Amoeba Tag

One player starts as the amoeba.

To catch more people, the amoeba must form a linked circle around them.

The game is played until everyone is part of the amoeba.

Everyones It

Everyone spreads out on the playing area.

A person begins the game by yelling Everyones it!

and then everyone runs and tries to tag each other.

Anyone tagged must sit down for the rest of the game.

If two people tag each other at the same time, they both must sit.

The last player standing wins the game.

Color Tag

Divide the group into several teams and assign each team a different color.

The person whos It stands in the middle of the field.

The rest of the players stand at one end or the other.

It calls out a color.

All of the players on that color team must cross the field to safety on the other side.

Any player tagged becomes It.

Dragon Tail Tag

All players form a conga line to become one long dragon.

The player at the front is the dragons head, and the last player is the dragons tail.

The dragons head must make a run at catch and swallow its tail.

Flashlight Tag (aka Spotlight)

Its tag at night.

Instead of physically tagging players, the person whos It shines a flashlight beam on them.

The player whos It can tag anyone as long as that person doesnt have the object.

Freeze Tag

Whoever is tagged freezes in place.

you could also play Animal Freeze Tag, Ice Cream Flavor Freeze Tag, and so on.

Tunnel Tag

One player is It.

He can be unfrozen if a non-It player crawls under the leg tunnel.

When all the players are frozen, a new It is chosen, and play begins again.

Kick the Can

A combination of hide-and-seek and tag.

A metal can is placed somewhere in the field.

The player whos It closes their eyes and counts, while everyone else hides.

The players caught must go to jail.

Players must make a run at steal other peoples socks without having theirs taken.

The player with the most socks (along with their original tail) is the winner.

Sharks and Minnows

One player is the shark, while the rest are minnows.

If a player is tagged, they become the shark.

What Time Is It, Mr. Fox?

One player is Mr. (or Ms.) Fox.

Mr. Fox answers with a time such as four oclock!

The players then take four steps toward Mr Fox.

But if Mr. Fox calls out midnight!

all the players must run back to the starting line without being tagged by Mr. Fox.

If a person is tagged, they become Mr. Fox.