Hobbies And Interests
Pick-Pocket Tag
Organize four or more players for this game. Give each player a strip of cloth or paper to put in his or her back pocket. The object of the game is for you to try to get another player's strip, keeping your own strip. At the end of the game, the player who has the most paper or cloth pieces is the winner. If you want to control how long the game takes, play music and stop it when the time is up to tally the winner.
Buddy Drag Race
This game requires at least six players, but eight is ideal. Separate your group into two. One player from each team will lie on a blanket at a starting point you indicate. The two groups will pull their blankets and team members until they arrive at the finish line you designate. The team who arrives first wins. Check the ground in your play area for sticks, rocks, or debris that could injure your players.
Mind Games
Mind games are ideal to play with an individual and in situations which limit your movement or space or require you don't make a lot of noise. Pose a lateral thinking puzzle, a riddle question that your player or players can answer only by asking closed-ended, yes or no questions. For example -- "Why can't you take a picture of a dog with hair curlers?" The answer: because you take pictures with a camera, not hair curlers.
Night Watchman
One player is chosen as the night watchman and sits in the center of the room. The remaining players will surround the night watchman. During the game, the players will try to tag the night watchman without the watchman seeing. If the night watchman sees a player, he must go return to his original spot.
Hot Potato
Hot potato is a classic childhood game that can be played with a pair of people up to a large group with a singular object. If you can use music, it's a plus but not necessary. Have your players sit in a circle, or face-to-face when it's just two people. Use a potato, ball, or other item to pass. The leader, who is an observing participant, indicates when to start and when time is up. The person who is holding the item when the music stops or when time is called gets eliminated.