Want sparkling great fun with grandchildren?
Play glitter tag!
What is glitter tag? you ask.
This game just like Freeze Tag only a bit different.
(I can’t do things the normal way, now can I?)
Freeze Tag + glitter = Glitter Tag
Give each of your grandchildren a baggie with a little bit of glitter in it. You might want to give each grandchild a different color of glitter — if you have enough colors and if you don’t have a whole herd of grandkids!
Choose one grandchild to be “it”. When you say “go,” everybody runs fast and furiously as far away from “it” as possible. (Boy, that sentence was brought to you by the letter F.)
If “it” tags someone, that grandchild is frozen and stays frozen until another grandchild sprinkles a smidgeon of glitter on him or her. Both kids scamper as far away as possible from the person who is it.
When “it” has frozen all of the players, a new “it” is chosen. However, if you can see that “it” is having a hard time tagging everybody, you might want to momentarily suspend play and select a different person to be “it.” Or, you could choose a second person to be “it.” Two would make the game go faster — and be more challenging for those being chased!
Your grandkids will have a spangly good time playing this game!
(You might want to say that sprinkling glitter in the hair is off limits. Parents might be a tad unhappy to have a child come home from grandma’s with a head full of glitter that is hard to wash out.)
3 thoughts on “Tag With a Twist”
Sounds like a fun variation on tag, Nina! It’s so good for kids to be out and running around, and who doesn’t love a bit of glitter! Except, as you say, in their hair 🙂
I was thinking that this would be played outside so that possibly there wouldn’t be too much glitter in the house. But, good point! Baby powder is a good alternative.
Or, if this would be played during the summer, maybe grandkids could have a little squirt bottle and give a small spritz of water.
Glitter is an invention of the devil. Any time I buy a toy, craft or even wrapping paper that involves glitter, I see it everywhere for months. I love the idea, but nix the glitter. Maybe baby powder?