Outdoor Games
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Publicado: 25 de julio de 2012
Yanina M. Garrido
Red Light, Green Light: An Outdoor Game That's Fun for All Ages
Players Need Quick Reactions to Win This Childhood Game
is a great game because children of different ages can play. This is also one of those traditional games that many adults will remember playing as children.
Ages
Red Light, Green Light is appropriate forall ages.
Equipment Needed
No equipment is needed.
Where to Play
Any good-sized open area will do.
How to Play
One person is designated as “it” and plays the part of the stop light. The other kids line up about 20 feet away from “it.” Facing away from the other kids, “it’ calls out “Green light!” The other kids move toward “it.” “It” then calls out “Red light!” and turnsaround quickly. Any of the kids who are caught moving must go back to the start line. Play continues until someone reaches and tags “it.” That person then becomes “it.” The trick to winning this game is to move smoothly so that you can freeze instantly until you are within reach of “it.”
Red Rover: A Traditional Favorite Outdoor Game
Classic Pastime Has Been Banned on SomePlaygrounds
There's hardly an oldster alive who doesn't remember playing Red Rover, but it has fallen out of favor in some areas because of the risk of injury. Since it requires at least ten or so kids to play, it is most popular as a neighborhood or playground game. If you introduce this traditional game to the kids, supervise them carefully!
Ages
Red Rover is appropriate for schoolage children.
Equipment Needed
No equipment is needed.
Where to Play
Any good-sized open area will do.
How to Play
Divide the group of kids into two teams. The kids then form two lines holding hands and facing each other. The lines should be 30-50 feet apart. The team chosen to go first calls for a runner from the other line, saying, “Red Rover, Red Rover, let Thomas comeover!” Thomas then takes off running and tries to break through the other line. If he breaks through, he chooses one of the kids that he broke through to take back to his team. If he doesn’t break through, he has to stay with the other team. The game ends when everyone is in one line. The game is fun because of the suspense of wondering when your name will be called and wondering whether therunner from the other team will choose you as the weak spot to try to break through. It’s not a highly competitive game as everyone ends up on the winning team; however, Red Rover has been banned on some playgrounds as too rough. Obviously the game works best if the kids are close to the same age. Three practices should definitely be banned. The first is double-linking by holding eachother’s wrists or arms. Hands only can be joined. The second is raising the arms high to “clothesline” the runner. The third is thrusting the joined hands outward so that the runner encounters the equivalent of an outthrust fist.
|OUTDOOR GAMES PAGE 1 |
|TOMATO [pic]Anenjoyable outdoor game for kids |
|Everyone sits in a circle. One person who is it stands in the center of the circle. This Person is called " It". |
|Each person asks the person who is "it" an appropriate question. The only answer to every question has to beanswered as " Tomato ". |
|The first person to make the center person ( It ) laugh wins a try in the middle. |
|Ex: What color is your hair? Tomato. What do you brush your teeth with? Tomato . |
|(Obviously other funny Questions can be used for variety )...
Red Light, Green Light: An Outdoor Game That's Fun for All Ages
Players Need Quick Reactions to Win This Childhood Game
is a great game because children of different ages can play. This is also one of those traditional games that many adults will remember playing as children.
Ages
Red Light, Green Light is appropriate forall ages.
Equipment Needed
No equipment is needed.
Where to Play
Any good-sized open area will do.
How to Play
One person is designated as “it” and plays the part of the stop light. The other kids line up about 20 feet away from “it.” Facing away from the other kids, “it’ calls out “Green light!” The other kids move toward “it.” “It” then calls out “Red light!” and turnsaround quickly. Any of the kids who are caught moving must go back to the start line. Play continues until someone reaches and tags “it.” That person then becomes “it.” The trick to winning this game is to move smoothly so that you can freeze instantly until you are within reach of “it.”
Red Rover: A Traditional Favorite Outdoor Game
Classic Pastime Has Been Banned on SomePlaygrounds
There's hardly an oldster alive who doesn't remember playing Red Rover, but it has fallen out of favor in some areas because of the risk of injury. Since it requires at least ten or so kids to play, it is most popular as a neighborhood or playground game. If you introduce this traditional game to the kids, supervise them carefully!
Ages
Red Rover is appropriate for schoolage children.
Equipment Needed
No equipment is needed.
Where to Play
Any good-sized open area will do.
How to Play
Divide the group of kids into two teams. The kids then form two lines holding hands and facing each other. The lines should be 30-50 feet apart. The team chosen to go first calls for a runner from the other line, saying, “Red Rover, Red Rover, let Thomas comeover!” Thomas then takes off running and tries to break through the other line. If he breaks through, he chooses one of the kids that he broke through to take back to his team. If he doesn’t break through, he has to stay with the other team. The game ends when everyone is in one line. The game is fun because of the suspense of wondering when your name will be called and wondering whether therunner from the other team will choose you as the weak spot to try to break through. It’s not a highly competitive game as everyone ends up on the winning team; however, Red Rover has been banned on some playgrounds as too rough. Obviously the game works best if the kids are close to the same age. Three practices should definitely be banned. The first is double-linking by holding eachother’s wrists or arms. Hands only can be joined. The second is raising the arms high to “clothesline” the runner. The third is thrusting the joined hands outward so that the runner encounters the equivalent of an outthrust fist.
|OUTDOOR GAMES PAGE 1 |
|TOMATO [pic]Anenjoyable outdoor game for kids |
|Everyone sits in a circle. One person who is it stands in the center of the circle. This Person is called " It". |
|Each person asks the person who is "it" an appropriate question. The only answer to every question has to beanswered as " Tomato ". |
|The first person to make the center person ( It ) laugh wins a try in the middle. |
|Ex: What color is your hair? Tomato. What do you brush your teeth with? Tomato . |
|(Obviously other funny Questions can be used for variety )...
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