Poop Deck

Age: 4-12

Materials Needed: Can be done on a basketball court or you can use something to represent a line

Approximate Time: 10-15 minutes

Amount of Space: A large amount of space is needed to play this game

Description:

Line the kids up shoulder to shoulder along a line. Explain the following rules:

1.The game is a lot like Simon Says, but it requires several actions on the part of the players.
2. The facilitator will call out a series of commands that the kids follow.
3. The playing space is divided up into three parts: Front deck, Mid deck and poop deck. The front deck and poop deck are the two ends with the mid deck in the middle.
Instructions and Actions:
1. “Hit the deck” -all players get on the floor, stomach down.
2. “Salute the captain”- all players salute the captain.
NOTE: they cannot put down their hand until the captain says “at ease”
3. “Be the Captain”- groups of two kids get together with one kid being on all fours and the other with their foot on the first kids back while saluting the captain. (At ease is not needed here)
4. “Row your boat”- groups of three get together back to front and pretend to be rowing a canoe.
5.”Eat at the Table”- groups of four get together and pretend to eat at a table.
6. “Man overboard”- everyone gets on the floor and pretends to be swimming.
7. “Mutant Jellyfish” -kids get on the floor and raise their arms and legs and pretend to be a jellyfish.