Gym Games
21 games in this category, hand chosen by experienced leaders. Every one lists the ages it suits, the group size it needs and what to bring.
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Everyone ties two balloons to their ankles and tries to pop others' balloons while protecting their own. Walking only, no contact.
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A cat chases a mouse around a row of alternating-direction chairs. To switch sides, the cat must tag a seated player who becomes the new cat.
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A tipping game where tipped players become dead ants, lying on their back with limbs in the air, and must be carried to safety by two teammates.
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A growing chain of players walks the inside of the circle until the tray drops, then everyone races for a seat.
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A large-scale rock-paper-scissors game where teams pick a character and the winning team chases the other back to their wall.
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A whole team stands on one bed sheet and has to turn it over without anyone stepping off.
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A team tipping game where you can only tip someone who left the wall before you. The longer you're off the wall, the less fresh you are.
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Soccer played at night with a glow stick-wrapped ball and glow stick-wearing players. Chaotic, colourful and great fun.
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A life-size version of foosball where players stand in lines and can only move sideways to kick the ball into the opposing goal.
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A giant game of tip played on court lines. Players must stay on the lines, and tipped players become immovable roadblocks.
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A quick-reaction call-and-response game where teams must stand and reply in unison when accused of stealing the king's hat.
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Two teams compete in a small square, and the team that achieves the most consecutive passes in a row wins.
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Players are called by number and race to the centre to grab a newspaper hockey stick and score a goal before returning to their team.
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A classic oval game where tipped players sit and become tentacle-waving octopuses trying to tip runners going past.
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Every player balances a cup on their own pool noodle and tries to swat the cups off everyone else's while defending their own.
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A knockout scissors paper rock tournament where everyone you beat becomes part of your cheer squad.
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One player in the centre tries to claim the empty chair while the whole circle shuffles around to block them.
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A cat-and-mouse chase game where the grid of players rotates on command, constantly reshaping the paths the cat and mouse can run through.
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A classic schoolyard game where tipped players freeze with legs spread until a teammate crawls between their legs to free them.
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An elimination game where players pick a corner assigned a card suit, and the drawn suit gets eliminated each round.
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A growing chain game where tipped players join hands with the tipper, forming a worm in which only the two end players can tip others.