Grade level: 1-6
Equipment: Foam balls
Game Description: In ‘Boomerang’ players will throw, roll, dodge, jump, run, share, and have a tonne of fun. This is an active target game that covers a wide range of skills.
- Players spread out around the playing area.
- Introduce the dodgeballs.
- Players run around and pick up a dodgeball.
- Players throw or roll a dodgeball to hit another player below the knee.
- If a player is hit, she must sit down where hit (and give up any dodgeballs in hand).
- Player can get back up once a dodgeball rolls to her, or if someone shares with her.
- Remind players to keep ball low.
My K-6 students and I love this game! Quick to start and everybody is sweaty 😉
Great Game; quick and easy. I've done it with our youth group as a warm-up/mixer type game. Check out 3-ball also!