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Ah So Ko A.K.A. Five Dollars Ali Baba and the 40 Thieves All on One Side The Ambush Game Auto Trip A What?

Bumpit" Bump Bump Bu,,

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/ o#Ball The /le tri Fen e /le tri it" /lephant0 Gira**e0 +alm Tree /lves0 Giants0 Wi,ards /s ape From the +lanet o* What /s ape *rom the 'onsters

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)ampin$ Trip )at and 'ouse )at hin$ the Dra$on-s Tail )apture the Fla$ )at h Don-t )at h )hi !en +i !s )ir le .un )ir le Stride Ball )olored /$$s )on entration )rab Grab )rab Wal! So er )ro%s and )ranes

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Ba ! to Ba ! Ba !lash Balloon Battle Balloon Buns Banana Barn"ard Baseball Bas!et#So er Ball Beat the Bunn" Bi$ Wind Blo%s Birds &ave Feathers Bla ! 'a$i Blan!et stand Blan!et Toss Blind Bea h (olle"ball Blind )o% Bod" Sur*in$ Boiler Burst Bola Bombardment +ins Bop Bop British Bulldo$ Broom Dan e

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Farmer and the )ro% Feedin$ Time Fi$ht *or '" Attention Fire Fish 1n A Flin h Flipper Flopper Fl"in$ Dut hman Fo$horn 2e$horn Footloose Fool 3our Famil" Four S4uare Fro,en Beanba$ Fruit bo%l Fruits and (e$etables Fl"in$ Fish Fo5 and the .abbit

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Dan in$ Bear Dan in$ Statures Deep not +ro*ound Dho#Dho#Dho Dod$e Ball Di e )ount Don!e" Dod$eball Dra ula Du ! Du ! Goose Drip Drip Drop Du !s that Fl" Drop the &and!er hie*

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Gates0 Brid$es and Tunnels Geor$e Ghost Good 'ornin$ )aptain Go Ta$ Got ha Guard the +in Guess Who

1n the .iver0 On the Shore

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'a hines 'a$i Sti !s 'at h '" Feet 'ine*ield 'issin$ )hild 'on!e" Ball 'ouse Trap 'r. Green9ean 'urder Win! 'usi al .oper:&oops

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7ama4ua! 7ell" .oll 7eepers )reepers 7on )am +on 7u$$lin$

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Keep it 8p Killer Kitt" Wanna )ra !er Kni$hts0 &orses and )avaliers Kni$hts o* the .ound Table Knots

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&a &a &a &and Wave &a,oo &it the Bat &orse and .ider Ball &ot and )old &ot +otato &o% do "ou Do? &o% do "ou Feel? &o% man" Thumbs? &uman +inball &uman Tramp &ummin$ Game

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;ame Train ;ever )an Tell )lub ;umbers ;o See /m-s ;umbers )han$e

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2adders 2ast Detail 2ap Sit 2eader 2emonade 2ions and Ti$ers 2ip and )ard .ela" 2onel" 2ittle Ghost 2oose )aboose 2umber9a !

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Ob9e ti*i ation O topus Oh Deer Old 'other Wit h One 8p0 One Do%n Ooh#Ahh Order out o* )haos

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1 Am the )aptain 1-m Goin$ on a Trip 1nd" 600 1slands 1 Sp"

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+ass the .in$< +ea hes +eople to +eople

+ina +ip0 S4uee! and Wilbur +oison +ompadour +oor Kitt" +op Goes the Weasel +ort and Starboard +risoner-s Base +ruie +s" hi Sha!e +un h Ball +un tured Drum

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=ua ! =ua ! =ua ! =ua!er 'eetin$ =ueenie =ui ! Dra% =ui ! Fro,en )ritters =ui !it"#=ui !

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.abid ;u$$ets .a oon Dinner Time .A)/S # )art%heel # )onse utive 7umps # ;e%spaper .a e # ;o hand $et up # S!ip and Throu$h # Spider .a e # Toe and &eal

# Wheelbarro% .a e .ainma!ers .attlesna!e .attlers .ed &anded .ed 2i$ht .ed 2ion .ed .over ./2A3S # Animal .ela" # Bean Ba$ .ela" # Ball o* Strin$ # )ar .ela" # )orner Spr" .ela" # 7umpball .ela" # 2eap Fro$ .ela" # Obsta le .ela" # Over and 8nder # +aul .evere .ela" # Stunt .ela" # Tunnel .ela" # Wi$$le Worm .o !0 +aper S issors .o !et .a e to 'ars .omero and 7uliet .oundabout .o% Ball .un Sheep .un .unnin$ Bases .utaba$a .utaba$a< .oller )oaster .o% Ball

S aven$er Sensor" Overload Shado% Tra !s Smau$-s 7e%els Shoe T%ister Shoes Shoe Wrestlin$ Siamese So er Si$n 3our ;ame i* 3ou )an Silent Statue Sill" Sall" Simon Sa"s S!in the Sna!e Smu$$lers Sna!e in the Grass Sno%#Blind Sounds Good To 'e Spirals Spo!es Spud Stand in a 2ine Sta" Sober Stealin$ Sti !s Sti !up Sti !" +op orn Stomp the Sna!e Storm" Sea Streets and Alle"s S4uirrel Tails S%at

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Samurai Warrior Sardines S ulpture

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Ta**" +ull TAG # Ar h Ta$ # Ball Ta$

# )at h one # )olor Ta$ # /lbo% Ta$ # /ver"bod"-s 1t # Follo% Ta$ # Fro,en Ta$ # &ip Ta$ # &u$ Ta$ # 1mitation Ta$ # 1mmunit" Ta$ # 7ump the Shot Ta$ # 2ine Ta$ # 'ount Ta$ # +artner Ta$ # +i$$"ba ! Ta$ # .h"thm Ta$ # Serpent Ta$ # Shado% Ta$ # Simple Ta$ # Spo!e Ta$ #Trian$le Ta$ # 8ltimate Ta$ Tent /re tion The Thi !et Game Thin$s Thin$s Aren-t What The" Seem

Thrill o* a 2i*etime Thumper Tiddl" Toe Fen in$ Toeies Tomaha%! Snat h Tou h Blue True and False Trust Fall Tunnel .a e T%elve Feet O** the Ground

What-s 'issin$? What Time is it 'r. Wol*? Who Am 1? Will 3ou Bu" '" Don!e"? Win! Wit h

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8ltimate Frisbee 8ltimate Fo5tail 8n le Sam

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3an!ee Doodle )ra !er 3in$ 3an$ 3oo

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(ampire (i!in$

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Wa !" Wal!ers

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>ip >ap >oom S h%art, +i*i$liano

ATTENTION GETTERS
)ount Do%n 'at h in the Gas Tan! )lappin$ &and!er hie* 4

1* "ou an hear me 1 See Free,e and 'elt

A &ush Fell Over the )ro%d Shave and a &air ut

Soni Boom ;a ho )heese When the hand $oes up Follo% the 2eader T"pes o* )heers

Announ ements

OK All .i$ht 1-m 2oo!in$ *or Silent )heer Follo% the 2eader T"pes o* )heers What-s 8p )hu ! Thumbs 8p0 )hee!s Out

JUMPROPE RHYMES
A Sailor Went to Sea )o a )ola A )annibal Kin$ 'ine All the Time Short 2e$$ed Sailor '" 'other 2ittle +upp" 'iss 'ar" 'ar! A0B0)? All 1n To$ether Blondie and Da$%ood )inderella 1 2i!e )o**ee Fud$e0 Fud$e Found A +eanut Te5i o0 Te5i o S hool0 S hool Tedd" Bear0 Tedd" Bear 7a ! Be ;imble 2emonlime .ed &ot )and" Store 'iss Bro%n 'iss Susie ;ot 2ast ;i$ht Di !ie Bird

Cheap T !"#$ F% D!&!'!() Tea*

'in$le0 'in$le0 'in$le Birthda"s Stand On One Foot 2ine 8p

ACTIVITIES+ GAMES AND CONTESTS A

Ah S% K% @a tiveA There are three sounds and hand movements that are ne essar" to ma!e in se4uen e in order to remain in the $ame. These rituali,ed sounds and movements are to be done rapidl" and %ithout an" mista!es. 1* someone ma!es a mista!e the" are out o* the $ame and then be omes a distra ter %ho %al!s around the outside o* the $ame ir le tr"in$ to $et others to ma!e mista!es b" verbal disruptions onl". The" ma" not tou h or $et in *ront o* the pla"er-s vision. The $ame is sel* monitored and %hen somebod" sees another ma!e a mista!e the" point and $ive them the thumb and sa"0 B3our Outta &ere<C The $ame ontinues until onl" one person remains. The three sounds and hand movements areD E. Ah0 %ith hand on top o* the head and *in$ers pointin$ to someone. F. So0 same movement but %ith %rist strai$ht out %ith hand pointin$ to someone. G. Ko0 both hand to$ether %ith inde5 *in$ers pointin$ to person that %ill be ne5t. When someone is eliminated the se4uen e starts over %ith the last person %ho made the last su ess*ul move. A,K,A, F!&e D%--a $ @a tiveA This $ame needs a ouple o* !ids and a ball @both a *ootball or a baseball are ommonA. One person is the thro%er0 and ever"one else lusters about thro%in$ distan e a%a" *rom the thro%er. The thro%er tosses the ball in the air to%ards ever"one else and announ es a number bet%een 60 and 6000 li!e soD H1Ive $ot F00 up *or $rabsH. 1* a !id at hes it the" $et as man" points as the thro%er "elled. 1* someone drops it thou$h0 the" lose the same number o* points @ne$ative s ore are possibleA. The *irst person to $et 600 points %ins and be ome the thro%er *or the ne5t $ame. 6

OR The baseball %as batted and there is a set number o* points *or ea h t"pe o* hit. A H$rounderH is F60 a line drive on the *l" is 60 and an"thin$ o* the order o* a pop *l" is E00. OR One person is the thro%er0 and ever"one else lusters about thro%in$ distan e a%a" *rom the thro%er. The ball is then thro%n @or !i !edA to%ards the $roup. 1* au$ht on the *l"0 it is %orth E00 pointsJ a*ter the *irst boun eD K60 se ond boun eD 600 and a*ter the third boun eD F6. First person to 600 be omes the thro%er @or !i !erA *or the ne5t round. OR Five Dollars The baseball is batted to pla"ers in a *ield @batter thro%s the ball up *or him:hersel* to hitJ no pit hin$A. There is a set number o* points *or ea h t"pe o* hit *ielded. The pla"ers ontinued *ieldin$ balls until someone rea hed e5a tl" L6.00. The person rea hin$ e5a tl" L6.00 be omes the ne% batter0 %ith the old batter $oin$ to the *ield. 1* a ball is dropped0 the pla"er loses that mu h mone". A pla"er an $o Hin the holeH i* the" ontinue to lose mone" be"ond ,ero. &it (alues Grounder .F6 E boun e .K6 F boun es .60 G boun es .F6 1n the air E.00 1* the ball stops rollin$ @$rounderA be*ore bein$ retrieved b" the pla"er0 no mone" is a%arded. 1* a pla"er has L4.K6 and he at hes a *l" ball0 he sta"s at L4.K6 be ause he did not rea h L6.00 e5a tl".

A-! Ba.a a(' /he F% /0 Th!e&e$ @passiveA Group sits in a ir le and hants Ali Baba and the 40 thieves0 %hile doin$ an a tion. The $roup leader on the ne5t beat han$es the a tion and then on the ne5t beat the person beside him:her does that a tion. The a tion *ollo%s its %a" around the ir le and the %hole time the $roup is repeatin$ the phrase. The $roup leader must han$e the a tion a*ter ever" beat0 so that ever" person in the ir le eventuall" ends up doin$ a di**erent a tion. @This ma" be ompared to sin$in$ a son$ in a roundA. A-- %( O(e S!'e @ ooperativeA 3our %hole team starts on one side o* the volle"ball net %ith no one on the other side. The ob9e t is to $et "our team to the other side o* the net and ba ! as man" times as possible. 8sin$ a balloon *or a ball0 ea h pla"er volle"s the balloon to another pla"er and then s oots under the net to the other side. The last pla"er to tou h the balloon taps it over the net and s oots under. The re eivin$ pla"ers tr" to !eep the balloon in pla" and repeat the pro ess. The A*.1$h Ga*e @ oopA The $roup splits up into t%o sub#$roups %hi h %e %ill all Group A and Group B. Group A leaves 6 to E0 minutes be*ore $roup B and must leave lues behind @*ootprints0 mar!s0 arro%s0 odes0 pie es o* paper0 et ....A. The" must then amou*la$e and set up an ambush *or $roup B. Group B leaves and *ollo%s the *ootprints and lues le*t b" $roup A and tries to dis over the ambush site. Durin$ the ambush the $roups *a e ea h other in mo ! ombat @stealin$ o* s arves0 1ndian %restlin$0 et ...A. The meetin$ o* the t%o $roups ould also result in the "ellin$ o*0 HA'B8S&H and a ra e ba ! to home base a$ain.

A1/% T !p @ ir le:passiveA +la"ers sit in a ir le and are assi$ned the names o* auto parts @i.e. hood0 %heel0 door0 et .A The stor"teller tells a stor" o* an auto trip. As the pla"er

tells the stor"0 the parts mentioned $et up and *ollo% him:her. When the stor"teller "ells HBlo%outH ea h pla"er that is up and *ollo%in$ the stor"teller then must s ramble *or a seat. The one le*t out be omes the ne5t stor"teller. A Wha/2 @passive: ir leA /4uipmentD F ob9e ts Sele t a leader to start the $ame b" passin$ the *irst ob9e t to the person on their ri$ht and sa"in$0 HThis is a %hit.H The repl" is0 HA What?H The leader %ould then lari*"0 HA %hit.H This 4uestion se4uen e ontinues around the ir le but the 4uestion HA %hat?H is passed all the %a" ba ! to the be$innin$. 3ou an add on*usion b" addin$ an additional ob9e t alled a Watt $oin$ in the opposite dire tion. (A.1AT1O;D 1n this version0 "ou have a ir le o* ho%ever man" people0 and the same number o* monos"llabi items. One person0 the leader0 starts b" hoosin$ one ob9e t0 letIs sa" it is a spoon. &e:she hands this ob9e t to the person on his ri$ht0 and sa"sD This is a spoon. The person repliesD HA What?H 2eader HA Spoon.H +ersonD HOh0 A spoon<H The person then ta!es the spoon and hands it to the person on their ri$ht0 no% be omin$ the leader. At the same time0 the ori$inal leader has pi !ed up a ne% ob9e t0 and has passed it on. The se ond person no% must arr" on t%o onversations at the same time0 loo!in$ *rom one to the other. The *ollo%in$ dia$ram sho%s the pro$ressionD

2eaderD This is a spoon.

+erson ME A What?

+ersonMF

A Spoon< This is a !ni*e. A Kni*e< This is a For!. A For!.

Oh< A Spoon. A What? This is a spoon. Oh< a !ni*e. A Spoon. A What? This is a !ni*e< Oh a *or!. A !ni*e. A What? Oh< A Spoon. A What: This is a spoon. Oh< A !ni*e. A spoon

This $ame is reall" *un0 and it tends to $et louder and louder as the more people pla" the $ame. 1t an be done %ith a $roup o* up to G6 and be omes harder the lar$er the $roup. 1t an be reall" *rustratin$ to learn0 but it reall" is a blast<

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Ba"# /% Ba"# @a tive:ba ! po !et $ameA +la"ers stand about b" pairs0 e5 ept one pla"er %ho is it. When it alls0 HBa ! to ba !<H the pla"ers must ba ! up to a partner. When it alls HFa e to Fa e<H these partners must *a e ea h other and sha!e hands. On the ne5t all HBa ! to ba !H and ea h time here a*ter0 all pla"ers must han$e partners. 1t tries to $et a partner durin$ the han$e. The pla"er le*t out be omes it. Ba"#-a$h @ ooperative:a tiveA /4uipmentD 4 round balloons Divide the $roup into t%o teams0 and then divide ea h team into pairs. This is a rela" ra e0 and the ra e ourse an e5tend a ross a lar$e *ield or around a buildin$. 'ar! a start and *inish line. Teams o* pairs spa e themselves e4uall" *rom one end o* the ra e ourse to the other. +airs stand ba ! to ba ! %ith elbo%s lin!ed. Blo% up 4 lar$e balloons and $ive t%o ea h to the *irst pair *rom ea h team. One balloon is held in ea h hand o* ea h pla"er. When the leader sa"s0 HGoH0 the *irst t%o pairs ma!e their %a" to the ne5t pair o* lin!ed pla"ers. The *irst pair trans*ers its balloons to the ne5t pair. The *irst team to ross the *inish line %ins.

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Ba--%%( Ba//-e @a tiveA /4uipmentD Balloons0 strin$ 1n*late a balloon @all the same si,eA and atta h a strin$ *or ea h team member. &ave parti ipants tie balloons to an!le so ever"one has the same len$th o* balloon trailin$ on the $round. &ave parti ipants !eep their arms behind their ba ! and allo% no pushin$0 shovin$ or runnin$. The ontest is then to have the teams tr" to burst the others balloon *irst. Team %ith the last balloons %ins. As "our balloon is burst "ou %ithdra% *rom the $ame. 1denti*" the teams b" the olor o* the balloon. Ba--%%( B1($ @ ir le:passiveA /4uipmentD balloons %ith messa$es inside. The pla"ers sit in a ir le. A balloon is passed around the ir le. +la"ers have to sit on the balloon %ith all their %ei$ht *or G se onds. 1* someone brea!s the balloon0 the" must do %hat it sa"s on the messa$e. Sin$ a son$0 bar! li!e a do$0 dan e0 do a heer or other tas!. To sha!e it up have the ones %ho an-t brea! the balloon in G se onds do the tas!. Ba(a(a @ ir le:passiveA /4uipmentD A banana @plasti %or!s %ellA or an" ob9e t that an be hid that is *unn". D% (%/ 1$e a .a(a(a 3!/h *!''-e $"h%%- $/1'e(/$< Form a ir le %ith all pla"ers sittin$ on the *loor. 1t is important *or the pla"ers to sit lose to$ether %ith their !nees up and their hands tu !ed under their le$s. The person in the middle has to *i$ure out %here the banana is as the people in the ir le are passin$ the HbananaH under their le$s se retl". Ba('!/ @ ir le:passiveA Whoever is H1tH stands in the middle o* the ir le. When B1tC points at one o* the pla"ers in the ir le and sa"s HBanditH0 the person pointed at must put both hands over his ears. The person to the banditIs ri$ht must put the hand nearest to the bandit over his o%n le*t ear0 %hile the person on the 11

banditIs le*t puts his nearest hand over his o%n ri$ht ear. 1* an" one o* the three ma!e a mista!e b" overin$ the %ron$ ear0 or b" usin$ t%o hands %hen onl" one is to be used0 or *ailin$ to rea t at all be*ore the person %ho is H1TH ounts to ten0 that person be omes H1TH. Ba (0a ' @ ooperative:a tiveA /a h parti ipant is $iven the name o* an animal %ith three people havin$ the same name. ;o one is allo%ed to tal! or tell another %hi h animal the" are. At the si$nal ea h parti ipant starts ma!in$ the noise that the" thin! the animal that the" have been $iven ma!es. The *irst animal *amil" that orre tl" *inds ea h other and sit do%n to$ether is the %inner. 3ou an also allo% the parti ipants to mimi the a tions o* their animal as %ell. This a tivit" is a $ood %a" to divide parti ipants into teams. Ba$e.a-- @petri*iedA @a tiveA /4uipmentD (olle"ball and lar$e indoor area $"m area. Divide into t%o teams. The rules are similar to re$ular baseball e5 ept that the *ieldin$ team ma" not stand on their *eet and must travel on all *ours in a ba !%ard rab ra%l position. The ball is rolled : boun ed to the batter and the batter must hit the volle"ball %ith their hand0 and rab ra%l around the bases. To s ore a point0 the batter must ra%l to the base and ba ! to home be*ore the *ieldin$ team $ets the ball to the at her at home. 1* the *ieldin$ team $ets the ball ahead o* the batter0 the" are out. A*ter three people are out0 the teams trade pla es. Ba$#e/4S%""e Ba-- @a tive: ooperativeA /4uipmentD Bas!etballs or So er balls

T%o teams are needed. The ob9e t o* the $ame is to $et both teams up and do%n the ourt as man" times as possible in E6 minutes. Start both Team IAI and Team IBI at one end o* the ourt %or!in$ to$ether to pass the ball around p"lons0 then !i ! or li*t the ball up into the hands o* one o* the team members0 %ho then shoots at the bas!et. 1* the ball $oes in0 the" an then $o to the other end o* the ourt and shoot *or that hoop. ;oteD Onl" Team HAH an shoot at HAH bas!et and HBH shoots at HBH bas!et.

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Bea/ /he B1((0 @ ir le:passiveA /4uipmentD T%o balls o* di**erent si,e. The bunn" @small ballA is started *irst and is passed *rom hild to hild around the ir le. When the bunn" is about hal* %a" around0 the *armer @lar$e ballA is started in the same dire tion. ;oteD The *armer an han$e dire tions to tr" and at h the bunn" so the bunn" must be read" to respond. The $ame ends the *armer at hes the bunn". B!) W!(' B-%3$ @ ir le:passiveA The $roup *orms a lar$e ir le sittin$ at an armIs len$th apart. One person is hosen to be the H%indH0 and stands in the enter o* the ir le. The $ame be$ins %hen the person in the middle a ts li!e the %ind @b" turnin$ in a ir le and %avin$ their armsA and sa"s HT&/ B1G W1;D B2OWSH At this point the" must spe i*i all" state %hat the %ind blo%s0 a statement %hi h must be true about themselves. For e5ampleD 1* the person %ho is the %ind sa"s0 HThe Bi$ Wind Blo%s /ver"one Who has Blue /"es.H All o* the !ids %ho have blue e"es in ludin$ the %ind must stand up and run throu$h the ir le to a position that is no% empt" on the other side. 8pon rea hin$ this spot0 the" sit do%n. One person %ill be le*t over0 the" are no% the %ind and the $ame ontinues. There is no %inner or loser0 9ust a lot o* *un. B! '$ Ha&e Fea/he $ @moderateA One pla"er is leader. &e:she and all the others *lap their arms li!e birds. 2eader alls out names o* somethin$ %ith *eathers or that an *l". 1* a pla"er *laps his %in$s on a allin$ that doesnIt have *eathers heIs out. The leader *laps his %in$s on almost all thin$s to on*use the $roup and alls as rapidl" as possible. Birds have *eathers0 bats have *eathers0 babies have *eathers0 et . or 7ets an *l"0 time an *l"0 et . B-a(#e/ S/a(' @ ooperativeA /4uipmentD Blan!et or lar$e sheet o* plasti Start out b" havin$ the $roup B$uesstimateC ho% man" times the blan!et an be *olded and still have ever"one in the $roup on the blan!et still. Spread out the blan!et and have %hole $roup $et on it so that no appenda$es are

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tou hin$ the $round o** the blan!et. 1* the $roup ompletes the stand0 have them $et o** and *old blan!et in hal*. .epeat the above pro ess *or as lon$ as possible. As the blan!et $ets smaller allo% time *or the $roup to dis uss ideas on ho% to %or! to$ether to $o smaller. B-a"# Ma)!" @ ir le : passiveA The leader needs a helper %ho understands ho% the tri ! %or!s. The helper leaves the ir le. While the" are $one0 the $roup de ides on an ob9e t. The helper then omes ba ! to the $roup0 their tas! is to $uess %hat the ob9e t is. The leader as!s 4uestions li!e0 H1s it the s%in$s?H or H1s it the ben hH. The helper replies no. The tri ! is that the ob9e t %ill be the *irst one a*ter a bla ! ob9e t. B-a(#e/ T%$$ @a tive: ooperativeA /4uipmentD Blan!et @or lar$e sheet o* plasti A and %ater#balloons. All pla"ers should be standin$ around the blan!et holdin$ an ed$e. The leader o* the $ame %ill laun h @b" atapult or thro%in$A %ater#balloons into the air. The ob9e t o* the $ame is to at h the %ater#balloons in the blan!et. )an easil" be a team ompetition. Who an at h the most? Whi h team an at h the *arthest distan e? &ave teams pla" at h and thro% ba ! and *orth bet%een t%o or more blan!ets. B-!(' Bea"h V%--e0.a-- @a tiveA /4uipmentD Blan!et and bea h ball @DO ;OT 8S/ ./G82A. (O22/3BA22A

A blan!et should be draped over a volle"ball net so that the t%o teams annot see ea h other. +la"ers must loudl" announ e all serves be*ore the" hit the ball. The $ame $oes as usual e5 ept "ou annot see %hen the ball is omin$. S ar"<< B-!(' C%3 @ ir leA /4uipmentD bell and blind*olds All pla"ers sit in a ir le *a in$ the enter. One person is blind*olded and is the HBlind )o%.H The Hblind o%H should be spun around and then brou$ht to 14

the enter o* the ir le. The bell should then be passed around the ir le and run$. The Hblind o%H %ill then *ollo% the sound o* the bell. The $ame leader points at the person %ho should stop the bell. The Hblind o%H no% has to $uess %ho is holdin$ the bell @b" pointin$A. 1* the person is ri$ht0 the hosen person be omes the o% in the ne5t round. 1* the" are %ron$0 the" have to $o a$ain until the" $uess ri$ht @or limit it to G missesA. B%'0 S1 5!() @ ooperativeA All the pla"ers lie *a e do%n0 side b" side0 spa ed about a bod"Is %idth apart to *orm a lon$ human brea!er. A pla"er !neels at one end o* the line o* bodies and laun hes himsel* onto the sur*a e0 bell" do%n %ith his:her arms outstret hed. The %ave a tion no% be$ins. Those at the be$innin$ o* the line start rollin$ over ontinuousl" in the same dire tion. As the sur*er moves onto ne% pla"ers0 the" roll as %ell. When the sur*er rea hes the bea h at the other end o* the line he lies do%n and be omes part o* the %ave and the person at the head o* the line $ets to tr" her sur*in$ s!ills. B%!-e B1 $/ @a tiveA The $oal is a line thirt" *eet lon$. The pla"ers *orm a semi# ir le *ort" *eet *rom the $oal %ith their ba !s to it and *a in$ in. B1tC stands at the enter o* the ir le and be$ins to tell a stor"0 either ma!in$ it up or an old *amiliar one. At an" point the" hoose0 the stor"teller sa"s Hand the boiler burstH upon %hi h all the pla"ers run *or the $oal. B1tC runs a*ter them attemptin$ to tou h one. The runners are sa*e %hen the" rea h the $oalJ the *irst pla"er ta$$ed be*ore rea hin$ sa*et" is B1tC. B%-a @a tiveA To ma!e a Bola0 stu** a rubber so*tball into a lon$ so ! and tie a !not in the so ! 9ust above the ball. ;o% tie a rope to the so !. 2ie do%n on "our ba ! and start spinnin$ the Bola0 slo%l" lettin$ out the rope. When "ouIve $ot it rotatin$ at a *ull radius0 ever"one an be$in 9umpin$ into the ir le. 3ou ma" in rease the speed0 or have t%o people 9oin hands0 and 9ump in partners. 1* "ouIre ni !ed b" the Bola0 "ou ma" ontinue or sit out. B%*.a '*e(/ P!($ @a tiveA

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/4uipmentD plasti bo%lin$ pins or plasti liter soda bottles and a volle"ball or similar pla"#ball. At either end o* the pla"in$ spa e0 set up in a ro% as man" tenpins0 or plasti pop#bottles as there are pla"ers. 'a!e a dividin$ line a ross the enter o* the pla"in$ spa e. Divide pla"ers into t%o teams. /a h team ta!es one side o* the *ield and must not step over into the other side. One team starts the $ame b" thro%in$ a volle"ball or pla"#ball0 tr"in$ to !no ! do%n the pins on the other side. The opponents prote t their pins b" at hin$ or blo !in$ the ball %ith their hands and bodies. 1* the ball hits outside the *ield and !no !s a pin do%n on the rebound it still ounts. +la" *or *i*teen minutes %ith the ball shootin$ ba ! and *orth rapidl". With a lar$e number t%o balls an be used. The %inner is the team that !no !s do%n all @or mostA o* the opponent-s pins *irst. B%p4B%p @a tive: ir leA The pla"ers start sittin$ in a ir le. The leader stands up and HbopsH or dan es around the inside o* the ir le. The pla"ers an help out b" ma!in$ their o%n musi . The leader then taps sele ted people on the head and sa"s0 HStart boppin$ ri$ht no%.H These tapped people %ill 9oin the leader in the middle. These boppers !eep dan in$ and tappin$ until the" hear0 HBop#Bop Over<H The pla"ers %ill then stop dan in$ and run ba ! to their spots. The last one there is the ne% leader. This $ame an be modi*ied into an elimination Bmusi al hairsC *ormat %ith one less hair ea h time.

B !/!$h B1--'%) @a tiveA The pla"ers are both ends o* the *ield0 %ith G pla"ers hosen to be bulldo$s standin$ in the middle. Whenever ever"bod" is read" the leader allsD HBritish Bulldo$H. All o* the pla"ers must then run to the opposite side o* the *ield %ithout bein$ tou hed b" a bulldo$. +la" ontinues until onl" one pla"er is le*t. .otation o* %ho is a bulldo$ an be determined b" %ho the *irst or the last three pla"ers %ere. Teams an be made %ith bulldo$s *rom ea h team that an onl" tou h opposite pla"ers and an also run inter*eren e *or their team.

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B %%* Da("e @mental : a tiveA /4uipmentD Broom The ob9e t is *or the hildren to *i$ure out ho% to broom dan e. The leader needs to dis reetl" lear their throat and then sin$0 B1 an do the broom dan e0 broom dan e0 broom dan e0 1 an do the broom dan e an "ou do the broom dan e? @%hile dan in$ %ith the broomAC Then the leader as!s *or volunteers to broom dan e. The" onl" !no% ho% to broom dan e orre tl" i* the" lear their throat *irst. Do not tell them that the" have to lear their throats. 2et them *i$ure it out. The dan in$ part does not matter. The" an dan e an"%a" the" %ant to as lon$ as the" lear their throat. B1*p!/0 B1*p+ B1*p @ ir le:a tiveA All pla"ers stand in a ir le %ith someone in the enter. The person in the enter %ill hoose someone in the ir le to point at and %ill sa"0 H.i$ht0 Bumpit" Bump0 Bump0 BumpH or H2e*t0 Bumpit" Bump0 Bump0 Bump.H The person %ho is pointed at has to sa" the name o* the person to their ri$ht or le*t @dependin$ upon %hat is as!ed b" the person in the enterA be*ore the phrase is *inished. 1* the" *ail to do this0 the" are the enter person. B166 @ ir le:passive:ba !#po !etA The pla"ers sit in a ir le and start ountin$ *rom one to as hi$h as the $ame ta!es them substitutin$ bu,, *or the multiples o* a $iven number. Start %ith simple G. )ount %ould $o one0 t%o0 bu,,0 *our0 *ive0 bu,, et . 1* a pla"er ma!es a mista!e the" must drop out or the %hole $roup must start a$ain. Substitute bu,, *or other numbers or even prime numbers0

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Ca*p!() T !p @passive) 3ou need at least t%o people %ho alread" !no% ho% to pla" the $ame. +la" be$ins b" one person sa"in$ H1I' GO1;G O; A )A'+1;G T.1+ A;D 1I' GO1;G TO B.1;G...@at this point the person tal!in$ pi !s an"thin$ s:he %ould li!e to brin$ on the trip. 2etIs use a sleepin$ ba$ as an e5ampleA A

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S2//+1;G BAGH. The ne5t person sa"s H1I' GO1;G O; A )A'+1;G T.1+ A;D 1I' GO1;G TO B.1;G...@at this point the person tal!in$ pi !s an"thin$ s:he %ould li!e to brin$ on the trip0 but it must be$in %ith the letter HGH0 sin e the last letter o* the *irst person I ampin$ a essor"I %as a HGH. For e5ample letIs sa" the se ond person %anted to brin$ a HG8A.D1A;C the" an brin$ that so ever"one sa"s HOKA3 3O8 )A; B.1;G T&AT O; O8. )A'+1;G T.1+H. Sa" the third person hasnIt au$ht on to the $ame "et and sa"s0 H1I' GO1;G O; A )A'+1;G T.1+ A;D 1I' GO1;G TO B.1;G &OT DOGSH. /ver"one should sa"0 H;O0 3O8 )A;IT B.1;G &OT DOGSH and pla" ontinues to the ne5t pla"er until ever"one has au$ht onto the $ame. (A.1AT1O;D Also an be pla"ed %ith a di**erent IruleI ea h time. One pla"er ma!es up a rule0 and then sa"s somethin$ li!eD H1 %ould ta!e apples but not potatoesH The other pla"ers then tr" to *i$ure out the rule. 1t %ill ta!e several di**erent luesD H1 %ould ta!e a )orvette but not a )amaroH H1 %ould ta!e beer but not )o!eH et . On e a pla"er thin!s the" have *i$ured out a rule0 the" as! the *irst pla"er %hether or not the" %ould ta!e a ertain item to veri*" their ideaD H3ou %ould ta!e Fruit 2oops but not )orn Fla!es0 ri$ht?H H.i$htH +la" ontinues until ever"one $ets the rule *i$ured out. Then someone else pi !s a rule and a ne% $ame be$ins. The rules an be an"thin$0 and are onl" limited b" the reativit" o* the pla"ers. N+.S. the rule in this e5ample %as double lettersO Ca/ a(' M%1$e @a tive: ir leA The pla"ers should stand in a ir le. T%o people are hosen0 one to be the at and the other to be the mouse. The ob9e t o* the $ame is *or the mouse to at h the at on the inside o* the ir le. This is a hieved %hen the mouse

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runs in bet%een t%o people0 the" 9oin hands and the at throu$h. This $ame an be repeated %ith a ne% at and mouse. Ca/"h!() /he D a)%(7$ Ta!- @a tive: ooperativeA

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A dra$on is *ormed b" $roupin$ the pla"ers into a lon$ line ea h %ith their hands on the shoulders o* the one in *ront o* him. The *irst in the ro% is the dra$onIs head. The last in the ro% is the dra$onIs tail0 ea$er to lash to the ri$ht and le*t in order to es ape the head. 8ntil the si$nal GO is $iven0 the dra$on must be a strai$ht line. Someone in the $roup ounts HOne0 t%o0 three0 $o<H On the si$nal GO the head runs around to%ard the tail and tries to at h it. The %hole bod" must move %ith the head and remain unbro!en. 1* the head su eeds in tou hin$ the tail0 the" ma" ontinue to be the head. 1* the bod" brea!s be*ore he at hes the tail the head be omes the tail and the ne5t in line is the head and so on until ea h has a han e to be the head and the tail. Cap/1 e /he F-a) @a tiveA /4uipmentD T%o *la$s or ob9e ts. The *ield is divided into t%o parts b" a %ell#de*ined line or a rope. At the enter end o* ea h side pla e the *la$. A prison is mar!ed o** about 4 *eet s4uare in one orner. The pla"ers are in t%o teams0 ea h s attered over its o%n side. The ob9e t o* the $ame is to steal the opponent-s *la$ %ithout bein$ au$ht. As soon as the pla"er rosses the enterline he ma" be au$ht and put in prison. A pla"er ma" be release *rom prison i* one o* his teammates an tou h his hand. &e ma" then ome ba ! to his o%n side %ithout bein$ ta$$ed. The team that $ets all o* the opponentIs *la$ ba ! to their *la$ %ithout bein$ au$ht %ins. Game ma" be pla"ed %ith multiple *la$s. Ca/"h D%(7/ Ca/"h @ ir le:a tiveA The pla"ers should be standin$ in a ir le %ith their arms rossed. The person in the enter %ill thro% the ball to someone in the ir le. The" %ill either sa"0 H)at hH or HDonIt )at hH. 1* the" sa"0 H)at hH the pla"er should not at h the ball and annot *lin h @move their armsA. 1* the" sa" HDonIt )at hH the pla"er should at h the ball. 1* a pla"er does the %ron$ thin$ or

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misses the ball0 the" are out. Be $1 e /% a--%3 %(-0 e$pe"/51- /%$$e$ 3!/h a $%5/ .a-- a(' (e&e a/ /he hea', Ca/e p!--a @a tiveA The pla"ers must la" *a e do%n0 side#b"#side and ver" lose to ea h other. Alternate the small pla"ers %ith the lar$er pla"ers. Start one pla"er at the end and tell them the" must $et to the other end b" rollin$ on this orduro" road. When the *irst pla"er rea hes the other end the ne5t pla"er starts rollin$ on the arpet. This an be a t%o or more team rela" ontest as %ell. Ch!"#e( P!"#$ @passiveA /4uipmentD rubber hi !en +la"ers sit in a ir le and one pla"er $oes into the middle. A topi is hosen and the rubber hi !en starts at one person and is passed around the ir le. The person in the middle must list as man" thin$s as the" an *rom the topi 0 but the" onl" have ho%ever lon$ that the hi !en ma!es it around the ir le on e. When the hi !en $ets ba ! to the startin$ point0 the person must stop tal!in$. A desi$nated ounter should be in the $roup to ount ho% man" ob9e ts the" are able to list. The person that is able to list the most ob9e ts is the %inner. Topi e5ampleD )ho olate )and" Bars @i.e.A &ershe"0 )risp" )run h0 Sni !ers et .

C! "-e R1( @ ir le:a tiveA The pla"ers should start sittin$ in a ir le numbered E#P @this an be ad9usted dependin$ upon the si,e o* the $roupA. The $ame leader %ill all out a number and all pla"ers %ith that number %ill stand up and run lo !%ise around the ir le. A*ter one %arm#up lap0 the ra e be$ins. A runner is out i* another runner passes them on the outside. The run ontinues until one person is le*t. The leader then ontinues to all numbers. A %inners round mi$ht be a $ood %a" to end the $ame. This an be used to rein*or e math

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s!ills b" usin$ e4uations that lead to their number su h as Q minus 6 or RR divided b" GG. All students assi$ned the number G %ould $et up and run. C! "-e S/ !'e Ba-- @ ir le:moderateA /4uipmentD (olle"ball A ir le is *ormed0 *eet apart and tou hin$ nei$hbors. The pla"er inside the ir le %ith the ball tries to thro% the ball out the ir le bet%een the le$s o* the people in the ir le. +la"ers tr" to stop it b" usin$ their hands %ithout movin$ their le$s or *eet. 1* the ball $oes throu$h0 then that person $oes in the enter. C%-% e' E))$ One pla"er is hosen to be the Fo5. One pla"er is hosen to be the &en. All the rest o* the pla"ers are the olored e$$s. The *o5 must stand *ar enou$h a%a" *rom the hen and her e$$s that he anIt hear them. The hen assi$ns a olor to ea h e$$ b" %hisperin$ the olor in their ear. The e$$s line up *a in$ the hen. The *o5 omes up behind the hen and a ts li!e he is !no !in$ on a door. The hen responds0 HWho is it?H The *o5 replied0 H1tIs the *o5.H The hen sa"s0 HWhat do "ou %ant?H The *o5 sa"s0 H)olored e$$s.H The hen sa"s0 H1 havenIt $ot an".H At this point all the pla"ers %ho are e$$s lau$h loudl". The *o5 sa"s0 H1 hear them lau$hin$.H HO.K.H sa"s the hen. HWhat olor do "ou %ant?C The *o5 be$ins to $uess olors. When he $uesses a olor that is assi$ned to an e$$ the e$$ be$ins to run. 1* the *o5 at hes the e$$ a ne% *o5 and a ne% hen are pi !ed. 1* the *o5 doesnIt at h the e$$ be*ore it $ets ba ! to the hen he must $uess another olor and tr" to at h the ne5t e$$. &o%ever0 be*ore the *o5 an ma!e his:her $uess the *o5 must !no ! on the door ea h time and the onversation bet%een *o5 and hen must be repeated ea h time. C%("e(/ a/!%( @a tiveA /ver"one starts b" pattin$ their !nee- on e0 lappin$ their hands on e0 and then snappin$ ea h one o* their *in$ers0 repeatedl". A*ter ever"one repeats this several times and is able to !eep the rh"thm0 the leader starts sin$in$0 B)on entration0 on entration is the $ame0 !eep the rh"thm0 !eep the rh"thm 9ust the same.C Then on their *irst snap the" %ill sa" their name and

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on the se ond snap the" sa" someone else-s name %ho the" %ish to pass ontrol to. Whoever is hosen on the se ond snap then sa"s their name on the *irst snap and someone else-s on the se ond snap and so on. The ob9e t is to have ever"one learn the rh"thm and the $roup to $o around %ithout error. C a. G a. @a tiveA The pla"ers are split into F teams and the lassi rab position is assumed. This position is maintained supported b" at least G e5tremities0 %hile ea h pla"er tries to ma!e the team members o* the opposite team tou h their rear to the $round0 at %hi h point the" %in. C a. Wa-# S%""e @a tiveA T%o teams sit on lines a short distan e apart. Team members are numbered. So er ball sits in the enter. O**i ial alls number. The member o* that number *rom ea h team rab %al! and attempts to $et the ball over the opponent-s $oal line. When a point is s ored0 the ball is returned to the enter and another number is alled. Team members ma" help but not s ore. C %3$ a(' C a(e$ @a tiveA Divide the hildren into t%o e4ual teams. ;ame one team the ro%s and the other team the ranes. 2ine the t%o teams up *our or *ive *eet apart *a in$ ea h other. Flip a oin0 and i* it omes up heads all ro%s. 8pon allin$ ro%s0 the ro%s must turn in *li$ht %ith the ranes a*ter them. 1* an" o* the ranes ma!es it to the sa*et" ,one he is *ree. 1* he is tou hed he s%it hes teams.

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Da("!() Bea @a tiveA /4uipmentD rope Tie the rope to a tree. One person should be hosen to be the bear. The" should hold the rope in one hand. The rest o* the pla"ers need to run around in tou hin$ distan e. With their *ree hand0 the bear

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tries to tou h the other pla"ers. 1* tou hed0 the pla"er %ould hold hands %ith the bear and help at h people. Da("!() S/a/1e$ @a tiveA /4uipmentD 3o$urt ups @or somethin$ else0 be reativeA /a h pla"er is $iven an empt" "o$urt up and the" put it on their head. All o* the pla"ers must start dan in$. Whoever !eeps the up on their head the lon$est is the %inner. &ave them %al! an obsta le ourse. Do the limbo. Deep .1/ (%/ P %5%1(' @mentalA /5plain that the ob9e t o* the $ame is to pair t%o %ords to$ether that have a ertain hara teristi 0 su h as Bdeep but not pro*oundC. Someone else %ho !no%s the se ret hara teristi sa"s t%o more %ords0 su h as0 B ool but not old.C An"one %ho thin!s that the" !no% the hara teristi ma" tr" pairin$ t%o %ords to$ether. Tell them %hether the" are ri$ht or %ron$. The se ret hara teristi is that onl" the *irst %ord o* the pair ontains a double letter. Some more e5amples are B $reen but not tur4uoiseC0 B$rass but not la%nC0 Csill" but not stupidC0 BBobb" but not BobC. Dh%4Dh%4Dh% @a tiveA 3ou need a so*t area that is divided into F e4ual parts %ith a enterline. The pla"ers should be in t%o teams on either side o* the enterline leavin$ a no# mans land in bet%een them. One team hooses a pla"er to $o a ross the line0 ta$ one or more pla"ers on the other side0 and return sa*el" home. )learl" that ould re4uire a$ilit"#but breath ontrol? ThatIs %here the Hdho#dho# dhoH omes in. Be*ore rossin$ the enterline0 the pla"er %ho is 1T ta!es a deep breath. ;ot onl" must he omplete his mission in one breath0 but he must also use that breath to repeat aloud in a stead" *lo%0 HDho#Dho#Dho# Dho#Dho.H 1* members o* the opposite team an at h and hold him in their territor" until the" run out o* breath0 the"Ive a 4uired a ne% team member. 1* he ma!es it ba ! a ross the line %ith an" part o* their bod"0 even a *in$ertip0 all those he has ta$$ed 9oin their team. D!"e C%1(/ @ ir le:moderateA

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/4uipmentD E die0 a pair o* oven mitts0 a ho olate bar or other %rapped up treat0 and a hat. A ho olate bar is %rapped up in 6#P la"ers o* paper and pla ed in *ront o* one o* the pla"ers %ho are sittin$ in a ir le. The person dire tl" to the le*t o* the person %ho has the ho olate bar starts rollin$ the die %hile the person %ith the ho olate bar starts to put on the hat and oven mitts. On e the oven mitts and hat are on the pla"er starts to un%rap the ho olate bar. The un%rappin$ ontinues until the roller rolls a P. When that happens0 ever"thin$ is passed to the le*t0 and a ne% person starts to roll the die0 and the old roller starts to put on the mitts and hat. The $ame ontinues until the ho olate bar is eaten. D%')e Ba-- @a tive: ir leA Divide the $roup evenl" into t%o teams. Team A *orms a ir le around team B. Team A is $iven a lar$e rubber ball. At si$nal team A pla"ers thro% ball at team B0 attemptin$ to hit them belo% the %aist. Team B pla"ers ma" avoid bein$ hit b" movin$ or runnin$ aside or du !in$. A pla"er must leave the ir le %hen hit O. a pla"er %ho is hit ma" 9oin team A. 2eader ma" time the eliminatin$ pro ess to determine %hi h team eliminated its opponents *astest D%(#e0 D%')e.a-- @ ir le:a tiveA /4uipmentD ball This $ame is pla"ed %ith the same ob9e tives as in all dod$eball $ames. 1n this $ame a ir le is *ormed and 4 people are hosen to $o into the middle. The 4 people hold on to ea h other at the %aist0 *ormin$ a hain. The *ront and middle prote t the ba ! o* the don!e" b" usin$ their bodies as a blo !. The pla"ers %ho *orm the ir le tr" to hit the ba ! end o* the don!e"0 belo% the %aist %ith the ball. 1* someone does hit the last person o* the don!e"0 then the thro%er %ill 9oin the *ront o* the don!e" and the person %ho %as hit0 9oins the ir le. D% Th!$+ D% Tha/ @a tiveA

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The pla"ers *orm a ir le. One pla"er is hosen to be 1T. &e %al!s around outside the ir le %ith a hand!er hie* in his hand. &e drops it 4uietl" behind one pla"er and !eeps %al!in$ tr"in$ to $et around the ir le be*ore the pla"er dis overs the hand!er hie*. 1* 1T $ets all the %a" around the pla"er be omes a dead *ish and stands in the middle o* the ir le. 1* the pla"er dis overs it he hases 1T and at hes him0 the" are not 1T. 1* he doesnIt at h 1T0 he be omes 1T. A dead *ish an res ue himsel* in t%o %a"s. &e ma" snat h the hand!er hie* *rom behind some other pla"er be*ore that pla"er sees it0 or a pla"er behind %hom the hand!er hie* has been dropped ma" toss it into the ir le behind a dead *ish. The dead *ish then pi !s up the hand!er hie* and hases 1T.

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E"%4Ba-- @a tiveA +arti ipants split up into as man" teams as "ou %ant or *eel are ne essar". The entire tournament site @in ludin$ pla"0 rest0 *ood0 and sanitation areasA is divided into a li!e number o* parts. The boundaries should be learl" des ribed but not mar!ed. /a h team is $iven one portion o* the *ield. The E-e"/ !" Fe("e @ ooperativeA /4uipmentD Sturd" QI pole0 H%ireH Ob9e tD To transport a $roup over an Hele tri*iedH %ire or *en e usin$ onl" themselves and a ondu tive beam. .ulesD 1* a parti ipant tou hes the *en e @ropeA he is HdeadH and must attempt the rossin$ a$ain. An" person tou hin$ the individual as he tou hes the %ire must also return *or another rossin$. 1* the ondu tive beam tou hes the %ire all those in onta t %ith that beam are dead and must attempt another rossin$. An ele tri *ield e5tends *rom the %ire to the $round and annot be penetrated. The trees or other supports0 %hi h hold up0 the H%ireH annot be sa*el" tou hed and so annot be o* assistan e in the problem.

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)autionD Be are*ul not to let the more enthusiasti people literall" thro% other parti ipants KI# QI in the air over the rope. E-e"/ !"!/0 @ ir le:passiveA The $roup sits in a ir le holdin$ hands %hile someone sits in the enter. The $ame ommen es %ith one person pro laimin$ that the" are $oin$ to send a har$e to the person beside them and pro eeds to s4uee,e the hand o* their nei$hbor. The person in the middle tries to *i$ure out %here the urrent is. 1* su ess*ul0 he e5 han$es pla es %ith the immediate sender o* the har$e. E-epha(/ .a-- @moderate: ir leA All the pla"ers are in a ir le %ith their le$s spread apart and their *eet tou hin$ the ne5t personIs *eet. The ball must be pun hed around the ir le until it $oes throu$h someoneIs le$s. That person is then out. This ontinues until there is one person le*t0 %ho %ould be the %inner. E-epha(/+ G! a55e+ Pa-* T ee @a tive: ir leA Form a ir le %ith one person in the middle. The middle person %ill point to an individual and the person pointed to alon$ %ith the persons on ea h side %ill have to *orm %hat %as alled out. /2/+&A;T# 'iddle person @one pointed toA %ill *orm an elephant trun! b" puttin$ arms strai$ht in *ront o* "ou rossed at the %rists. +ersons on ea h side %ill *orm the ears o* the elephant b" bendin$ to%ard middle person0 uppin$ around the mouth %ith hands as i* %hisperin$ to the middle person. G1.AFF/# +erson pointed to raise arms above head0 arms e5tended *in$ers losed. Side people %ill $rab middle ones %aist bendin$ over. +A2' T.//# 'iddle person raise arms above head in H3H *ormation0 *in$ers open. Side people do the same but lean to%ard outside0 a%a" *rom the middle person. The ob9e t o* the $ame is to tr" to !eep han$in$ all the time. The $ame has to be pla"ed 4ui !l". As soon as an ob9e t is *ormed0 the person in the middle o* the ir le has to point to someone else. E-&e$+ G!a(/$+ W!6a '$ @a tiveA

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This $ame is based on the same on ept as ro !0 paper0 s issors. 1n this $ameJ /lves beat Wi,ards @the" an run throu$h their le$sA. Giants beat /lves @the" stomp on their headsA. Wi,ards beat Giants @be ause the" are smarterA. The $roup needs to be split into F $roups. /a h $roup needs to hoose one o* these si$ns. The t%o teams ome *a e to *a e in parallel lines about F meters apart. Both $roups %ill "ell0 H/lves0 Giants0 Wi,ards0....H@ hosen si$n $oes hereA. The side that %on hases the other team ba ! to their home and tries to ta$ them. The pla"ers that are tou hed must 9oin the other team. The ob9e t is to $et ever"one on "our team. The a tions areJ /2(/S# s%at lo% to the $round and put one *in$er to either side o* "our head li!e little pointed ears. G1A;TS# stand up on "our tip toes and stret h "our arms hi$h over "our head W1>A.DS# turn bod" R0o to the le*t. Stret h ri$ht arm out in *ront and put le*t hand b" le*t shoulder. Wi$$le "our *in$ers li!e "ou are astin$ a spell. 1* both teams do the same si$n0 it is a tie and the" pi ! a$ain< E$"ape F %* /he P-a(e/ O5 8Wha/8 @a tiveA The $ame be$ins b" $ivin$ ea h team a lue that %ill lead them to their spa eship. These an be an"%here. On e at their spa eship0 the team *inds a messa$e *or them either in a tape re order or on a pie e o* paper e5plainin$ that their spa eship has mal*un tioned and the" have rashed on the +lanet o* HWhatH. The" have 40 minutes to *ollo% the lues that %ill lead them to a ne% spa eship so that the" %ill onl" be able to sa" H%hoH0 H%hatH and H%hereH. )lues lead them *rom station to station %here the" have to per*orm a tas! @su h as ma!in$ up a national anthem *or the planet0 or ra%lin$ throu$h a laser *ieldA. The *inal tas! is to build a spa eship out o* an" e4uipment available. E$"ape F %* /he M%($/e $ @ ir le:a tiveA /4uipmentD bean ba$s0 blind*olds0 ropes and !e"s Four monsters are hosen and the" are blind*olded and sat in the middle o* a ir le that is *ormed b" the rest o* the pla"ers. 1n *ront o* these 'onsters sits their treasure @!e"sA. The" have beanba$s *or ammunition. The leaders hose one person to $o throu$h the ir le and $et the treasure. This person $ets G monster de# a tivators. @ropes tied into a ir leA These %ill de#a tivate the monster i* it is put over their head. The monster an stop trespasser b"

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Fa *e a(' /he C %3 @a tiveA /4uipmentD si5 ob9e ts su h as paper plates0 beanba$s0 small bo5es Divide the hildren into teams o* e4ual number0 ea h team behind a startin$ line0 *a in$ a %all or *inish line about t%ent" *eet a%a". The *irst pla"er on ea h team is a *armer0 the se ond pla"er is a ro%0 the third a *armer0 the *ourth a ro%0 and so on. At a si$nal0 the *irst *armer on ea h team ta!es the seeds @si5 beanba$sA and pla es them at e4ual intervals *rom the startin$ line to the *inish line. &e runs ba ! and tou hes the se ond pla"er0 a ro%. The ro% must hop over ea h o* the beanba$s0 tou h the *inish line0 han$e to the other *oot0 hop ba !0 and pi ! up ea h seed as he omes to it. &e hands them to pla"er number G0 a *armer0 %ho $oes out to plant them a$ain0 and so on. The team *inishin$ *irst %ins. +la" a$ain lettin$ ea h ro% be a *armer. Fee'!() T!*e @a tiveA /4uipmentD small pie es o* paper0 peanuts or andies. The $roup needs to be split into small $roups o* at least 4 people. /a h $roup needs to be a di**erent animal and de ide on the sound the" %ill ma!e. A leader needs to be hosen *or ever" $roup. The ob9e t o* the $ame is *or ea h $roup to tr" and olle t the most *ood. On the %ord H$oH0 the pla"ers an start loo!in$ around the pla"in$ area *or *ood. The onl" people that an a tuall" pi ! up the *ood are the $roup leaders but the" annot pi ! up an" *ood the" %ant. The rest o* the team members loo! *or the *ood and %hen the" *ind it0 the" stand on it or beside it and ma!e their animal noise until their leader omes. On e the *ood is ta!en b" the leader0 the pla"er %ould $o and loo! *or *ood a$ain. The team that olle ts the most %ins. F!)h/ 5% M0 A//e(/!%( @drama:passiveA T%o people are hallen$ed to ome up to the *ront o* the room and the audien e then hooses a topi . The t%o people must tal! about that topi

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*or one minute in *ront o* the ro%d0 B8T the" are both tal!in$ about the topi AT T&/ SA'/ T1'/< The audien e must then vote on %hi h person held their attention *or lon$er. F! e @ ooperative:a tiveA I(i timsI must remain motionless and not aid the res uers until the vi tims are health" a$ain. .es uers annot loo! at si$ns until vi tims are removed to sa*e area. The entire $roup e5 ept G people is un ons ious in that burnin$ buildin$. The res uers !no% that the buildin$ %ill e5plode in 4 minutes. Save as man" people as "ou an. Go<< F!$h I( A P%(' Divide hildren into $roups o* t%o. Give ea h $roup a name o* a *ish. Then have one member o* ea h pair *orm a ir le @+ondA at one end o* the pla"in$ area b" holdin$ hands0 %hile the other partners do the same at the opposite end. Sele t one person to stand in the spa e bet%een the ir les. This person alls the name o* the *ish and the t%o people %ho represent this *ish rush to their partnerIs ir le to s%it h pla es. The person in the spa e attempts to at h one o* the partners. 1* au$ht this H*ishH alls a di**erent name and their position is ta!en b" the person ori$inall" in that spa e. +ositions are mar!ed b" $aps in holdin$ hands. F-!("h @ ir le:a tiveA /4uipmentD ball The pla"ers stand in a ir le %ith their arms rossed. One person should be in the enter. The person in the enter is tr"in$ to $et ever"one in the enter out. The person in the enter %ill thro% the ball at the people in the ir le. 1* the" miss the ball0 the" are out. The person in the enter an also pretend to thro% the ball. 1* the people in the ir le H*lin hH @move their arms *rom the rossed positionA0 the" are out. F-!ppe F-%ppe @moderateA /4uipmentD One penn" per pair o* ampers0 rubber hi !en +la"ers *orm a ir le and stand beside their partners. The rubber hi !en is in the middle

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o* the ir le. One pla"er is the *lipper @%ith the penn"A and the other is the *lopper. When the leader sa"s $o0 the *lipper must *lip the penn" on the $round. 1* it is heads then the *lopper ta!es t%o steps *or%ard and i* it is tails then the *lopper ta!es one step ba !%ard. The *irst *lopper to rea h the hi !en %ins<< F-0!() D1/"h*a( @ ir le:a tiveA The pla"ers stand in a ir le %ith their hands 9oined. The pla"er %ho is it runs around the outside o* the ir le and slaps an" t%o 9oinin$ hands0 the o%ners o* %hi h be ome *l"in$ Dut hmen. The" run in opposite dire tions around the outside o* the ir le. The pla"er %ho %as it steps into the ir le. The last pla"er ba ! to the pla e in the ir le is it. F%)h% ( Le)h% ( @a tiveA /4uipmentD rubber hi !en Groups are divided in hal* @no0 not ea h o* them in ase "ou %ere %onderin$<A. One $roup lines up in a line %ith the rubber hi !en at the *ront o* the line. The other $roup *orms a ti$ht bun h0 as lose in as possible0 and ele ts a runner. The leader sa"s HGo Fo$horn<H The $roup in the line then passes the rubber hi !en 8nder#Over st"le do%n the %hole line. While this is $oin$ on0 the runner runs around the bun h and !eeps tra ! o* the number o* times the" ma!e it around. When the rubber hi !en ma!es it to the end o* the line then the last person thro%s it as *ar as possible and shouts HGoH. The $roup that %as in the bun h then runs to %here the hi !en landed and lines up behind it. The" then do the 8nder#Over thin$. The other $roup *orms a bun h and ounts ho% man" times the runner ma!es it around. This !eeps on $oin$ and the ount o* runs is a umulative ount0 so at the end o* an allotted time period the $roup %ith the most runs around is the %inner. F%%/-%%$e @a tive: ooperativeA SS For older parti ipants

The ob9e t o* this $ame is to transport ever"one *rom one end o* the pla"$round to the other. To hei$hten the hallen$e and ma!e the $ame more *un0 su$$est that pla"ers are *leein$ a dreaded disease and an onl" es ape i* other pla"ers arr" them. The pla"ers ma" be arried b" as man" pla"ers as ne essar". When the arried pla"er is delivered to the other side o* the pla"$round the others must $o ba ! and arr" ea h other. This ontinues 31

until the last pla"er is arried b" a sin$le person. The last pla"er0 %ho %as not arried $ets arried ba ! triumphantl" on the shoulders o* the entire $roup. F%%- Y%1 Fa*!-0 @a tive:i ebrea!erA /4uipmentD One slip o* paper *or ever" pla"er. +apers should be in $roups o* *ive0 and ea h $roup represents a *amil"0 *or e5ample0 the Smiths. So the *irst Smith paper %ould be 'r. Smith0 the se ond 'rs. Smith0 the third Brother Smith and so on. /a h *amil" should have a di**erent last name but the same hara ters @i.e.A one mom and one dad. /a h pla"er is $iven one slip o* paper and the" must %al! around tradin$ papers %ith ever"one else on the room. The" should tr" to ma!e as man" e5 han$es as possible0 and the" should not be loo!in$ at %hi h papers the" are re eivin$. The leader then alls out HFind "our *amil"H. The pla"ers must *ind the other members in their *amil". When the" have *ound them0 the" must sit in order *rom dad to bab" in a line on the *loor. The last *amil" to sit do%n ma" be eliminated i* "ou hoose to do so. The leader ma" also $ive out spe i*i instru tions0 *or e5ample HFind "our *amil" %ithout tal!in$H. F%1 S91a e @a tiveA 1n the standard $ame0 there are *our s4uares painted on the $round0 all tou hin$ ea h other0 ma!in$ one0 lar$er s4uare. /a h small s4uare is rou$hl" QI 5 QI0 but thatIs not a hard and *ast rule. The ball used is the standard red I!i !ballI /a h pla"er o upies one o* the s4uares. The s4uares ea h have a ran! order. The s4uare %ith the hi$hest ran! is alled the IKin$I NSometimes the IA eIO. The other s4uares sometimes have names0 and sometime donIt. The MF s4uare ma" be alled the I+rime 'inisterI0 or the other three ma" be alled the I=ueenI0 I+rin eI0 and I+rin essI. The start the $ame0 the Kin$ serves the ball b" boun in$ it in his s4uare on e and then hittin$ it to%ards one o* the other s4uares. The re eivin$ pla"er then hits the ball to an" other pla"er0 and pla" ontinues until one o* the *ollo%in$ thin$s o urD

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F 1!/ .%33ou have a minimum o* 6 pla"ers one person sits in the middle o* a ir le then ea h person pi !s a *ruit name @short ones %or! best0 Ki%i0 pear0 et .A 3ou then pi ! one person to start the $ame @e5 ludin$ the middle pla"erA s:he then alls their *ruit name and someone else-s0 the person in the middle then tries to ta$ the se ond person be*ore the" all out their name and someone else-s. For e5ample i* 1 %as Ki%i and it %as m" turn 1 mi$ht sa" HKi%i GrapeH # the person %ho %as Grape %ould need to sa" HGrape ###H Be*ore the middle person ta$$ed that Grape person. 3ou $o li!e that until the middle person ta$s someone on the outside0 and then the" s%it h pla es.

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3ou do this until "ou $et bored o* it. 1 hope "ou use and li!e this $ame. )ontributed b" Keri F 1!/$ a(' Ve)e/a.-e$ @a tive: ir leA Divide the hildren into t%o lar$e $roups. One $roup %ill ta!e the names o* ve$etables0 the other *ruit. 1n ea h lar$e $roup0 t%o or three hildren ta!e the same name o* a *ruit or ve$etable. The hildren mi5 themselves up and *orm a seated ir le. 1t0 the leader to start0 sits in the enter. 1t all out H+eas and apples han$e pla esH. While the" are doin$ so0 it tries to $et to one o* the va ant seats. 1* he su eeds the ousted one be omes it. F-0!() F!$h @a tiveA /4uipmentD )onstru tion paper ut outs o* *ish /a h team is $iven a *olded ma$a,ine or ne%spaper. +la"ers line up in a strai$ht line. A plate is pla ed on the *inish line. At the %ord H$oH ea h pla"er pla es their *ish on the $round and *ans it %ith the ne%spaper to%ards the plate. As soon as the" have done this0 the" %ould ra e ba ! to their team and hands the ne%spaper to the ne5t pla"er in the line. F%: a(' /he Ra..!/ @a tiveA The pla"ers are divided into $roups o* threes and are s attered into $roups around the pla"$round. T%o o* the three *orm a IhomeI b" *a in$ ea h other and 9oinin$ hands. The third one %ill be the rabbit and %ill simpl" stand in this house. 1n addition to these $roups o* three0 there should be t%o e5tra pla"ers0 a homeless rabbit and a *o5. The *o5 starts the $ame b" hasin$ the homeless rabbit around and around in and out o* the $roups. When the rabbit has $ro%n tired0 he ma" $o into one o* the homes and at on e the rabbit that %as alread" there must leave0 and the *o5 hases this rabbit. When the *o5 at hes the rabbit the t%o han$e pla es.

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/4uipmentD .ubber hi !en +la"ers $et into $roups o* three and *orm a ir le so that the" are standin$ beside the people in their $roup. One person is the $ate person0 one is the brid$e person and one person is the tunnel person. The leader should be standin$ in the middle holdin$ the rubber hi !en. When Gates is alled0 the $ate people leave their spot in the ir le and run around the outside o* the ir le. The t%o people *rom the $roup then *orm a $ate b" puttin$ their arms to$ether. When the $ates person $ets all the %a" around the" then run throu$h their $ate into the middle o* the ir le and tr" to $rab the rubber hi !en. The same thin$ happens *or the tunnel and the brid$e people e5 ept their partners *orm tunnels and brid$es. The *irst person to $rab the rubber hi !en is the %inner. @;ame "our hi !enJ it is Fun0 Fun0 Fun<<<A Ge% )e HGeor$eH an entertain $roups *or a %hile. To pla" this $ame ever"one sits in a ir le. /ver" one $oes around the $roup and sa"s their name. This allo%s ever"one to learn ever"one-s name0 in ase the" didnIt alread" !no%. A*ter the names are said the name sta"s %ith that seat:spot. Geor$e is HitH. Geor$e starts it b" sa"in$ a name o* one person. BAm"0 do "ou %ant to leave?C Am" ans%ersD B;o<C Geor$e sa"s0 BThen %ho?C Am" %ill ta!e over and repeat it %ith another or the same name. BS ott0 do "ou %ant to leave?C S ott sa"sD B;o<C Am" sa"sD BThen %ho?C 1t ontinues until someone messes up. When some one messes up the person to the ri$ht o* Geor$e @the leaderA $ets up and the one %ho messed up $oes in his pla e @the last positionA and ever"one rotates up to %here the person %ho messed up %as sittin$. .emember %hen ever"one moves the name sta"s at that seat. 1t an $et on*usin$ to remember %hose name $oes %ith %hat seat. This $ame is a $ood %a" to memori,e ever"one-s name. Gh%$/ @passiveA Three or *our pla"ers are hosen to be the $hosts. The rest o* the $roup needs to s atter a ross the pla"in$ spa e and hoose a spot to stand in. All pla"ers need to lose their e"es. The $hosts %ill roam about the pla"in$ spa e. The" %ill tr" to !ill the people b" standin$ lose behind the pla"ers *or E0 se onds %ithout them !no%in$. 1* this happens0 the $host %ill tap them on their head and the" %ill sit do%n 4uietl". 1* a person suspe ts a person behind them0 the" %ould as!0 H1s there a $host behind me?H 1* the" 35

are ri$ht then the" be ome a $host. 1* the" are %ron$ the" are out and should sit do%n. This is a $reat $ame is "ou %ant to 4uiet "our amp do%n. G%%' M% (!() Cap/a!( @passiveA The aptain sits sli$htl" apart *rom the $roup and is blind*olded. The leader indi ates a pla"er %ho sa"s HGood 'ornin$ )aptain<H The aptain tries to name the spea!er. 1* he responds H1 said $ood mornin$ aptain<H 1* the aptain orre tl" identi*ies the spea!er he retains his position. 1* not the pla"er be omes the ne% aptain. +la"ers should tr" to dis$uise their voi es. G% Ta) @a tiveA /ver"one s4uats in a line0 alternate pla"ers *a in$ opposite dire tions. The person at one end o* the line %ill be the *irst runner. The" ma" run around the line in either dire tion. The person at the other end %ill be the *irst haser. The" ma" start runnin$ either lo !%ise or ounter# lo !%ise0 but the" ma" not s%it h dire tions on e the" start. The ob9e t o* the $ame is *or the haser to ta$ the runner. The hased person ma" han$e pla e %ith an"one in line. The haser an onl" push out a ne% runner %ho is *a in$ the appropriate dire tion. When the haser at hes the hased0 the person %ho ta$$ed them be omes the startin$ haser *or the ne5t $ame G1a ' /he P!( @a tiveA /4uipmentD ball and pin /ver"one stands in the ir le *a in$ in. A pin is pla ed in the enter o* the ir le. A $uard is hosen. The $uard stands in the enter o* the ir le and $uards the pin. The ob9e t o* the $ame is *or the pla"ers in the ir le to tr" and !no ! do%n the pin %ith the ball. All thro%s should be thro%n underhand. The person %ho !no !s do%n the pin $ets to be the ne% $uard. G%/"ha; @mentalA The ob9e t o* this is *or the hildren to $uess %ho the leader $ot. While ever"one is 4uiet0 the leader %ill point to a hild and sa" BGot ha<C The hildren tr" and *i$ure out %ho the leader $ot0 it is not ne essaril" the hild the leader pointed at. The hild %ho ma!es the *irst noise a*ter the leader

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sa"s BGot haC is the hild the leader $ot. The hildren !eep $uessin$ until the" *i$ure out the se ret. G1e$$ Wh% @moderate:i ebrea!erA /4uipmentD pie es o* paper %ith names on them0 tape +la"ers need a name taped to their ba !. The ob9e t o* the $ame is to *i$ure out %ho "ou are. /ver"one $oes around and as!s the other pla"ers 4uestions. The pla"ers an onl" ans%er "es or no. This $ame is $reat %hen a theme is in orporated. @i.e. artoon hara ters0 boo! hara ters A

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Ha Ha Ha @passive: ooperativeA This is a onta$ious lau$hin$ $ame. +la"er ME lies on their ba ! and pla es their head on the bell" o* pla"er MF. +la"er MF then pla es their head on the bell" o* pla"er MG0 and so on. +la"ers should end up l"in$ in a ,i$,a$ *ormation. ;o% the *irst person shouts Hha<H and the ne5t person ans%ers %ith Hha ha<H.... et . Soon ever"one loses ontrol and starts lau$hin$ h"steri all". Ha(' Wa&e @ ir le:moderateA /ver"one starts in a ir le0 on their stoma hs0 %ith their heads to%ards the enter and their arms *or%ard. The pla"ers should have their ri$ht hand over their nei$hbor to the ri$htIs hand and their le*t hand under the hand o* their nei$hbor to the le*t. Arms should ross at the %rist. The ob9e t o* the $ame is to pass the slap. The person %ho starts slaps the $round and the ne5t hand slaps @not the ne5t personA. On e "ou have the han$ o* it0 add the option o* a double slap. This s!ips the ne5t hand. When a hand is turned on itIs side0 start slappin$ the opposite %a". Ha6%% @passiveA )hoose someone to be it and divide the $roup into F parallel lines. The person %ho is it has to %al! do%n the olumn %ithout lau$hin$ or smilin$. The rest o* the people0 tr" to ma!e the person lau$h %ithout tou hin$ them. This

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$ame an also be done in a ir le and the person in the enter an be put in the hot seat. Spe i*i 4uestions an be as!ed and i* su ess*ul the" be ome the Grand +ooba. H!/ /he Ba/ @no $loves re4uiredA This is pla"ed in the street @4uiet and a not so bus" streetA and re4uires havin$ some%hat o* a hill0 not mu h thou$h. One person is pi !ed to be up @the hitterA0 stands at the bottom o* the hill. The others stand s attered to%ards the hill. The person that is up hits a tennis ball @ an be a $rounder or *l" ballA some%here to%ards the top the hill. Whoever $ets to the ball has a han e to run as lose as the" an to the hitter0 the %a" the hitter ontrols ho% lose that person $ets0 is b" puttin$ the bat do%n %henever the" hoose. The person %ho has the ball then rolls it to%ards the bat. The ball usuall" boun es up %hen hits the bat. The hitter must at h the ball a*ter it hits the bat in order to remain the hitter0 i* not0 the H at herH no% be omes the hitter. This is usuall" best pla"ed %ith at least 6 or more people. H% $e a(' R!'e Ba-- @moderateA /4uipmentD ball &al* o* the hildren are horses and hal* are riders. The riders mount and the" are $iven a ball to pass bet%een them. 1* the" miss0 either o* the *ollo%in$ are doneD EA The rider that missed the ball runs and $ets the ball and %hen he $ets it he hollers stop %hi h means that horses %ho have displa ed their riders and have been runnin$ ome to a stand0 and i* the rider thro%s and hits one o* the horsed0 the riders ride a$ain0 and i* he misses the horses be ome riders. FA /ver" time the rider missed a ball0 all the riders immediatel" be ome horses and the horse-s riders0 and ever" time the ball is missed all han$e. H%/ a(' C%-' @passiveA One person is it and leaves the $roup. The rest hoose an ob9e t in the room and %hen HitH returns the" help him *ind the ob9e t b" sin$in$ a son$ and in reasin$ the volume as he nears the ob9e t and de reasin$ %hen he be omes older.

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H%/ P%/a/% @ ir le:passiveA /4uipmentD Ball or somethin$ to pass The potato is passed *rom person to person until the leader $ives a si$nal. The person le*t holdin$ the potato is eliminated. H%3 '% 0%1 D%2 @a tive: ir leA +la"ers *orm a ir le. The hostess %al!s around the outside o* the ir le and taps one pla"er on the shoulder. She sha!es her hand and as!sD H&o% do "ou do?H The repl" isD H(er" %ell than! "ouH. .epeat three times. On the third0 H(er" %ell than! "ouH hostess and pla"er leave in opposite dire tions. The pla"er %ho is last to rea h an available spa e be omes the hostess. H%3 '% 0%1 Fee-2 @ ir le:passiveA Fill a *e% ba$s %ith var"in$ items. @i.e. hun! o* bread0 a pie e o* soap0 a andle0 a sti ! o* $um0 a so !0 Kleene50 %et paper....A. Be sure to have thin$s that are di**i ult to distin$uish. Then0 sit the $roup in a ir le. Give the ba$s out and as! the person to pi ! out an ob9e t %ithout loo!in$ in the ba$. 1* the" pi ! out the %ron$ ob9e ts the" must put it ba !. Then the ba$s are passed on to let someone else have a turn.

H%3 *a(0 Th1*.$222 @ ir le:passiveA Group should be divided so that the" are in small $roups o* about *ive or si5 people. The $roup lies on their stoma h and puts hands in the middle o* the ir le %ith *ists losed. On the ount o* three0 ever"one either sti !s one thumb up or t%o or none0 %hile at the same time the" are sa"in$ a number. The ob9e t o* the $ame is to predi t ho% man" thumbs are up< H1*a( P!(.a-- @ ir leA /4uipmentD Ball All pla"ers e5 ept one stand in a ir le0 *a in$ out%ards. Spread "our le$s as %ide as om*ortable until "our *eet are tou hin$ "our nei$hbors on either 39

side. /ver"one bend do%n and s%in$ "our arms bet%een "our le$s. @*lippersA The one person le*t over enters the ir le as the moveable tar$et. The *lippers tr" to hit him b" !no !in$ a ball ba ! and *orth a ross the ir le. 1* the tar$et is hit0 the person %ho hit him $oes in the ir le and be omes the ne% tar$et. H1*a( T a*p @ ooperativeA T%o parallel lines are *ormed and told to *a e ea h other. /a h person 9oins hands %ith those o* the person opposite him. One person dives onto the arms o* the t%o ro%s0 and is passed do%n the line b" bein$ thro%n up in the air. 1tIs a $ood idea to have a sa*et" spotter at the opposite end o* the line. H1**!() Ga*e @passiveA 3ou ma!e a tas! *or a person %ho has been as!ed to leave the room. When the person returns ever"one hums. When the person returns ever"one hums0 %hen the person $ets loser to the area %here the tas! is to be a omplished the hummin$ be omes more intense and i* she $oes a%a" hummin$ be omes 4uieter.

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I A* The Cap/a!( @ ir le:moderateA /4uipmentD ball The pla"ers are numbered in a ir le %ith the aptain standin$ in the enter. The aptain sa"s0 H1 am the )aptain and 1 have lost m" hat0 and 1 thin! that number @pi !s a numberA has it.H The aptain then thro%s the ball to that person. As soon as the ball has been au$ht0 the" must sa"0 H%ho sir:maam0 not me sir:maamH0 be*ore the )aptain sa"s0 HBa ! to the end o* the line.H 1* the pla"er does not sa" his or her line0 then the pla"er must $o to the end o* the number order and ever"one $ets bumped up a number. 1* the pla"er does sa" HWho sir:maam0 not me sir:maamC0 be*ore the aptain an sa" their line0 then the aptain %ill ontinue the onversation sa"in$0 H"es0 "ou sir:maam.H The pla"er replies0 HOh not 1 sir:maam.H The aptain as!s0 H 1* not "ou sir:maam then %ho maam?H The pla"er ans%ers0 H;umber?

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sir:maamH and thro%s the ball to that pla"er. This $ame ould be simpli*ied b" usin$ names instead o* numbers. I<* G%!() O( a T !p @mentalA The leader starts b" sa"in$0 B'" name is TTTTTTTTT and 1-m $oin$ on a trip and 1-m brin$ a TTTTTTTTT.C The se ret is the *irst letter o* "our name is also the *irst letter in %hat "ou are brin$in$. 1* "ou are Brian "ou ould brin$ a Baboon or a balloon. 1nvite parti ipants to ome alon$ and as! them %hat the" are brin$in$. 1* the" $et it ri$ht %el ome them aboard. 1* the" are %ron$ as! them to re#pa ! and tr" latter. The hildren have to *i$ure out %hat to brin$ on their o%n. Do not tell them the se ret. 1t %ill eventuall" be e5posed. 2et them be su ess*ul even a*ter the at is out o* the ba$. I('0 =>> @ ir le:a tiveA The $roup should be sittin$ in a ir le and numbered E#4. Give ea h number a name o* a ar. @i.e. EIs are +or hes0 FIs are FerrariIs... et A The $ame leader alls a ar name and those ars have to $et up and run around the ir le. The *irst person ba ! to their spot %ins. There is a t%ist to this $ame. The ars an have thin$s %ron$ %ith them as the leader hooses. Some ideas areJ F2AT T1./ @&op around on one *ootA0 .8; O8T OF GAS @)rab Wal!A0 T8.BO BOOST @run aroundA0 ;O '8FF2/. @nois"<A...et . I$-a('$ @a tiveA /4uipmentD hoops or small desi$nated areas Several HislandsH are pla ed on the $round. When the musi stops or the leader stops sin$in$0 ever"one must be standin$ on an island %ithout tou hin$ an"one else in the $roup. As the $ame ontinues0 remove islands until onl" one is le*t. I Sp0 @ba !po !etA One person sa"s0 H 1 sp" %ith m" little e"e0 somethin$ that is.... @ olorAH. Then others tr" to $uess %hat the ob9e t is and the one %ho $uesses it ta!es the ne5t turn. I( /he R!&e + O( /he Sh% e @a tiveA

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All o* the pla"ers should be standin$ on side o* a line on the $round. The leader %ill all out0 Hon the shoreH and Hin the riverH. The pla"ers *ollo% the ommands b" 9umpin$ on the side o* the line that applies. The pla"ers $et out i* the" are not listenin$. The leader ould all out0 Hin the shoreH and Hon the riverH. The pla"ers move0 the" are out.

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7ama4ua ! @a tive: ir leA 7ama4ua !s are rare birds *rom Australia. Bein$ *rom do%n under0 the" al%a"s stand bent over0 %ith their hands $raspin$ their alves or an!les and shu**le alon$ ba !%ard. The" are no turnal b" pre*eren e0 and %hen the" are out in da"li$ht0 the" al%a"s tr" to %ander o** some%hereJ onl" a third o* the pla"ers an be 7ama4ua !s at a time. The rest must *orm a 7ama4ua ! pen b" holdin$ hands in a ir le *a in$ the enter. T%o pla"ers reate a hole in the pen b" droppin$ their hands. The 7ama4ua !s $ather in the middle o* the pen0 heads to$ether and be$in 4ua !in$ and movin$ ba !%ard %ith their e"es losed0 tr"in$ to *ind the %a" out. While the birds are tr"in$ to es ape0 those *ormin$ the ir le do their best to 9am the 4ua !s ba ! inside the pen b" G/;T23 !nee#bumpin$ them. On e outside the ir le the 7ama4ua !s an *inall" stand upri$ht and open their e"es but the" should !eep 4ua !in$ to let their spe ies mated lo ate the hole. Je--0 R%-- @i ebrea!erA This $ame is ideal *or $roups that either donIt *eel ompletel" om*ortable %ith one another0 or are di**i ult to assemble 4ui !l". Divide the lar$e $roup into smaller $roups b" means o* olor o* lothin$0 birthda"s or ountin$ to $roup them to$ether. &ave them $et into these $roups0 hold hands in one lon$ line and then roll *rom one end to the other into a H9ell" rollH and sit do%n. This an be used %hen "ou need to e5plain somethin$0 brea! them into $roups 4ui !l" et . All "ou need to do is "ell H9ell" rollH. Jeepe $ C eepe $ @a tiveA

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/4uipmentD A roll o* repe paper. Divide the $roup into teams o* three. /a h team re eives a roll o* repe paper. 'ar! t%o parallel boundar" lines about E0 "ards apart. /a h team lines up behind on o* the boundaries. When the leader sa"s0 HGoC0 t%o pla"ers on ea h team $et do%n on their hands and !nees0 one behind the other. The rear pla"er pla es his or her hands on the an!les o* the *ront pla"er. The third team member be omes the onne tor and onne ts the t%o pla"ers b" %rappin$ the repe paper around the %rists and an!les o* the pla"ers. A*ter the pla"ers have been onne ted0 the" be$in to reep to%ard the opposite boundar". 1* the repe paper tears0 the t%o ra%lers must stop %hile the third pla"er repairs the onne tion. On e the t%o ra%lers rea h the boundar" the" s%it h so that ever"one $ets a han e to be the onne tor. The *irst team to ross the boundar" line a*ter all three team members have been ra%lers and onne tors is the %inner. J1))-!() @GroupA @ ooperative: ir le:moderateA +la"ers stand in a ir le0 hands in the air. The leader thro%s the ball to a pla"er on the other side o* the ir le. The pla"er thro%s the ball to a third and so on. When a pla"er has au$ht the ball on e0 he puts his arms do%n. The last pla"er to at h the ball thro%s it ba ! to the leader and the $ame starts over a$ain onl" *aster. A Fnd0 Grd0 and 4th ball are added.

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Keep !/ 1p @ ooperative: ir le:moderateA /4uipmentD ball +la"ers start in a ir le %ith their *eet to%ards the middle. A ball is put in the enter and the pla"ers have to !eep the ball up in the air %ith their *eet. 1* the ball is dropped0 it is a point a$ainst themselves. K!--e

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Someone is hosen to be the pi !er all the other !ids line up *a in$ the %all and should lose their e"es. The pi !er $oes b" and taps ea h o* the !ids. &e taps ea h o* them on e but %homever he pi !s as the !iller he is to tap t%i e. On e ever"one is tapped the" all turn around. @Sometimes the !iller is $iven a%a" here be ause o* smilin$A /ver"one be$ins sha!in$ hands %ith one another one at a time in a normal sha!in$ manner. 1* "ou are the !iller %hen "ou sha!e hands %ith people "ou bend "our inde5 *in$er in and sort o* po!e the palm o* the personIs hand "our sha!in$. 1* "ou *eel this %hen "ou sha!e someoneIs hand then "ou $o and sha!e t%o more hands @normal sha!eA and then silentl" *all to the $round. /ventuall" the !iller $ets ever"one and then the $ames over and a ne% !iller $ets pi !ed. K!//0 Wa((a C a"#e @moderateA

)ampers sit in a ir le %ith one person in the middle o* the ir le. The person in the middle $oes up to di**erent people and sa"s HKitt" Wanna )ra !er?H The pla"ers in the ir le sa" H;o0 than! "ouH. While this is $oin$ on0 the people %ho the !itt" has her:his ba ! to tr" to at h ea h otherIs e"e and han$e pla es. The !itt" tries to steal the empt" spots. 1* "ou are le*t %ithout a spot then "ou be ome the !itt".

K(!)h/$+ H% $e$ a(' Ca&a-!e $ @a tive: ir leA This $ame is similar to musi al hairs in that %hen the rh"thm stops an a tion must be per*ormed. 1n this $ame F e4ual ir les are *ormed0 %ith one inside the other. The people o* the inside ir le %ill pair up %ith someone on the outside ir le and remain %ith that partner *or the rest o* the $ame. The inside ir le %ill %al! lo !%ise lappin$ their hands and the outside ir le0 also lappin$0 %ill %al! in the opposite dire tion. When the leader alls out &orses0 the individuals stop lappin$ and run to *ind their partner. On e to$ether0 one partner %ill $o on all *ours0 li!e a horse0 and the other partner %ill straddle their ba !. The last partner $roup to *orm that position %ill be as!ed to a t out a simple situation o* their hoi e that ma!es

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use o* a rider and a horse. On e this $ame ontinues in the same *ashion as be*ore. 1* Kni$hts is alled0 one partner %ill sit on the other partnerIs !nee. The partner there*ore has one !nee up to be sat on and the other on the $round *or support. 1* )avaliers is alled0 then one o* the partners %ill li*t their partner up into their arms. &o%ever0 one le$ li*ted b" their partner is allo%ed. K(!)h/$ %5 /he R%1(' Ta.-e @a tive: ir leA /4uipmentD hoola hoop and s%ord @broom or sti !A The pla"ers should be in a ir le %ith one !ni$ht in the anter %ith the s%ord. The !ni$ht tries to tou h a person in the ir le %ith the s%ord0 run to the middle0 put the s%ord on the table @hoola hoopA and $et to their spot in the ir le %ithout bein$ tou hed b" the s%ord. The person tou hed has to hase the !ni$ht0 $et the s%ord *rom the table and tou h them %ith it be*ore the" $et to the spot or the" are the ne% !ni$ht. 1* *or some reason the s%ord does not land on the table0 the rest o* the pla"ers must "ell0 HT&/ SWO.D 1S ;OT O; T&/ TAB2/<H This means the pla" is an elled and the !ni$ht must tr" a$ain. K(%/$ @moderate: ir le: ooperativeA Groups o* ei$ht stand in a ir le *a in$ into the anter. Sha!e hands %ith person dire tl" a ross *rom "ou0 and then 9oin le*t hands %ith a di**erent person in the $roup. 'ust untan$le the human !not %ithout lettin$ $o o* hands.

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their ori$inal pla e in line. The *irst person ba ! to their ori$inal position $ets a point *or their team. La$/ De/a!- @passiveA )hoose a partner and sit in *ront o* them. Ta!e G minutes to stud" ho% "our partner is dressed. Turn around. ;o% "our partner %ill han$e 6 thin$s on his lothes. A$ain the partners *a e ea h other and the *irst partner tries to determine %hat is di**erent. Lap S!/ @ ooperative: ir leA Form a ir le0 shoulders lose to people beside "ou. /ver"one turn R0 de$rees to the le*t. +ut hands on personIs hips. /ver"one sits do%n on !nees o* person behind them. Tr" to sit0 stand up0 turn around and sit do%n a$ain. Then tr" to %al! %hile in lap sit. Lea'e @ ir leA The hildren all sit in a lar$e ir le. A person is pi !ed to be it. &e leaves the room or sits %ith his ba ! to the ir le. The $roup then de ides on a leader %ho is to start a motion in %hi h all the hildren op". The motion an be an"thin$ at all0 and the person %ho is it0 omes in to *ind the leader o* the motion. The leader han$es the motion *rom time to time and the person %ho is it has three $uesses to determine %ho the leader is. 1* IitI $uesses orre tl" then the leader be omes IitI. 1* Uit- does not $uess orre tl" a ne% $ames is started b" hoosin$ a ne% IitI. Le*%(a'e @a tive:dramaA The $roup is divided into t%o teams. Team AD A tors0 Team BD Guessers. A tors de ide on a $eo$raphi al lo ation and a related o upation. Dialo$ue bet%een A and BD AD &ere %e ome. BD Where *rom? AD From ;e% Airlines. BD WhatIs "our name? AD 2emonade. BD WhatIs "our trade? AD Goes li!e this. At this point $roup A a ts out their o upation. Group B is $iven G tries to $uess. 1* the $uess is orre t0 $roup A must run to a sa*et" line %ithout bein$ tou hed b" a $roup B pla"er. 1* all G $uesses are %ron$ $roup B must 46

run to a sa*et" line %ithout bein$ tou hed. An" pla"er tou hed must s%it h teams. L!%($ a(' T!)e $ @ ir le:passiveA +la"ers sit in a ir le. T%o hildren on the opposite sides o* the ir le0 hold small ob9e ts0 @stone ball et .A. One is alled a lion0 and the other a ti$er. On a si$nal the pla"ers pass the ob9e ts to the ri$ht as 4ui !l" as the" an. The *un is in tr"in$ to $et one animal to overta!e the other. @see Beat the Bunn"A L!p a(' Ca ' Re-a0 @ ooperative:a tiveA /4uipmentD )ard The $roup is divided into F lines0 bo"#$irl#bo"#$irl i* possible. A ard is then $iven to the *irst person in the line. &e puts the ard bet%een his lip and his nose and passes it do%n the line. The *irst line to pass the ard do%n *irst %ins. L%(e-0 L!//-e Gh%$/ A lonel" $host %ould love some ompan". &e %ants to ma!e a $host *riend. &is $host *riend %onIt be me. One hild is hosen to be the lonel" little $host. &e sits on a hair in the haunted house. 1ndi ate a ertain area *or that purpose. The other hildren spea! the verse and snea! into the haunted house. The" tease the $host. An" hild he at hes or ta$s %ithin the boundaries o* his haunted house be omes a $host and 9oins him to tr" to at h the remainin$ hildren0 %ho return a$ain and a$ain to tease and tr" to avoid bein$ au$ht b" the $hosts. The last hild au$ht is the %inner and ma" be the lonel" little $host the ne5t time the $ame is pla"ed. L%%$e Ca.%%$e @a tiveA Sele t a pla"er to be the 2oose )aboose. Divide the rest o* the $roup into trains o* three. /a h pla"er is in a train ar and holds the %aist o* the person in *ront. The *irst pla"er in a train is the en$ine. The ob9e t is *or the loose aboose the tr" to atta h to a train. When all are aboard0 the 47

trains hu$ around the train "ard @sound e**e ts should be en oura$edA tr"in$ to dod$e and turn to !eep a%a" *orm the )aboose. When the )aboose atta hes to a train0 the en$ine o* that train be omes the ne% loose aboose. L1*.e ?a"# @a tiveA T%o lumber9a !s per team0 # the rest are trees @peopleA. The lumber9a ! must *ill the trees transport them to the lumber"ard @ arr" the people on his teamA0 sta ! the lumber @pile the people on top o* their teamA and replant ne% trees @ arr" the same people ba ! and leave them standin$ upri$htA.

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Ma"h!(e$ @ ooperative:dramaA Groups o* P#E0 must reate a movin$ ma hine b" mimin$ it all to$ether0 @ea h person is a part o* the ma hineA. Others must tr" to $uess %hat the ma hine is. ;o tal!in$ or noises are allo%ed. Ma)!" S/!"#$ @ ir le : passiveA The leader starts %ith F sti !s. The" hold the sti !s rossed or un rossed and sa"s0 HThese sti !s are rossedH or Hthese sti !s are un rossedH. The leader then passes the sti !s around and ea h amper tries to *i$ure it out. The tri ! is that the sti !s are rossed i* their le$s are rossed and i* the" arenIt rossed either are the sti !s. Ma/"h *0 Fee/ @ ir le:moderateA Form a ir le o* pla"ers. 3ou stand in the middle. Start the $roup o** %ith a slo% lappin$ rh"thm0 su h as F slo% laps *ollo%ed b" G 4ui ! laps. .epeat this over and over. Wal! around the inside o* the ir le to the lappin$ rh"thm and stop in *ront o* someone. Do a simple step %ith "our *eet in time to the beat. The person "ouIre standin$ in *ront o* must tr" to repeat "our step. 1* he doesnIt0 move around the ir le and stop in *ront o* someone else. 1* he does0 "ou ta!e his pla e in the ir le0 and he be omes the leader. &e ma" han$e the rh"thm and tr" to HoutstepH another pla"er. M!(e5!e-' @a tive: ooperativeA

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Split the $roup into G @not ea h o* themA. One $roup %ill be the mines. The" %ill be stationar" in the pla"in$ area. One $roup %ill be the ro%ers tr"in$ to $et a ross the pla"in$ *ield. The tri ! is0 the" %ill have their e"es losed. The third $roup %ill be the assistants. The" %ill be lo ated on the other side o* the pla"in$ *ield and %ill dire t the ro%ers sa*el" a ross. 1* a ro%er bumps into a mine0 the" blo% up. The $roups should rotate so ever"one $ets to be ever"thin$. M!$$!() Ch!-' @passiveA One pla"er stands blind*olded in the enter o* the room. &ave the other hildren stand in a ir le or a line. &ave the hildren s%it h pla es in the ir le and ta!e one person out o* the room. Then ta!e the blind*old o** the hild in the enter0 and $ive him one minute to name the missin$ pla"er. 2et the person %ho %as removed no% be blind*olded. M%(#e0 Ba-- @a tiveA /4uipmentD ball T%o teams should be standin$ in lines side to side0 arms lin!ed and numbered E and up. The ball %ill be pla ed in the enter o* the pla"in$ spa e. The $ame leader %ill all out one number. The pla"er *rom ea h team that has that number %ill run to the enter to $et the ball. The rest o* the team %ill a t as the movin$ $oalie. The pla"ers in the middle attempt to hit the ball %ith their hand on the $round past the opposin$ teamIs $oalie line. The $oalie lines an onl" move side to side and must sta" atta hed. The pla" is over i* the ball $oes out o* bounds and %hen a shot is made. 'ount : Dismount @a tiveA The pla"ers should be split into F $roups. One $roup %ill *orm a ir le and be the horses. The se ond $roup %ill be the runners or the riders. There should be more riders than horses. The horses run around the outside o* the ir le until the $ame leader alls out H'ount<H The riders then need to *ind a horse to mount. 1* a rider is horseless0 the" are out. When the leader alls out0 HDismountH the riders 9ump o** their horse $o under their le$s and run around the ir le a$ain read" to remount. Both teams should $et a han e to be the riders.

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M%%( Ba-- @a tiveA 1ntrodu e a bea h ball to the $roup. The ob9e t is to !eep the ball *rom hittin$ the $round. For ever" time the ball is hit into the air0 one point is s ored. One person annot hit the ball more than one time onse utivel". 1* the ball hits the $round0 the s ore starts over. This ontinues to see ho% hi$h the $roup an $et. (ariationsD 1ntrodu e more than one ball0 have t%o $roups ompetin$ a$ainst ea h other side b" side or in one $roup %ith di**erent balls assi$ned. 8se a ir le or ones to reate a ,one to sta" in. M%1$e T ap @ ir le:a tiveA The $roup needs to be split into F $roups. One $roup is the trap and the other $roup is the mi e. The trap stands in a ir le holdin$ hands in the air. The leader should not be *a in$ the $roup. The mi e have to run throu$h the trap. When the leader "ells0 H'O8S/ T.A+H0 the trap lo%ers their arms. Whoever is inside the trap at this point is au$ht and be omes a part o* the trap. The last mouse le*t is the %inner. At this point the F $roups should s%it h roles.

M , G ee(?ea( @passiveA SS*or older ampers This $ame starts %ith a leader and a amper in one room or area o* the pla"$round and another leader %ith the rest o* the ampers in another room or area. /ver" amper is $iven a name i.e. mama Green9ean0 bab" Green9ean0 tall Green9ean0 short Green9ean0 $reen Green9ean et ... One amper at a time omes into the room that ori$inall" had onl" a leader and one amper and introdu es themselves to the $roup. /ver"one %ho is in the room repeats all o* the a tions o* the ne% person *or a *e% se onds up to a *e% minutes. The amount o* time is ver" dependent on ho% the amper responds to this t"pe o* attention. Some ampers %ill do the *unniest thin$s %hen the" !no% ever"one is $oin$ to repeat it. M1 'e W!(# @ ir le:passiveA

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Killer %in!s at his vi tim. The vi tim %aits 6 se onds and then *alls. The vi tim hooses his o%n %a" o* *allin$. 1* a pla"er thin!s he an identi*" the !iller0 he points and sa"s0 H1 a use "ouH. 1* he is %ron$0 both pla"ers are dead. NSee Also HKillerHO M1$!"a- R%pe @H%%p$ /4uipmentD musi This $ame is similar to musi al hairs0 but does not eliminate an"bod". S atter a number o* hoops and ropes around the area in %hi h "ou are pla"in$ the $ame. The number o* ropes or hoops %ill var" %ith the number o* people pla"in$. +la" musi loud enou$h *or ever"one to hear and instru t them to move around @hop0 s!ip0 ba !%ards0 run et .A When the musi is stopped0 the $roup must be holdin$ onto one o* the ropes or hoops. /a h time the musi stops "ou remove one hoop or rope until ever"one is holdin$ onto or standin$ inside one.

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Na*e T a!( @moderate: ir le:i ebrea!erA The pla"ers *orm one ir le. The leader be$ins to meet people b" shu**lin$ li!e a train a ross the ir le0 stoppin$ %hen he or she omes *a e to *a e %ith a pla"er. The leader %ill sa" to the pla"er *or e5ample0 H&i0 m" name is AlH. The person *a in$ the leader returns %ith0 H&i Al0 m" name is 7ohn.H The leader raises one arm and then the other sa"in$ H7ohn0...7ohn0...7ohn0 7ohn0 7ohn0 7ohn0 7ohn.H The leader turns and 7ohn no% holds on to the ba ! o* Al and both shu**le out a ross the ir le. Keep repeatin$ until ever"one has 9oined the ir le.

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N1*.e $ @ ir le : passiveA The leader has a bun h o* sti !s. The leader then thro%s do%n the sti !s and as!s0 H&o% man" sti !s are there?H This number depends on the number o* *in$ers the leader sho%s not the number o* sti !s. N% See E*7$ @i ebrea!erA /4uipmentD tarp and blan!et Group is divided in hal* @no0 not ea h o* them<A. 2eaders hold up a tarp so that the t%o $roups are unable to see ea h other @hen e the name no see emIsA. One person *rom ea h $roup ra%ls up to the tarp and puts their nose up to it. The leaders drop the tarp and the t%o people must shout out the other personIs name. The person %ho sa"s the orre t name *irst ta!es the other person to their team. N1*.e $ Cha()e @moderate: ir leA The pla"ers are numbered E0F0G04 et . The leader alls out t%o numbers. These pla"ers must han$e seats 4ui !l"0 %hile the leader tries to se ure a seat. &e ontinues until he su eeds. The one le*t out be omes the leader.

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O.?e"/!5!"a/!%( @dramaA Give them the names o* ob9e ts that the" must a t out. /a h person in the $roup must be a part o* the ob9e t and the" annot a t as a person. So *or e5ample0 i* the ob9e t %as a la%n mo%er F people mi$ht %or! to$ether to be the mo%er and those le*t over ould be the $rass. ;o one %ould be a person pushin$ the la%n mo%er. The $roups then present them and the other $roups must $uess %hat the ob9e ts are. O"/%p1$ @a tiveA

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+la"ers @*ishA are at one end o* the hall0 inside de*ined limits. The o topus lives in the o ean inside the limits. The o topus tells the *ish that the an ross the o ean b" sa"in$ HFish0 *ish ome s%im in the o eanH. At this si$nal the *ish tr" to ross over to the other side. +la"ers %ho tr" to ross over to the other limit. +la"er %ho are tou hed b" the o topus must stop movin$ and be ome tenta les o* the o topus Oh Dee @a tive:natureA A herd o* deer see!s *ood0 %ater and shelter in order to survive. The $roup should be spilt into F even $roups and the" should be at either end o* the pla"in$ spa e *a in$ opposite dire tions. One $roup %ill be the environment and the other %ill be the deer. The environment and the deer %ill pi ! one o* three si$nsJ WAT/. @hand over mouthA0 FOOD @hands on stoma hA or S&/2T/. @hands in a pea! over headA. On the $o si$nal *rom the leader0 both $roups %ill turn around and ma!e their s"mbol. The deer %ill run to%ards the environment that is the same as their si$n. 1* the" $et an environment0 both pla"ers be ome deer. 1* the deer annot *ind the appropriate s"mbol0 the" %ill die and be ome part o* the environment. Flu tuations in the deer population due to di**erent auses an be sho%n in di**erent rounds.

O-' M%/he W!/"h @a tiveA One hild hosen as the %it h %al!s alon$ in *ront o* the other pla"ers %ho po!e0 pull0 and tease her in ever" %a" possible. As the" *ollo% a*ter her the" all0 HOld mother %it h0 *ell in the dit h0 pi !ed up a penn"0 and thou$ht she %as ri h<H The %it h turns around and "ells0 HWhose hildren are "ou?H An" name ma" be $iven and the %it h arries on0 but %hen the" sa" H "ours B the %it h hases them. The *irst hild au$ht ta!es her pla e. O(e 1p+ %(e '%3( @mentalA The hildren have to *i$ure out %hether the" are one o* the *ollo%in$D one up0 one do%n or t%o up0 or t%o do%n. /ver"one ta!es turns $uessin$0 the

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tri ! is that the" are %hatever position their hands are in. For e5ample i* the" are s rat hin$ their head %ith one hand and the other hand is on their !nee the" are Bone up0 one do%nC. 1* the" have both hands above their hest the" are Bt%o upC. 1* the" have both hands belo% their hest the" are Bt%o do%nC. 1t is *un %at hin$ them tr" to *i$ure out %ho the" are0 espe iall" be ause it an han$e dependin$ on %hat the" are doin$. O%h4Ahh @ ir le:passiveA Start %ith ever"one in a ir le holdin$ hands. ;o% one o* "ou $ives a 4ui ! s4uee,e to the hand o* the person on the ri$ht. This $ets passed alon$ to the ne5t person and around the ir le. On e the s4uee,e is bein$ passed smoothl"0 speed up and add sound. Sa" HOohH %hile $oin$ to the ri$ht and HAahH %hen $oin$ to the le*t. A pla"er $ets ,apped %hen the" s4uee,e the %ron$ hand. Both sounds an travel in opposite dire tions and "ou an pla" ta$. O 'e %1/ %5 Cha%$ @ ooperativeA The $roup is blind*olded. /a h member is assi$ned a number. On e the members are distributed in a de*ined area0 the members must line up in a proper numeri al order %ithout verbal ommuni ation. Another tas! %ould be to assi$n ea h member the name o* an animal. ;onverball"0 the members arran$e themselves in order o* si,e0 *orm lar$est to smallest.

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Pa$$ /he R!(); @ ir le:passiveA +la"ers lie in a ir le %ith their hands in the middle. One person is out o* the ir le. +la"ers in the ir le must pass the rin$ around the ir le %ithout the person $uessin$ %here it is. Pea"he$ @ ir le : passiveA The leader be$ins b" sa"in$0 Hrepeat a*ter meH. Then the leader lears their throat and sa"sD Hpea hes0 pea hes ver" *ine pea hes0 the ver" best pea hes

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in to%n.H The leader tries to $et the ampers to repeat. The poem is not orre t until the throat is leared. Pha(/%* @ ir le : passiveA The leader be$ins b" %al!in$ around a ir le o* ampers sa"in$ HThe phantom %al!s and %al!s and %al!s and %al!s.....C The leader then stops behind a amper and sa"s0 HWhereIs the +hantom?H The ampers %ill $uess the person the leader is standin$ behind. This is the in orre t $uess. Tell the ampers %ho the +hantom reall" is. .epeat the above pro ess. The orre t lo ation o* the +hantom is behind the amper %ho spea!s *irst. Keep the tri ! a se ret. 1* the ampers *i$ure out0 donIt tell or han$e the se ret. Pe%p-e /% Pe%p-e @moderateA This is a $ood %a" to divide ampers into $roups in an interestin$ %a". The ampers should min$le %hile snappin$ and sa"in$0 Hpeople to peopleH. The leader %ill all out ommands li!e0 Hba ! to ba !H or H!nee to !neeH. The leader an also thro% in some $roup ommands li!e0 Ha $roup that uses the same toothpasteH or Hsame olor e"esH. Be reative< P!(a @ ir le:passiveA /ver"one is in a ir le. One person ta!es a deep breath and be$ins %al!in$ around the ir le tappin$ ever"one on the head and sa"in$ H+ina.H The idea is to $et ba ! to "our pla e be*ore ta!in$ another breath. 3our su ess in this $ame %ill depend as mu h on the si,e o* the ir le as it does on the si,e o* the ir le as it does on the si,e o* "our lun$s. P!p+ S91ee# a(' W!-.1 /4uipmentD Beanba$s Arran$e the hildren in $roups o* three. One person in ea h $roup is +ip0 one Wilbur0 and one S4uee!. These $roups are arran$ed in one bi$ ir le. The leader alls out one o* the three namesJ this person runs around the outside o* this bi$ ir le until he $ets ba ! to his $roup. Then he runs under the ar h that the other t%o have made and into the enter o* the ir le and tries to $rab one o* the beanba$s in the middle and return to his $roup. @a tiveA

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There should be t%o less beanba$s than there are $roups. 1* the runner $ets a beanba$0 his $roup s ores a point. The $roup %ith the most points at the end o* the $ame %ins. P%!$%( @moderateA A pot or !ettle is pla ed on the $round. Five or more pla"ers 9oin hands0 *ormin$ a ir le around the pot. One pla"er is the leader. &e tries to push or pull the other pla"ers so that one o* them !no !s his *oot a$ainst the pot. As soon as an" pla"er tou hes the pot0 he is IpoisonI and all the other pla"ers run a%a" *rom him. The pla"er %ho is poison hases them until he at hes someone. Then that pla"er be omes the leader. And another $ame is started. /VT./'/ )A8T1O; '8ST B/ TAK/; W1T& T&1S GA'/. P%*pa'%1 @ ooperative:i ebrea!erA

/4uipmentD ;ameta$s +la"ers must *ind another pla"er %ith at least *our letters in their name that are the same. 7oin hands. 1dea is *or the entire $roup to be 9oined at the end o* the $ame. P%% K!//0 @ ir le:passiveA The hildren are arran$ed in a ir le0 sittin$ do%n. The one hild is the Hpoor !itt"H and he $oes up to another hild purrin$ and meo%in$. The person approa hed must pat the !itt" on the head and sa"0 H+oor +oor !itt"H. 1* the hild lau$hs0 then he must be ome the !itt" and tr" to ma!e others lau$h. P%p G%e$ /he Wea$e- @a tiveA )hoose one hild to be the %easel. &ave the rest o* the hildren divided into even $roups. 1n ea h $roup number the hildren o** E0F0G0 and so on. The %easel stands in the enter as the $roups dan e around him in their o%n ir les sin$in$0 H+op $oes the %easelH. When a number is alled all the hildren o* that number and the %easel 9oin in a ir le in the middle dan in$ and sin$in$ Hpop $oes the %easelH %hile the other hildren remain in their o%n $roupIs ir le around the outside. When Ipop $oes the %easelI is

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rea hed all those hildren run to *ind an empt" ir le0 the other $roups have *ormed on the outside. The remainin$ hild is the %easel. P% / a(' S/a .%a ' @a tiveA The hildren ima$ine themselves on a ship. The )aptain $ives out orders to his mates on board. The mates respond %ith ph"si al a tions as *ollo%sD E. )aptainIs omin$ # salute F. Stand at ease # hands behind ba ! G. All hands on de ! # !neelin$ position 4. &it the de ! # l"in$ *lat on the *loor 6. Submarine # l"in$ on ba ! one le$ up in the air. P. +ort # run to the le*t side K. Starboard # run to the ri$ht side These are onl" a *e% e5amples o* movements. Feel *ree to add "our o%n. )hildren are eliminated *rom the $ame a*ter ea h order $iven b" the )aptain. The last to obe" are ounted as out. P !$%(e 7$ Ba$e @a tiveA There are F teams0 ea h %ith its o%n home base. Also mar! out a prison # both teams %ill use it. The members o* ea h team lin!s hands0 stret hin$ out *rom their home bases. The last person in the hain @the one *arthest *rom the baseA brea!s a%a" and runs into the *ield. Then the last lin! on the opposite teamIs hain brea!s a%a" and hases them. While that hase $oes on0 the pla"ers ontinue to brea! *rom their teamIs hain and pair o** %ith a member o* the opposite team. 1n this %a"0 ea h haser has a parti ular pla"er the" must ta$. When a pla"er is ta$$ed0 the" $o to prison and their aptor stands on $uard. The prisoner an be released onl" i* a member o* his or her o%n team runs throu$h the prison and ta$s an" %ould#be res uer. 1* several pla"ers o* the same team are in prison0 the" ma" all out H/2/)T.1)1T3<H and 9oin hands0 stret hin$ a hain out and a%a" *rom the prison boundaries. A teammate ma" tou h the last person in the hain and release all the prisoners. The $ame is *inished %hen all the members o* the *irst team are aptured. O. /a h $ame be$an %ith one person0 usuall" the "oun$est and smallest pla"er *rom ea h team0 bein$ a prisoner. The ob9e t %as *or ea h team to *ree its aptured members. There %ere three lines dra%n a ross the va ant lotD a enterline and ea h teamIs end line. The HprisonsH %ere on opposite orners o* the lot. Team AIs prison line %as in

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the south east orner o* the lotJ Team BIs prison line %as in the north %est orner o* the lot. The prisoner had to have one *oot on the opposin$ teamIs endline. &e:she %ould stand at ri$ht an$les to the aptorIs prison line %ith his:her le$s spread apart and arm e5tended. As the team members ran a ross the enterline to tou h their team memberIs hand to *ree their aptured team member0 the opposin$ team %ould tr" to at h them. The enterline %as the sa*et" line. 3ou %ere sa*e onl" i* "ou %ere on "our side o* the va ant lot. 1* a pla"er %as ta$$ed b" a member o* the opposite team %hile he:she %as a ross the enterline0 he:she also be ame a prisoner and %as ta!en to the orner o* the lot and put in prison. The most re entl" aptured team member had to $o to the ba ! o* the prisoner line %ith his:her *oot on the aptorsI end line and the previousl" aptured prisoners %ould move up loser to the enter line. A pla"er ould onl" *ree one prisoner at a time. A*ter a prisoner %as *reed0 the liberator and the *reed prisoner had to run all the %a" to the other end o* the va ant lot0 %ithout bein$ re# aptured0 and ross the end line be*ore the" ould $o and *ree a ne% prisoner. P 1!e @moderateA /ver"one %al!s around %ith his or her e"es losed in a small spa e. When "ou bump into someone sa" Hpruie?H 1* the" sa" Hpruie?H Ba ! to "ou then the" are not the person "ou are loo!in$ *or and "ou ontinue loo!in$ amon$st the ro%d. The re*eree has %hispered to one person0 tellin$ him that he is the H+ruieH. The pruie does not have to lose their e"es and i* someone bumps into them and as!s Hpruie?H the" do not respond. This is "our lue to 9oin onto their hand and open "our e"es. The *un omes %hen there is onl" one person le*t to *ind the +ruie< P$0"h!" Sha#e @moderateA /a h pla"er hooses a number @E0F0or GA. /a h pla"er see!s out *ello% pla"ers b" sha!in$ hands ri$ht and le*t. The hand is s4uee,ed the number o* times %hi h orresponds to the number the pla"er has hosen. 1t is a se ret odeJ all must be done in silen e. The HspiritsH should see to it that the $roup divides into three separate $roups. P1("h Ba-- @moderate: ir leA

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Q1a"# Q1a"# @moderateA One pla"er is blind*olded and is $iven a ane or sti !. The other pla"ers mar h around him in a ir le. As soon as he taps his ane loudl"0 ever"one stops. The blind*olded pla"er points his ane at someone and that person must sa"0 H4ua ! 4ua !C. The blind*olded pla"er tries to $uess %ho it is. 1* he $uesses orre tl" the *irst time0 he trades pla es %ith that pla"er. 1* the hild does not $uess orre tl" he 9ust ontinues until he does $uess ri$ht. Q1a#e Mee/!() @ ir le:passiveA

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;obod" an !eep a strai$ht *a e in this $ame< +la"ers sit in a ir le0 *airl" lose to$ether. The leader solemnl" taps the !nee o* the person to his ri$ht0 and ea h pla"er in turn does the same. When that a tion $ets ba ! around to the leader0 he then taps the hee! o* the pla"er to his ri$ht. And so on0 %ith the nose0 ear0 e"e0 mouth0 or until a pla"er dissolves into lau$hter. Q1ee(!e @moderateA /4uipmentD ball One pla"er is hosen to be =ueenie and he stands %ith his ba ! to%ards the other pla"ers. =ueenie thro%s the ball over his head and one o* the pla"ers at hes it. Then the pla"ers stand %ith their hands behind their ba !s and =ueenie turns around. The pla"ers sa" H=ueenie0 =ueenie0 %hoIs hot the ball?H Then =ueenie has three $uesses to de ide %hoIs $ot the ball. 1* he $uesses in orre tl" the pla"er %ith the ball be omes =ueenie. Other%ise he remains. Q1!"# D a3 @a tiveA The leader %ill sa"0 BE0F0G0 =ui ! Dra%C and immediatel" the leader and the hildren %ill either put their hands on their heads0 or %aist or !nees. 1* the hildren put their hands in the same position as the leader the" are out and must sit do%n.

Q1!"# F %6e( C !//e $ @a tive:natureA /4uipmentD tails0 *ood0 hoola#hoops The pla"ers %ill be split into F teams. One team is rabbits and the other team is *o5es. The ob9e t o* the $ame is *or the rabbits to ross the open pla"in$ *ield retrieve *ood and brin$ it ba ! to their home. The rabbits annot be !illed %hen the" are *ro,en. The *o5es are tr"in$ to ta!e the rabbitIs tail %hen the" are movin$. 1* this happens0 the rabbit is dead. Both teams should $et a han$e to be both animals. Q1!"#!/04Q1!"#

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What %ill 1 ta!e0 oh0 %hat %ill 1 pi !? Guess it0 then at h me0 =ui !it"# =ui !. The hildren all sit in a ir le0 one hild is hosen to be =ui !it"#=ui !. The leader sho%s all o* the hildren three small ob9e ts. She then pla es the three ob9e ts behind three di**erent hildren %ho are seated in the ir le. =ui !it"#=ui ! re ites the verse above %hile %al!in$ behind the hildren. &e pretends to ta!e the di**erent ob9e ts to *ool the hildren0 %ho must not loo! behind them. While he is pretendin$0 he does a tuall" ta!e one ob9e t. Whenever one o* the three hildren thin!s their ob9e t has been ta!en0 the" immediatel" tr" to at h =ui !it"#=ui ! be*ore he rea hes a sa*et" $oal that has been previousl" established. 1* =ui !it"#=ui ! is au$ht %ith the ob9e t that %as behind the hild %ho hased him0 the" e5 han$e pla es. The $ame is then repeated %ith the ne% =ui !it"#=ui !. &o%ever0 i* the hild at hes =ui !it"#=ui ! %ith an ob9e t that %as not his ob9e t0 he is dis4uali*ied. =ui !it"#=ui ! ma" tr" a$ain. Also0 i* =ui !it"#=ui ! is not au$ht at all0 he has another turn until he is au$ht.

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This is a $ame *or a small $roup. The leader desi$nates a stream area0 and then s atters lams and ra"*ish in the stream. The leader then sta"s at the *ar end and is the *o5. The rest o* the $roup are the ra oons. When the *o5 alls Hra oonsI0 the ra oons move up the stream slo%l" and pi ! up the *ood as the" $o. When the *o5 alls HdinnertimeH the ra oons must *ree,e. 1* the *o5 alls Hpa%s in the airH the ra oons must put up their pa%s @handsA up in the air and the" are not allo%ed to use their thumbs. The $ame ends %hen the ra oons rea h the *o5 but the %inner is the ra oon %ith the most lams and : or ra"*ish. That person then be omes the *o5. Ra"e$ @ver" a tiveA )art%heel ra es # sel*#e5planator" @8S/ )A8T1O;A )onse utive 7umps # ever"one 9umps in predetermined *ashion. ;e%spaper .a e # T%o ne%spaper sheets re4uired per pla"er. /a h pla"er must ra e to the turnin$ point and ba !0 steppin$ onl" on his ne%spapers. &e steps on one0 la"s the other in *ront o* him steps on it0 moves the *irst *or%ard0 and steps on it and so on. ;o hand $et up # +la"ers run to turnin$ point0 stop0 lie do%n on their ba !s0 *old hands a ross hest and $et up %ithout movin$ their arms0 and run ba ! to *inish line. S!ip and Throu$h # )hildren stand in partners i a double ir le. The partners s!ip around the ir le. On si$nal0 inside person stops0 *olds arms and puts le$s apart. The outside person runs around the ir le0 $oes throu$h partnerIs tunnel and sits ross#le$$ed on the inside o* the ir le. Spider .a e # Team *ormation0 +la"ers ME stand *a in$ the $oal. +la"er MF stands beside him0 %ith his ba ! to the $oal. The t%o pla"ers lin! elbo%s 62

and on the si$nal0 the pair run to the $oal and ba !. One person runs ba !%ard ea h time. The rest o* the pla"ers repeat the same a tion until ever" person has a turn. Toe and heel @ ir leA # .unner advan es b" pla in$ one *oot in *ront o* the other so that the heel o* the advan in$ *oot tou hes the toes o* the hind *oot. Great *or small pla es Wheelbarro% .a e # +artners assume the Wheelbarro% and pusher position and on the si$nal advan e to the turnin$ point %here the" han$e positions and return to the startin$ line. Ra!(*a#e $ @ ir le:passive: oopA All o* the parti ipants need to sit in a ir le. This a tivit" %ill reate a rainstorm at "our amp %ithout a tual rain. /a h a tion that is to be done %ill start %ith the leader. As the a tion omes to ea h pla"er0 the" %ill 9oin in. 3ou annot start the a tion until it is "our turn. The a tion se4uen e isJ # .ubbin$ hands to$ether # Snappin$ # )lappin$ # Slap thi$hs # Stomp *eet. Then "ou reverse the %hole pro ess. This %ill sound li!e a rainstorm startin$ and then slo%in$ do%n a$ain.

Ra//-e$(a#e First "ou *ind lots o* !ids. Then ever"one hold hands one person on one end stands and holds onto somethin$ li!e a %all. The person on the other end %ill start the $ame b" sin$in$ the son$ and $oin$ under the arm o* the person thatIs on the %all a*ter ever"one is under the person should have their arms rossed. Then !eep sin$in$ the son$ and repeat the motion $oin$ under the se ond persons arm. Keep doin$ this until ever"one is t%isted. Then the people at the ends hold hands *inall" ever"one is 9oined and the" 9ump up and do%n sin$in$ the son$ one more time. Son$D r#a#t#t#t#l#e#e#s#and##a#!# spell rattlesna!e limbo @repeat Itill overA Re' Ha('e' @passive: ir leA 63

/ver"one *orms a ir le and one person is hosen as 1T stands in the enter o* the ir le. While 1T loses their e"es0 the other pla"ers pass a small ob9e t @li!e a marble or a stoneA *rom person to person. The snea!iest method o* passin$ is to hold the marble in one *ist0 palm do%n0 and drop in into the palm#up hand o* the ne5t person. Then the" pass it *rom one *ist to the other and on. With a little pra ti e0 "ouIll be able to a omplish a 4ui ! and snea!" pass %ithout even loo!in$. 1T si$nals and opens their e"es. Who amon$ all these inno ent loo!in$ people has the marble? 1* the" dete t a suspi ious loo! on someoneIs *a e0 she %al!s up and taps one o* his *ists. 1* the" are empt" handed0 she moves on. 'ean%hile ever"one has been passin$ the marble around0 virtuall" under 1TIs nose. @Fa!e passes0 as de o"s0 b" people %ho donIt have the marble are an inte$ral part o* the $ame.A Ra//-e $ @a tive: ooperative: ir leA /ver"one *orms a ir le around t%o pla"ers. The" are both blind*olded and $iven a rattle. One is tr"in$ to ta$ the other. The rattlers enter the sna!e pit0 and the $ame be$ins. To $et a *i5 on ea h others positions0 either rattler ma" sha!e his rattle at an"time and the other must immediatel" respond b" sha!in$ hers. &o%ever0 the pursuer is allo%ed to initiate onl" 6 sha!es to lo ate his 4uarr" %hile the pursued an rattle a%a" as mu h as she dares. The rest o* the people in the ir le move around0 han$in$ the si,e and shape o* the sna!e pit. On e the person has $ot the sna!e or the person has used 6 sha!es0 s%it h sna!es. Re' L!)h/ @a tiveA +la"ers stand in a strai$ht line about 60 *t. *rom 1T. 1T turns his ba ! and sa"s H$reen li$htH0 ounts to ten0 and sa"s Hred li$htH and then turns around. 'ean%hile the pla"ers have moved as *ar *or%ard as possible. Whomever he sees movin$ must return to the startin$ pla e. The *irst person to pass 1T %ins. Re' L!%( @a tiveA One lion and one $ate!eeper need to be hosen at the be$innin$ o* this $ame. The lion should stand in a small mar!ed o** area. The lion !eeper should have their arm out0 !eepin$ the lion inside the den. The rest o* the pla"ers should be standin$ as lose to the lion as possible and should hant0 64

H./D 21O;0 ./D 21O;0 )O'/ O8T OF 3O8. D/;...W&O/(/. 3O8 )AT)& W122 B/ O;/ OF 3O8. '/;.....H The pla"ers should ontinue to hant until the lion !eeper lets the lion $o. An"one %ho is au$ht be omes a lion. The $ame ontinues until ever"one is au$ht. Re' R%&e @a tiveA

There are t%o teams both o* %hi h *orm lines and $rasp hands to$ether. One team starts b" sa"in$ H.ed .over0 .ed .over0 %ill ome overH. The name alled an be an"one *rom the opposite team. That person alled runs over and tries to brea! throu$h the line. 1* he does $et throu$h0 then he an ta!e someone ba ! over to his o%n team %ith him. 1* he doesnIt brea! throu$h he sta"s %ith the opposite team. Then the other team ta!es a turn at allin$ someone over. SS ;.B. /VT./'/ )A8T1O; '8ST B/ TAK/; TO +./(/;T 1;78.3 W1T& T&1S GA'/. Re-a0$ Animal .ela" # The pla"ers *orm t%o lines %ith e4ual numbers on ea h team. The *irst animal on ea h team is an animal0 the se ond a di**erent animal. On the %ord HGoH0 the *irst person a ts li!e the animal the" represent0 run0 hop or ra%l to a $iven pla e and ba !. The ne5t person then a ts li!e their animals and so on until one team is *inished and sittin$ do%n. 8se animals su h as !an$aroos0 bunnies0 do$s0 ats et ... Bean Ba$ .ela"s # Wal!:run:hop %ith ba$ on head:bet%een !nees:bet%een *eet. Ball o* Strin$ .ela" # The pla"ers should be in t%o teams standin$ in t%o ir les %ith a ball o* strin$. The aptain holds one end0 %hile the ball is passed rapidl" *rom hand to hand until it is un%ound. 1t is then passed ba ! and re%ound. )ar .ela" # &ave teams line up and ea h person in the team has a ertain a tion to do i.e. First person in ea h $roup is a *lat tire and hops on one *oot. Se ond person is a bro!en steerin$ %heel and runs ,i$#,a$. The third person is a rust" transmission and ta!es three steps *or%ard and t%o ba !%ards. Fourth person is stu ! in reverse and runs ba !%ards. Fi*th

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and si5th people are a ar %ith a trailer one runs behind the other $rabbin$ on. )orner Spr" .ela" # Teams arran$e themselves in lines at the *our orners o* the pla"in$ spa e. /a h team has a aptain. The *our aptains stand in the enter0 *a in$ their teams. /a h team has one beanba$0 ball0 or even an apple. The )aptain thro%s the beanba$ to ea h pla"er on the team in turn. The pla"ers toss it ba !. As the aptain thro%s to the last he alls H orner spr"H and runs to the head o* the line. The last pla"er in the line rushes to the enter and be$ins to thro% the beanba$. This ontinues until the aptain is ba ! in the enter %ith the beanba$. 7umpball .ela" # Teams line up %ith team members behind their team aptains in *ile *ormation. At a distan e o* about E0 "ards are pla ed pla" balls. One ball *or ea h team on a strai$ht line. On the %ord GO0 the *irst member o* ea h team runs to his teamIs ball and pla es it bet%een his an!les. The ne5t person then runs ba ! to the *ar line0 pla es the ball bet%een his *eet and hops ba !. 1* the ball is dropped0 the pla"er must return to the line and start over. The *irst team *inished and sittin$ do%n is the %inner. 2eap Fro$ # Set a distan e *or ea h team to rea h. Obsta le .ela" # +la"ers run the ourse *rom the head o* the team to the turnin$ point and ba ! to the head o* the tam per*ormin$ alon$ the ourse o* the run three or more stunts0 %ith or %ithout apparatus. The use o* hoops0 s!ippin$ ropes0 1ndian lubs0 mats0 lo% vaultin$ bo5es0 bas!etball hoops0 or %hat#have#"ou o**er an almost endless sele tion o* obsta les. Over and 8nder # Team assumes astride position and all bend over and pla e their hands on their !nees. The rear man o* the team is runner ;o. E. &e must leap *ro$ the *irst man in *ront o* him0 ra%l under the le$s o* the se ond0 leap the third and so on the *ront o* the team. +aul .evere .ela" # Divide hildren into teams o* P WEF and pla e teams in olumn F0 *eet or more apart0 the ba ! man bein$ the latest and the most a tive on the team. On the %or! H$oH he dashes *or%ard and 9umps pi !#a#ba ! on number F0 %ho dashes *or%ard to MG and the trans*er o* the

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beside that person on the outside ir le. The ir les rotate in opposite dire tions. The leader "ells out either0 H.omeo and 7ulietH0 HWheelbarro%H or HSiamese T%insH. The last ouple to per*orm the a tion is out. The $ame ontinues until there is one remainin$ ouple. The partners remain %ith the same partner throu$hout the entire $ame. (ariationsD One partner sits on the otherIs !nee Wheelbarro% # One holds the otherIs le$s upri$ht Siamese T%ins # Ba !#to#Ba ! and bent over0 hands held bet%een their le$s. R%1('a.%1/ @a tiveA +la"ers stand in a ir le *a in$ ea h other *ront to ba !. When the leader sa"s0 HGoH ever"one be$ins runnin$ around the ir le. Al%a"s passin$ on the outside0 ea h pla"er tries to pass the person ahead. +la"ers tr" and ta$ pla"ers as the" pass. Ta$$ed pla"ers are out. When the leader alls HS%it hH0 the pla"ers must reverse dire tion. This turns the tables on the *ast runner %ho is 9ust about to overta!e another pla"er. R%3 Ba-- @a tiveA /4uipmentD ball The pla"ers should be split into F $roups. /a h team should sit %ith their le$s e5tended in a ro%. The teams should be *a in$ opposite dire tions and should be about a meter apart. The ob9e t o* the $ame is to hit the ball out the end o* the ro% in the dire tion that "our team is *a in$. The pla"ers an onl" use their inside arm and the ball should be on the $round at all times. R1( Sheep R1( @a tiveA Group is divided in hal* @no not ea h o* themA. One $roup is the sheep and the other $roup is the *o5es. The sheep are the hidin$ $roup and the *o5es are the huntin$ $roup. A home base and boundaries must be desi$nated be*ore the $ame be$ins. The sheep ele t a $roup leader. The %hole $roup then $oes and hides0 as a $roup0 the" must sta" to$ether. The *o5es ma" not loo! %hile the sheep are hidin$. The $roup leader *rom the sheep $oes

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ba ! to the *o5es and tells them that the $roup is read". The *o5es then hunt *or the sheep0 as a $roup0 the" must sta" to$ether. The $roup leader *rom the sheep sta"s %ith the *o5es and %hen the *o5es are not near the sheep O. the home base0 the leader shouts out H.un sheep .un<<H The ob9e t o* the $ame is *or the sheep to ma!e it ba ! to the home base be*ore the *o5es do. 1* the" su eed then the" $et to be the sheep a$ain. R1((!() Ba$e$ There are t%o HbasesH %hi h ould be an"thin$ in ludin$ 9ust t%o s4uares on the side%al!. Three people minimum0 probabl" 6 ma5 but there ould be more than one $ame $oin$ on at on e.... basi all" t%o people had mitts and are basemen the" thro% the ball ba ! and *orth and the HrunnerH runs ba ! and *orth darin$ the at hers to ta$ them out. This %ent on inde*initel" until the runner $ot ta$$ed out three times and had to be ome a thro%er. The person %ho ta$$ed the third time be ame the runner. R1/a.a)a R1/a.a)a; @ ir le:passiveA /a h pla"er is $iven the name o* a ve$$ie. The main rule o* this $ame is that "ou are not allo%ed to sho% "our teeth at all. 3our $ums must al%a"s be overin$ them. 3ou then must sa" the name o* "our ve$etable and the name o* another personIs ve$etable. That person then must sa" the same thin$. 1* "ou ma!e a mista!e or sho% "our teeth in an" %a" at all then "ou are out. AR%--e C%a$/e B The leader a ts li!e the ondu tor o* the roller oaster and all the hildren are ridin$ on it. When the leader holds out their hand0 the hildren be$in to sa"0 BW&OA<C The hi$her the leaders hand $o in the air the louder the" BW&OAC. The leader moves it up and do%n to simulate the roller oaster $oin$ up and do%n the hills. Then the leader %ith both hands up in the air leans to the le*t and ri$ht0 ea h time the hildren *ollo% the leader and s ream %ith ever" lean. The roller oaster omes to an end %ith the leader shouts0 BStop<C Then the hildren ma!e a s ree hin$ sound and put their *in$er in their mouths li!e the" are $oin$ to $et si !.

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Warriors are in a ir le %ith Samurai in the middle. /a h Samurai salutes in his:her o%n %a". Samurai then $oes around inside the ir le. 1* the Samurai passes the s%ord over the heads o* the %arriors the" must du ! i* he:she passes the s%ord near the $round the" must 9ump. An" sounds made b" the pla"ers should be en oura$ed. @i.e. %ar s ream *or %arrior et ...A Sa '!(e$ @a tiveA SSS;oteD need E00X supervision to pla"

One pla"er hides0 all the rest o* the pla"ers ount to E00. Then the" set out to *ind the hidden pla"er. When one o* the pla"ers *inds the hidden pla"er he se retl" 9oins him0 hidin$ *rom the rest o* the $roup. This ontinues until al the pla"ers are hidden li!e a pa ! o* little sardines. When the last hunter dis overs the spot the $ame is over. S"1-p/1 e @passiveA /4uipmentD Blind*olds. Three people are re4uired %ith one person blind*olded and another person ta!es some shape and sta"s li!e that. The person %ho is blind*olded must *eel the person %ho is a shape0 and must s ulpture the third person into that shape. S"a&e()e H1(/ /4uipmentD pen ils0 lists0 paper ba$s This is a $reat a tivit". 'a!e sure to send ampers in $roups. 3ou mi$ht %ant them holdin$ onto a rope to ensure that the" sta" to$ether and ever"one is parti ipatin$. 'a!e "our hunt hallen$in$. As! *or a mouth*ul o* %ater0 somethin$ *u,,". 8se %hat "ou have. B/ )./AT1(/< Se($% 0 O&e -%a' @passive: ir leA 70

Spilt the parti ipants into F ir les %ith them la"in$ on their ba !s and their heads to%ard the enter. An ob9e t %ill be passed in one dire tion and then the other in both ir les. ;o more than G ob9e ts but other instru tions an be alled0 i.e. allin$ names out in order or lappin$ hands in rh"thm. ;eutral $ame leader alls instru tions *or F#6 minutes. /a h drop or mista!e osts the ir le a point. The ir le %ith the least amount o* points %ins. Sha'%3 T a"#$ @passiveA /4uipmentD A bo5 o* hal! and a lo !. +la"ers must be ome private e"es as the" *ollo% the m"sterious movements o* the HShado%.H The shado% has been a used o* slo%l" travelin$ up and do%n the sides o* the buildin$s and reepin$ a ross pla"$rounds and "ards. )olle tion substantial eviden e re4uires an all#da" sta!eout and should be planned as a supplement to other investi$ations. For this pro9e t "ou %ill need the sun0 a shado% to tra e # su h as that o* a tree0 *la$pole0 or buildin$# and a paved sur*a e on %hi h to dra% %ith hal!. Give ea h pla" a pie e o* hal!. Start the investi$ation *irst thin$ in the mornin$. At *irst0 shado%s %ill be stret hed out and lon$. &ave pla"ers tra e %hatever shado% is ast on the pavement. Alle$edl"0 shado%s $et shorter be ause the sun $ets hi$her in the s!". +rivate e"es %ill have to he ! this out ever" hour b" tra in$ the shado% and he !in$ the sunIs position. As dete tives !eep tabs on the sunIs route0 the" mi$ht noti e the shado%s shrin!in$ to almost nothin$ b" midda" and the reversin$ their position to $ro% a$ain. S*a1)7$ Je3e-$ @passive: ir leA One person is hosen as Smau$ and stands $uard over the ro"al 9e%els @a beanba$0 hand!er hie* et A. /ver"one else *orms a ir le around him and tries to steal the treasure %ithout bein$ ta$$ed. An"one tou hed b" the Smau$0 is instantl" *ro,en in pla e until the end o* the $ame. The snat her be omes the Smau$. Sh%e T3!$/e @ ooperative: ir le:moderateA

/ver"one ta!es o** one shoe and puts it in the enter o* the ir le. /ver"one 9oins hands. On HGoH0 ever"one $ets a shoe *rom enter and *inds the person

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%ho o%ns it0 and puts it ba ! on that person %ithout lettin$ $o o* hands o* people beside them. Sh%e$ @a tiveA The $roup is split up into *our teams and ea h tam lines up behind a mat. On a si$nal one member *rom ea h team runs to $et one shoe and put it on his mat at %hi h the te5t team member ma" $o to $et another shoe. The ob9e t is to $et G shoes on the team mat. Shoes ma" be ta!en *rom other team mats and those teams ma" not resist. When a team has G shoes the" "ell HS&O/S<H Sh%e W e$/-!() @a tive: ir leA The pla"ers should be sittin$ in a ir le. The leader should hoose F pla"ers to shoe %restle. These pla"ers should be o* similar a$e and si,e. The ob9e t o* the $ame is to ta!e o** the shoes o* "our opponent. The *irst one to do so is the %inner. +la"ers should sta" on the $round0 ;O STA;D1;G. Be are*ul< S!a*e$e S%""e @a tive: oopA

Set up *or a re$ular $ame o* so er. The onl" modi*i ation is that t%o people are tied to$ether b" the an!les. For more variet" add an e5tra ball or t%o to be sure ever"one is a tive.

S!)( Y%1 Na*e !5 Y%1 Ca( @passiveA Fasten a sheet o* paper to a %all. +la"ers ta!e turns. With a pen il in hand0 standin$ in *ront o* the paper0 he starts to s%in$ his le*t le$ in a ir le. Doin$ this0 he tries to %rite his name on the paper. And tries and tries ... S!-e(/ S/a/1e A $roup o* ten or more bo"s starts b" runnin$ o* to an arran$ed point to see %ho %ill be the silent statue. The rest %ill *orm a ti$ht orridor on %hi h the silent statue is supposed to pass. When the statue $oes in he must sa" out loudD B1 am the silent statue and 1Im omin$ in... 72

1 donIt %ant to see an"one-s teethJ 1 donIt %ant to see an"one move. /ver"bod" must !eep as 4uiet and still as possible and never sho% their teeth0 but %hen the statue is not loo!in$ the" an move. 1* the" are au$ht sho%in$ their teeth or movin$ the" are eliminated. The silent statue an tr" and ma!e them lau$h but annot tou h them. Game is to tr" and be the last one le*t. S!--0 Sa--0 @passiveA &ave the ampers in a ir le. The leader e5plains that Sill" Sall" has a reall" ool lub. The onl" %a" that the ampers an 9oin is i* the" an *i$ure out %hat Sall" li!es and doesnIt li!e. Sall" onl" li!es thin$s that have double letters in them. Sall" li!es so er but she doesnIt li!e $ol*. Sall" li!es bananas but she doesnIt li!e beans. et

S!*%( Sa0$ @moderateA +la"ers *orm a line *a in$ the leader0 %ho per*orms an" a tion sa"in$ Simon sa"s do this. 1* &e doesnIt sa"0 H Simon sa"sH be*ore an a tion then an"one %ho imitates the a tion is out o* the $ame. )ontinue until one person is le*t. S#!( /he S(a#e @ ooperativeA The $roup is in a strai$ht line. /a h pla"er puts their ri$ht hand *or%ard as i* the" %ere sha!in$ a personIs hand. +ut le*t hand throu$h o%n le$s behind to sha!e hands %ith person behind "ou. 2ast person in the line lies do%n0 ever"one else ba !s up to be able to lie do%n also. When %hole $roup is l"in$ do%n0 *irst person stands up0 and %al!s *or%ard over all the other people until the HSna!eH has s!inned itsel*. S*1))-e $ @a tiveA The pla"ers should be split into F teams. One team is the H1nsH and the other is the HOutsH. The 1ns have a den %hile the Outs plan their strate$" in the *ield. One member o* the Outs has the H9e%elH @stone et A. The identit" o* the pla"er %ho arries the 9e%el must remain a losel" $uarded se ret amon$ teammates. The 1ns ount to 60 %hile the Outs move *arther

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and *arther a%a". A*ter the ount is *inished0 the 1ns "ell0 HS'8GG2/.SC0 and the hase is on. As ea h member o* the Out team is ta$$ed0 he must open his hands to sho% %hether or not he has the 9e%el. O* ourse0 the 9e%el should be passed around amon$ teammates as 4ui !l" and as in onspi uousl" as possible. There are lots o* opportunities *or pla"in$ the de o" in this $ame. When the holder o* the 9e%el is ta$$ed0 the $ame is over and the sides han$e. S(a#e !( /he G a$$ @a tiveA One person is the sna!e0 %ho lies on the $round on his stoma h. /ver"one else $athers *earlessl" around to tou h him. When the re*eree shouts Hsna!e#in#the# $rassH ever"one runs0 sta"in$ %ithin the bounds o* the sna!e area0 %hile the sna!e0 movin$ on his bell"0 tries to ta$ as man" as he an. Those tou hed be ome sna!es. The last person au$ht is the sna!e starter in the ne5t $ame. 'a!e the sa*e area *airl" small. S(%34.-!(' @a tiveA /4uipmentD so*t or blo%up bopper /stablish boundaries and hoose one person as the sno%man. &e arms himsel* %ith a bopper and must !eep his e"es losed. The rest o* the pla"ers rou h on the $round0 e"es open0 and %ait *or the sno%man to start the a tion b" hantin$D HSno%man0 sno%man0 all in %hite0 blindin$ ever"one in si$ht<H While the" hant0 the other pla"ers run around in the predetermined boundariesJ but must return to a stationar" rou hin$ position b" the time the hant ends. ;o% the sno%man moves around %hile the other pla"ers remain in their positions. Still sno%#blind0 the sno%man tries to ta$ one o* the pla"ers %ith the bopper. When he su eeds0 the ta$$ed pla"er be omes sno%#blind0 too0 and he:she must 9oin *or es %ith the sno%man0 %ho $ives the bopper to her:him and stands behind her:him %ith their hands on his:her hips. The" both lose their e"es and sa" the hant %hile the rest run *or sa*et" a$ain. The $ame ontinues until the last person is ta$$ed. S%1('$ G%%' T% Me @passive: ir leA The person %ho is HitH is blind*olded sittin$ in the middle a $roup ir le. When the leader points to someone in the ir le0 that person ma!es a noise.

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1* HitH $uesses ri$ht0 the person %ho made the noise is no% it. SKeep all noises di**erentS Sp! a-$ @ ir leA /ver"one 9oins hands in a ir le. Then one person hosen to be the leader o* the a tivit" releases the hand o* their nei$hbor and be$ins pullin$ the $iant human rope behind b" %al!in$ around the outside o* the ir le. The person %ho bro!e hands %ith the leader remains in position as the end person. The hain o* people spirals around and around the stationar" person0 dra%in$ people ti$hter and ti$hter in a oil until all the people # still holdin$ hands are %rapped around ea h other. The best %a" to un*old the spiral is *rom the enter. Still holdin$ hands0 the person in the middle du !s do%n0 and the rope o* people *ollo%s. Sp%#e$ @a tiveA The $roup needs to divide into at least 4 e4ual $roups. /a h $roup needs to sit in a sin$le *ile *a in$ the enter o* the ir le. @The lines should loo! li!e spo!es on a %heelA The leader an start b" %al!in$ on the outside o* the spo!es. The leader %ill tou h the head o* the last person in that line. That %hole line %ould have to $et up and run around. The last person to sit do%n is HitH and then must %al! around and pi ! a ne% $roup.

Sp1' @a tiveA /4uipmentD Ball Thro% the ball up in the air and all a number. As! number E is alled0 i* he at hes the ball he alls another number. @/a h pla"er has been $iven his o%n number.A 1* he doesnIt at h the ball he alls HF.//>/H and ta!es three $iant steps and tries to hit a person %ith the ball belo% the %aist. 1* he hits the person then the" $et a point a$ainst them and $et to all a ne% number. 1* the pla"er misses the person he is tr"in$ to hit then he $ets a point a$ainst him and has to thro% the ball up. S/a(' !( a -!(e @moderateA

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)hildren *orm F teams and stand *a in$ ea h other. The hildren on the *irst team are $iven one minute to ma!e an"one on the other team lau$h. The" ma!e *a es0 $estures0 *unn" or teasin$ remar!s0 but the" annot tou h the other pla"ers. Then the a tion is reversed0 and members o* the se ond team tr" to ma!e the other team lau$h. An" hild that does lau$h must leave the line. The team %ith the most remainin$ pla"ers a*ter several times is the %inner. S/ea-!() S/!"#$ @a tiveA /4uipmentD sti !sD ould be paintbrushes. The *ield is divided into t%o parts b" a %ell#de*ined line or a rope. At the enter end o* ea h side0 *ive or more sti !s are pla ed in a pile. A prison is mar!ed o** about 4 *eet s4uare in one orner. The pla"ers are in t%o teams0 ea h s attered over its o%n side. The ob9e t o* the $ame is to steal the opponent-s sti !s %ithout bein$ au$ht. As soon as the pla"er rosses the enterline he ma" be au$ht and put in prison. A pla"er ma" be release *rom prison i* one o* his teammates an tou h his hand. &e ma" then ome ba ! to his o%n side %ithout bein$ ta$$ed. The team that $ets all o* the opponentIs sti !s and has all members sa*el" out o* prison %ins the $ame. S/!"#1p Also !no%n as Sti !" Fin$ers @a tiveA Sele t one pla"er to be Sti !" Fin$ers. Start the $ame b" sa"in$ H This is a sti ! up<H +la"ers s atter around the pla"$round. When Sti !" Fin$ers ta$s a pla"er0 the ta$$ed pla"er must pla e a hand on the pla e tou hed %hile still ontinuin$ to run. As more and more pla"ers be ome stu ! on themselves0 Sti !" Fin$ers has a better han e to totall" immobili,e one pla"er. 8suall" %hen both hands o* a pla"er are stu !0 the third tou h sti ! him or her %ith bein$ the ne5t Sti !" Fin$ers. S/!"#0 P%p"% ( @a tiveA

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The hildren be$in b" H poppin$ H around the $"m as pie es o* sti !" pop orn0 sear hin$ *or other pie es o* pop orn. When t%o pie es o* pop orn meet0 the" sti ! to$ether. On e stu ! to$ether0 the" ontinue to pop around to$ether0 sti !in$ to even more pie es0 until the" end up in a bi$ pop orn ball. S/%*p /he S(a#e @a tiveA /4uipmentD ropes Four people should be hosen to be sna!es @this an be ad9usted a ordin$ to the si,e o* the $roupA. These sna!es %ill $et a pie e o* rope. When the leader sa"s0 H$oH0 the sna!es %ill run holdin$ the rope %ith 9ust F *in$ers0 behind them as the" run. The rest o* the pla"ers tr" to stomp on the sna!e b" 9umpin$ on the pie e o* rope. 1* someone $ets the rope *rom the sna!e0 the" are the ne% sna!e and $et to run. S/% *0 Sea @a tiveA +la"ers $et into teams o* F and are $iven names o* *ish @i.e. per h0 at0 salmonA. ;ame one team is alled the H%halesH. The %hales run around the Hsa*e areaH. The leader "ells the names o* the *ish at random. When a teamIs name is alled0 the" run a*ter the %hales. 1* the %hale is au$ht the" be ome a *ish. When the leader "ells Hstorm" seaH the teams must dash *or the Hsa*e areaH. The *ish ta$$ed be*ore the" rea h the Bsa*e areaC be ome the %hales. S/ ee/$ a(' A--e0$ @a tiveA This $ame is pla"ed %ith a lot o* hildren. One hild is the mouse and one is the at. The rest o* the hildren line up in ro%s %ith their arms 9oined and all *a in$ the same %a". The at hases the mouse up and do%n the streets until the leader "ells alle"s. Then all the streets han$e dire tion. When the at at hes the mouse the $ame is over and leader pi !s a ne% mouse and at. S91! e- Ta!-$ @a tiveA

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/4uipmentD tails +la"ers are divided into F or more teams distin$uished b" di**erent olors. /a h pla"er has a strip o* loth tu !ed in his belt. When the si$nal is $iven0 all pla"ers rush to a entral point %here there is a treasure @i.e. peanuts : beanba$sA. +la"ers tr" to $et some the treasure and return to their home base. An" pla"er ma" be !illed durin$ the $ame %hen not at home base b" havin$ their tail pulled o** b" another pla"er. This puts the pla"er out o* the $ame and voids an" treasure the" have aptured on that parti ular raid. At the end o* the $ame0 ea h peanut ounts as E point and ea h tail ounts as 6 points. The team %ith the most points %ins. S3a/ @a tive: ir leA /4uipmentD Frisbee0 s%ord. +la"ers *orm a ir le. 1n the enter o* the ir le a s%ord is pla ed on top o* a Frisbee. +la"er A $rabs the s%ord and s%ats a pla"er *rom the ir le. HAH repla es the s%ord on top o* the Frisbee. HBH runs behind HAH to pi ! up the s%ord a*ter it has been pla ed upon the Frisbee. &e tries to hit HAH be*ore he $oes ba ! to his o%n pla e in the ir le. 1* he doesnIt ma!e it he @BA be omes the ne% HhitterH.

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Ta550 P1-- @a tiveA The pla"ers are divided evenl" into F teams0 the ta**" team and the ta**" pullin$ ma hine team. The ta**"Is all sit do%n and lin! hands0 arms and le$s in a tan$led mass o* s%eet humanit". The" mi$ht %ant to de ide %hat *lavor the" are and hant an appropriate on*e tionar" heer0 li!e HButters ot h0 Butters ot h...H The ta**" pullin$ ma hine team tries to pull the ta**" mass into human si,ed bits. Firml" @but $entl"A tu$ at the pie es until the" ome lose. Be (/.3 are*ul %ith this $ame. 1* "ou have hard to ontrol students0 do not pla" this $ame. TAG @a tiveA Ar h Ta$

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The hildren are in a ir le. One ouple *orms an ar h. )ir le rotates throu$h the ar h. On si$nal0 ir le stops and ar h traps someone. The person trapped $oes in enter and %aits *or another person to be au$ht. Then the" *orm a se ond ar h. The last person au$ht is the %inner. Ball Ta$ : /4uipmentD Ball 2i!e simple ta$0 but "ou run %ith ball0 and must thro% it at the person and hit them belo% the %aist to ta$ them. 1* a person is hit then he be omes 1T. )at h one )at h all One pla"er is hosen as 1T. When 1T ta$s another pla"er that other pla"er also be omes 1T. 1TS must !eep an arm raised overhead so that the" ma" be identi*ied. )olor Ta$ S atter # 2eader alls a olor. 1* "ou are %earin$ that olor "ou are 1t and pro eed to ta$ other hildren. 1* a hild is ta$$ed he must %al! in a rab %al! until a ne% olor is alled. /lbo% Ta$ @ ir leA +artners stand s attered over pla" area0 inside arms lin!ed0 outside hand on hip. .unner rea hes sa*et" b" hoo!in$ on to an arm0 thus se urin$ a partner. The other partner must drop o** to be hased. 1* au$ht be*ore rea hin$ sa*et"0 then the runner be omes 1T. 1* the runner is onstantl" evadin$ the haser0 the supervisor an all HS%it h<H %hi h means that no% the runner is the haser. This $ame an also be pla"ed in a more on*ined ir ular area %ith a ver" lar$e $roup. The 1T is in the middle o* the ir le alon$ %ith the person bein$ hased. 1n order *or the person to avoid bein$ au$ht he ma" lin! elbo%s %ith someone *ormin$ the ir le. The runner is no% on the other side o* the person %ith %hom the old runner lin!ed elbo%s. /ver"bod"-s it

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+la e *our ones to *orm a s4uare pla"in$ area. 1nstead o* traditional ta$ %here one person is 1T0 ever"bod" is $oin$ to be 1T. +la"ers are eliminated i* the" $et ta$$ed. The" must !neel do%n to indi ate that the" are out. 1* t%o pla"ers ta$ ea h other at the same time0 the" need to de ide %hether the" sta" in or are both out. All pla"ers are avoidin$ bein$ ta$$ed at the same time tr"in$ to ta$ other pla"ers. This ontinues until one person is le*t standin$. Durin$ the ourse o* this $ame0 the leaders an move the ones to enlar$e or redu e the pla"in$ area dependin$ on ho% mu h mi5in$ "ou %ant to $et out o* the $ame. (ariationsD Allo% eliminated people to still be able to ta$ *rom their do%n position i* an"one omes lose enou$h to them. Follo% Ta$ As! all pla"ers to *ind a partner. One person in ea h pair is the HleaderH and the other is the H*ollo%erH. The *ollo%er must *ollo% as losel" as possible @%ithout tou hin$A the leader. The instru tor ma" ontrol the *orm o* lo omotion b" as!in$ them to s!ip0 %al!0 run0 hop0 et . or the leader ma" be $iven the option o* hoosin$ or han$in$ the *orm o* lo omotion as he hooses %ith the *ollo%er bein$ obli$ated to do the same as the leader. The leader tries to ma!e it di**i ult *or the *ollo%er to *ollo%. And itIs al%a"s *un to stop abruptl".

Fro,en Ta$ )hildren s atter in a desi$nated area o* the par!. T%o hildren are 1T. When the others are tou hed b" 1T0 the" *ree,e. A *ro,en person ma" be ome un*ro,en b" one o* the other hildren ra%lin$ throu$h his le$s. The ob9e t is to tr" to un*ree,e people as *ast as the" are *ro,en. 1* "ou are *ro,en G times then "ou also be ome an 1T. &ip Ta$

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One pla"er is 1T. An" pla"er that 1T ta$s be omes 1TIs helper. The &elpers must tr" to at h those not "et au$ht and hold them until 1T an ome to ta$ them. The" si$nal to 1T that the" are holdin$ someone b" allin$ H&1+< &1+<H &u$ Ta$ A pla"er is sa*e *rom bein$ ta$$ed onl" %hen the" are hu$$in$ another pla"er. For more hu$$in$0 propose that onl" three hildren hu$$in$ are sa*e0 then *our0 then *ive... 1mitation Ta$ Simple ta$ but %ith the manner o* lo omotion set b" the haser. The haser ma" han$e his manner o* runnin$ to hoppin$0 s!ippin$0 ra%lin$0 rab %al!in$ et . and all pla"ers must imitate his st"le. 1mmunit" Ta$ There is a number o* variations o* this $ame0 ho%ever the $eneral stru ture is as *ollo%sD +la" is the same as simple ta$ e5 ept that those that are bein$ hased an ma!e themselves immune b" doin$ some predetermined a tivit" %hi h $ives them immunit". Be$inner $"mnasts *or e5ample ma" be able to ma!e themselves immune b" balan in$ on one *oot. For more advan ed $"mnasts it ma" be doin$ a handstand. 1T is not permitted to $uard the immune person0 *or e5ample %aitin$ until the person omes do%n *rom the handstand. 3ou an onl" be immune G times then "ou are 1T.

7ump The Shot One person in the enter s%in$s a lon$ rope in a ir le %hile holdin$ it lo%0 this person ma" var" the speed he s%in$s it. /ver"one must 9ump over it to sta" in the $ame. When tou hed b" the rope that person must drop out o* the ir le. 2ine Ta$

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This is pla"ed on a $"m *loor or similar area on %hi h lines are mar!ed. The $ame ontinues as simple ta$ %ith the restri tion that haser and hased must run on the lines. To $o o** the line means "ou be ome an 1T. 'ount Ta$ A man to be sa*e must be mounted on the ba ! o* another pla"er. Then both horse and rider are sa*e. +artner Ta$ Divide the $roup into pairs. +artners de ide %ho %ill be 1T and %ho %ill be the runner. When the leader sa"s0 HGoH0 partners be$in to run around0 and then 1T tries to ta$ the runners. When a partner ta$s the other0 the" s%it h roles. Serpent Ta$ Four to ei$ht pla"ers lin! their arms to$ether *ormin$ a hain. These people are the serpent. The serpent runs around and tries to at h as man" pla"ers at one time as it an b" *ormin$ a ir le around them. As soon as the serpent ir les one or more pla"ers0 the" must lin! arms %ith the others in the serpent and help apture the remainin$ pla"ers. Shado% Ta$ One pla"er is hosen to be it. The ob9e t o* the $ame is *or the person %ho is it to tr" and ta$ another pla"er b" steppin$ on his or her shado%. De*ine boundaries. When the person %ho is it steps on someoneIs shado%0 he or she shouts HSun Ta$<H The pla"er %hose shado% %as ta$$ed be omes the ne5t person to be 1T0 but that pla"er must stand still *or three ounts be*ore hasin$ the shado%s. Spo!e Ta$ A bi " le %heel pi ture is dra%n or taped to the *loor0 the pla"ers are not allo%ed to move o** o* the spo!es0 and the 1T must also move on the spo!es. When a pla"er is ta$$ed0 the" be ome 1T. There is also a ball that ma" be thro%n around amon$st the pla"ers. When a pla"er has the ball0 the" are sa*e *rom 1T. 82

Trian$le Ta$ The $roup needs to be split into $roups o* *our. Three people hold hands. One pla"er in the trian$le is hosen to be one hased. The person %ho is not in the ir le is HitH and hases the person. The other t%o people are the hased personIs shield. Keep han$in$ roles. 8ltimate Ta$ +la e *our ones to *orm a s4uare pla"in$ area. +la"ers pair o** in t%o-s. Si$ni*" b" havin$ partner on the le*t bein$ A and partner on the ri$ht bein$ B. &ave all the A-s $o to one side o* the s4uare and B-s to the opposite side. /a h set o* partners are $oin$ to pla" a $ame o* ta$ amon$ themselves. To start all the A-s are 1T. ;o .8;;1;G A22OW/D and no bumpin$ into an"one else. On e A ta$s B0 the be is not 1T0 but annot start $oin$ a*ter A until the" sin$ the *irst verse o* .o%0 .o%0 .o% 3our Boat. This $ive the person time to $et a%a" sin e the" annot run. 1* an"one bumps into an"one else other than to ta$ their partner the" must stop0 e5tend a hand0 sha!e and sa"0 B1 am sorr" and it %ill never happen a$ain.C Then the" an ontinue bein$ hased or hasin$ their partner. +i$$"ba ! Ta$ +la" is same as simple ta$ but pla"ers are in pairs %ith one mounted on the otherIs ba !.

Simple Ta$ +la"ers are *ree to run an"%here the" %ish. One pla"er @or more i* desiredA hases the other pla"ers. 1* he su eeds in ta$$in$ a pla"er the ta$$ed pla"er be omes the haser and the $ame ontinues %ithout interruption. .h"thm Ta$ While the musi pla"s @or the leader sin$sA0 ampers %al! around the area. When the musi stops0 the pla"ers should stop movin$. Without ta!in$ a step0 the pla"ers must tr" to ta$ another pla"er. T%o people annot ta$ 83

ea h other. There*ore the *irst ta$ ounts. All the pla"ers that %ere ta$$ed must ma!e another movement %hen the musi starts a$ain. @hoppin$0 ra%lin$ et A /a h time the musi stops0 those previousl" ta$$ed tr" to ta$ those %ho have not been ta$$ed. Wal!ers ma" also tr" to ta$ ea h other. The %inner is the last %al!er remainin$ unta$$ed. Te(/ E e"/!%( @ ooperativeA /4uipmentD tents @lar$e blan!ets0 sheets0 plasti sheetin$0 but her paperA blind*olds Ob9e tD To ere t a tent %ithin a $iven time period to house all members o* the $roup. .ulesD All members but t%o are blind*olded. Seein$ people ma" not move0 nor ma" the" all people b" their proper names. )onsiderationsD Tent must be lar$e enou$h to house all members o* the $roup. Di**erent t"pes o* tents %ithin the same ba$ an ma!e *or added on*usion and lau$hs. Settin$D HA ne% t"pe o* bomb has been dropped blindin$ all the people in the %orld e5 ept *or F # "ou and "ou # un*ortunatel" these F people are paral",ed. 3ou an all re$ain "our si$ht and movement b" $ettin$ into these super spe ial tents %ithin a short time. On e inside donIt tou h the %alls< Time is short and o* essen e< Go<< The Th!"#e/ Ga*e @a tiveA 3ou obviousl" need a thi !et or a *orest *or this $ame. Blind*old one person to be the predator. The predator ounts to E6 slo%l" %hile the others hide. The hidin$ pla"ers must be able to see the predator at all times. The predator annot move lo ation but an s%at and turn. The ob9e t o* the $ame is *or the pla"ers to tr" and $et as lose to the predator as possible %ithout bein$ seen. Th!()$ @passive:ba !po !etA De ide on 4 letters o* the alphabet0 then divide the $roup into 4 $roups and the" must %rite do%n0 all the ob9e ts in the room startin$ %ith that letter. Th!()$ A e(7/ Wha/ The0 See* @passiveA

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/4uipmentD Several household arti les # utler"0 hairpins0 plasti 9e%elr" et . /a h hild must hoose an ob9e t0 stud" and ma!e up a stor" about it. The stor" must not be t"pi al o* the ob9e t0 but must be a ne% and di**erent use *or it. /5ample0 @&airbrushA this ma" loo! li!e a hairbrush but %hat it reall" is a toothbrush *or a $iant. Sin e there are no $iants le*t in the %orld and havenIt been *or some time0 there are ver" *e% o* these toothbrushes remainin$. Th !-- %5 a L!5e/!*e @ ooperative:passiveA This is a *antas" $ame that ma!es the %hole $roup %or! to$ether to a hieve a ommon role. /a h person is as!ed to %rite do%n his or her Hthrill o* a li*etimeH on a pie e o* paper and pla e it in a bo%l or a hat. Dra% one or more o* these papers @dependin$ on timeA and hallen$e the $roup to reate this Hthrill o* a li*etimeH %ithin a ertain time limit. This a tivit" also uses the reative time limit. Th1*pe @ ir le:passiveA

The pla"ers sit in a ir le. The leader instru ts ever"one to sele t a di**erent 1ndian si$n. /5amplesD # .ain in the *a e @hand held above bro%0 *in$ers t%iddlin$A # Bo% and arro% @arms e5tended as i* holdin$ bo% and shootin$ arro%A # Drums @hands tappin$ on an ima$inar" drumA #&o%< @hand upheld0 palm *or%ardA # Teepee @*ormed %ith hands0 *in$ertips tou hin$A # Feathers @t%o *in$ers held up behind headA # S%immin$ @s%immin$ motionA et ..... One pla"er starts b" tellin$ %hat he is and suits the a tion to the %ords. For instan e0 H1Im drumsH and pretends to beat. Goin$ around the ir le ea h pla"er tells %hat he is. Then all start lappin$ hands on !nees in a rh"thmi beat. 2eader @in rh"thmAD WhatIs the name o* the $ame? +la"ersD Thumper< 2eaderD &o% do "ou pla" it? +la"ersD 3ou thump< The leader $ives his : her o%n si$nal and *ollo%s it %ith someone elseIs si$n. /a h su essive person does his o%n and then another one a tion. T!''-0 # Button Gol* @moderateA /4uipmentD R small at *ood:tuna *ish ans. Ta!e the label o** the an and put a number on it *rom one to nine. Suppl" a lar$e button and a small button *or ea h pla"er. Buttons must be *lat. Set out the ans li!e the R holes o* a $ol* ourse. Keep F or G *eet bet%een the ans. Tr" to shoot the small 85

button into the ans b" pressin$ on the ed$e o* it %ith the lar$er button. Start *rom the tee o** spot and shoot *or an number one. A*ter "ou $et the button in this an0 ta!e it out0 put it ne5t to the an and tr" *or an number t%o. )ount one point *or ea h shot it ta!es to $et the button in a an. The pla"er %ith the lo%est s ore %ins. T%e Fe("!() @a tiveA +la"ers are divided into pairs. +la"ers *a e their opponent holdin$ hands. The" then tr" to tap the tops o* ea h otherIs toes %ith their o%n. When one pla"er s ores three hits0 itIs time to s%it h to a ne% partner. T%e!e$ @ ooperativeA +artners lie stret hed out on the *loor0 *eet to *eet0 or bi$ toe to bi$ toe0 and tr" to roll a ross the *loor %ith their toes tou hin$ all the time. T%*aha3# S(a/"h @a tiveA The hildren *orm t%o strai$ht lines0 si5 *eet apart0 %ith a beanba$0 or tomaha%!0 et . in the middle. ;umber the hildren *rom opposite ends so that the hi$hest number o* one team is opposite the lo%est number o* the other team. 2eader alls a number and the %ho pla"ers o* that number run *or%ard0 tr" to snat h the tomaha%! and return to their pla e %ithout bein$ tou hed b" their opponent. 1* he su eeds he s ores a point. 1* the opponent ta$s him0 then that team $ets a point.

T%1"h B-1e @ ooperative: ir leA The $ame be$ins %ith ever"one in a ir le. The leader %ill all out0 HTou h BlueH and ever"one must tou h somethin$ that is blue. @someoneIs shorts0 pie e o* a shirtA )olors an be added on and di**erent bod" parts an be spe i*ied. T 1e a(' Fa-$e @a tiveA The pla"ers are divided into F e4ual teams standin$ on either side o* a enterline. One o* these is the HTrueH team and the other is the HFalseH 86

team. /a h team has a $oal on either side o* the enterline. When the leader $ives a true statement0 su h as HGrass is GreenH0 the true pla"ers run *or their $oal0 hased b" the *alse team. 1* ta$$ed0 the members o* the true team be ome members o* the *alse team run *or their $oal. The team that has the most pla"ers at the end o* the pla"in$ time is the %inner. T 1$/ Fa-- @ ooperativeA Group *orms ti$ht ir le around person %ho stands strai$ht and sti** as a lo$. The $roup $entl" moves that sti** person around ta!in$ are to be $entle. The +urpose is *or the individual to $ain trust. On e om*ortable0 the person in the enter loses their e"es. /ver"one in the $roup should tr" this. The ne5t step is to have G people o* the same relative si,e mat h up. T%o people stand behind the other and a t as at hers. The IFallerI is to remain sti** as a lo$ and *all ba !%ards. The at hers *irst stop the *all a*ter a drop o* a *oot or so and then strai$hten the individual up. The *aller *alls a$ain and the at her let him *all a little *urther than be*ore. )ontinue several times and rotate positions. T1((e- Ra"e @a tive: ir leA T%o ir les o* e4ual numbers o* pla"ers are *ormed0 and one ir le stands outside the other. 1nside ir le turns around so that the" are *a in$ the outside ir le and ea h member o* the ir les ta!es the person opposite them as their partner. /a h pair in the ir le has *ormed into a tunnelJ 1T %al!s throu$h the tunnel and ta$s an" pair0 then sits in their position. The pair runs throu$h the tunnel in opposite dire tions until the" return to their home position. The last person to return home is 1T *or the ne5t $ame. T3e-&e 5ee/ %55 /he G %1(' @ ooperativeA Ob9e t is to $et the %hole $roup EF *eet o** the $round. Timed event0 eas" solution is to li*t EF *eet o** the $round.

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This $ame is a modi*i ation o* *ootball. There are t%o teams and instead o* a *ootball a Frisbee is used. The ob9e t o* the $ame is to $et the Frisbee a ross the end ,one. +la"ers ma" not run %ith the Frisbee. The onl" %a" to $et a turnover is to drop the Frisbee or to inter ept. This is a non# onta t $ame. U-/!*a/e F%:/a!- @a tiveA The same as ultimate Frisbee but a *o5tail is used. 3ou an easil" ma!e a *o5tail b" puttin$ a tennis ball inside a n"lon sto !in$. For older ampers0 ma!e sure "ou use the rule that "ou ma" onl" at h the *o5tail b" its tail and not the ball. 3oun$er ampers ma" at h it b" the ball. U("-e Sa* @a tiveA The person %ho is 1T is situated in the middle o* the pla"$round and the others are lined up in a lon$ line at the side. The ob9e t o* the $ame is to $et a ross to the other side o* the pla"$round %ithout bein$ au$ht. The hildren at the side all out H8n le Sam0 8n le Sam0 ma" %e ross "our river dam?H The leader ans%ers H3es "ou ma"0 "es "ou ma"0 i* "ouIre %earin$ $reen toda"<H Those %ho are in $reen an attempt to ross to the other side %ithout bein$ au$ht. 1* "ou are au$ht "ou must help at h the others %hen ne% olors are alled.

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Va*p! e @a tiveA To start0 ever"one loses their e"es @vampires roam onl" at ni$htA and be$ins to mill around. 3ou an trust the re*eree to !eep "ou *rom ollidin$ %ith an"thin$ but %arm livin$ *lesh. &o%ever0 "ou anIt trust them to prote t "ou *rom the onse4uen es0 *or he is $oin$ to surreptitiousl" noti*" one o*

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"ou that "ou are the vampire. 2i!e ever"one else0 the vampire !eeps their e"es losed0 but %hen the" bump into someone else0 thereIs a di**eren e. She snat hes him and lets out a blood# urdlin$ s ream. &e0 no doubt0 does the same. 1* "ou are a vi tim o* the vampire "ou are a vi tim o* the vampire0 "ou be ome a vampire as %ell. When t%o vampires *east on ea h other0 the" trans*orm themselves ba ! into mortals. V!#!() @ ir le:passiveA All o* the pla"ers sit in a ir le. One person starts as the (i!in$ b" puttin$ their *in$ers at their side o* their head li!e horns on their hat. This (i!in$ passes the role o* bein$ a (i!in$ b" pointin$ his or her horns at someone. 1* "ou are pointed at0 "ou be ome a (i!in$ @horns and allA and the person on the ri$ht has to start paddlin$ to the ri$ht and the person on the le*t has to start paddlin$ on the le*t. The last person o* the threesome to assume their position is out. The rest o* the pla"ers slap their le$s durin$ the $ame in a onstant rh"thm.

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a$ain. The *irst hild to $uess %hat is missin$ $ets to or$ani,e the tra" *or the ne5t time. Wha/ T!*e !$ !/ M , W%-5 @a tiveA The hildren line up at one end %ith 'r. Wol* at the opposite end o* the pla"in$ area %ith his ba ! to the rest o* the $roup. The hildren advan e to$ether as!in$0 H What time is it 'r. Wol*?H The %ol* responds %ith an" time @*or ea h hour the hildren ta!e one step *or%ard. i.e. F OI lo ! is F steps *or%ardA but %hen he alls HDinnertimeH0 the hildren must run ba ! to the startin$ line %ithout $ettin$ au$ht b" the %ol*. 1* the %ol* at hes someone then that person also be omes a %ol*. The last person that is not au$ht b" the %ol* %ins. Wh% a* I2 @moderate:i ebrea!erA /a h person has pinned on his ba ! a pi ture or name o* a *amous person. B" as!in$ 4uestions to the other people that an be onl" ans%ered H"esH or HnoH0 he must *i$ure out %ho is on his ba !. W!-- Y%1 B10 M0 D%(#e02 @ ir le:passiveA The pla"ers should be sittin$ in a ir le. One don!e" and one don!e" seller should be in the enter o* the ir le. The don!e" seller %ill tr" to sell their don!e" to those in the ir le. The don!e" seller %ill hoose one person and as! them0 HWill "ou bu" m" don!e"?H The pla"ers in the ir le have to ans%er Hno than! "ouH %ith a strai$ht *a e. Then the seller %ill sa"0 H'" mon!e" an do ool thin$s li!e...H The don!e" has to tr" and do the thin$s that the seller sa"s it an do. @i.e. tap dan e0 do a somersault0 sin$ a son$...et .A The pla"ers in the ir le have to sa" Hno than! "ouH %ithout lau$hin$. 1* the person lau$hs0 the" be ome the don!e"0 the don!e" be omes the seller and the seller $ets to 9oin the ir le. W!(# @passiveA +la"ers are arran$ed in partners0 one s4uattin$ and one !neelin$ behind the ir le. One person is it. &e %in!s as unobtrusivel" as possible at one o* the seated persons %ho tr" to $et to it be*ore his partner an prevent it b"

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pla in$ his hands on the personIs shoulders. Guards must !eep their hands b" their sides e5 ept %hen the" %in! at their partners. W!/"h 3ou need a %it h0 a mother0 a bab"sitter and at least t%o hildren. The mother sa"s to the bab"sitterD H1Im $oin$ do%nto%n to smo!e m" pipe0 and 1 %onIt be ba ! until Saturda" ni$ht. And donIt let that %it h ta!e an" o* m" hildren<H Then as she %al!s around the outside o* the house @or "ardA the %it h omes to the door to Hborro%H a up o* su$ar. While the bab"sitter is $ettin$ it0 the %it h HbribesH a hild to ome %ith her and the" leave *or the %it hIs house. The mother omes home and $ets mad at the bab"sitter0 but this doesnIt stop her *rom $oin$ out a$ain. .epeat the same $ame until all hildren have been H!idnappedH. The bab"sitter *ollo%s the %it h %ith the last hild but also $ets !idnapped. The %it h then $ives ea h hild a ne% name that %ill be a ate$or" @1/ olors0 *ruits0 ereal0 et A. The mother omes to the %it hIs house and has to $uess the ne% names o* her hildren be*ore the" an $o home<

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eats his ra !er and tries to %histle H3an!ee Doodle Went to To%nH. As soon as he has su eeded the ne5t person does the same. The *irst team to *inish %ins. Y!() Ya() Y%% @passiveA Older ampers should onl" pla" this $ame. /a h %ord has a separate a tion. 3in$D hand on top o* head0 pointin$ in one @either le*t or ri$htA dire tion. 3an$D hand under hin pointin$ in one dire tion. 3ooD .e$ular pointin$ a tion. These three %ords ma" onl" be spo!en in the orre t order 3in$ 3an$ 3oo. The *irst person starts and sa"s 3in$0 doin$ the motion. 1* the" point to the le*t then the person to the le*t must respond 3an$0 also doin$ the motion. The person that %as pointed at must sa" 3oo and point to an"one in the ir le. That person then starts a$ain b" sa"in$ 3in$.

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C%1(/ D%3( 7ust start loudl" ountin$ do%n0 B6040G0F0E0>eroooooC )hildren %ill 9oin in b" the last ouple o* numbers. 3ou an also hold up "our hand ountin$ do%n %ith "our *in$ers *or a visual e**e t. 'a!e the B>erooooC loud and e5 itin$ and end %ith ever"one silent. Ma/"h I( The Ga$ Ta(#; 3ell out0 B'AT)& 1; T&/ GAS TA;K<C and have the $roup "ell as loud as the" an BBOO'0 BOO'<C C-app!() Ha('#e "h!e5 When the $roup sees a hand!er hie* thro%n in the air0 the" lap their hands until the hand!er hie* hits the $round0 the" $o silent. AI5 0%1 "a( hea *eCB 2eader sa"0 B1* "ou an hear me?)lap "our hand0 put "our hands in the air0 tou h "our nose0 pull "our ears0 stomp "our *eet0 sit do%n0 stand up. sin$ a son$.C AI SeeB Sa"0 B1 seeC0 hildren respond BWhat do "ou see? 3ou respond %ith U1 See hildren?7umpin$ %ith me0 sha!in$ %ith me0 %avin$ %ith me0 sittin$ 4uietl"0C F ee6e a(' Me-/ This is an espe iall" $ood attention $etter %ith the little !ids. Shout out BF.//>/C and hildren *ree,e li!e statures. &ave them melt and sit do%n or "ou an *ree,e and un*ree,e various bod" parts leadin$ up to their %hole sel* in ludin$ their voi e.

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AA H1$h Fe-- O&e /he C %3'B Shout out0 BAnd a hush *ell over the ro%d<C the hildren respond %ith a loud B&8S&C and are 4uiet. Sha&e a(' a Ha! "1/ 8se the BDunt0 dad a dunt duntC Son$. Whenever "ou sa" the *irst part the lap and sa" BD8;T0 D8;T<C )ontinue this a ouple o* times until "ou-ve $ot their attention. S%(!" B%%* Sa"0 BWhen 1 sa" Soni "ou sa" Boom<C Then sa"0 BSO;1)C and have the hildren shout ba ! BBOO'<C Na"h% Chee$e Sa"0 BWhen 1 sa" ;a ho "ou sa" )heese<C Then sa"0 B;A)&OC and have the hildren shout ba ! B)&//S/<C Then "ou an ompliment them on their beauti*ul smiles< AWhe( /he ha(' )%e$ 1pCB Sa" to the hildren0 BWhen the hand $oes upC and have the hildren respond BThe mouths $o shut<C and then sit 4uietl". 3ou an have them over their mouth %ith their hands a*ter the" sa" Bshut<C AI<* -%%#!() 5% CB 2eader sa"s0 B1-m loo!in$ *or hildren %ho? have smiles on their *a es0 bu$$in$ out their e"es0 have their hands *olded in their laps0 et .C AS!-e(/ Chee B 2eader shoutsC Silent )heer0 Silent )heer<C Then leader and hildren are 4uiet %hile pretendin$ to heer and "ell. 8se a hand si$nal to end the heer.

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AF%--%3 /he Lea'e B 2eader starts lappin$ hands0 pattin$ !nees0 stompin$ *eet in rh"thm until the students all start oppin$ them. AT0pe$ %5 Chee $B 2eader sa"s0 B2ets $ive a?C )a tus )heer B3u a0 "u a0 "u aC %hile movin$ hands do%n li!e a %ave.

)oo!ie )heer B)rumm"0 rumm"0 rumm"C %i$$le *in$ers %hile movin$ hands li!e rumblin$ a oo!ie. .ound o* Applause )lappin$ hands in a ir le. AA((%1("e*e(/$B An"time a leader sa"s the %ord BAnnoun ements<C )hildren respond in son$0 BAnnoun ements0 announ ements0 announ ements0 We hear them ever"da"0 %e hear them ever"da"0 %e !no% %hat to do and sa" u, %e hear them ever"da".C AOKB An"time a leader sa"s the %ord BOKC the hildren respond %ith0 BOK0 OK0 OK0 OK0 OK0 &e" Whoa ;ell"<C AA-- R!)h/B An"time a leader sa"s the %or! BAll .i$htC the hildren respond0 BA ri$ht0 a ri$ht0 a ri$ht0 ri$ht0 a ri$ht0 he" a le*t0 a le*t0 a le*t0 a le*t a le*t0 he" a head0 a head0 a head0 a head0 a head0 he" a bottom0 a bottom0 a bottom0 a bottom0 a bottom0 he" a bod"0 a bod"0 a bod"0 a bod"0 a bod" he".

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AWha/<$ 1pCCh1"#;B 2eader shouts0 BWhat-s 8p<C )hildren respond0 B)hu !<C or BDo <C ATh1*.$ 1p+ Chee#$ %1/;B 2eader sa"s0 BThumbs up0 )hee!s out<C )hildren respond b" holdin$ up both thumbs and pu**in$ up their hee!s.

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A SAILOR WENT TO SEA A sailor %ent to sea0 sea0 sea. To see %hat he ould see0 see0 see. But all that he ould see0 see0 see. Was the bottom o* the deep blue sea0 sea0 sea. COCA COLA )o a ola %ent to to%n0 +epsi ola shot him do%n0 Dr. +epper *i5ed him up and han$ed him into Bubble up< A CANNIBAL KING A )annibal Kin$ %ith a bi$ nose rin$0 *ell in love %ith a dust" maiden. And ever" ni$ht b" the pale moonli$ht0 o** to the la!e he %aded. &e hu$$ed and !issed his prett" little 'iss0 under the bamboo tree. And ever" ni$ht b" the pale moon li$ht sounds li!e this to me.. )arumph @S!issS S!issS noiseA )arumph S!issS S!issS )arumph ah dee la dee la de da @.epeatA WeIll build a bun$alo% bi$ enou$h *or t%o. enou$h *or t%o m" hone"0 bi$ enou$h *or t%o. Bi$

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And %hen %eIre in it ho% happ" %eIll be under the bamboo0 under the bamboo tree. MINE ALL THE TIME @Sin$ the *ollo%in$ as *ast as "ou anA 1* "ouIll be '#1#;#/ mine0 1Ill be T#&#1#;#/ thine0 And 1Ill 2#O#(#/ love "ou all the T#1#'#/ time 3ou are the B#/#S#T best o* all the .#/#S#T rest And 1Ill 2#O#(#/ love "ou all the T#1#'#/ time< WeIll mo% them do%n< E0 F0 G0 4? SHORT LEGGED SAILOR When "ou sa"0 HShort le$$edH "ou ma!e a short distan e bet%een "our hands. When "ou sa"0 H2on$ le$$edH "ou ma!e a lon$er distan e bet%een "our hands. When "ou sa"0 HKno !#!needH "ou tou h "our elbo%s to$ether. &ave "ou ever0 ever0 ever in "our short le$$ed li*e seen a short le$$ed sailor %ith a short le$$ed %i*e? ;o 1Ive never0 never0 never in m" short le$$ed li*e seen a short le$$ed sailor %ith a short le$$ed %i*e. &ave "ou ever0 ever0 ever in "our lon$ le$$ed li*e seen a lon$ le$$ed sailor %ith a lon$ le$$ed %i*e? ;o< 1Ive never0 never0 never0 in m" lon$ le$$ed li*e seen a lon$ le$$ed sailor %ith a lon$ le$$ed %i*e. &ave "ou ever0 ever0 ever0 in "our !no !#!need li*e seen a !no !#!need sailor %ith a !no !#!need %i*e? ;o< 1Ive never0 never0 never in m" !no !#!need li*e seen a !no !#!need sailor %ith a !no !#!need %i*e &ave "ou ever0 ever0 ever in "our short le$$ed li*e seen a lon$ le$$ed sailor %ith a !no !#!need %i*e? 97

;o< 1Ive never0 never0 never in m" short le$$ed li*e seen a lon$ le$$ed sailor %ith a !no !#!need %i*e. MY MOTHER @/a h verse builds on previous oneIs a tions.A '" mother o%ns a ba!er" shop 3umm"0 "umm" @rub tumm"A '" *ather drives a $arba$e tru ! 3umm"0 "umm"0 pe% @hold noseA '" sister tal!s on the phone all da" 3umm"0 "umm"0 pe%0 la de la de la de de% @hands raised0 %i$$le *in$ersA '" brother is a o%bo" 3umm"0 "umm"0 pe%0 la de la de la de de%0 roll Iem up0 sti ! Iem up0 ban$0 ban$0 @roll hands0 *in$er $uns0 shoot0 shootA '" auntie is an operator 3umm"0 "umm"0 pe%0 la de la de la de de%0 roll Iem up0 sti ! Iem up0 ban$ ban$0 "our number please @hold nose to sound nasalA LITTLE PUPPY 1 had a little pupp" &is name %as Tin" Tim 1 put him in the bathtub0 to see i* he ould s%im &e dran! all the %ater0 he ate a bar o* soap The ne5t thin$ "ou !no% he had a bubble in his throat. 1n ame the do tor0 @person 9umps inA 1n ame the nurse0@ person 9umps inA 1n ame the lad" %ith the alli$ator purse @person 9umps inA Out %ent the do tor @person 9umps outA Out %ent the nurse @person 9umps outA Out %ent the lad" %ith the alli$ator purse @person 9umps outA OR A I'iss SusieI variation... 'iss Susie had a bab". She named him Tin" Tim She put him in the bathtub. To see i* he ould s%im &e dran! up all the %ater. &e ate up all the soap. &e tried to eat the bathtub. But it %ouldn-t $o do%n his throat. 'iss Susie alled the do tor0 'iss Susie alled the nurse0 'iss Susie alled the lad" %ith the alli$ator purse

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1n ame the do tor. 1n ame the nurse. 1n ame the lad" %ith the alli$ator purse 'umps said the do tor. 'easles said the nurse. &i ups said the lad" %ith the alli$ator purse. 'iss Susie pun hed the do tor. 'iss Susie !i !ed the nurse. 'iss Susie than!ed the lad" %ith the alli$ator purse MISS MARY MACK 'iss 'ar" 'a !0 'a !0 'a !. All dressed in bla !0 bla !0 bla !. With silver buttons0 buttons0 buttons all do%n her ba !0 ba !0 ba !. She as!ed her mother0 mother0 mother *or *i*t" ents0 ents0 ents. To see the elephant0 elephant0 elephant0 9ump the *en e0 *en e0 *en e. The" 9umped so hi$h0 hi$h0 hi$h the" tou hed the s!"0 s!"0 s!" and didnIt ome ba !0 ba !0 ba ! till the *ourth o* 7ul"0 7ul"0 7ul". Or0 add to the end the *ollo%in$ linesD &e 9umped so hi$h0 hi$h0 hi$h he tou hed the s!"0 s!"0 s!" And he never ame ba !0 ba !0 ba ! till the *ourth o* 7ul"0 7ul"0 7ul"< A+B+CC A0 m" name is A21)/0 m" husbandIs name is A20 %e live in A2ABA'A and %e brin$ ba ! A++2/S. B0 m" name is B/TT30 m" husbandIs name is B/;0 %e live in B/.'8DA and %e brin$ ba ! B8GS. )0 m" name is )A.O20 m" husbandIs name is )A.20 %e live in )O2O.ADO and %e brin$ ba ! ).ABS. 1t 9ust $oes on li!e that throu$h the alphabet. ALL IN TOGETHER All in to$ether $irls. 1ts *ine %eather $irls. When is "our birthda" please 9ump in.

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@no% reall" *astA 7anuar"0 Februar"0 'ar h0 April0 'a"0 7une0 7ul"0 Au$ust0 September0 O tober0 ;ovember0 De ember All out to$ether $irls. 1ts *ine %eather $irls. When is "our birthda" +lease 9ump out E0 F0 G0 40 60 P0 K0 Q0 R0 E00 EE0 EF0 EG0 E40 et .0 et .0 et . BLONDIE AND DAGWOOD HBlondie and Da$%ood %ent to to%n0 Blondie bou$ht an evenin$ $o%n0 Da$%ood bou$ht the paper0 this is %hat it said0 lose "our e"es and ount to ten0 i* "ou miss ta!e an end< One0 t%o0 three0 *our0 *ive0 si50 seven0 ei$ht0 nine0 ten<H CINDERLLA )inderella0 dressed in "ello% Went upstairs to !iss a I*ella 'ade a mista!e and !issed a sna!e &o% man" do tors did it ta!e? I LIKE COFFEE H1 li!e o**ee0 1 li!e tea0 1 li!e @name o* ne5t person in lineA to ome in %ith me.H Then the t%o 9ump to$ether0 the se ond person sa"in$ the rh"me. When the rh"me is done0 the *irst person runs out0 and the ne% person omes in and 9umps %ith the se ond person. OR One person %ould be 9umpin$ and sa" thisD 1 li!e o**ee0 1 li!e tea0 1 li!e @personIs nameA to 9ump %ith me. @That person 9oined the *irst person so that t%o %ere 9umpin$. Then0 the *ollo%in$ %as saidDA One0 t%o0 three0 han$e pla es0 seven0 ei$ht0 nine0 han$e pla es0 et . @until the pair missed. The t%o %ould han$e *rom ri$ht to le*t ea h

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time the" said H han$e pla esH and all %ould !eep tra ! o* %ho $ot the hi$hest number be*ore missin$.A FUDGE+ FUDGE Fud$e0 *ud$e0 all the 9ud$e0 'amaIs $onna have a bab". Wrap it up in tissue paper0 Send it do%n the elevator0 Bo"0 $irl0 t%ins0 triplets0 Bo"0 $irl0 t%ins0 triplets0 et . .epeat this until the person 9umpin$ misses on one o* them and this means the person %ill be havin$ a bo"0 $irl0 t%ins or triplets. O. Fud$e0 *ud$e0 *ud$e0 Boom0 boom0 boom< 2ove that *ud$e0 Boom0 boom0 boom< 'amaIs $ot a ne%born bab"0 Boom< ;ot a $irl0 Boom< ;ot a bo"0 Boom< 7ust an ordinar" bab"0 Boom< Wrap it up in tissue paper0 Ki ! it do%n the elevator0 First *loor0 Split0 @ ross "our le$s and turn aroundA Se ond *loor0 Split0 Third *loor0 Split0 Fourth *loor0 Split Then it %ould se$ue into some other rh"mes0 usuall"D Ten0 T%ent"0 Thirt"0 Fort"0 so on b" tens till "ou $et to R0. Then GF0 4F0 6F0 PF0 KF0 ad in*initum FO8;D A +/A;8T Found a peanut0 *ound a peanut0 *ound a peanut last ni$ht0 last ni$ht 1 *ound a peanut0 *ound a peanut last ni$ht

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1t %as rotten0 it %as rotten0 it %as rotten last ni$ht0 last ni$ht it %as rotten0 it %as rotten last ni$ht Ate it an"%a"0 ate it an"%a"0 ate it an"%a" last ni$ht0 last ni$ht 1 ate it an"%a"0 ate it an" %a" last ni$ht Got a tumm" a he0 $ot a tumm" a he0 $ot a tumm" a he last ni$ht0 last ni$ht 1 $ot a tumm" a he0 $ot a tumm" a he last ni$ht Went to the hospital0 %ent to the hospital0 %ent to the hospital last ni$ht0 last ni$ht 1 %ent to the hospital0 %ent to the hospital last ni$ht Died an"%a"0 died an"%a"0 died an"%a" last ni$ht0 last ni$ht 1 died an"%a"0 died an"%a" last ni$ht TEXICO Te5i o Te5i o0 Te5i o @ radlesA Over the hills to 'e5i o @on the %ord HoverH the rope be$ins $oin$ all the %a" around and ontinues doin$ this until the end o* the rh"meA Where the Spanish dan ers do the !i !s0 the !i !s @do !i !sA Where the Spanish dan ers do the splits0 the splits @9ump %ith le$s apartA Where the Spanish dan ers t%irl around0 around @t%irl aroundA Where the Spanish dan ers 9ump up and do%n0 up and do%n @9ump hi$hA Where the Spanish dan ers $et out o* to%n @9ump out o* the ropesA SCHOOL SCHOOL HS hool0 S hool the $olden rule0 spell "our name and $o to s hoolH +erson spells name and then runs out %ithout tou hin$ rope. Then ea h subse4uent turn0 the person 9umps throu$h the $rades. Kinder$arten##person 9ust runs thou$h the turnin$ ropeJ First Grade##the person 9umps on e0 sa"in$ H*irst $radeH then runs outJ and so on0 throu$h the EFth $rade. The persons turn

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ends %hen s:he has tripped on the rope at an" time0 or %hen ompleted throu$h the EFth $rade. TEDDY BEAR+ TEDDY BEAR Tedd" Tedd" Tedd" Tedd" Tedd" Tedd" Tedd" Tedd" Bear0 Bear0 Bear0 Bear0 Bear0 Bear0 Bear0 Bear0 Tedd" Tedd" Tedd" Tedd" Tedd" Tedd" Tedd" Tedd" Bear0 turn around0 Bear0 tou h the $round. Bear0 sho% "our shoe. Bear0 that %ill do< Bear0 $o upstairs. Bear0 sa" "our pra"ers. Bear0 turn out the li$hts. Bear0 sa" $ood#ni$ht<

The hildren 9ump rope %hile the" sin$ this rh"me0 the" a t out the a tions as the %ords ome up in the rh"me. An e5ampleD %hen the" sa" $o upstairs0 the hild pretends to limb the stairs. JACK BE NIMBLE This is a Double#Dut h 9ump rope son$. One 9umper at a time. And dependin$ on ho% %ell the 9umper is %ill normall" be *ollo%ed b" another son$ until the 9umper misses. 7A)K B/ ;1'B2/0 7A)K B/ =81)K0 7A)K 78'+/D O(/. T&/ )A;D2/ ST1)K. '8'B2/0 K1)K0 S1>>2/.0 S+21T0 +O+#8+S E0 TO E # &1T 1T. E00R0Q0K0P06040G0F0E. When "ou sin$ the %ords H7a ! 7umped OverH the 9umper pops#up ver" hi$h %ith both *eet leavin$ the $round at the same time. When the sin$ers all out 'umble0 Ki !0 Si,,ler0 Split0 +op#ups these are a tual tri !s done %hile 9umpin$. 'umble#b" puttin$ both *eet to$ether ma!in$ ver" small hopsJ Ki !#b" repeatedl" !i !in$ one *oot out%ard and ba ! a$ainJ Si,,ler#b" rossin$ and un rossin$ *eet and le$sJ Split#b" openin$ and losin$ le$s about 6*eet apartJ and +op#ups#b" 9umpin$ hi$h in the rope %ith both *eet omin$ o** the $round to$ether. 103

LEMON LIME 2emon lime0 be on time0 so E0 F @ at this point0 the leader 9umps out the ropes %hile the ne5t person in line omes ri$ht in on...AG0 4 @ then this person 9umps out and the ne5t one in line omes in on 60 P @the ob9e t is to sta" on beat %ith the ount o* the rope holdersAA 3ou !eep doin$ this until someone misses their ue. This is a lot o* *un< 3ou reall" test "our speed and 9ump rope s!ills. @Fun to %at h or pla"A RED HOT .ed &ot +epper in the pot. Gotta $et over %hat the leaders $ot. E0. F0. G0. 40 ..... @ Speed rope up until 9umper missesA Keep tra ! o* %ho has %hat s ore. then see %ho has the hi$hest s ore. CANDY STORE 2ast ni$ht0 ni$ht be*ore0 m" bo"*riend too! me to the and" store. @on the %ord HstoreH the person turns around to *a e the opposite dire tion that she started out onA &e bou$ht me i e ream0 he bou$ht me a!e. &e brou$ht me home %ith a bell" a he.@turnA 'amma0 mamma0 1 *eel si !. )all the do tor 4ui !0 4ui !0 4ui !< @9ump on one *oot ea h time "ou sa" H4ui !HA Do tor0 Do tor %ill 1 die? )lose "our e"es and ount to 6. @turnA E...F...G...4...6.. @on 6 9ump out o* the rope %hile the rope turners are still sin$in$A 1Im still alive and on hannel 6< MISS BROWN

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1 %ent do%n to%n0 to see 'iss Bro%n. She $ave me a ni !el0 to bu" a pi !le. The pi !le %as sour so she $ave me a *lo%er. The *lo%er %as bla ! so she $ave me a sma !. The sma ! %as hard so she $ave me a ard. And on the ard it saidD 2ittle 2ittle 2ittle 2ittle Spanish dan Spanish dan Spanish dan Spanish dan er turn around @turn %hile 9umpin$A er0 tou h the $round @tou h $roundA er tie "our shoe @9ump on one le$0 pretend to tie shoeA er0 si5t"#*our s!idoo @9ump:e5it rope areaA

MISS SUSIE 'iss Susie had a steamboat. The steamboat had a bell. 'iss Susie %ent to heaven. The steamboat %ent to &ello operator please $ive me number nine and i* "ou dis onne t me. 1Ill !i ! "ou *rom behind the re*ri$erator0 there %as a pie e o* $lass. 'iss Susie sat upon it and ut her little as! me no more 4uestions 0tell me no more lies0 The bo"s are in the bathroom ,ippin$ up their Flies are in the meado%. The bees are in the par!. 'iss Susie and her bo"*riend are !issin$ in the dar! is li!e a movie0 a movieIs li!e a sho%. A sho% is li!e a T( s reen and that is all 1 !no% 1 !no% m" ma 1 !no% 1 !no% m" pa 1 !no% 1 !no% m" sister %ith the Q0 a re alli$ator bra OR 'iss Susie had a steamboat. The steamboat had a bell. 'iss Susie %ent to &eaven0 the steamboat %ent to &ello operator0 please $ive me number nine and i* "ou dis onne t me0 1Ill paddle "our Behind the re*ri$erator0 there %as a pie e o* $lass 'iss Susie sat upon it and bro!e her little As! me no more 4uestions0 tell me no more lies the bo"s are in the $irlsI room0 pullin$ do%n their 105

*lies are in the meado%. The bees are in the par!. 'iss Susie and her bo"*riend are !issin$ in the D#A#.#K D#A#.#K D#A#.#K N*astO DA.K0 DA.K0 DA.K Dar! is li!e a movie a movieIs li!e a sho% a sho% is li!e a T( s reen and that is all 1 !no% 1 !no% 1 !no% m" mother 1 !no% 1 !no% m" pa 1 !no% 1 !no% m" sister %ith the alli$ator bra< NOT LAST NIGHT ;ot last ni$ht but the ni$ht be*ore. F4 robbers ame !no !in$ at m" door0 as 1 ran out0 @run out o* ropeA0 The" ran in0 @9ump ba ! inA !no !ed me on the head %ith a rollin$ pin 1 as!ed them %hat the" %anted and this is %hat the" said0 )hinese dan ers do the splits0 @9umper doin$ the ommands a*ter ea hA )hinese dan ers do the !i !s0 )hinese dan es turn around0 )hinese dan ers tou h the $round0 )hinese dan ers $et out o* to%n0 @run out o* rope0 end o* turnA OR ;ot last ni$ht ;ot last ni$ht0 but the ni$ht be*ore F4 .obbers ame !no !in$ at m" door As 1 ran out @.un out o* the 9ump ropeA The" ran in @.un ba ! in the 9ump rope and start 9umpin$ a$ainA 1 as!ed them %hat the" %anted and this is %hat the" saidD Spanish dan er turn around @turn Y turn ea h time "ou 9umpA Spanish dan er tou h the $round @tou h $round on e %hen "ou are 9umpin$A

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Spanish dan er $ive a hi$h !i ! @!i ! in the air on eA Spanish dan er $et out be*ore "ou miss @$et out o* the 9ump ropeA 1* "ou sta" in0 someone "ells H&ot +otatoesH and then the" @the" ones holdin$ the ropeA start turnin$ the rope real *ast and someone ounts to see ho% man" Hhot potatoesH "ou do. DICKIE BIRDS T%o pla"ers0 one at ea h end o* the rope. HT%o little di !ie birds UsittinI on the %allH the t%o pla"ers 9ump in HOne named +eter0 one named +aulH ea h pla"er %aves at their name HFl" a%a"0 +eter0 *l" a%a"0 +aulH the pla"er e5its the rope as name is alled HDonIt "ou ome ba ! Itill "our birthda"Is alledH. H7anuar"0 Februar"...De emberH the pla"er returns %hen their month is alled H;o% *l" a%a"0 *l" a%a"0 *l" a%a" allH pla"ers both e5it the rope.

)&/A+ T.1)KS FO. D1(1D1;G T/A'SD

Pa /(e $ &ave people pi ! a partner about their si,e. The" usuall" pi ! someone the" !no%. &ave them sa" $ood#b"e to him or her %ith one partner be omin$ a member o* one team and the one be omin$ a member o* the other team.

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M!()-e &ave the $roup %al! around sha!in$ hands %ith the *ol!s sa"in$0 B'in$le0 min$le0 min$le<C 2eader %ill sa"0 BGroups o* threes0 hands on heads<C +eople %ill s ur" to luster up. 'in$le a$ain %ith $roups o* *ive sittin$ do%n %ith elbo%s lin!ed< And so on until "ou $et to the si,e team "ou %ant. BGroups o* F0 in a shoulder to shoulder line.C B! /h'a0$ +eople born in the *irst si5 months o* the "ear $o on one side o* the room and those born in the se ond si5 months on the other side. B" the month "ou %ere born0 bu" "our >odia si$n0 season "ou %ere born @%inter0 sprin$A. S/a(' %( O(e F%%/ +eople standin$ on their le*t *oot $o to one $roup %hile those standin$ on their ri$ht *oot $o the other $roup. L!(e 1p &ave the parti ipants line up or pair up a &air )olor /"e )olor Shoe Si,e Birthda" Favorite )olor A$e +et o%nership or not Same )olor Shirt : +ants0 Shoes Favorite +i,,a Toppin$ ordin$ toD

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&ei$ht Favorite movie0 artist0 *ood0 sport0 team0 sub9e t0 ar0 store0 va ation &and Si,e ;umber o* Siblin$s Whi h season o* the "ear do "ou pre*erD %inter0 sprin$0 summer0 or *all? Whi h t"pe o* musi do "ou pre*erD )lassi al0 heav" metal0 rap0 alternative. ountr"0 9a,,0 ro !0

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