Candy Elevator Minute to Win It Game originated from the Minute to Win It Television game show.
The Minute to Win It games are great fun for parties, social and corporate events as well as team building and youth activities.
The objective in the Minute to Win it games is to complete the various games as laid out in the blueprints within 60 seconds.
As time goes by the pressure mounts. There are various formats in which the games can be played. For further info check out Minute to Win It.
The participant needs to make a pulley by putting strings around the ears. The strings have a pencil as the base, with a line of three candies.
These candies have to be raised to the mouth and eaten to complete the challenge within a minute. Eating candies just got a bit difficult, didn’t it?
The Goal of Candy Elevator Minute to Win It Game
Candy Elevator is a challenge in Minute To Win It. The goal is to pull a piece of candy to your mouth without using your hands or letting the candy touch the ground
Equipment Needed for Candy Elevator Minute to Win It Game
- 2 Pencils per person or team
- 2 Pieces of String per person or team
- 3 Candies per person or team
How to Play the Candy Elevator Minute to Win It Game
1) Place pencils side by side and tie them together at each end so that there's several feet of string free.
2) Set the pencils down, place M&Ms in the middle and place each loose string over an ear.
3) When the clock starts, player will raise the pencil elevator by pulling 1 string with the right hand, the other with the left hand.
4) Strings may not be placed into the same hand, stepped on, crossed, or wrapped around any object other than the hand or fingers.
5) If candy falls at any time the player loses.
6) To complete the game, a player must get all 3 candies into the mouth within the 60-second time limit.
The Rules of Candy Elevator Minute to Win It Game
- Prior to the start of the game, contestant loops strings over ears with the pencils in the start zone with the candies resting on the pencils.
- Once the game begins, a contestant may begin to raise the pencils only by pulling the left string with the left hand and the right string with the right hand.
- Strings may not cross.
- Strings may be pressed against the body, but no foreign object may be used to aid in an attempt (i.e. may not press the string against the railing, the floor, wrap the string around a belt or earring etc.).
- If a contestant drops a candy at any point the game is over.
- Contestant must transfer candies directly from elevator to mouth to score.
- To complete the game, a contestant must have all three candies in his or her mouth within the 60-second time limit.
Some useful tips
You need to decide before hand what will happen to people if they drop candy. Are they eliminated or are do they get to start over and try again.
Incorporating Candy Elevator Minute to Win It Game into other activities
Candy Elevator Minute to Win It Game can be included as one of the games as part of a Minute to Win It themed event, or it can be incorporated into other games for school camps, birthday parties, office parties or other social events.
To use Candy Elevator Minute to Win It Game as part of a team building or group activity, the rules can be adapted to get individuals to compete against each other to win points for their team.
Another popular option is to run Candy Elevator Minute to Win It Game in a relay format with each team member needing to complete the activity before the next team member starts.
In addition, Candy Elevator Minute to Win It Game can also be used as part of a challenge to be completed in a Scavenger Hunt or Amazing Race Themed Event.
Candy Elevator Minute to Win It Game can also be included as part of an indoor team building or fun group event program.
