(see our under 5’s pricelist for a parachute)

Hold chute with one hand, walk, hop, jump etc around holding the chute (make sure everyone is going in the same direction!). It then looks like a merry go round

Place a number of bean bags ,balloons or balls on the chute. Then get the children to shake the chute to make the bean bags , balloons or balls jump in the air like popcorn

Everyone sits on ground with legs stretched out under chute and chute held at chest height. 1 or 2 children crawl around under the chute and are the “sharks”. They quietly grab legs of anyone around edge and pull them under (making sound effects is always fun with this game). The shark now swaps place.

One person raises their arms, holding onto chute. This is repeated around circle to create a wave

Everyone holds chute taut. Place ball near edge. Try to make ball roll around edge. As ball comes towards you lower edge you are holding and as it goes past you raise your edge. When you’ve got the hang of it trying changing direction or seeing how fast you can go.

On count of 3 children raise their arms lifting chute over their heads, then quickly pull chute behind them sitting down with their bottoms on edge of chute to make a mushroom shape.

Place ball or balloon in middle of chute and by pulling upwards and outwards throw ball/balloon as high in air as possible.

Someone stands underneath chute in middle like a tent pole – they then shout someones name and rush towards where that persons place, that person rushes to middle to become the tent pole – you need to do this before the tent collapse