Ditty Ditty Bop
Who thought saying 1, 2, 3 could ever get hard? With Ditty Ditty Bop, this was proven right: repeating 1, 2, 3 or Ditty, 2, 3 or Ditty, Ditty, 3 or Ditty, Ditty, Bop in a cycle between two people gets harder and harder and harder. The point was to pretty much stare at each other as one mutters '1', the other '2', the other one '3' and all over again, for as long as possible and as fast as possible with no mistakes. (the 1, 2, and 3 are eventually replaced by 'ditty', 'ditty' and 'bop'.) The point of the game is to enter a 'zone' which is different for everyone. (Basically, you are able to say 1, 2, 3 between you and your partner in an almost systematic way.) It is also a way to help develop a sense of queuing (when you hear your queue, [1], say your part [2].)
My experience with this game was very positive and interesting. I was paired with Sarah, and we entered a 'zone' almost immediately. I was basically staring a Sarah's nose but not really looking at anything, more like the air in front of her nose, and numbers were systematically coming out of my mouth each time I heard her say a number. I had no real control over what I was saying, but I could hear myself in my head, almost as if each time I said the right number, a small check was placed next to the number Sarah had just said. The zoning however almost immediately disappeared once the numbers were replaced by ditty, ditty and bop, since it was much harder, and mistakes were much more common.
Name Animal Toilet Paper (It was actually a metal ball!)
This is hands down the most difficult game we have ever played. What basically happens is that we are standing in a circle. There are three different series to be repeated simultaneously: First, everyone's name is said in a set order until everyone's name has been stated. Second,
every person is an animal, and there is a different set order in which those animal names are said by each person in the circle until everyone's animal has been said. Last, there is another different set order in which a metal ball is passed around the circle, until everyone has been passed to. Combining the skills of awareness, memory, precision, queuing (and some others that I'm forgetting), this game is a real mind buster. The only way to actually get anywhere with the game is to enter the oh so cherished zone, and the rest is a piece of cake. Well, sort of.
I must say that despite it being so hard for everyone to play together, this game ended up being quite easy for me. As each series was repeated so many times, I quickly had them perfectly memorized and I was able to say names, animal names and pass to the right person in a breeze after a while. I remember that I found it easier to enter my 'zone' when I closed my eyes (though this was not really possible when we started passing around the metal ball.). I would listen for my queue and my queue only, filtering everything else out. I would then proceed with what I was to say. I no longer needed to close my eyes anymore after a while, and could proceed with metal ball throwing in all awesomeness.
Who thought saying 1, 2, 3 could ever get hard? With Ditty Ditty Bop, this was proven right: repeating 1, 2, 3 or Ditty, 2, 3 or Ditty, Ditty, 3 or Ditty, Ditty, Bop in a cycle between two people gets harder and harder and harder. The point was to pretty much stare at each other as one mutters '1', the other '2', the other one '3' and all over again, for as long as possible and as fast as possible with no mistakes. (the 1, 2, and 3 are eventually replaced by 'ditty', 'ditty' and 'bop'.) The point of the game is to enter a 'zone' which is different for everyone. (Basically, you are able to say 1, 2, 3 between you and your partner in an almost systematic way.) It is also a way to help develop a sense of queuing (when you hear your queue, [1], say your part [2].)
My experience with this game was very positive and interesting. I was paired with Sarah, and we entered a 'zone' almost immediately. I was basically staring a Sarah's nose but not really looking at anything, more like the air in front of her nose, and numbers were systematically coming out of my mouth each time I heard her say a number. I had no real control over what I was saying, but I could hear myself in my head, almost as if each time I said the right number, a small check was placed next to the number Sarah had just said. The zoning however almost immediately disappeared once the numbers were replaced by ditty, ditty and bop, since it was much harder, and mistakes were much more common.
Name Animal Toilet Paper (It was actually a metal ball!)
This is hands down the most difficult game we have ever played. What basically happens is that we are standing in a circle. There are three different series to be repeated simultaneously: First, everyone's name is said in a set order until everyone's name has been stated. Second,
every person is an animal, and there is a different set order in which those animal names are said by each person in the circle until everyone's animal has been said. Last, there is another different set order in which a metal ball is passed around the circle, until everyone has been passed to. Combining the skills of awareness, memory, precision, queuing (and some others that I'm forgetting), this game is a real mind buster. The only way to actually get anywhere with the game is to enter the oh so cherished zone, and the rest is a piece of cake. Well, sort of.
I must say that despite it being so hard for everyone to play together, this game ended up being quite easy for me. As each series was repeated so many times, I quickly had them perfectly memorized and I was able to say names, animal names and pass to the right person in a breeze after a while. I remember that I found it easier to enter my 'zone' when I closed my eyes (though this was not really possible when we started passing around the metal ball.). I would listen for my queue and my queue only, filtering everything else out. I would then proceed with what I was to say. I no longer needed to close my eyes anymore after a while, and could proceed with metal ball throwing in all awesomeness.
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