Winter Themed Games

Keep your students active this winter with these fun winter themed games.

 

Penguin Waddle Race

You’ll need:
2 or more players
1 blown-up balloon per child
Start and finish lines (pieces of string, etc.)

• Players line up, pretending to be penguins.
• Each player puts a balloon between his or her knees.
• When the “Go!” signal is given, players race toward the finish line-waddling like penguins!
• If a player drops a balloon, they must start the race over.
• The first player to cross the finish line with a balloon between their knees wins. 

Iceberg Hopping

You’ll need:
2 or more players
6-10 paper or plastic plates to act as icebergs

• Arrange plate “icebergs” in a line, spacing about 12 inches apart.
• Penguin players line up and take turns hopping from plate to plate. They must land with both feet on each iceberg. If they don’t, they “fall into the ocean” and are out of the game.
• Players who make it to the last iceberg must hop back across the icebergs. Space the plates a little farther apart for each new round until all but one penguin, the winner, has toppled.

Snowball Tag

Mark off a play area with cones (snowball fight area). Place several mats in a nearby area (snow angel area). Give each student two yarn balls. Scatter extra yarn balls in the "snow fight" area. Students have a "snowball fight" by throwing the yarn balls at each other below the knees. Students may not hold more than 2 snowballs at a time. If a student is hit by a "snowball," he/she must go and make a "snow angel" where the mats are located.