Program Idea: Minute to Win It and Silent Library

Looking for some quick, fun games to play with teens at the library as part of a teen group meeting or larger program? A few current tv shows can provide some inspiration!

Minute to Win It is a new game show on NBC that features contestants performing 60-second tasks that involve everyday objects. For example, one task called Dizzy Mummy challenges players to unwind a single roll of toilet paper by spinning their body repeatedly in a 360–without tearing the paper. NBC provides the rules, set-up, and how-to videos for the more than 60 challenges on their site and encourages people to send in videos of themselves trying the tasks.

Based on a Japanese game show, in MTV’s Silent Library players have to complete randomly drawn, bizarre tasks while remaining completely silent — they are in a library after all. A list of the challenges is available on the show’s Wikipedia page. Most are a little over the top for a library program, but the concept is a fun one — you could even incorporate the tasks from Minute to Win It with a Silent Library twist.

March 16th, 2010  ♥  Program Idea  ♥  No Comments »