important that they are face down (i.e. fingerprint facing down). If they are face up it is too easy to grip the pole.

“People lower bar very easily. Not the desired result” You guys kill me! Do you realize what you’re saying? You’re like “This display of unity totally didn’t work. My team is so unified that I’m disappointed that they actually demonstrated it.” What a laugh!

Not a very good event. People lower the bar very easily. Not the desired result.

This was a total flop with my group of high schoolers. Took about 7 seconds for all teams to lower their sticks to the floor. Kind of a bummer after taking 5 minutes to break into teams and explain the game...

I'd say you could use a broom stick (without the broom end on it) or a long piece of round wood from your local hardware store. Anything that works really!

Sounds great, but what type of "pole" do you use?

Thanks, planning on trying it this week.

I have played this game before as a team building exercise, the stick really does rise!! Great teamwork exercise.

Apologies Kevin - 'group' should have said 'ground'. I've updated the description.

Sorry, but I don't follow the "lower the pole to the group". Would you clarify that part of the game? Lower to the floor or to the point where there arms are down?

Seems like an interesting game!