In this version of “Simon
Says”
dogs bark and beg,
cats meow and lick their paws,
and ducks quack and waddle.
Materials:
None
Duration:
Approximately 15 minutes
What you will do:
3 teams:
The Dogs
The Cats
The Ducks
When you give the commands preceded with “Noah says”:
Noah says "bark": all
creatures bark / Noah says "meow": all creatures meow / Noah says "quack":
all creatures quack / Noah says "beg": all creatures beg
/ Noah says "lick": all creatures lick /
Noah says "waddle": all
creatures waddle / Noah says "be still": all
creatures stop.
Explain to the teams that they are
dogs, cats or ducks.
Dogs bark and beg (arms raised and hands pointing down as if begging for food.)
Cats meow and pretend to lick their paws (hands),
and ducks quack and waddle (bending down with hands touching shoulders like wings.)
What you will say:
Compare this game to our need to follow God in everything we do. As the animals followed Noah into the ark to be safe from the flood, God gives us his protection when we follow him and trust Him.
When you give the commands
without saying Noah says first:
"Bark": only
dogs bark / "Meow": only cats meow /
"Quack": only ducks quack
"Beg": only dogs beg / "Lick": only cats lick / "Waddle": only ducks waddle
"Be still": animals keep doing what they are doing
Any child who does not follow
the command correctly has to sit out the rest of the game. The team with
the last remaining player wins. Then mix up the teams and play again as
time permits.
Note: For the
older children, you can combine commands to make it more difficult, for
example:
Noah says, "bark and waddle" (everyone barks
and waddles)
Noah says, "Lick and quack" (only cats lick and
only ducks quack)