This can be done in one day or separated over more than one meeting.

1. Have a speaker or read books on poison ivy and other plants that can make you itch.
   1. Do some identification as safely as you can.  Have soap and warm water if dealing with real plants and make sure everyone washes their hands.
   2. Be sure to keep anyone with a severe allergy away from this exercise
2. For this activity, you will need a large open space such as a school yard/gymnasium. Using Hula Hoops, Cones, Masking Tape or chalk (if permitted) you will create a maze around the space similar to a maze used in the game ®“Pac-Man”.
3. Choose two participants to be Poison Ivy while the others are Hikers.
   1. The Navigators who are chosen as Poison Ivy go through the maze and tag the Hikers chanting the word “Poison Ivy” to be able to infect Hikers and alerting them to be on the lookout.
   2. Each time a Hiker is tagged they become Poison Ivy, and will join the Poison Ivy team (All Poison Ivy team members must go through the maze continuously chanting the word“Poison Ivy”).
   3. A Hiker tagged by Poison Ivy has to yell out the phrase (“I’m Itchy, I’m Itchy, I’m Itchy”) and act out a funny gesture before beginning to tag others. They also have to start chanting “Poison Ivy” when tagging someone in order to infect someone.
4. Hula-Hoops: Represent a safe spot for a hiker can stand in to avoid being tagged by Poison Ivy (Space the hula-hoops around the area to make the game more challenging). Hikers can only stay in the Hula-Hoop for up to ten seconds before having to get back into the maze.
5. Cones: Represent boulders that the hiker will have to go around.
6. Masking Tape/Chalk: Represent the maze lines within which the participants can walk or run on. Navigators cannot step off the maze path.
7. At the end of a round, the final Hiker not infected by “Poison Ivy” is declared “Master Maze Runner”. The “Master Maze Runner” will now choose a partner with whom to be the next Poison Ivy team for the upcoming round. (Suggestion: Give a special Shout Out to all of the “Master Maze Runners” at the end of the game).