How can I make tags more fun?

Fun and Unusual Ways to Play Tag

1. Otters and Clams Tag. Choose three people to be otters.
2. Dead Ant Tag. When the tagger tags someone, that person must lay down on the ground and put both hands and feet sticking straight up, like a dead ant.
3. Toilet Tag.
4. Banana Tag.
5. Flour Sock Tag.
6. Rocket Ship Tag.
7. Everyone’s It.
8. Amoeba Tag.

How do you play fitness tags?

Try to keep it simple so the students can remember what it is they have to do….They are to complete the following:

1. the first time out 1 jumping jack, 1 situp, 1 pushup.
2. the second time out they do 2 jumping jacks, 2 situps, 2 pushups.
3. the third time out 3 jumping jacks, 3 situps, 3 pushups, etc., etc.

How do you play tag with kids?

Players (two or more) decide who is going to be “it”, often using a counting-out game such as eeny, meeny, miny, moe. The player selected to be “it” then chases the others, attempting to “tag” one of them (by touching them with a hand) as the others try to avoid being tagged. A tag makes the tagged player “it”.

What is Zombie tag?

Zombie Tag is a fun and simple tag game that younger kids love. Everyone else runs away from the zombies, if they are tagged by a zombie they become a zombie. The game ends when everyone is a zombie.

What is octopus tag?

One child is chosen to be the octopus. The others line up along one side of the area. When the Octopus yells out “Octopus” the children all run to the other side of the area- trying not to get caught. Those that are caught become one of the Octopus’s arms.

What is turtle tag?

Tag by hand, short swimming noodles or foam hands, your choice. If tagged students lay down on their shell with the feet and hands up to resemble a turtle on its shell. Students who are not tagged can help a fellow turtle on its shell by pushing on their legs sideways and flipping the turtle over.

What is freeze tag?

Freeze Tag is a variation on the classic It-Tag Game. The main difference is that when a person is tagged, he or she must be “frozen” (not move) until a teammate tags the person to release them. Materials Required: A large outdoor area free of obstacles.

What is infection tag?

Today’s Activity: Infection Tag. Infection is a variation of the basic tag game. One person is designated as “it” or “infected,” and must tag or “infect” others. Typically, the person who is “it” will count to 30 as the rest of the players scatter within predetermined boundaries.