Also known as Poison Dart Frog
Inspiration
Frogs use their tongues – which move incredibly fast – to catch insects to eat. A frog can shoot out its tongue, capture an insect, and pull it back into its mouth within .07 seconds — five times faster than the human eye can blink. In this game, a secret “frog” will use their tongue to get as many insects as possible before they’re discovered.
Themes
Wide angle vision, Awareness
Group size
8-16 players
Timing
3-5 min/round
Play area
Anywhere
Energy
Low (sitting, standing)
Age range
5+ years
Start formation
Circle
Equipment
NONE
Hazards/safety
N/A
Instructions
- Have everyone in the group sit in a circle.
- Get a volunteer to be the “detective,” and then have them go far enough away that they cannot see or hear the group.
- Have everyone in the circle close their eyes. A facilitator walks around the circle and touches one person on the head. This person is the frog.
- Call the detective back and have them stand in the middle of the circle. Everyone looks around the circle. The frog’s goal, when looking at someone, is to quickly stick their tongue out at that person to “kill” them. When a player sees the frog’s tongue, they’re supposed to suffer a dramatic death.
- The detective has three chances to guess who the frog is. The frog then becomes the detective, and the old detective gets to choose the next frog.
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