Donna O'Brien
07-20-2006, 03:09 PM
A cross between red rover and tag, this is a game the neighborhood kids can play over and over.
What you need
Clothing or other markers to delineate your ocean
6 or more players
Set up a rectangular ocean: to determine the right width, have everyone hold hands and spread out across the field. Indicate the two sidelines with clothing or other markers. The fish line up at one end; the queen ( or king) octopus stands in the middle and cries out " I'm the optopus, queen of all motion. Let's see if you can cross my ocean." The fish try to run or sneak across the ocean as the octopus tries to tag them. If tagged, they become seaweed. Keeping one foot planted, the seaweed try to reach out and tag the fish running by, thus turning those players into seaweed too. Once the fish reach the other side, the octopus and seaweed say chant, and the crossing contest start again. The last fish tagged becomes the new octopus.
What you need
Clothing or other markers to delineate your ocean
6 or more players
Set up a rectangular ocean: to determine the right width, have everyone hold hands and spread out across the field. Indicate the two sidelines with clothing or other markers. The fish line up at one end; the queen ( or king) octopus stands in the middle and cries out " I'm the optopus, queen of all motion. Let's see if you can cross my ocean." The fish try to run or sneak across the ocean as the octopus tries to tag them. If tagged, they become seaweed. Keeping one foot planted, the seaweed try to reach out and tag the fish running by, thus turning those players into seaweed too. Once the fish reach the other side, the octopus and seaweed say chant, and the crossing contest start again. The last fish tagged becomes the new octopus.