Duck Duck Goose

A fun children's game for young kids that's been played in generations of families.

This game is also good for preschool classes, Sunday school classes and summer or week-long camps.

Kids like the action game, and it gets them up and moving.

6 or more players
Ages 3 and up

This is one of the easy kid games that's been around a long time.

Begin by having the players - except one - sit down in a circle, crossing legs or not crossing legs, whatever is comfortable.

The player not sitting walks around the circle, on the outside, tapping each player on the head and saying, "duck".

She can say "duck" to each player as long as she wants, but then she'll say, "goose" while touching a player's head.

This player has to stand up and chase the leader around the circle.

If the leader gets to the "goose's" empty spot first, without being tagged, she sits down and the "goose" becomes the new leader.

If the leader is tagged by the goose, then she still remains the leader while the goose takes his empty spot back.

You may also play the game by allowing each child to be the leader.

Also try and make sure that each child gets to be the goose, too.

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