Act out the alphabet Game

Act out the alphabet
Prep & Props: Cards with alphabet letters, list
Using the alphabet letters, choose words that start with that letter, like the list given below, and have the players act it out. Allow them to make up more as you go to add to the choices.
A = alligator (alligator crawl), around, airplane
B = bounce, bend, bear walk
C = cat arch, catch, crawl, crab walk
D = lame dog, dance, duck walk, dribble
E = elephant walk, egg roll
F = freeze, fall, frown, frog jump
G = giggle, gallop, giant steps
H = hop, hiccup, headstand
I = inchworm
J = jump, juggle
K = kiss
L = log roll, leap
M = march, mop, mule kick
N = nod, neck rolls
O = Octopus (2 players stand back-to-back and walk sideways, waving their arms and legs), on, off, over
P = point, paint, pose
Q = quiver, quiet
R = run, rake, roll
S = skip, sit, sweep, smile, seal crawl, stretch
T = tiptoe, throw, tripod, tuck, type
U = upside down, under
V = vault (leap frog), vacuum
W = walk, wiggle, wink
X = flex, wax, mix
Y = yawn, yell
Z = zigzag, zip, zzzzzzzzzz

This game is lots of fun and very active.
It can also be played as a guessing game where the player chooses a letter to act out but keeps the letter hidden. The correct guesser is the next to choose a letter.
All you need to play are cards with the letters of the alphabet on them and some space to act the letters out. It's also a great vocabulary builder to try to add more possibilities to the list.

Musical Chairs with ANIMALS! (no, not real animals, Silly!)

Prep & Props: Chairs, music, Cards with animal names,
Set up just like traditional musical chairs. Set up one less chair than players and have the players walk in a circle around the chairs, until you stop the music. When the music stops, each player tries to sit in one of the chairs. The player left standing must pick a card with the name of an animal. Then, they must act it out while the other guests try to guess what the animal is. Start the music again and repeat the game until all the animals in the hat have been acted out.

I love games where people have to act out an animal and guessing games. This combines them both for lots of fun.

Above and Below- A circle elimination game

1. Above and Below

Prep & Props: Create list of items found above and below ground.

Players stand in a circle. Leader calls out names on things that are

Found above the ground or below. When you call something that is above ground, the players stand; if below, they sit down. Failure to do this eliminates the players who miss. (For example, Leader calls out ‘strawberries’, players stand. Leader calls out ‘yams’, players sit). The list of things to be named should be worked out in advance to keep the game going smoothly.

This circle elimination game is great for ages 5 and up.