10 Best Classic Outdoor Games in 2022

In this post covid world, parents find it very hard to send their kids outside to play some outdoor games. Kids of this generation prefer to stay indoors and spend time only with their electrical gadgets. It hampers both their physical and mental well-being. To lead a healthy and mentally sound life, there is no exception to playing outdoor games. There are many different types of outdoor games to choose from. Here is a list of the 10 best Classic Outdoor Games that your kids can try in 2022.

Capture the Flag

It is one of the best classic games of all time. Gather twelve players and divide them into two teams. Assign a home base with a flag for both teams. The game’s goal is to steal the flag from your opponent’s base and return to your base safely. If you get tagged by your opponent you become frozen and can no longer assist your team. The team with the highest score after the end of the designated time wins.

Ghost in the Graveyard

Another fun classic game for kids. Gather at least five players and select one to be the ghost. Assign a home base as a safe place. The ghost hides and the rest of the kids stay at the base and count to 30. Then they spread out and searched for the ghost. When someone finds the ghost he yells saying “Ghost in the Graveyard!” Then every kid tries to run towards the base while the ghost tries to tag everyone. If the ghost tags someone he or she becomes a ghost for the next round.

Sardines

This is a reverse of the classic “Hide and seek” game. Make a group of four or more players and elect someone to be “it”. “It” hides while others count to 30. After the count ends, all the kids search for “it” and his hiding place. When someone finds the hiding place, he then hides there with “it”. The process continues until all the kids find the hiding place. The last player to find the place becomes “it” in the next round.

Red Light, Green Light

Another fun classic game which has recently gained popularity from Netflix’s original series SQUID GAME.

Gather five and more players and choose one to be the traffic light. The traffic light stands at one end of the open space while the other kids wait on the opposite end. The goal of the game is to tag the traffic light first. The traffic light starts counting to 50 and the other kids try to come near the traffic light. At one point the traffic light quickly turns towards the other kids and shouts “Red Light”. If any kid is found moving then they have to start from the beginning. The first kid to tag the traffic light wins.

Red Rover

Gather at least ten players and divide them into two groups. Each group stands twenty feet apart from the other where each player holds each other’s hands tightly and forms an unbreakable line of hands. Then one team calls out the name of a player from the opposite team. The selected player runs towards the team and tries to break through the line of hands. If he succeeds he can then select any player to include in his team. But if he fails, he gets added to the opposite team. The process continues and the team with the most players wins.

Blind Man’s Bluff

This fun classic game got its popularity in Tudor and Victorian England. Gather Two or more players and assign a player to be “it” and make him blindfolded. Then the “it” tries his best to tag other players. If he makes a player tag then that player becomes “it” for the next round. Be sure to play this game in a safe place devoid of any obstructions for the safety of all players.

Marco Polo

If you have a swimming pool in your backyard then you cannot but try playing this fun classic game. Gather three or more players and assign one to be “it”. The “it”, who is blindfolded, shouts “Marco” and others respond by saying “polo.” Hearing the voice of others ‘it” tries to make a tag. If he makes a tag then the tagged person becomes the new “it.” If any player leaves the pool, the others shout saying “Fish Out Of Water”. Then that player who goes out of the pool becomes “it” for the next round.

Musical Chair

Another fun classic game that everyone loves to play. Arrange a set of chairs that should be one less than the actual number of players. Appoint one additional player to take charge of the music. When the music starts, all the players move around the chairs in a circular motion. As soon as the music stops, the players try to grab a chair close to him. The person who fails to sit on a chair becomes eliminated. The process continues and the last person who manages to sit on the final chair wins.

Freeze Dance

Choose a player to take charge of the music. When the music starts, the players begin to dance. The crazier, the better. As soon as the music stops, everyone freezes. If any player is found dancing when the music stops, they get eliminated. Last person to survive till the final round wins.

Hide and Seek

The most popular classic childhood game of all time. Kids of all ages and even their parents have fun memories of playing this game. In this game, one player becomes “it” and counts to a certain number, while others hide. when the “it” manages to find the others, he wins the game.

These are the list of the 10 Best Classic Outdoor Games that you can play in 2022. There are plenty more games to choose from. Which one is your’s favourite? Do comment below.