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 ====== Otter Games ====== ====== Otter Games ======
 +[[sections:otters:program|Program]] | [[sections:otters:badges|Badges]] | [[sections:otters:meetings:|Meetings]] | [[sections:otters:activities|Activities]] | [[sections:otters:service_projects|Service Projects]] | [[sections:otters:books|Books]] | [[sections:otters:games|Games]] | [[sections:otters:ceremonies|Ceremonies]]
  
 Games and play are an essential part of Otter learning. Meetings should include at least one or two "steam-off" games. Games and play are an essential part of Otter learning. Meetings should include at least one or two "steam-off" games.
  
 ===== Ice Breaker & Warm Up Games ===== ===== Ice Breaker & Warm Up Games =====
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-This is a good way to kick off a meeting and learn names. 
  
 ++++ I Like to Move Like This | ++++ I Like to Move Like This |
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 ===== Steam-Off Games ===== ===== Steam-Off Games =====
- +++++ Animal Habitats | 
-These are a good way to break up a meeting and let Otters get some wiggles out.+Designate parts of the play area as different types of habitat (plains, farm, forest, lake, etc.) Name an animal, and have the kids run to the part of the play area that they think that animal lives in. Get the kids thinking about how some animals can be found in more than one habitat so not all of them may run to the same place every time. You can add an additional element by having the kids do a specific movement as they go to each habitat, or by having them move like the animal that you call out. 
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 ++++ Chuck the Chicken | ++++ Chuck the Chicken |
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-==== Tag Variations ====+**Tag Variations**
  
-=== Everybody's It ===+++++ Everybody's It |
  
 In this Freeze Tag variant, everyone runs around trying to tag everyone else at the same time. If you get tagged, you are frozen until the person who tagged you gets tagged, then you are free to run again! In this Freeze Tag variant, everyone runs around trying to tag everyone else at the same time. If you get tagged, you are frozen until the person who tagged you gets tagged, then you are free to run again!
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 ===== Board Games & Card Games ===== ===== Board Games & Card Games =====
  
-==== Spot It ====+++++ Spot It |
  
 This is a great game for working on observation. You can easily play with a large group and it is very small and portable, which makes it a perfect option for meetings or camping trips. This is a great game for working on observation. You can easily play with a large group and it is very small and portable, which makes it a perfect option for meetings or camping trips.
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-==== OutFoxed ====+++++ OutFoxed |
  
 This game takes up a little bit more space and has smaller pieces, so it's best to play at a table, but it's a great game for practicing deductive reasoning. It's a 4 player game, but you can easily play with more by using extra player tokens. It's a cooperative rather than a competitive game, which can also promote teamwork and working together. This game takes up a little bit more space and has smaller pieces, so it's best to play at a table, but it's a great game for practicing deductive reasoning. It's a 4 player game, but you can easily play with more by using extra player tokens. It's a cooperative rather than a competitive game, which can also promote teamwork and working together.
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