Freeze Tag

Freeze Tag and Variations Game Description

Supplies:

❖ None!

Instructions:

❖ Make sure to go over boundaries for this game.
❖ Determine who will be “it” and have them stand away from everyone else.
❖ When a parent says go, the person who is “it” will run and try to tag another player.
❖ When a person is tagged, they should freeze where they are and stay frozen until a player who

is not “it” comes and tags them to unfreeze them.
❖ The game continues until all players are frozen by the tagger.

Variations:

❖ Shadow Tag
o This version must be played on a sunny day. The tagger must stay in the shadow of a
tree or building while the other players run in and out of the shadow. The tagger can
freeze a player who runs into the shadows or they can tag their shadow instead.

❖ TV Tag
o In this version, to unfreeze a player you must tag them and shout the name of a TV
show. If you accidentally name a show that has already been called, you are now frozen
next to that player. This game can be played with other categories such as books,
animals, or breakfast cereals. Get creative!

❖ Underdog Tag
o Frozen players spread their legs open to create a tunnel which another player must
crawl through to unfreeze them. If a player is tagged while trying to unfreeze another,
they must stand up right in front of the person they were saving, creating a double
tunnel for someone else to crawl through.

❖ Animal Freeze Tag
o This variation assigns players to animal groups, which come with unique movements like
skipping, hopping, running and galloping. The zookeeper, who is "it," must freeze or
cage the animals while a mischievous monkey unfreezes and sets them free.

❖ Freeze Tag with All Your Limbs Bent, or All Your Limbs Straight
o In this version you either run with stick-straight arms and legs or bent arms and legs.
Each player chooses one way to run at the beginning of the game, including the person
who is "it." When tagged, you must freeze in whatever crazy position you're in, and the
person who is "it" changes to the other method of running (for example, from running
with straight arms and legs to now bent arms and legs). When a person is unfrozen, they
also switch to the other way of running.

❖ Ultimate Freeze Tag
o The person who is "it" hides a small ball before play starts. All players run around
looking for the ball while trying not to be tagged. Once a player is tagged and frozen, she
cannot move until another player finds the ball, throws it to her and she catches it.

Source Material:

❖ Lesson plan from care.com.