In this game, the children sit in a circle. One person is selected to be the player by the leader in the game. This player walks around the outside of the circle, touching everyone on the head as they go around. As they touch a person’s head, they must say either ‘duck’ or ‘goose’. If they say ‘duck’, the child sitting remains seated, if they say ‘goose’, the child sitting has to get up and then chase them around the circle. The child who chased the player must try to get back to their place before the player takes it. The last one to run back and sit in the space within the circle becomes the next player.
- The group sit in a circle on the floor
- One person walks around the outside of the circle tapping people on the head saying ‘duck’
- When the tapper says ‘goose’ instead of ‘duck’ the person whose head they have tapped must get up and chase the tapper around the circle
- If the tapper gets to their space before them, they become the tapper
- If the person chasing catches the tapper before they get to the space, the tapper remains the tapper
Minimum Group Size: 10
Equipment Requirements: None
