Freeze Tag

Get ready

1. Mark a clear playing area with cones or tape.
2. Pick 1-2 kids to be "It" (about 1 tagger for every 8 kids).

How to play

1. On "Go," the taggers chase everyone else inside the boundaries.
2. If you get tagged, freeze right where you are with your legs apart.
3. A free player can unfreeze you by crawling through your legs (or giving you a high five for younger kids).
4. Taggers try to freeze everyone at once.
5. After a couple of minutes, or when everyone is frozen, pick new taggers and play again.

Tips & variations

• Remind kids that tags are gentle touches on the back or shoulder, never pushes.
• Use high fives instead of crawling through legs if kids are wearing skirts or if the floor is rough.
• Rotate taggers often so no one gets stuck being It for too long.