Broken Forest🌲🎾🍎👹

Story Setup

The trolls have knocked down the forest and stolen the fruit! Some trees have survived, but they need the stolen fruits to survive.
Your job: sneak through the broken forest, collect the fallen fruit, and return it to the remaining trees without waking the trolls.

🟢 Equipment:

·       Broken trees: Traffic cones tipped on their side, scattered to make a “forest” maze.

·       Fruit: Round dome cones in various colours, placed beyond the forest.

·       Healthy trees: Tall, upright traffic cones at the far end, one per fruit colour.

How to Play

1.     Start: Children begin at one side of the broken forest.

2.     Through the Forest:

o   Players weave through the “trees” without knocking them over.

3.     Collecting Fruit:

o   At the far side, they find the fallen fruit (round cones).

o   They can push from behind with their racket or drag from the front, but cannot use hands.

4.     Return Journey:

o   Carefully guide the fruit back through the forest.

5.     Delivery:

o   Match the fruit colour to the correct “healthy tree” (tall cone) and place it there.Progressions:

1.     Troll Guards: Coaches or players act as trolls who try to steal fruit from anyone carrying it.

2.     Touch Penalty: If a player touches a tree, they must return to the start.

3.     Timed Rescue: Teams have 2 minutes to collect as much fruit as possible.

4.     Double Fruit: Allow players to try and carry two fruits at once (more risk, more reward).

5.     Reverse Run: Trolls can only steal fruit inside the forest — encourage careful dodging.

Variations

·       Relay Mode: One player at a time per team collects fruit.

·       Silent Forest: No speaking allowed — if a player talks, the trolls wake up!

·       Trap Trees: Some fallen trees are “unstable” — if touched, player must freeze for 5 seconds before moving again.

Seasonal alternatives

Its always fun to adapt the game to the season, some ideas are below but you can always try a valentines addition, mothers/father’s day use your imagination.

🎄 Christmas Alternative – "Santa's Forest Rescue"
The Christmas trees have lost their baubles! Sneak through the snowy forest to collect fallen baubles (round cones) and hang them on the upright Christmas trees (tall cones). Watch out for mischievous elves trying to tangle you in tinsel! 🎁🎄🧝‍♂️

🐣 Easter Alternative – "Egg Hunt in the Woods"
The Easter Bunny has hidden eggs (round cones) deep in the forest. Carefully navigate the broken trees and retrieve the eggs without waking the snoozing foxes 🦊. Deliver the eggs to matching colour baskets at the edge of the forest. 🐰🥚🌼

🎃 Halloween Alternative – "Haunted Forest"
Spooky pumpkins (orange cones) have rolled into the haunted woods! Players must sneak past ghost trees and return the pumpkins to their spooky shrines before the witches catch them. No touching the haunted trees or the ghosts may wake! 👻🎃🕸️