Everybody Out of the House

Everybody Out of the House

Who can run from 'house' to 'house' the most times without getting caught?

  • 6-14 years
  • Group size: 5+
  • Duration: 15 min
  • Tag
  • Mountains, forests and fields
  • Gym / Sports hall
  • Open space
  • Chalk

Draw five circles with a diameter of about 2 meters, in the same pattern as five dots on a die. The circles are 'houses'. The distance between the outermost circles should be at least 10 meters.

Participants spread out in the four outer circles. One participant is the catcher and stands in the middle circle. At the signal 'Everybody out of the house!', everyone must leave their house and run to another. The catcher in the middle tries to catch them as they move between the houses.

Participants are 'safe' as soon as they have one foot inside their new house. Those who are caught become catchers along with the one in the middle for the next round. The last person not caught wins.

Variation

The game can be made more exciting by moving it outdoors and adapting the 'houses' to natural terrain such as mountains, forests, or meadows.