The game ends when all the leopard's meat has been stolen and taken back to the starting point. If someone is tagged by a leopard they must return to the starting point before continuing to run back into the game. They try to run in and grab the meat without being tagged by the leopards. They start the game at a starting point a good distance away from the leopards, say 75 feet or so. All the humans try to steal the leopard's meat. The leopard's meat should be placed where everyone can reach it in a low tree branch or shrub. Each leopard gets some "meat", a bandana, to guard. How to Play: Choose one person to be a leopard for every four people who are humans. Number of People: Two or more (better with at least eight) Teamwork is often the key to getting coyote's cache. Of all the great outdoor games for kids that we play at Twin Eagles Wilderness School, this one is a very high paced game that requires good reflexes and awareness. Coyote wins if he successfully defends his cache, otherwise the player who successfully grabs her cache wins, and becomes the next coyote. Players get three "lives", losing a "life" each time they are tagged by coyote. All the other players are trying to steal coyote's cache by grabbing the bandana without being tagged. Coyote guard's her cache, a tied up bandana in the center. How to Play: Create a circle of people with one in the center as coyote. This quality makes this one of the most special outdoor games for kids we play at Twin Eagles Wilderness School youth programs and summer camps. Often times players have intimate encounters with wildlife when playing this game because of how quiet and aware they are being, much like the native scouts of old. ![]() It is super fun for kids who can really go there, and is a great game to motivate kids to develop their stealth and awareness. This game demands rapt attention and slowness. The first team to spot any member of another team wins. At the same time, teams are trying to spot the other team and call them out. Both trams then sneak toward the central location without being seen. Have both teams go off in opposite directions. How to Play: Create two even sized teams of people and establish a central landmark easy to locate from far away. Here at Twin Eagles Wilderness School, this is one of our favorite outdoor games for kids, especially amongst six to ten year old's. The posture and sound of the bear, salmon, and mosquito need to be established before the game begins so that everyone recognizes the stance and everyone can do it the same. Bear eats salmon, salmon east mosquito, mosquito eats bear. If someone gets tagged before making it back to safety, they leave their team and join the other. If one team chooses a creature that would eat the other, that team then chases the other back to their safety zone. If both teams chose the same, they start over. Bears put their arms up and growl, salmon put their hands together and mimic swimming, and mosquitos point their index finger from their nose and buzz. On the count of three each team then holds their stance of what they chose. Each team then comes up to face the other in two parallel lines close to the center. ![]() Each team huddles up to decide if they want to be a bear, a salmon, or a mosquito. The two safety zone lines should be parallel, and about 40 feet apart. Establish a safety zone behind a marked line for each team. How to Play: Arrange the kids into two teams. Materials Needed: Boundary markers (could be branches, bandanas, backpacks, etc.) Number of People: Four or more (best with ten or more)
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