Safe good games for kids to play

TUG OF WAR

Draw a line in the dirt or field and get a rope.

 Number off the same amount on each side of the rope.

The first team that gets the other team across their side of the line wins. Caregivers and teachers--join in!

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FOUR SQUARE

 You need: A gym floor with 4 squares or PAVEMENT and CHALK..

1. Draw a 6- to 10-foot square on a paved surface.

2. Divide the larger square into four smaller squares, number the squares 1 to 4, and have each child stand in a block.

3. The player in square 4 serves the ball by bouncing it in his square and tapping the ball into another square.

4. The player in that space must tap the ball (after one bounce) into another kid's area, and so on, until someone misses the ball, lets the ball bounce twice, or sends it out of the grid.

5. The player who misses the ball steps out and the remaining players rotate up through the numbered squares. If you are playing with more than four players, a new player enters the game at square 1.

The player who is out waits in line to re-enter the game once square 1 is open again. Whoever is now in square 4 serves the ball to resume play.

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 TRADITIONAL TAG GAME...

 It's best played with lots of places to hide. The person who is the counter (or seeker) stands next to a designated tree and closes their eyes while counting to 20.  The rest of the players run and hide.  When the seeker is done counting, they call out “Ready or Not, Here I come!” and begin searching for everyone else.  The goal for those hiding is to get back and touch the tree before being tagged.  Those who are tagged before touching the tree are also “It” and join the seeker.  The last one to reach the tree or be tagged is the seeker for the next game.

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KICK THE CAN

Place a coffee can in a large open area to be home base.

"It" counts to 50 while the other kids hide.

When "It" SEES a child, he/she calls their name.

They both race to the can, and try to kick it first.

If "It" kicks the can, the hider is caught and placed in "prison" in a pre-selected area.

If the hider kicks the can, he/she and all players in prison are free, and "It" must count again.

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 HULA HOOP FREEZE TAG

Scatter out several hula hoops around the play area.

Assign taggers to freeze the other players.

Students inside a hula hoop can not get frozen, but can only stay long enough to count to 10.

Only one child per hula hoop is allowed.

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