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HIDE & SEEK
Each player has a walkie talkie. Take it in turns to hide. The
‘seeker’ presses the CALL button. By listening to where the
sound is coming from (the ‘hiders’ walkie talkie), the target
should be easily located! You can limit the amount of times
the CALL can be pressed to make it a more difficult game.
TREASURE HUNT
Ask an adult to hide something for the ‘hunter’ to find. It
should be in an area where you can both see each other, but
at a distance apart where you would normally need to shout
to talk. The adult calls out clues using the walkie talkie that
guide the ‘hunter’ to the treasure; ‘to the left’, ‘above your
head’, ‘under the leaves’ or ‘look behind the tree’ etc. Older
children can play this without an adult supervising.
PRETEND PLAY
Using just your imagination, it’s fun to pretend you
are in the jungle or halfway up a mountain! Tell
headquarters (HQ) what you are doing and where you
are. Where else could you be using your walkie talkie?
SECRET CODES
Make up secret codes so that only the person on the other
walkie talkie knows what you are talking about! Have fun by
changing names and places with your own code words. For
example, Mum could be called ‘V’ or ‘target one’, Dad could
be called ‘W’ or ‘target two’ and a neighbour could be called
‘X’ or ‘target three’. As long as both you and your friend
understand the rules it will be easy to talk in code. You can
also create substitute versions of everyday words. For
example, you could substitute the words ‘birthday’ with OLD,
‘present’ with DONKEY, and ‘party’ with DANCE. So, you
might say (in code) ‘I am going to take the OLD DONKEY to
the DANCE!’ If only a few people know the substituted
words, it can be a good way to keep your communication
secret. Do not forget to write your code words down so you
do not forget them!
Play Games With Your Walkie Talkies
Code Words
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