[HP4GU-California] Re: HP summer camp

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I have taught my God Daughter (now 11) and her friends (ages 8-17) how to play Muggle Quidditch of our own design (no brooms except the Keeper uses one for blocking as the kids trip and hit with them...too many injuries but still fun).  
   
  Now, we have expanded it (since other kids saw our practices and wanted to play) to 4 teams and play twice a year for the Quidditch Cup in October!  We have uniforms (made of 4XL Men's burgundy T'shirts-WalMart- split up the front, sewn edges, 6 grommet holes with a gold chord, and a shirt their size underneath-tank tops & long sleeves for a 2 color house team uniform), tan jersey knit pants/shorts and rollerblade knee/elbow pads with soccer shin guards for arms and shins (painted brown).  Oh, and bicycle gloves w/out fingertips and red/whit/grey $15 tennishoes from Wal Mart!
   
  We choose a House Captain-Paladin House (usually one of the older kids) and I get the pin from UK school pins on Ebay.  I'm in black/white robes as ref!  We use a swirly grocery store red/orange ball as the quaffle (lightweight makes it harder to pass and shoot to make goals, as well as doesn't hurt littler kids if hit with it) and small dodgeballs you can hold in your hand (avail @ Target) for bludgers (lightweight, stubby foam bats from WalMart to).  Snitch is yellow foam ball shot from a plastic gun ($12 @ Spencer's gifts) and it fly's after every 3 goals and can only be caught (3 flies up style) by the 2 Seekers...(usually smaller kids-age 6-8 on the team as you don't want the game over too soon).  Small Hoolahoops in yellow (from WalMart) hang from 3 levels of rope within park's soccer goal posts or football goals @ highschool field  (or tall trees for practice)...If you want game play rules, let me know...
   
  Games last around 1.5 hours and everyone LOVES it!  I have 3 new teams organizing on their own who want to play in the Cup this year (first qualifyer game in June, second in August and finals are weekend before Halloween!).  Now adults are wanting their own groups too.  We'll increase the Quaffle to be a harder ball for adults!
   
  -SuzAnne
  
Rebecca Scalf <witherwing at ...> wrote:
  Thanks, Firnrothiel, for the quiz links. 

I have seen pix of kids playing Quidditch on little muggle brooms. I'll get some of the 
older kids who I know are fans, and know the rules, to help design hoops and figure out 
the different balls and the snitch.

Anyone reading this should know that I found absolutely incredible ideas on the Leaky 
Cauldron website, in the HP Parties section, everything from food to games to decorations.

Very inspiring. 

- Witherwings








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