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Games for school break time

Quick playground games that are easy to start and finish during a school break.

18 games

A good break-time game starts quickly, lets children join partway through and can stop when the bell rings. Games with little equipment and waiting usually work best.

What makes a good break-time game

Explain it in one minute

Use only a few rules and show a practice round instead of spending the break explaining.

Set clear boundaries

Agree where children can run, what counts as a goal or safe zone and how the game stops.

Bring everyone back quickly

Use short rounds or rescue rules so nobody waits outside the game for long.

All break-time games

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18 of 18 games shown

Freeze Tag

Freeze Tag is a screen-free outdoor game for children aged 4–12. It works well outdoors and can be adapted to the group.

Outdoor gameBreak timePreschoolBirthdayNo equipment
4–12 years10–20 minHigh energy

Hide-and-Seek

Hide-and-Seek is a screen-free outdoor game for children aged 3–12. It works well outdoors and can be adapted to the group.

Outdoor gameBreak timeEveryday playBirthdayNo equipment
3–12 years10–30 minMedium

Kick the Can

Kick the Can is a screen-free outdoor game for children aged 5–12. It works well outdoors and can be adapted to the group.

Outdoor gameBreak timeBirthdayPreschool
5–12 years15–40 minHigh energy

Tag

Tag is a screen-free outdoor game for children aged 3–12. It works well outdoors and can be adapted to the group.

Outdoor gameBreak timePreschoolBirthdayNo equipment
3–12 years10–25 minHigh energy

Bat-and-ball Game

Bat-and-ball Game is a screen-free outdoor game for children aged 6–12. It works well outdoors and can be adapted to the group.

Outdoor gameBreak timePreschoolBirthday
6–12 years20–45 minHigh energy

The Sharks Are Coming

The Sharks Are Coming is a screen-free outdoor game for children aged 4–10. It works well outdoors and can be adapted to the group.

Outdoor gameBreak timePreschoolBirthday
4–10 years10–20 minHigh energy

Capture the Flag

Capture the Flag is a screen-free outdoor game for children aged 7–12. It works well outdoors and can be adapted to the group.

Outdoor gameBreak timePreschoolBirthday
7–12 years20–40 minHigh energy

Doctor Tag

Doctor Tag is a screen-free outdoor game for children aged 5–12. It works well outdoors and can be adapted to the group.

Outdoor gameBreak timePreschoolBirthdayNo equipment
5–12 years10–20 minHigh energy

Hawk and Dove

Hawk and Dove is a screen-free outdoor game for children aged 5–12. It works well outdoors and can be adapted to the group.

Outdoor gameBreak timePreschoolBirthdayNo equipment
5–12 years10–20 minHigh energy

Hopscotch

Hopscotch is a screen-free outdoor game for children aged 5–12. It works well outdoors and can be adapted to the group.

Outdoor gameBreak timeSummer gameClassic
5–12 years10–30 minMedium

Jump Rope

Jump Rope is a screen-free outdoor game for children aged 4–12. It works well outdoors and can be adapted to the group.

Outdoor gameBreak timeSummer gameClassic
4–12 years5–25 minHigh energy

Chinese Jump Rope

Chinese Jump Rope is a screen-free outdoor game for children aged 6–12. It works well outdoors and can be adapted to the group.

Outdoor gameBreak timeClassic
6–12 years10–30 minMedium

Tail Tag

Tail Tag is a screen-free outdoor game for children aged 4–10. It works well outdoors and can be adapted to the group.

Outdoor gameBirthdayBreak timeSummer game
4–10 years10–20 minHigh energy

Cops and Robbers

Cops and Robbers is a screen-free outdoor game for children aged 6–12. It works well outdoors and can be adapted to the group.

Outdoor gameBreak timeBirthdaySummer gameClassic
6–12 years15–35 minHigh energy

Simon Says

Simon Says is a screen-free outdoor game for children aged 4–10. It works well indoors or outdoors and can be adapted to the group.

Indoor gameOutdoor gamePreschoolRainy dayBreak timeClassicNo equipment
4–10 years5–20 minMedium

All My Chicks

All My Chicks is a screen-free outdoor game for children aged 4–9. It works well outdoors and can be adapted to the group.

Outdoor gamePreschoolBreak timeClassicNo equipment
4–9 years10–20 minHigh energy

Dodgeball

Dodgeball is a screen-free outdoor game for children aged 7–12. It works well outdoors and can be adapted to the group.

Outdoor gameBreak timeIndoor gameClassic
7–12 years15–30 minHigh energy

Rounders

Rounders is a screen-free outdoor game for children aged 8–12. It works well outdoors and can be adapted to the group.

Outdoor gameBreak timeSummer gameSports day
8–12 years20–40 minHigh energy