Minute to Win It

Have you ever seen the NBC game show "Minute to Win It"?  If not, you should try to catch it sometime because it is pretty entertaining.  Basically, contestants have 60 seconds to complete random challenges that get more difficult with each level.  Most of the challenges use basic things that people have in their homes - balloons, Kleenex, ping pong balls, pencils, etc.

Well, this summer our small group is getting together once a month for a social time and this month was our turn to host and we recreated an at-home Minute to Win It game.  We didn't really follow the rules or the scoring system but we definitely used a few of the games and we had everyone compete against each other (girls vs. girls, boys vs. boys). 

The first game we did was Face the Cookie (watch the demo video or read the instructions).  We modified this challenge and only required players to move one cookie from their forehead to their mouth.

 

Even though we didn't get a picture, I'm proud to say I won this challenge for the girls!!

The next game we played was "This Blows".  The goal was blow up a balloon and use the air to blow plastic cups off of a table. 

Some of us were able to complete this challenge without any problems, while others of us need to practice blowing up balloons!!

The next game we played was "Rapid Fire".  Basically, we had to shoot rubber bands at a pyramid of empty cans and try to get all of the cans knocked off of the table.

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The girls weren't so good at this game and we decided that was because the boys had lots of practice in shooting rubber bands in school!

The last game we played was "Nutstacker".  The goal of this game was to stack 10 nuts on top of each other using only one hand and a chopstick. 

None of us completed this challenge in 60 seconds, but I am PROUD to say my tower was the only one to remain standing once I got all 10 nuts stacked :)

After we finished playing games, we had an ice cream sundae bar and enjoyed the evening outside!