2012

Yay!!
It's 2012.
Happy New Year!!

New Year's Eve:

New Year's Resolutions:

Halloween

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!
Who is trick-or-treating (or, the cooler way to say it is Halloweening) tonight??

YAHOO!

The Calgary Stampede, the 'greatest outdoor show on earth' (while West Edmonton Mall is the 'greatest indoor show on earth'), ends today! Every year it runs from July 8 to July 17.
The Calgary Stampede is a world-famous 'volunteer-supported, not-for-profit community organization that preserves and promotes western heritage and values'. Basically it's a ten-day event with lots of farm animals, pancakes, and cowboy hats.
This year, Their Royal Highnesses The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge (Catherine Middleton and Prince William) came on July 8 to officially start this year's annual Stampede Parade!
Awesome, huh? To see more about it, go to http://news.calgarystampede.com/News/Latest-News/Release-Details/2011/Stampede-Parade-to-highlight-Royal-Couples-Tour-of-Alberta/default.aspx.
Go to http://cs.calgarystampede.com/basics/general-info/about-us/ for much more detailed information.

Ultimate Frisbee

Ultimate Frisbee is a game we're playing at recess at school right now. It's pretty fun if most of the players are good at throwing frisbees. Otherwise, it's a waste of time.
How to play:

1. Find a playing area
2. Near the two ends of the area, use two markers (sweaters, rocks, etc.) to mark an invisible line which will be the goal (the frisbee can go anywhere as long as it passes over the invisible line)
3. Divide into equal teams (well doesn't really have to be equal but that would be fairest in most cases)
4. Decide which team has to start
5. That team starts with one of the team members with the frisbee in the center of the playing area and tries to pass to other players on his/her team.
6. Once you are in possession of the frisbee, you cannot take any steps.
7. When someone on your team catches the frisbee (without dropping it, of course) behind the invisible line your team wins a point

If someone drops it, it's the other team's frisbee
If someone from the other intercepts the frisbee, it's theirs
Whoever touched the frisbee last before it dropped, the other team gets the frisbee.

Tell me if the instructions are unclear or incorrect. This is how we play it, do you have any variations?

Outdoor Games

Hello everyone!
Since it's summer and finally warm here in Calgary, I have made a new Label called Outdoor Fun! Obviously, this will include information about games etc. that are to be played outside. Anyways, I'll post some soon!

Raptors

Raptors is a fun tag game to play with lots of people (average elementary class size) and a big area (we use our school soccer field). I'm not sure why it's called Raptors, because it's actually just normal tag, but it's really fun. Unless you don't like running. Here are the rules:

• There are 3 types of people: 1s, 2s (or Peace), and 3s.
• 1s = People who chase 2s and try to tag them.
• 2s = People who run away from 1s and try not to get tagged by them.
• 3s = People who were 1s and quit OR people who were 2s and quit OR people who weren't playing in the first place.
• The game starts with one 1. The first 1 is decided at the before the game when all players run towards a visible object reasonably far away (eg. a shed on the edge of a school property). The last player to reach the object is the first 1.
• The 1 counts to 50 (or another number) with their eyes closed and then after counting starts chasing and tagging 2s. The 2s become 1s and try to tag other 2s. Etc...
• The game ends the last 2 is caught. That player becomes the new 1 for the next game.