What you need:
- Sheets of paper towels, or dishcloths, or anything else to be used as “tails” (should be approx the length of two pieces of paper)
- Whistle (or other loud signal)
- Timer (3 min)
Goal: Collect the most towels.
Instructions:
- Unroll three (joined) sheets of a paper towel. Cut it into four long strips forming “tails.” (Or, use dish towels or cloth napkins).
- Each person tucks the end of the paper towel strip in the back waist of his or her pants or belt.
- Set a timer for three minutes.
- At a given signal, family members run, with each trying to capture the towel of another while trying to keep his or her’s safe.
- At the end of of three minutes, the person with the most towels wins.
Additional rules: Family members cannot hide, or move, each other’s balls if found. Doing so is an automatic “out” for that player!
Alternate rules:
- Hide the balls rather than placing them in sight, to make it a longer, and more strategic game! (Make sure they are low enough for shorter players to still find).