Clothes Peg Tag
Excellent for stimulating lots of energy and action
At A Glance
Armed with a swag of clothes-pegs, a person will aim to attach as many pegs on other people, while also trying to dodge extra pegs being pinned on them.
What You Need
- A big bag of clothes-pegs
- 10 – 15 mins
What To Do
Collect as many pegs as would supply 4 to 8 pegs per person. Then distribute this same number of pegs to everyone in your group, and ask them to pin them onto their clothing somewhere. The pegs need to be accessible, that is, somewhere on the upper torso, preferably on the back, front or arms of the clothing.
I doubt you will need boundaries for this activity, because the fun is always in the centre, but go ahead and set them if necessary. On “GO,” everyone aims to take as many of their own pegs off their clothing (one at a time), and attach them to other people’s clothing. To be clear, all pegs must remain on a person’s clothing except for the one they are trying to attach to someone else. Naturally, it’s not a one-way street; often when a person is not looking, they don’t suspect that someone is slyly pinning a peg on their back.
Run the game for as long as you feel there is energy, then stop and count each person’s stash of pegs. Pretty simple, the person with the least wins.
Variation
- Try it in reverse. Everyone aims to steal as many pegs from others in their group and attach them to their clothing.
Taken from ‘Count Me In: Large Group Activities That Work’
If you know of a cool variation to this activity, please add a comment…
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