Caherleaheen
National School
Playground Games
Cat and Mouse
• Everyone stands in a
circle and joins hands.
• One child is chosen to
be a cat and another to
be the mouse.
• The cat chases the
mouse in and out of
the circle.
Four Corners!
• The children run to a
corner.
• Each one is named 1-4.
• A number caller is chosen
and stands in the middle
with eyes closed.
• He/She calls a number
from 1-4.
• Whoever is in that corner
is out.
• Everyone runs to a
different corner continues
until one person wins.
What’s the time Mr. Wolf!
• Choose I child to be Mr. Wolf,
the child stands at one end of
the hall with their back turned
to players.
• Players chant together on a line,
‘What’s the time Mr. Wolf’. If
wolf replies 8 o clock, players
take 8 steps towards wolf, 1 o
clock = 1 step, dinner time =
players have to turn and run
back to den.
• If child is caught they are then
Mr. Wolf. If no child is caught
they have to be Mr. Wolf again.
If child reaches Mr. Wolf, tap
on shoulder and run for home.
Duck, Duck, Goose!
• Everyone stands or sits in a
circle
• A chosen player walks
around the circle and
touches each person on the
shoulder
• As they walk around, that
person names each child
they touch duck, duck,
duck
• At some point they say:
Goose
• The goose then chases the
namer round the circle
• They race to be first back
the empty space
• The person who loses starts
the next round
Queenie Eye Oh!
• One person turns their back to
the group
• They throw a ball/beanbag back
over their heads to the group
• One person catches/gets the
ball/beanbag
• Each child puts their hands
behind their backs while they
all chant: Queenie Eye Oh.
Who has the ball? Is she big or
is she small, does she drive you
up the wall.
• The child on has to turn around
and guess who is holding the
ball behind their back
Cops and Robbers
• 2 children are on – Cops
• They have to chase and
catch the other children –
Robbers
• If the cops catch the
robbers they bring them
back to den – Jail
• But other robbers can free
the robbers that are in jail
• When all the robbers are
caught the first two
robbers that were caught
are then on as cops