Back Pocket Games For Kids

Back Pocket Games For Kids. But you ask, “What is a back pocket game?” Popular with summer camp councillors back pocket games are activities which can be done spur of the moment, with no gear. Camp councillors often keep game cards in their pockets (hence back pocket games) for in case of emergency. Like if it’s raining and they are supposed to go swimming. Out come the back pocket games.

Back Pocket Games For Kids

• What’s Missing
• I Spy With My Little Eye
• Simon Says
• Who Am I?
• 20 Questions
• Imaginary Ball Toss
• ABC
• What’s the next line?

What’s Missing
Display 5 items. Have kids memorize them. Ask them to close their eyes. Remove one item. Have kids open eyes. Guess what is missing.

I Spy With My Little Eye
Eye spy something “red”. Kids have to look around and call out something red. Is it what you were looking at?

Simon Says
Usual Simon Says game. But use a book character name instead.

Who Am I?
Describe a book character and the kids guess who they are.

20 Questions
Like Who Am I? game. But this time the kids have 20 questions to figure out the book character name you are htinking of.

Imaginary Ball Toss
Pretend you pick up a ball and toss it to a student. Then, they toss it back.

ABC
Can the kids do their ABCs in different genres. Each kid has a turn coming up with the next letter of the alphabet based on the theme. Example: ABC geography version = Argentina, Brussles, Canada. ABS fruits and veggies version = Apples, Bananas, Cucumbers.

What’s the next line?
Start a story and each person comes up with the next line…Once Upon a Time…

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