NAME OF ACTIVITY:
Flip me the bird
1 or more rubber chickens (Small towel or rag with a knot tied at the
end for weight).
Running, Chasing, Fleeing, Throwing, Catching, throwing to a moving target
There are several different
formats that could be used, as with any tag game, so I will start with a
basic tag game. However, you can modify this game to fit your
Select 2-4 players to be "It". I
base this number on the number of players and the size of the play
area. Personally, I like to have enough "Its" to keep
people moving, but not so many that the players have no chance to
escape. Anyway, Play just like any tag game, the "Its"
will try to tag the players. What makes this game different is that
you have (rubber chickens or knotted towels to simulate
"birds"). A player who is holding a bird cannot be tagged
by the "Its". When a player is in jeopardy of being tagged
he can ask for someone to toss him a bird, or someone could toss him/her a
bird when they see him/her in trouble. In any case, the free players
will pass the birds around as necessary, in order to keep their players
from getting tagged.
Add this twist to basically an version of
tag. In other words what you have the players do when they are
tagged is up to you. Three tags and you become an "It",
Freeze tag, tunnel tag, toilet
Of course, the "Its" are not allowed to
touch the birds.
HINTS: If you see players hogging the birds, you may have to put a
time limit on how long a bird can be held. Also, If birds are being
thrown in a dangerous manner, you may have to limit throws to underhanded
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