Boarding activities at Kilgraston

Boarding activities at Kilgraston

Boarding at Kilgraston offers girls so many advantages such as building up confidence and independence.

In lockdown, Kilgraston boarders have also been able to take advantage of our superb campus and facilities along with enjoying a fun-filled diary of events.

Recently, Miss Smith, Kilgraston’s Drama Teacher, organised an exciting afternoon of competitive Games and here is a round-up of the event below.

After a warm up round of ‘Evolution’, the boarders moved onto an energetic round of Musical Plates (just like Musical Chairs but with paper plates).

It was a close match – Montse and Ambika fought it out in the final round but Ambika just got her foot on the plate first. It was a win for Team KFC.

Then came ‘The Best Game’ – teams had to nominate one person from each team they thought would be the ‘best’ at something. These categories ranged from ‘The Best Crab Walk’ to ‘The Longest Hair’, ‘The Furthest Paper Aeroplane Flown’ to ‘The Tallest Thumb’. It was a close call, but this time, it was another win for Team KFC.

The next round tested boarders’ patience, their creativity, and their precision – The Toilet Paper Mummy Game. Who can create the best Toilet Paper Mummy using one roll of toilet paper and a time limit of (around) five minutes? Team KFC created a very expressive mummy, Team Get Out of My Kitchen a very pretty mummy, but it was the Golden Quad who committed to a patience unravel of the toilet roll to win points for precision and historical accuracy.

Our fifth round was called ‘Bring Me’ involved Miss Smith saying ‘Bring me… something gold’ or ‘Bring me… something that is living but is not human’ or ‘Bring me… something that feels cold’. It was – in the end – Team KFC who successfully finding and bringing the most things.

The final challenge was to design an outfit using only old magazines, some sticky tape, and a couple of pairs of scissors. All three teams did a sterling job, with Team KFC producing an outfit reminiscent of a Gladiator, complete with sword – they won the points for the most inventive outfit; Team Golden Quad produced an outfit that would have made Louis Vuitton’s Bridal Collection jealous – they won the points for the outfit with the most integrity; and Team Get Out of My Kitchen went for a glamorous number that wouldn’t have looked out of place at a Black Tie Gala – they won the most points overall for this challenge.

So, who won this exhilarating afternoon? It was Team KFC with a whopping 28 points! (Team Get Out of My Kitchen were super close behind with 26 points, and Golden Quad came in third with 22 points).

A huge well done and thanks to everyone involved including Miss Smith for organising and all staff.