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Giant Tower

Remove blocks carefully without toppling the tower!
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Build a tower using individual wooden blocks. Have students take turns removing the pieces and restacking them on top, without causing the tower to tumble over! Students can play 1-on-1 or in teams. Solid wooden blocks are sturdy enough to handle tumbles and falls when the tower collapses.

Stay Active and Aware

When it comes to pulling blocks out from this tower, students need to be aware of the entire structure to ensure they do not pull the block that sends it toppling! They'll need to walk around the giant tower, assess each block, and take the right approach to removing a block. Unlike tabletop versions of the same game, students also move and position themselves! Bigger blocks require proper balance when re-stacking, which can mean approaching the tower from a different angle.

How to Play

Build the tower 18 levels high, with 3 blocks per level, alternating direction with each new tier. One by one, students take turns pushing, pulling, sliding, or wiggling blocks out of any level, then replacing them on top. The object is to safely remove your block and place it on top of the tower without sending the entire thing crashing to the ground! When the tower falls, the student who topples it is out. Rebuild the tower and play again until only 1 student is left standing.

Sets include 58 pine wood blocks and a storage bag. Giant Tower blocks (8"L x 3"W x 2"H; 11 oz) create a tower 3'H. Jumbo Hi-Tower blocks (6" x 2"W x 1-1/4"H; 4 oz) create a tower 2'H.

 

15 Fun and Functional Activity Ideas Using the Giant Tower Game!

The Giant Tower from Gopher is an oversized version of a classic stacking game that includes 54 wood blocks measuring 6-3/4"L x 2-1/4"W x 1-1/4"H each. Standing over 3' tall at the start and growing up to 5' during play, it’s a highly engaging tool for building focus, teamwork, and motor control. What sets this version apart is its massive size and tactile, physical play that’s perfect for full-class engagement and movement integration. These 15 creative activity ideas use the Giant Tower in unique ways to teach a wide variety of fundamental movement skills through physically active, cooperative, and often hilarious challenges for students in elementary, middle, and high school PE classes.

1. Tiptoe Tower Tango: Students must balance on their toes as they carefully remove and replace blocks—challenging static balance and fine motor control under tension.

2. Block Hop Bonanza: Scatter blocks around the gym. Students must hop to collect one block at a time and return to the tower—building locomotor skill and object control.

3. Tower Twist Relay: Each student performs a full-body twist before placing or removing a block. Teaches non-locomotor coordination under precision pressure.

4. Gallop to the Giant: Students gallop from the starting line to the tower and stack a block. Turns a traditional movement into a purposeful mission!

5. Balance Block Run: Students carry a block on their head or open palm while running to the tower—combines dynamic balance with locomotor speed.

6. One-Legged Lift-Off: Students must stand on one foot while placing or removing blocks. A true test of static balance and focus!

7. Swing & Stack Stack-Attack: Before their turn, students perform 3 controlled arm swings or jump rope swings. Adds dynamic movement to prepare for fine motor skill.

8. Sway & Play: Students must sway side to side for 5 seconds before making their move. A calming vestibular challenge before precision work.

9. Pull, Place, Play: Incorporate Gopher’s PowerPull Bands. Each student completes a resistance pull set before their stacking turn—blends strength and strategy.

10. Tower Tag Teams: In teams, students race relay-style to perform a movement (e.g., run, crawl, slide), then stack a block—teaches group coordination and agility.

11. Zigzag Tower Trek: Students navigate through cones (using dodging and agility) to get to the tower zone—adding unpredictability and footwork.

12. Tower Teeter Freeze: Randomly call “Freeze!” while students are mid-movement with a block. Great for teaching body control and reaction.

13. Tower Yoga Twist: Before their turn, students must hold a short yoga pose (tree, warrior) for balance and focus before moving—adds calm to chaos.

14. Block Relay Bash: Teams perform a multi-movement relay: run, crawl, hop, then stack a block. Each student takes a different locomotor pattern.

15. Balance Bonanza Bonk: Stack a block while balancing another on your head or palm. Drop the block and restart! Combines fine motor control and postural awareness.