Hot Potato

SKILL FOCUS

Fine Motor, Teamwork

GROUP SIZE

4 or more

EQUIPMENT

2 bean bags

SETUP

Set up the children in a circle about 2 feet apart.  Give 2 separate kids a bean bag to hold.

INSTRUCTIONS

1. On ‘go’ the children with the bean bag must gently pass their bean bag clockwise to the student next to them.

2. They cannot throw it fast or make a throw that is un-catchable.

3. A simple underhand toss works best.

4. Each time a child gets a bean bag, they must catch it and immediately pass it to the child next to them in a clockwise direction.

5. Each time a child drops a bean bag, they are eliminated.

6. Each time a child has 2 bean bags at the same time, they are also eliminated.  Game play keeps going until the last child is left.

Make it Easier: 

Use only 2 bean bags for a higher degree of success.

Make it Harder:

Use more than 2 bean bags to make the activity more challenging.

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