Fun in a Box | Playworks

To develop cooperation and a sense of boundaries

Equipment Needed: Two jerseys if desired

Review safe, butterfly tagging.
Identify the boundaries, and make sure you have a large playing area.
Ask players if they are familiar with “The Cat in the Hat”. Also, if they know Thing 1 and Thing 2.
Go over how the game is going to work.

Start the players on one of the boundaries. On a magic word or a whistle, have the players move around the playing area (like a warm up). You can have them move however you wish, though usually skipping or hopping.
Have the players freeze, and spread students out a little if necessary.
Randomly select two players to be Thing 1 and Thing 2. These are the only two players who can move throughout the house. Preferably these two players can pretend to be flying kites.
All of the other players are household items. They cannot move their feet, only their arms in order to tag.
If a household item tags Thing 1 or Thing 2, they switch roles.

Set up an obstacle course and divide the players into two teams – Things 1 and Things 2.