{"id":6484,"date":"2022-04-22T18:09:50","date_gmt":"2022-04-22T17:09:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/?post_type=activity&#038;p=6484"},"modified":"2026-03-10T16:57:14","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T16:57:14","slug":"parachute-run","status":"publish","type":"activity","link":"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/activities\/parachute-run\/","title":{"rendered":"Parachute run"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"is-style-intro\">A great extra-sensory game for groups, where players take turns making their way to the other side of the before the parachute comes back down.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"782\" height=\"509\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Saturday-Club-Midlands-March-2016-83-e1720781366837.jpg\" alt=\"A group of children gather under a blue parachute that is being tossed in the air, they are smiling and having fun\" class=\"wp-image-53363\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Saturday-Club-Midlands-March-2016-83-e1720781366837.jpg 782w, https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Saturday-Club-Midlands-March-2016-83-e1720781366837-600x391.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Saturday-Club-Midlands-March-2016-83-e1720781366837-768x500.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Saturday-Club-Midlands-March-2016-83-e1720781366837-500x325.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 782px) 100vw, 782px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This guide is part of our Sense Arts, Sport &amp; Wellbeing programme. This activity can be done at a time that suits you, either in your own space or in an educational setting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n  <div class=\"wp-block  box    is-style-textured-grey-tint-10\">    <div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Who is this for?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>This is a sports activity for people or groups of people who are deafblind or have complex needs, and can be enjoyed by anyone.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n\n\n\n  <div class=\"wp-block  box    is-style-textured-primary-tint-10\">    <div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why does this make a difference?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>This sensory activity supports social inclusion and getting active, helping build confidence and independence through learning new skills, encouraging health and fitness, and making friends.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How to play<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What you\u2019ll need<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list is-style-primary-bullets\">\n<li>Parachute or a large sheet<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How to set up<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list is-style-primary-bullets\">\n<li>Everyone stands around the parachute and holds it tight at waist level<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How to play<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list is-style-primary-bullets\">\n<li>Players lift the parachute up above their heads and down again<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>As the players lift the parachute, the leader calls out a name<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The named player then has to get to the other side of the parachute before it comes back down<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n  <div class=\"wp-block  box    is-style-textured-secondary-tint-10\">    <div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Other ways to play<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list is-style-secondary-bullets\">\n<li>Instead of names, why not&nbsp;call out other ways of identifying people like clothes or hair, like \u201ceveryone who has white shoes\u201d!<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Make it more sensory by playing a sound every time a player reaches the other side<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Hold the parachute up for longer or bring it down more quickly to adapt the difficulty<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Call out multiple names at once for more of a challenge<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A great extra-sensory game for groups where players take turns going to other side of the before the parachute comes back down.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","format":[61],"activity_cats":[71],"location":[151],"interest":[55],"class_list":["post-6484","activity","type-activity","status-publish","hentry","activity_cats-sport","location-in-your-own-space","interest-games","format-written-activities"],"acf":{"geolocation":null,"display_address":"","short_location_description":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/activity\/6484","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/activity"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/activity"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/activity\/6484\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6484"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"activity_cats","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/activity_cats?post=6484"},{"taxonomy":"location","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/location?post=6484"},{"taxonomy":"interest","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/interest?post=6484"},{"taxonomy":"format","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/format?post=6484"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}