Winter Carnival
UM Today Article: UMWinterFest will be stationed throughout the pedway and the quad, and will feature a number of winter activities, some of which are inspired from traditional Indigenous games. There will be snowshoeing, sloosh boarding, a snow snake toss, a high kick competition, a game like line tag called Métis wheel, and snow sculpting. It all goes down Tuesday, March 3 from 10:00 a.m. to 12:45 p.m.
Anyone can participate — whether or not they they are familiar with these games — but proper winter clothes are recommended. Park says the games aren’t overly competitive; they’re simply for people to get outside and have fun.
Our PHED 2720 class put on a winter carnival for everyone to participate in. Above is a layout of all the activities that were played and the point system. I was in charge of the stilts along with Wyatt. There were not very many people who participated because of how cold the weather was that day, but there were a few brave souls who wanted to try. Wyatt and I would spot the participants on each side making sure that they would not fall or we would break their fall or catch them. A few people were surprised at how far they could walk with the stilts and were encouraged along the way. I would say that this winter carnival was a great idea and planned very well, just the weather was really cold which made it hard to get people to participate.
Anyone can participate — whether or not they they are familiar with these games — but proper winter clothes are recommended. Park says the games aren’t overly competitive; they’re simply for people to get outside and have fun.
Our PHED 2720 class put on a winter carnival for everyone to participate in. Above is a layout of all the activities that were played and the point system. I was in charge of the stilts along with Wyatt. There were not very many people who participated because of how cold the weather was that day, but there were a few brave souls who wanted to try. Wyatt and I would spot the participants on each side making sure that they would not fall or we would break their fall or catch them. A few people were surprised at how far they could walk with the stilts and were encouraged along the way. I would say that this winter carnival was a great idea and planned very well, just the weather was really cold which made it hard to get people to participate.