Knots with bandanas
In the normal game of knots, people simply hold hands, but in this variation they will hold on to a bandana between each person. The easiest way to set up this game is to use a series of instructions: 1. Everyone stand in a circle holding hands. Drop your hands and then extend your right hand into the circle holding your bandana. Reach into the circle with your left hand and grab the bandana of another person. You may not grab the bandana of someone who is already holding your bandana nor can it be the person on your left or right. Now get untangled without letting go of the Bandanas you are holding. It’s Ok if some end up facing outward and sometimes you may end up with more than one circle. Variation: Complete the task without talking.
7 Legged Relay
Credit: The Disciple Project
Supplies: many bandanas, large playing area
Setup:
- Choose two players and tie their legs together with 2 bandanas tied together.
- They then go down to the other end of the field and pick up another person
(have a leader there to tie their legs together). - Those three go back and pick up another person, etc, until they have seven.
- Then give them some obstacles to go around.
Variation: Split the group into two and tie 7 together then put some obstacles they have to work around like going around cones or even under some rope.
Capture the Flag
Divide the youth into two teams, each with its own territory. Each team will have a bandana – a flag, which must be guarded by some team members while others try to grab the opponent’s flag. If an opponent is in your territory, you can tag them and send them to jail – a designated area where prisoners are kept. Players must stay in jail until one of their own team can run in and tag them to free them. (Only one prisoner can be rescued at a time.) A team wins the game by capturing the other flag and bearing it back to their home territory.
Fox Tail
A riotous fun never ending tag type game. Requires agility and generosity.
Credit: Art of Mentoring WAS
Define a playing area appropriate for the size and abilities of the group. Everyone gets a bandana, holds it by one corner and puts it in their pocket. The bandana must be trailing out like a ‘tail’. The goal is to steal as many foxtails as you can. Stolen tails are put in the pocket as quick as you can. If you have no tail you must sit down. You can steal the tail of anyone who gets close enough to you but you may not get up. Other players can also give tails to their friends who are sitting down.