One-two-three
An outdoor group game, not terribly active, but it does involve kicking, catching, and pegging (traditionally with a hacky sack). It doesn’t have to take a lot of time, so it could be good for filling small periods when you’re waiting for something exciting to happen.
Claps
This clapping routine game is set of hand routines involving snaps, claps, and slaps. You learn the routine, then the fun is doing it over and over, getting faster and faster. We played it at girls’ camp a lot while we waited for our food in the mess hall.
Newspaper
Here’s a fun game group you can use as a get-to-know-you game, or just to play with friends or family. Involves speed, memory, and usually laughter. It works well for lots of age groups, too.
Presidents’ Day pictionary list
Presidents’ Day is nearly here! It’s the day we celebrate American presidents, especially George Washington and Abraham Lincoln. To help with your festivities (and to brush up on your history), here’s a pictionary list of historical events from some of America’s most famous presidents’ lives.
Introducing the new search feature!
Ta-da! It’s a new search feature! Say you’re throwing a party for 10 eight-year-olds in a nearby park, and you’d like an active game for them to play so they can run around and burn some energy. This new search is exactly what you’re looking for – you enter your requirements and I give you a list of games that might work for you.