Thank you so much Rae for leaving your excellent comment. You are right about that. Many of the games I mentioned do have children waiting or not playing at one point or the other. Some younger kids might not have the patience for that or get antsy waiting. I love your idea of having children playing in two separate circles/lines so that they are not only always moving, but also always participating at something.

Thank you so much for leaving a comment. Stop back anytime Rae.

I would just ask parents to be aware that some of the activities above either involve a lot of waiting/nonparticipation (like Duck, Duck, Goose and kickball) and others involve elimination (like the traditional versions of Simon Says), which also results in nonparticipation. If children are going to be continually active, such games need to be modified. But it’s simple enough to do! With Simon Says, for example, the children can play in either two circles or two lines. When a child moves without Simon’s “permission,” she or he simply moves from one circle or line to the other!