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Description

Use speed and agility to play a unique version of duck duck goose.

Courtesy of The Scout Association
https://www.scouts.org.uk/activities/grumpy-policemen/

Resources

10 minutes
Handkerchief or tissue


Safety
All activities must be safely managed. Use the safety checklist to help you plan and risk assess your activity. Do a risk assessment and take appropriate steps to reduce risk. Always get approval for the activity and have suitable supervision and an InTouch process.
- Active games: The game area should be free of hazards. Explain the rules of the game clearly and have a clear way to communicate that the game must stop when needed.
- Contact games and activities: Make sure everyone understands what contact is acceptable, and monitor contact throughout the activity.


Change the level of challenge
To make it easier and speed the game up, have two people dropping handkerchiefs.

Instructions

1. The person leading the activity should tell everyone that they’ll be playing a different version of ‘duck duck goose’.

2. The person leading the activity should choose someone to be the grumpy policeman.

3. Everyone should sit in a circle with their hands behind their backs, palms facing upwards.

4. The grumpy policeman should walk around the circle with a handkerchief and drop it into the hands of someone at random. If the grumpy policeman spots anyone looking behind them and they don’t have the handkerchief in their hands, they should move to the middle of the circle and sit out one round of the game.

5. Once the grumpy policeman drops the handkerchief in someone’s hands and they notice, that person should chase the grumpy policeman around the circle. The grumpy policeman should try to get back to the empty space without being caught. If the person catches the grumpy policeman, they become the grumpy policeman.

6. Continue until everyone has been given the handkerchief and has tried catching the grumpy policeman.


Reflection
Everyone had to be quick and active to catch the grumpy policeman. How did they feel after running? Everyone probably felt out of breath or tired because their hearts were beating faster to pump blood around their bodies. Was it easy to catch the grumpy policeman? As well as being active, everyone had to concentrate and be patient in order to catch them, so the game required a lot of skill.

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