Elephant March Minute to Win It Game

Another hilarious Minute to Win It activity. In Elephant March, you’ll be wearing a pantyhose trunk weighted down by a baseball and attempting to knock over water bottles. Like most “Minute to Win It” games, you shouldn’t have any trouble finding the supplies to play this game at home.

The Goal of Elephant March Minute to Win It Game 

Wearing a pantyhose “trunk,” walk a straight line and swing your head to knock over eight water bottles, four on each side.

Equipment Needed for Elephant March Minute to Win It Game 

Eight full water bottles

One pair of standard pantyhose

One baseball, cricket  or other hard ball

Chalk or tape

How to Play the Elephant March Minute to Win It Game 

1. Using chalk or tape, mark a “center line” on the floor
2. Place a row of four bottles on each side, exactly 4 feet from the center line. 
3. Place the baseball into the foot of one leg of the pantyhose.
4. Before the timer starts, put the pantyhose over your head, with the empty leg tucked into your shirt and the leg containing the baseball swinging in front of you.
5. Stand with one foot on either side of the center line.
6. Start the timer. Begin swinging the baseball back and forth using your body while moving up the line.
7. The object is to swing the ball far enough to knock all of the water bottles over. If you accomplish this before the 1-minute timer is finished, you’ve succeeded.

The Rules of Elephant March Minute to Win It Game

The rules are simple:  

• You may not use your hands to move the pantyhose, baseball or bottles. All motion must be initiated with your body movement.
•  Bottles can be knocked down in any order.
• If your foot crosses the center line, the game is over.

Some useful tips

• Start swinging the baseball slowly, gradually building up speed and distance. You’ll have more control that way.
• Move along the line steadily and try not to knock over the bottles out of order. You’ll end up wasting time if you have to backtrack.
• The show uses colored water in the bottles, so if you want to be authentic you can do that as well.

The Elephant March Minute to Win It Activity can be played as part of a Minute to Win It themed activity comprising of multiple Minute to Win It games, or it can be grouped together with other activities as part of a Fun Games event.