| Useful Games Ideas - KEYS |
( Taken from Jonathan's Resources)
Everybody except one takes a chair and sits on it any where in the room. The person remaining standing is given a set of keys to hold. They then proceed to move around the room with their free hand grabs the hand of somebody sitting who has to get up and follow the leader who weaves in and out of the chairs in the room still holding their hand. While they are doing this the person who has gotten out of their chair then grabs someone else's hand who grabs another persons hand creating a chain of people weaving around the chairs. This keeps going until the leader drops the keys on the floor then everyone standing runs and sits in a chair. The person left standing is the new leader. Playing music really adds to the fun of this game!
| Useful Games Ideas -Switch chairs if the sun shines on you... |
Game Type: Active. A lot of movement may be required.
Players: 6 or more players
Needed: Chairs
Rules:
Choose someone to be in the middle. That person stands in the middle and says e.g. "The sun shines on people who are wearing red socks" and everyone wearing red socks must then get up and switch seats. The person in the middle must also find a seat. Then the person left standing repeats this process until you are ready to quit.
| Useful Games Ideas -Elbow Tag |
Define the boundaries of a large area.
Everyone finds a partner and hook elbows. Make sure teams are distributed evenly over the playing area. Each person puts their free hand on their hip, elbow out, creating a hook. Divide a team and make one person the "chaser" and the other the "fleer." The object is to hook elbows with another team before getting tagged by the chaser. Once hooked up, the person on the other end of this now three person chain becomes the fleer. If tagged, they trade places, with the fleer becoming the chaser, and the chaser becoming the fleer. Anyone running outside of the boundaries also must become the chaser. This game is fun to watch, so much so, players are often caught unawares when they've suddenly become the fleer! To add dynamics to this game, have two or three chasers and fleers going at the same time.