Dog Chases Tail

Players: 6 or more
Ages: 8+


I love this game & can't wait to get a group of kids together to try it out.


All the players line up, and the last player in the line takes the bandanna and places it in his or her back pocket (or waist of pants) so it hangs down like a dog's tail. All the players then place their hands on the hips of the player in front of them.


The front of the line then chases the back of the line, trying to grab the bandanna tail (don't let them get it though). The players in the middle can help or hinder the head or the tail, depending on their whims. If the line breaks, the player who let go must step out of line, making the line even shorter.


If you have enough players, you can set up two lines, creating two dogs that can chase each other's tails.

Shadow Tag

Players: 4 or more
Ages: All


This version of tag needs to be played outdoors on a bright & sunny day (so you can see your shadow).


Choose one player to be "it". They try to catch the other players by stepping on their shadows on the ground.


When a players shadow gets tagged they become "it".

Blob

Players: 4 or more
Ages 8+


Blob is a version of tag that just keeps growing. First choose one player to be the blob. The rest of the players then scatter and try not to get caught by the blob.


When the blob tags someone, they join hands (with the blob) and continue chasing the other players together. Each player that gets tagged joins the blob, which gets bigger and bigger.


When the last player is finally caught by the blob, that player is the blob in the next round.

Seaweed Tag

Players 10 or more

Ages 5+

Mark off a large area to serve as the "ocean". One player, the "seaweed", stands in the middle of the ocean, while the rest of the players (the "fish") line up on the ends of the ocean. At "Ready, Set, Go!" the fish try to make it to the other side of the ocean without getting tagged by the seaweed.

If a fish is tagged by the seaweed, he or she also becomes seaweed but must keep one foot planted on the ground at all times while still trying to tag the other fish.

The fish who made it to the other side try to cross again, trying not to get tagged by the original or new seaweed. The last fish tagged is the first to act as seaweed for the next round.