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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…

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…

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,…

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…

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…

Play as in ‘Stuck in the Mud‘, with one or two players being nominated to capture the others. Once a player is caught they have to go to the shallow…

This can be done with real eggs or something less breakable if preferred as doing this with eggs is likely to get a bit messy. Also needs a good amount…

Relay Race You need:– ball for each team Teams line up with about 2m between each player and with the first player a little distance back from the line, as…

You will need:– Parachute (play or otherwise) Works best with larger parachutes. One player volunteers to be the ‘cat’ on top of the parachute, another player volunteers to be the…

You will need: A supply of balloons A chair Players are each given a number and stand in a circle around a chair. One player stands on the chair and…