Telephone Game

5 or more players
Ages: 6 and up

Not only is this game fun for parties, it's often used in school to strengthen memories and concentration skills.

Have the kids form a circle sitting on the floor. An adult whispers a short message to one of the players to start the game.

That player then whispers the message to the player on his right. That player then whispers it to the player on her right.

Only one whisper per player, no repeats allowed!

Play continues until everyone has heard the message. The last player then says the message out loud.

The first player that heard the message then tells the other kids what the original message was.

Usually the message is not too close to the original one and kids have a good time laughing about that.

The game continues with each player getting a chance to be the original messenger.

This game teaches children the importance of not gossiping as the message they receive or pass on will usually be distorted.

This game fosters critical listening skills, concentration and memorization in kids as they decipher the message they're hearing and then repeat it to the next child.

We've played this game with the children in school, too, usually in the elementary school-aged kids or the early junior high kids, 7th or 8th grade.

Pick a short message relevant to that day's or previous day's lesson to use as the relay message.

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