No.29
Camouflage Search
Japanese name: カモフラージュ探し
Materials
- 5–10 human-made objects
- String marking the viewing boundary
- A list of every object and its location
How to play
- An adult places human-made objects beside one side of a path and records each location. Do not bury them; they should be visible from some viewpoint.
- Walk one at a time outside the marked boundary and look for objects among the natural surroundings. Do not touch objects or cross the boundary.
- Keep your discoveries to yourself and quietly tell the adult at the finish what and how many you found.
- After everyone has looked once, allow a slower second look. When all finish, reveal the objects one at a time.
- Discuss visible colors, shapes and why some objects were hard to notice. The adult uses the list to collect every placed object.
Ways to adapt
Preschool children: use 5 objects. Older primary school children: include objects with colors similar to their surroundings.