OSC challenges you to make an indoor obstacle course Superhero Training Camp in your own home!
Through working together and using the Engineering Design Process to build your obstacle course, you may discover that you have superpowers of your own!
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- Ask: Can you make a training camp that shows you what it takes to be a Superhero? What skills does a superhero need? How can you create challenges that highlight some of those skills?
- Imagine: Think about different things you could use around your home to make obstacles. Imagine how those objects can work together to make the best superhero course.
- Plan: Draw or write out your materials list so you can plan your course. Create layout of what you want your course to look like.
- Create: Assemble your course! Think about the different steps needed to bring your ideas to life. Adjust your diagram as necessary and make sure the course is safe!
- Improve: Once you’ve given it a try, think about if there are ways you could improve your training course. Can you make it more challenging? Did everything work the way you planned? If not, you can use the Engineering Design Process to help you improve your course!
Here are some suggestions to get started:
Item: Couch cushions or pillows
Uses:
- Stand them up and weave around them
- Climb over them
- Jump on them
- Crash through them
Item: Laundry basket
Uses:
- Toss small items into them
- Duck inside them
- Use them as large obstacles to maneuver around
Item: Clothing
Uses:
- Gear up with different clothing items throughout the course such as hats, jackets, gloves, scarves, etc.
Some of our other favorite prop ideas:
- Cardboard boxes are great for tunnels!
- Masking tape on the floor makes for an instant DIY balance beam.
- Blankets make good tunnels and can separate one challenge from the next.
- Chairs or stools are great obstacles that you can also drape blankets over.
More ways to conquer the obstacle course:
Spy Mission: Go through the course as quietly as possible! Shhh!
Save the Citizen: Grab your favorite stuffed animal and go through the course while keeping your citizen safely by your side.
Freeze Blast: Grown-ups can freeze their hero in training during different parts of the course to catch them off-guard.
“Superman Says”: Grown-ups can choose what actions their superhero in training does while going through the course.
Grown-ups can also act as a cheering section or blow bubbles while little ones conquer the course!
Share your design, results, and in-action photos with us!
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