Piece of fabric blanket or large piece of paper mark one side with a marker or piece of paper with an x this way you can tell when the group has turned the mat over.
How to flip a rug while standing on it.
This is particularly important for rugs with a strong stiff backing.
I didn t know how to keep a rug in place.
The objective is to flip the tarp so that the object rests on the opposite side of the tarp facing up.
When i d walk out to get the mail i d have to walk over and flip them over.
This is particularly important for rugs with a strong stiff backing.
I told them no one wanted to see a flipped over rug.
And plead with them.
Standing on the tarp have group members fold it in half under them without stepping off.
That would be fine and well if your carpet pile didn t move every time you stepped on in it.
A ball is placed in the middle of the tarp.
So now that you re standing on your rug that sits on top of the carpet both of the pile directions will start moving.
Rolling the rug up with the pile facing in can put unnecessary undue strain on the rug s backing causing stretching or in time cracking.
Participants cannot let go of the tarp at any time and the object should remain on the tarp at all time.
I told them it didn t look cute.
And beg them to behave.
The mat turn game is a great game to play when resources are limited and as a way to encourage your youth group to work as a team.