Musical Crabs

Players: 12-30
   
Equipment: Music (from a tape or record player)
   
Preparation: None
   
The players select partners and then form two circles-one partner in the outer circle and one in the inner circle. "It" stands in the middle, and someone else takes care of the music.

When the music starts, the circles move in opposite directions. When it stops, the circles stop moving, and "It" calls out a command such as "Head to head!" Then the partners have to find each other quickly and put their foreheads together. If "It" can get his or her head together with a partner who hasn't been found yet, "It" becomes that player's partner when the music starts again. The player left without a partner becomes "It," and issues the next command. The fun is in the many possible commands: Nose to nose. Eye to eye. Cheek to cheek. Foot to foot. Head to toe. Hand in hand. Back to back. Hand to ear. Back to front. Heel to toe. Shoulder to shoulder. Hand to knee.

Make up your own!

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