Game: Fruit Basket
How to Play:
- Each child is given the name of some fruit, such as apple, pear, peach, grapes, apricot, etc. Make sure there are two of each fruit.
- The children are seated in chairs arranged in the form of a circle.
- One child remains standing in the center with no chair to sit in.
- The leader calls the name of a fruit (for example, Apple) and the Apples switch chairs. The child in the middle tries to get to one of the chairs before the two other children who are switching.
- This is kept up until all the fruit names have been called.
- Occasionally, for a change, the leader calls out "FRUIT BASKET!"' At this signal every child has to change places and there results a mad scramble.
- This game gives the children a chance to become familiar with a variety of fruits.