Playground Games
Played in Our School
As well as Skipping, Tig (Tag),
Giant Steps and Hopscotch, here are some other games we play in school.
No-one knows who invented these games; they have been played in our school
for years and years.
Bulldog: Around twenty
kids go to one side of the playground and whoever's 'on' stands facing
them, about ten metres away. He or she shouts 'Bulldog!' and everyone runs
to the other side of the playground, trying not to get caught by whoever's
'on'. If you're caught you become 'on' too. We play until a lot of people
are caught and then we start a new game.
Stamp: Everyone stands
around in a circle. The object is to stamp gently on another person's foot,
but only when it's your go. When another person tries to stamp on your
foot, you must try and dodge them by moving one leg only. If your foot
is stamped you're out of the game. The winner of the game is the person
that didn't get stamped.
Chucky-Chucky- Four-Corners:
Five people play this game. First you find a place with four corners. Whoever
doesn't get a corner is 'on'. He or she turns away and the children in
the corners shout "Chucky Chucky", and try to swap corners with someone
else. Whoever is 'on' turns around and tries to get into someone's corner
while everyone is switching. If he or she gets the corner the person who
has no corner is now 'on'.
Crocodile-Crocodile:
Four or five can play this game. One person is 'on' and the others say
"Crocodile, Crocodile may we cross the golden bridge" and whoever's on
says "Only if you have the colour green" etc. etc. If you're wearing that
colour you take a step. When you reach the person who's 'on', you're 'on'.
Queenie-I-O: Whoever's
'on' has a tennis ball. He or she turns around and throws the ball backwards
over their head. Everyone else tries to catch the ball and if they do,
they shout out "Caught ball", and now they're 'on'. But if they don't catch
it, whoever has it puts it behind his or her back and everyone else puts
their hands behind their backs as well. The person who is 'on' tries to
guess who has the ball. If they guess wrong, whoever really has the ball
is now 'on'.
Hey Presto: One person
says "One, two, three, hey presto!" All the others do a handstand and whoever
stays up the longest is 'on'.
Red Letter: As many
people as you like can play. The person who's 'on' starts by saying "The
Red Letter is A" (or any letter in the alphabet). If your name contains
letters other than the letter A, you can move. If a letter is in your name
twice you take two steps and so on. The winner is the first person to reach
whoever's on.
Black Magic: We all
sit down in a row with our hands on our knees. Whoever's 'on' tips all
our hands and says "Black, black, black.... magic". The minute they say
'magic', they run. Whoever magic has landed on shouts 'Stop'. Then he or
she stands up and, in baby steps, takes as many steps as there are letters
in their Christian name and surname. If they can reach the person who is
'on', they are 'on'. If not, the original person is still 'on'.
What Time Is It Mr. Wolf?
Any number can play. Whoever's 'on' is the wolf. We stand around five metres
away and say "What time is it Mr. Wolf?" The wolf says either "Tea-time,
dinner-time ,or breakfast". If the wolf says 'dinner-time' he chases after
us trying to catch us. If he catches someone they're 'on'.
Students at
Heath National School, The Heath, Portlaoise, Ireland
Teacher: John Dunne
<[email protected]>
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