How to Play "Categories"

Categories is a fun game that requires no materials and can be played anywhere. As long are you have a group of four or more, any age group can play this fun game to pass the time. Categories also serves as a nice warm up to a group activity or performance. Get some people together and follow these steps.

Instructions

1. Gather your group together in a circle. Choose someone to pick a category. These can be anything from simple ideas like boys' names, to more challenging ideas such as tropical fruits.

2. 

   Everyone must stand with their legs slightly crouched, with their hands on their knees (similar to a baseball player's ready position).

3. When everyone is ready to go, start slapping your hands against your thighs. This gets energy going and increases everyone's awareness.

4. Then call out the category, for example "tropical fruits." You'll then go around in a circle, one by one rapidly spouting out tropical fruits. For example, person A would say "kiwi" then instantly person B would say "papaya" and so on. Continue at a quick pace until you get back to person A.

5. Without stopping, person B would then call a new category such as, "types of birds." When the birds reach all the way back to person B, person C will begin and so on.

6. The game is over when it is person A's turn to choose the category once gain.