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Equipment:   One set of Speed Stacks for each family member participating (solid colors or two/three colors), a shield (poster board, piece of cardboard or sheet of paper) for each pair.
     
Set-up:   Have family members/stackers partner up and then find a space in the movement area.
     
Procedure:  

Partners sit cross-legged, back-to-back. We suggest that both stackers have either equal solid sets or equal numbers of two or three colors of Speed Stacks mixed together to make a set. One partner is designated the "Creator" and the other is named the "Copy Cat". With backs to their partners, the Creators set up some formation with the Speed Stacks. The stack may be a normal pattern up stacked in the 3-3-3, 3-6-3, 10-stack, 1-101-1 or a creative "cup creation" such as a stalagmite or tower. Once the Creator has completed the cup pattern, he or she shields it from the Copy Cat. The Copy Cat turns around and faces the Creator, who removes the shield. The Copy Cat studies the design for 10-15 seconds. The Creator then shields the design again, and the Copy Cat tries to duplicate the design exactly. Partners then compare their designs, switch roles and do it again.

     
VARIATIONS:  

Use more than three colors...

     
    Use Speed Stacks Minis...
     
    Switch partners...
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