Author: Cheree Larson

This is a good game for all ages. You’ll want a group of at least 8 people. This game should be played with people who are familiar with the names of the other people in the group.

Supplies: 1 Large Blanket or Sheet (cannot be see-through) Setting: Outdoor or Indoor

Game Instructions:

Set up the game by facing two chairs toward each other. (The people who will sit in these chairs should be looking directly at each other.) Then have two people hold a blanket between the chairs as a dividing curtain. (Your blanket-holders will not be playing the game.) Divide the players into two groups. Each team sits on one side of the blanket so they cannot see the other team. Each team quietly chooses one person to sit in the chair. After the players are seated, the blanket-holders drop the blanket. The two people in the chairs try to be the first to yell the other person’s name. The winner gets one point. Then you put the blanket back up and change who sits in the chair for the next round. This sounds so simple and silly, but it really is fun. Try it. You’ll like it!

This is a good game for all ages. You’ll want a group of at least 8 people.

Supplies: Lots of newspaper, 2 chairs, 2 light-weight cups (can be foam or paper)

Game Instructions:

Divide your space in half and your participants into two groups. Set a pile of newspaper in the middle. People should sit on the ground in one or two rows like the X’s in the diagram below. The lone O’s on the back rows represent the “Cup Men”. Each Cup Man sits on a chair with a cup on his head. The others work as defensive and offensive players. They wad up newspaper and throw it at the opposition’s Cup Man. The goal of the game is to knock the cup off his head. Teams score a point each time they do this. The Cup Men cannot hold onto their cups. If the cup falls because the Cup Men move or flinch, it’s still a point for the other team.  All other players must stay on their knees or bums. No standing! They must crawl around gathering newspaper ammunition.

Make sure everyone helps clean up afterward!

 

 This is a good game for ages 5+. You’ll want a group of at least 5 people. The more people, the better.

Supplies: A ball (dodge ball type)   Setting: Outside

Game Instructions:

There are no teams in this game. Every man for himself! Decide on boundaries for the game– like imaginary lines between trees and cars or fences. Start the game by throwing the ball high in the air- maybe onto the roof where it can roll down. The person who gets the ball can take three steps with the ball in their hand. Then they must throw it. Everyone else can run around freely. If the thrower hits a person with the ball (must be a direct hit- cannot bounce on the ground), the person who was hit must sit down. As soon as the ball is thrown, it is up for grabs. Anyone can pick it up. Standing people can take three steps before they must throw it. Sitting people must throw the ball from where they are seated. If a seated person hits a standing person, the standing person must sit down and the seated person gets to stand up and run around again. If someone catches a thrown ball, the person who threw the ball must sit down. As the size of the standing group decreases, you can make the boundaries smaller so the standing people have to stay closer to each other. Last person standing is the winner!

Note: Is this game really played in Norway?  I doubt it. I think one of our uncles made it up, but we are Norwegian Americans who play it in America.