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🏃 Running & Tag
Hospital Tag
Every time you get tagged, you have to hold the spot where you were tagged and keep playing.
AgesK–2nd, 3rd–5th, PreteenKids6-30Time10 minWhereIndoor or outdoorEnergyHigh energy
Get ready
- Mark the playing area.
- Choose one or two taggers.
How to play
- Taggers chase everyone else.
- The first time you're tagged, hold one hand on the spot where you were tagged and keep running.
- The second time, hold that spot with your other hand.
- The third time, go to the "hospital" (a spot on the side) and do 5 jumping jacks to be healed, then rejoin.
- Switch taggers every few minutes.
Tips & variations
- Tags must be on arms, shoulders, or back only. No heads or faces.
- Kids think holding funny spots is hilarious, so expect giggles.
- Put a leader at the hospital to cheer kids back into the game.
📖 Bible connection
Jesus is called the Great Physician. He healed people everywhere he went (Matthew 4:23), and he still cares about everything that hurts us.
