For groups of all ages and all sizes.

21. Dancing Feet Music

Change at signal from running around to running on the spot very quickly then back again.

22. Dead Donkey/ Sleeping Lions/ Soldiers (traditional)

All players lie down on the floor on their backs very, very still. Leader or selected player attempts to spot those players that make a movement. Those caught help watch for those moving.

Attempts can also be made to make players move or laugh by others pulling faces, telling jokes etc but players must not be touched. It's very hard to keep a straight face if being tickled!!

23. Do the Opposite!

Have a list of things for the players to do,  e.g. walk, run, sit down, hop on left foot, wave right hand, be quiet, be noisy, stand still, jump up and down, scream, dance, etc. The game is to do the exact opposite to what you are saying. Gradually remove all those players who get it wrong; the last player remaining is the winner

24. Do This, Do That!

This is played in the same way as Simon Says except that the leader precedes his or her orders with either “Do this” or “Do that”. If the command is “Do this'” then all the players should copy his or her actions. If it is “Do that”, then they should remain still.

25. Ducks and Cows

This is a great way to divide a group of kids into two teams. Players close their eyes while one person goes about tapping them on their shoulders and designating them either "duck" or "cow." On a given signal the players must make their animal sounds to gather into their two teams. The ducks "quack" and the cows "moo.

27. Eat the Fishtail

Have the Players line up in single file, holding each other around the waist. The first player is the fish head; the last player, the tail. On signal, the head tries to catch the tail while the tail tries to avoid being caught. All must continue to hold on to each other. The longer the fish, the better.

28. Elves, Wizards and Giants

"Elves, Wizards and Giants." is a team version of the old game of `Scissors-Paper-Stone’, but has funnier actions and noises that each team has to act out. Each character (Elf, Wizard, Giant) has a specific action or noise.

Elf- Squatting down and imitate pointed ears by holding two fingers up by your ears (similar to making bunny ears). Make "Eeeking" noises while doing this.

Giant- Standing on tip toe, arms raised in frightening posture making growling / roaring sounds.

Wizard- Standing normally but with arms outstretched as if casting a spell. Make appropriate spell-casting noises.

As with Scissors-Paper-Stone each character/icon can win against one character or loose against the other. In this case if wanted teams can make the appropriate actions for winning or losing.

Elves shoot Wizards: Elves win. Elves pretend to shoot an arrow, Wizards make dramatic gestures as though struck in the heart.

Wizards frazzle Giants: Wizards win. Giants pretend to shrink.

Giants squash Elves: Giants win. Giants pretend they are squishing something small.

Each team finds a quiet corner and decides on a character to be as a team, after choosing their character each  team stands facing each other with hands behind their backs. On the count of three the whole team acts out their character with the points going to the team that chooses the winning character. If both teams pick the same character there is a draw.

29. Encore

Divide into teams. The game leader yells out a word that is commonly found in songs (love, road, river, girl, baby, need . . .). The teams must sing a song in unison (together) using that word. The first team to do it wins a point. Play as long as they like it.

30. Excuse Me, What Are You Doing?

To play, you pretend to do an action like washing your hair or drinking tea.
The person next to you then asks, "Excuse me, what are you doing?"
You have to say something other than what you are really doing.
So if you were pretending to brush your teeth, you could say "I'm eating pizza."
Then that person has to pretend that he's eating pizza and say something different when the next person asks him, "Excuse me, what are you doing?"
If a player makes a mistake, he's out. Try to keep it going around the