Follow these instructions from Ella O’Toole, 1^st Barnet, for how to play Memory Throw.

Get the group into a circle. Once in a circle, going clockwise round ask the children in turn to call out the name of the person next to them. Once you have gone round the whole circle and everybody’s name has been called out introduce one bean bag.

Going around the circle again (clockwise), with the children throwing the bean bag to the person next to them whilst calling their name.

Now it’s time to move about, and so remembering the person they threw the bean bag to (and their name), ask the children to change places with someone in the circle, but they must not be standing next to anyone that they were next to before.

The game then continues with the first child throwing the bean bag to the person that they were throwing it to previously (and calling their name), who could now be the other side of the circle. This continues, and throwing skills and coordination are important.

Once the bean bag has completed one circuit of names introduce more bean bags as the game goes along. Remember that the bean bag can only be thrown underarm. See how many bean bags you can get up to before it turns into chaos!

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