Does your screen time need to diet?
Although fun and Games is focussed on games and activities that are away from computer and television screens, screens are prevalent throughout most people’s lives for work, play and rest…
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So how did you play during the COVID lockdowns? Was it totally online? Did you get out at all? What did you do? Well the Play Observatory would love to…
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aka “Streets and Lanes” This does need a large number of players. E.g. school groups or similar sized parties. It is also good for helping develop group co-ordination. However, be…
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Variation of Bulldogs. Two areas either side of the hall or pitch become the banks of the river (safe area), the space in between is the river. One or two…
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Variation of Bulldogs. Set up as in Bulldogs with all players standing at one end of the playing area. Depending on the size of the playing area and number playing,…
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Use a large pitch or hall for this game, to allow players plenty of room for manoeuvrability. Home ground is both ends of the pitch/playing area. At the start, all…
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aka: Scarecrow Tig One or more players are chosen as catchers depending on the number playing. There is no ‘home’ or safe base. Choose when you play whether Players when…
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Sent in by Estaban The game starts with everyone being able to tag everyone. Tagging is by touching the other person with your hand but you cannot tag by touching…
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Two players are designated as sharks and stand in a small marked area in the center of the room. All other players are divided up into groups of different types…
Continue readingRabbits – Rats
Draw a line down the middle of the hall or pitch being used and divide the group into two teams, the ‘Rabbits’ and the ‘Rats’. Players from each team partner…
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