Materials list:

Help your child find these materials or a close substitute: 

• A large and lightweight object (big cardboard box, a giant stuffed animal, etc.)
• A small blanket
• Balloons
• Masking tape
• A scarf
• Assorted colorful objects for sorting—3 colors (Lego®, blocks, beads, jellybeans, etc.)
• Smallish objects that are safe to drop (potatoes, bean bags, sponges, etc.)

Activity Steps:

Use these to keep your innovator on track as they play: 

Collaborate with at least one partner to complete as many of these active challenges as you’d like:

1. 1. Two-Headed Monster—Stand hip-to-hip and use your free arms to complete a task together.
   2. Stand Back-to-Back—Sit on the floor back-to-back with your partner and link arms. Then try to stand up together.
   3. Balloon Volleyball—Bop a balloon back and forth over a “net” as many times as possible.
   4. 3-Legged Journey—Tie your leg to your partner’s, then take a safe journey through your house.
   5. See Things My Way—Blindfold your partner, then give them verbal instructions to sort Lego or similar objects by color.
   6. Knee Pass—Pass a balloon or soft ball back and forth using only your knees.
   7. Elbow Pass—Pass an object back and forth using only your elbows.

Guiding Questions:

If your child is stuck, try asking these questions to help them keep on innovating: 

• What ideas do you have that will help you and your partner be more successful?
• How can you make the challenges easier or harder? How can you make it even more fun?

More Ideas:

Every project presents opportunities to add your own twists or extensions. Here are some ideas to get you started: 

• Try completing all 7 challenges one after another! Start with 2-Headed Monster, then quickly work your way through each challenge. See how fast you can complete all 7.
• Come up with creative ways to include more than two people. For example, turn 2-Headed Monster into 3-Headed Monster: the person in the middle is the only one who can talk and the two people on the outsides are the ones who can use their free hand.
• Getting stuck? No big deal! It can be frustrating when players have conflicting ideas for solving the challenge! Here are some strategies for resolving disputes:
  • Test everyone’s ideas—Remember it’s not about who has the better idea. If someone’s idea works, then you both win!
  • Reiterate each other’s idea—Disagreements sometimes arise just because of miscommunication. Repeat your partner’s ideas back to them and make sure you’re on the same page.

Wrap Up Questions:

Lock in the learning by asking your child these questions about the activity and how they practiced the featured Innovator’s Mindset element: 

• What was your favorite challenge? Why?
• Which challenge was the most difficult? How did you and your partner(s) collaborate to succeed?
• Did build on the starter ideas and invent any fun challenges along way? Tell me about your innovative challenge ideas.

The last step in the Gallieo Innovator’s Process is SHARE. Great learning can come from sharing successes and failures—to solidify your own experience as an innovator and to inspire others.

Share with Galileo

Take a photo or video of your favorite challenge and share it with the Camp Galileo Anywhere Facebook Community.

SHARE WITH FAMILY AND FRIENDS

Your innovation doesn’t stop with you. Inspire someone else by sharing your active challenge—maybe they’ll try it themselves or maybe your experience will give them a new idea.

• Who: someone in your house, a family member, a friend
• How: in person, on the phone, online
• When: anytime, starting now!