{"id":1827,"date":"2011-09-22T09:34:36","date_gmt":"2011-09-22T09:34:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.parentingclan.com\/?p=1827"},"modified":"2020-05-18T07:33:42","modified_gmt":"2020-05-18T07:33:42","slug":"10-fun-outdoor-games","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/drprem.com\/guide\/10-fun-outdoor-games\/","title":{"rendered":"10 Fun outdoor games"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"38520354a5201685ddf480eec688e1a7\" data-index=\"1\" style=\"float: none; margin:10px 0 10px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\"\r\n     data-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-9477973674766713\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"8885944693\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>Bright sunny days are not meant to be cosseted inside. It is to run amok, shout and roll in the grass, and the best way is to play games outside. Outdoor games are not just about physical exertion and having fun, but it also unconsciously hones qualities like co-operation, decision making, concentration, communication and spirit of healthy competition in children. Most of the outdoor games are variations of the classics, \u2018tag\u2019 and \u2018hide-n-seek\u2019, played out in groups or as a \u2018chaser\u2019 and \u2018denner\u2019. Listed below are 10 fun outdoor games:<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><b>1. Hide      and Seek<\/b><\/p>\n<p>This classic fun game involves everyone, age and size irrespective. The game has one \u2018it\u2019 who counts to some number, while others scurry and hide. After counting, the \u2018it\u2019 tries to find the others, and last first one to be found becomes the new \u2018it\u2019.<\/p>\n<p><b>2. Red Light, Green Light<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Also called \u2018Freeze\u2019 or \u2018Stop\u2019, in this game one child is the traffic light and when he says \u2018red light\u2019 or \u2018stop\u2019, everyone freezes. He then turns back and says \u2018green light\u2019, and everyone moves towards the traffic light. Anyone caught moving during the \u2018freeze\u2019 becomes out or has to start again.<\/p>\n<p><b>3. Four Square Ball<\/b><\/p>\n<p>The game can be played on the sidewalk or a playground, where the surface is divided into four squares, ranked king to peasant, and the players are divided into four groups each in one square. Bounce the ball around and person who misses it goes to a lower ranked square. Additional rules are always added to this game and becomes more as the game gets on.<\/p>\n<p><b>4. Tag<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Called \u2018catch n catch\u2019 also, it is an eternal masterpiece with many variations played over the ages. The idea is simple; one player is the \u2018it\u2019 and he runs chasing the other players, trying to tag them. The newly tagged person becomes \u2018it\u2019 and the game continues.  A popular variation is the \u2018freeze tag\u2019 where the tagged person becomes a statue.<\/p><div class=\"38520354a5201685ddf480eec688e1a7\" data-index=\"2\" style=\"float: none; margin:10px 0 10px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\"\r\n     data-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-9477973674766713\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"8885944693\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n\n<p><b>5. Blind Man\u2019s      Bluff<\/b><\/p>\n<p>A variation of the classic \u2018tag\u2019, here the \u2018it\u2019 is blindfolded and the area for the other players to run about is demarcated.<\/p>\n<p><b>6. Spud<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Here, all players get numbers and gather around one player who is \u2018it\u2019. The \u2018it\u2019 tosses the ball upwards and everyone else runs away. As the ball reaches up, \u2018it\u2019 calls out a number and that numbered player has to catch the ball before it touches the ground calling out \u2018spud\u2019. Everyone freezes and the player with the ball tries to hit anybody out. If he hits, that child is the new \u2018it\u2019 and if he misses, he becomes \u2018it\u2019.<\/p>\n<p><b>7. Sprinkler      Fun<\/b><\/p>\n<p>An ideal game for hot summers, it is better for the kids to don their swimming suits. Open the sprinklers, and children have to save themselves from the spraying waters. Last player standing is the winner.<\/p>\n<p><b>8. Capture the      Flag<\/b><\/p>\n<p>In this fun game children are divided into two teams and each team has an area where they have a marker &#8211; a flag, twig or a pebble. The idea is that one player from the opposite team comes in and tries to take away the flag, and get back safely. Enemy players will be tagged in your territory and sent to jail, from where there are freed when their team mate will come and tag them.<\/p>\n<p><b>9. Red Rover<\/b><\/p>\n<p>This age old fun game has two teams facing each other 20 feet apart. The teams hold their hands and call out, \u201cRed Rover, Red Rover, let \u2018child\u2019s name\u2019 come over\u201d. Then that child has to run quickly and try to break through the hands held. If he manages to do so, he can take away a team member to his own team.<\/p>\n<p><b>10. Mountain      King<\/b><\/p>\n<p>This race game is fun, healthy and active and can be played in large playgrounds or small backyards. 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