Hit the tail
This dodgeball variant we’ve noticed being promoted by a few sports and physical education instructors such as @edf.prof.marcos. and similar to Protect the President. You need a relatively large group…
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AKA: Triangle Tag (with 4 people) A simple but fun game that is basically a sort of tail tally/tag game that needs to be played in small groups of 4,…
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Beautifully simple game by Alex Cheddar for two people or solo and described here with permission. There is a small amount of setting up required, but as it could be…
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A group circle game that is a variation on the game of Splat, noted to be played by @the_drama_centre and popular with their competitive teenagers. Everybody except one player stands…
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Simple, popular circle game among older children and teenagers, that’s fun because of the sound and need for concentration. Although if anybody remembers the 1976 film Bugsy Malone, and the…
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This appears to be a rather popular game spotted being promoted by @TheDramaCentre. It is semi-energetic, in that there are brief bursts of activity – not everybody running around at…
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This one was spotted being explained by @beesplaybanjos and @chaoticdense. Play this at night with a large number of players – the more the better. And the darker the surroundings…
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This appears to be a favourite at KS2 sports days, at least at one of our local primary schools in the UK. Equipment It’s a team game, with the aim…
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What to do with lots of pizza boxes? Play this game of course 🙂 Ideally, everyone needs the same size pizza box and boxes for large or extra-large size pizzas…
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This is a relay race suggested by @bettii_brandner, which is good for warming up as it involves short sprints. Name given to it here is just to distinguish it from…
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