128 b e c o m i n g p a r t o f t h e c o m m u n i t y
Game: Guiding a blind child
Have children get into pairs. Tie a cloth around
one child’s eyes, so she cannot see at all. Let the
other child be her guide. The guide takes the
‘blind’ person for a walk, lets her feel different
things, and helps her move safely.
After the game, encourage the children to
talk about these questions:
• How did it feel not to be able to see?
• Were you afraid?
• What did your guide do that was helpful
or not helpful?
• What might he have done better?
• Did you trust your guide?
Game: Feel a friend
Tie a cloth around one child’s eyes so she
cannot see at all. Then let her try to recognize
her friends by feeling them. Or she can try to
recognize different objects. Then talk together
about what it was like not to be able to see.
Game: What’s that smell?
What’s that smell?
I know —
that’s an
orange!
Tie cloths around the eyes of a group
of children, so they cannot see at all.
Is that
coffee?
Then put in front of each child
something with a strong smell like
a peeled orange, tea leaves, coffee
beans, a banana, or local plants.
See if the children can recognize
these things by their smell.
After the children play these games, explain to them that because blind
people cannot see, their sense of touch, smell, and taste usually gets very
strong.
helping children who are blind