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A Pooh-stick race quite simply involves dropping a stick into a river or culvert normally from a bridge, and seeing how long it takes to get to the other side or finishing line.

Location
This activity is played anywhere there is a mixture of moving water and children, There is an annual world championships held in England each Spring. Entrants come from across the world, the event is even open to adults.

Age
A traditional game played by children of all ages for generations.

Ability
To play Pooh-sticks successfully you need to have the ability to laugh and enjoy yourself, a vivid imagination helps.

Description
children have raced sticks in any moving water since time immoral, the name pooh-stick developed from the Winnie the Pooh books by A.A.Milne. In which Winnie the Pooh and Christopher Robin raced sticks under a bridge. A troughly English actitiy, that is played world wide.

Closely Related Activities
Splashing in puddles.

Cost
There is no cost to this activity as the sticks are normally picked from the closest hedge. There may be a small entrance fee if you enter a competion, this however is normally given to some worthy charity.

Level of Demand
The table below shows the maximum levels of demand that this activity requires. NOTE: These are not entry levels or levels of requirement and has nothing to do with ability.

Energy

Arms

Legs

Sight

Hearing

Speech

Learning

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