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Ghostcatcher

Supplies:

  • 1 big pumpkin
  • Stickers
  • Blindfold

Preparation:

Decide how many teams you will make based on the number of children (2 teams for a small number of children, 4 teams for a classroom.) Have enough stickers for the team members to have one each of the same sticker.

Game Play:

Choose a child to be in the center of the circle of children. Divide the rest of the children into teams of ghosts, for example Red Ghosts, Blue Ghosts. Place the pumpkin in the middle of the circle and blindfold the Ghostcatcher.

Ghosts crawl around the circle on their knees and try to sneak to the middle to put their stickers on the pumpkin. If the Ghostcatcher hears a sound, he points in that direction and says, 'Ghost!' If the Ghostcatcher catches a Ghost before he places his sticker, that child must start over again.

Time the game for 5-8 minutes. The team that has placed the most stickers wins prizes.

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