Objective
This game is a high-intensity chasing game for those who are the cat and mouse. The children must remember the rules and react quickly. The game also builds and senses of community.
Instructions
- One child is the cat and another child is the mouse. The other children form a circle and hold hands. The mouse is inside the circle and the cat is outside the circle.
- The cat walks around the circle, pats on the back of one of the children and asks: “Knock, knock, knock, is the mouse at home?” The child answers: “No, it’s gone out.”
- The cat continues round the circle until someone answer’s “Yes.” The cat is then let into the circle and it starts chasing the mouse.
- The children forming the circle can now stop the cat from entering the circle by keeping it tight or they can make openings for the mouse or cat or both.
- The cat and mouse are replaced with two different children when the cat has caught the mouse (or after a short period of time if the mouse is not caught).
Variation
- When the chase starts, the children in the circle can shout: “Cat and mouse, cat and mouse” until the mouse is caught.
Equipment
No equipment required.