Quicksand Tag

Skill: Run

Time Required: 15

Activity Type: Physical

Group Size: Large Group, Medium Group

Age Group: 6 - 9yrs, 9 - 12yrs

Play area: Gymnasium (large indoor space), Outdoor - Field

Safety Considerations: Remove any safety hazards and obstacles from the play area.
Remind participants to be aware of their surroundings and to keep their head up.

Equipment: No equipment necessary.
Pylons to mark boundaries if needed.

Objective:

All participants are trying to tag all the other participants.
Other Skills:
Endurance
Agility

Set up:

Use lines in the gym or set out pylons to determine the boundaries for the game.

Step by Step:

1. In this game of tag every participant is "It".
2. Have participants spread out around the play area.
3. On the signal "Go", all participants run around trying to tag others while trying to avoid being tagged themselves.
4. When a participant is tagged they get "stuck" in quicksand, and they have to put their hands in the air and slowly crouch to the ground, until eventually they are crouched and sitting on the ground.
5. When the leader yells "You're Free!", all the participants that were tagged are now free from the quicksand and continue to play.
6. Play this way until participants start to get tired, then play until there are two participants left.

Variations:

Throughout the game, the leader calls out ways for participants to move, such as, walk, run, skip and hop.

Sources: Developed for the Leisure Information Network.