Fruit and Veggie Day / Fruit Salad Seat Swap
Fruit Salad Seat Swap
Children sit in a circle, each given a fruit name, and swap seats when their fruit is called.
How to run it
- Arrange chairs in a circle with one fewer than players.
- Give each child a fruit name, with three or four fruits in total.
- The caller in the middle calls a fruit and those children swap seats.
- Call fruit salad for everyone to swap and the new caller is the one left standing.
You will need
- chairs
Make it easier or harderUse fewer fruits for younger children; add vegetable names for older children.
SafetyRemind children to walk, not dive, to the seats.
My Time Our Place · Outcome 3Children practise listening and quick movement in a group game.
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