The document proposes a new household sport called "Umbrella Ovenella" that involves using an umbrella and an oven timer to time how many times participants can step over the umbrella in a minute, providing instructions on playing and suggesting variations that allow the game to be played indoors or without certain equipment. The aim is to create a simple yet competitive family game that can be enjoyed by all ages.

1. Connect and Combine
By Hannah Gough

2. TASK
• Take two household goods of any type and
come up with a brand new ‘Sport’.
‘Sport’ in the English dictionary is defined as:
an activity involving physical exertion and skill in
which an individual or team competes against
another or others for entertainment

3. Take two household goods
• An Umbrella

4. • An oven cooker
You will
never guess
where I am
going with
this…

5. Mix them all together to make a game
that all of the family can enjoy…
• The aim of the game is to create the sport with
the umbrella using the timer on the oven to time
yourselves.
• Each person wanting to participate in the sport is
allocated a minute. How many times can they
skip over the umbrella using physical exertion
and skill? The aim of the game is to do as many
complete step overs in the allocated minute and
beat the rest of the participants amount.

6. Umbrella Ovenella
In action… Look at my lovely
assistant Alex…
• Climb over the umbrella while keeping both
hands on either end of the Umbrella.

7. This game can be free
• Are you poor? Don’t you have a umbrella?
Never mind, use a stick and count to 60
instead.
• Why not take it outside? Or if it is a rainy day,
be safe in the knowledge that you can always
play the sport indoors.
• This game is simple yet drives competitive
nature in any group and can be enjoyed as
wholesome entertainment for any age.

8. Video fun…

9. Why not add a bottle of alcohol and
be creative with that?
• And you thought I was going to suggest that
you drink it! Nope, too obvious, why not
balance on it?

10. • Anything is possible when you have 60 seconds, a
little creativity, an umbrella and an oven or
similar device to use. Mix it up and use a broom
or a mop. How about an egg timer?
• Enjoy playing Umbrella Ovenella and feel free to
feed back on any suggestions to further enhance
the game.
• I cannot wait till this is introduced at the next
Olympics… Thank you xx