How to Play Follow the Leader

Kids everywhere love to play games, and few kids games are more universal than Follow the Leader. The rules are simple, but no two games are the same. Learn how to play Follow the Leader, and get ready to have fun.

Instructions

1. Assign one leader and several followers. You should have at least three players for a good game of Follow the Leader.

2. Tell the leader to start doing something. He can walk, run, dance, sing, talk or do any activity or combination of activities he wants to do, in any order he wants.

3. Instruct the rest of the players to follow the leader, doing whatever the leader does exactly the way she does it. Anyone who doesn't follow exactly is out of the game.

4. Signal the end of the game when only person is left following the leader. That person then becomes the leader of the next game.

Tips & Warnings

• If you need to speed the game up or make it more kid-friendly, you can set a time limit on leaders. This way, no one has to drop out of the game if they make a mistake, and everyone gets a turn to be the leader.

• For a fun, grown-up version of the game, try this variation: Assemble a group of people into a circle around one blindfolded middle player. Everyone else silently picks a leader, then the middle player takes off his blindfold and tries to guess who is the leader.